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Feb 21, 2022

Ranks

Hi all, We are currently considering refreshing the community rank structure and making it clearer what rank community members have. Presently our ranks are made up of the following 'gen...

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RenJones

MCT

Mar 01, 2022

One thing I would note is that it should be possible to be considered an expert without starting discussions yourself; lots of my colleagues help out answering people's questions on tech communities only.

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Mar 03, 2022

RenJones Hi

This is one of the discussions - which asks whether we should be certified to be an expert?

What do you think?

Do we need Certification? - Microsoft Tech Community

RenJones
MCT
Mar 03, 2022
Deleted I don't think so. As these ranks would be common for all communities- you'd need to count certifications that were irrelevant to the subject the person was answering a question on. Additionally, some tech community subjects don't have a relevant certification at all.
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  Mar 03, 2022
  RenJones
  Of course, this was an example that - does not apply to MTC, because we are here to learn and help others!
  But being appreciated in the Community is important – there's no perfect way to do it.
  It's worth talking about because Microsoft wants to recognize people fairly for their contributions and skills - this is the reason for this discussion.
  - RenJones
    MCT
    Mar 03, 2022
    Deleted yes absolutely 🙂 I think number of liked and 'best response' replies on MTC is the fairest metric to base these ranks on. In my opinion, they should reflect the time you've given to the community and how much other users value your input.