Maybe If a majority of the users gets above that rank.
There are badges on WikiAnswers because each badge symbolizes the work one particular contributor has put into WikiAnswers. The more badges, the more associated that particular contributor is with programs of and with WikiAnswers. For example, a Supervisor (category or floating) badge shows that a person is dedicated to patrolling WikiAnswers for vandals and what is out of place and what shouldn't be on WikiAnswers. Another example would be the SPA (Special Project Assistant) badge, which shows that this particular contributor helps with small projects around WikiAnswers to make it better that most contributors are to busy to take care of completely. Basically, the badges show the dedication and time a particular user has put into making WikiAnswers a better website. See the link below.
The Ruby level contributor is the highest-level badge you can earn for contributions. To get this badge, you need to make 500,000 contributions. You can do this by answering/editing questions, organization, asking questions, or community.
Why Are There Badges?WikiAnswers user share their viewpoints on the badges:There are badges on WikiAnswers because each badge symbolizes the work one particular contributor has put into the site. The more badges, the more associated that particular contributor is with programs of, and with, WikiAnswers. For example, a Supervisor (category or floating) badge shows that a person is dedicated to patrolling WikiAnswers for vandals and what is out of place and what shouldn't be on WikiAnswers. Another example would be the SPA (Special Project Assistant) badge, which shows that this particular contributor helps with small projects around WikiAnswers to make it better.Basically, the badges show the dedication and time a particular user has put into making WikiAnswers a better website.Badges on WikiAnswers help users feel proud of their contributions, and help provide encouragement and goals to reach on this site. It also shows how involved a contributor is, and what groups they have joined.
you do not make them , you earn them.
You usually have to make a certain amount of contributors before you get the next level of contributor badge.
Yes, WikiAnswers does have ranks. The 'ranks' are contributor levels, and if you make a certain amount of contributions, you are upgraded to the next 'rank' or contributor status level.
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To get a new contributor rank, you must contribute more to the WikiAnswers community. For example, to get the Bronze contributor rank you must make at least 500 contributions.
To become a WikiAnswers contributor, which is getting the badge with the Orange Man labeled 'Contributor', you need to make at least 1 contribution. To do so, you can either ask or answer a question, edit a question's categories, split an alternate form a question, change the wording of a question, add a comment in the discussion area of a question, edit your bio page, send a message to someone, tell that a question is the same or different from a suggested question when you ask a question in the search bar, or remove a bad answer or vandalism from a question.
Depending on the popularity of the category, it may or may not be at all difficult to make enough contributions to be listed as a Top Contributor of a category. As such, being a Top Contributor in and of itself doesn't mean much. It's the quality of your contributions, not the quantity, that will help you "earn your mark."
Yes. For your information, the site that you are posting this question IS WikiAnswers. Sometimes, it is true that WikiAnswers' answers are not true. However, most of the answers are true. Sometimes, there are vandals who make turn true answers to false answers, but it is false to say that WikiAnswers is not true. To find out whether WikiAnswers' answers are true, sign up now to become a true WikiAnswers Contributor! Be true to yourself if you get addicted!
Yes, corrections are made to questions and answers when a supervisor, contributor, SPA etc., finds something that is incorrectly spelled. Everyone does their best to contribute and help make the quality of WikiAnswers better.