ST Community Ranking System

 
Summary 
 
ST Community members are divided into tiered ranks that reflect how active and helpful they are. As members actively participate in the community by asking and answering questions and by providing Best answers (formerly known as “Accepted solutions”), they advance in the community ranking system.  
 
Expert recognition and leaderboards 

1. The Most helpful members leaderboard shows data for all community members, excluding ST employees. 

2. The Most helpful ST Employees leaderboard shows data only for ST employees: 

Points system 
 
In the leaderboards, members receive points based on the following criteria: 

• Best answer: 10 points 
• Reply: 2 points 

• Like or vote received: 2 points 

• Topic created: 1 point

Rank structure summary

1. Visitor
2. Visitor II
3. Explorer
4. Explorer II
5. Graduate
6. Graduate II
7. Associate
8. Associate II
9. Associate III
10. Senior
11. Senior II
12. Senior III
13. Lead
14. Lead II
15. Lead III
16. Principal
17. Principal II
18.  Principal III
19. Chief
20. Chief II
21. Chief III
22. Evangelist
23. Evangelist II
24. Evangelist III
25. Guru
26. Super User - a rank obtained only by being part of The Super User Program.

How to increase rank 
 
You can increase your rank by: 

• Creating topics; 

• Participating in ongoing conversations by adding replies; 

• Answering questions from fellow community members and helping them solve issues. 

• Receiving Likes on your posts. 

• Have your answers marked as Best answer by other community members. 

Remember that, as a rule of thumb, consistently being active in the community, helpful towards other members by answering their questions and helping them out with their issues, you guarantee you a spot among our Top Contributors!