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aTomician
aTomician
Inspiring
October 6, 2022
Question

Meaning of user subtitles? - Mentor Legend Explorer Community Expert Beginner New Here Engaged

  • October 6, 2022
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Everywhere around Adobe Community I see users get a label of some sorts.  Some are obvious what they are for, some aren't:

  • Mentor - ?
  • Legend - ? 
  • Beginner (whats the difference between this and Community Beginner, or New Here?)
  • Explorer - ?
  • Community Expert
  • Community Beginner - See Beginner
  • New Here - See Beginner
  • Engaged - ?
  • Adobe Employee - obvious

 

Just curious as to the meaning of each of these?  Is there a pecking order?  What does each one represent?  Does it have a practical meaning to users of the site?  Are some better then others? etc...  Just be cool to know what the point of them is.

 

EDIT: wanted to update the list order here from the comments.

 

  1. New Here 
  2. Community Beginner
  3. Beginner
  4. Explorer
  5. Enthusiast - (obtained when you reach 270 posts or 175 replies, not sure which)
  6. Engaged
  7. Mentor 
  8. Legend 

 

Specials:

  • Adobe Community Expert (ACE) - awarded manually
  • Adobe Employee - only for staff members
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_scott__
_scott__
Legend
November 24, 2024

"Legend" may mean an inactive or former Community Expert.

 

I was a "Community Expert" for a number of years. Then my activity stopped for several years... and the title changed to "Legend". 

_scott__
_scott__
Legend
November 24, 2024

but. now my screen name has changed randomly after posting that.... odd... and couldn't change it back to the original becuase it was "in use" had to use a new screen name (although it's very similar).

kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
November 24, 2024

the profile editing is wonkie.  i added a url and my screenname was changed to some weird wonderboy_xyz name.  i was able to change it back to my original kglad, though.

aTomician
aTomicianAuthor
Inspiring
October 11, 2022

Hmmm - I've just ranked up to Enthusiast which I didn't have on my list...  I don't have any new badges though so they can't be linked.  Now I'll have to update my list!

Regards, aTomician
kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 11, 2022

if you keep track of your rank, you'll have the only current list of rankings.  until adobe adds/removes some.

aTomician
aTomicianAuthor
Inspiring
October 11, 2022

OK... what is classed as a post - starting a new thread?  I see posts and replies are both recorded...

Regards, aTomician
aTomician
aTomicianAuthor
Inspiring
October 7, 2022

Thanks all, that's helpful 😁

Regards, aTomician
kglad
Community Expert
kgladCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 7, 2022

you're welcome.

 

p.s. yesterday i learned the aztecs called the armadillo "ayotochtli" or "armored-rabbit"

    aTomician
    aTomicianAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 10, 2022

    Hm!  Maybe I should change to ArmorBunny!  Has a nice ring to it 😁

    Regards, aTomician
      Nancy OShea
      Community Expert
      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      October 6, 2022

      Adobe Employees are paid staff.

       

      Community Experts are unpaid volunteers & product users invited by Adobe based on our contributions and product experience. 

       

      Otherwise, badges are pretty much meaningless.  Anyone can participate here.  The more you participate, the more points you earn.  Over time, your badge label gets fancier to reflect your participation level.  

       

      I hope that helps.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
        LinSims
        Community Expert
        LinSimsCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        October 6, 2022

        Community Experts are volunteers who help moderate the forums and answer questions or provide information on where to get answers.

         

        The rest are, mostly, reflective of how active you've been and how many posts you've made. No one's certain what differentiates levels from each other. It's based on how active you  are (number of posts and replies).

         

        It's known that Beginners, at least, cannot edit their posts. At some point you're able to, but as far as I know, no one knows what that is. 

          kglad
          Community Expert
          kgladCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 6, 2022

          yes, there's pecking order based (in the beginning) on the number of forum posts ~

           

          • New Here 
          • Community Beginner =  Beginner
          • Explorer - ?
          • Engaged
          • Mentor - ?
          • Legend - ? 
          • the  two below require more:
          • Community Expert
          • Adobe Employee - obvious

           

          and there are more/different ranks because some have been added and some removed/changed (including mine just recently).  and i know of no recent list or explanation. 

           

          here's a very dated explanation:

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/using-the-community-discussions/user-manual-for-the-adobe-forum-community/td-p/4786967

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