04-23-2014 12:04 - edited 03-15-2016 11:08
04-23-2014 12:04 - edited 03-15-2016 11:08
What does it mean to be a Jogger, Hill Runner, or 5K Racer anyway?
Your rank is an indication of your involvement in the Fitbit Community. If you continually visit the forums, your rank will change to reflect the time you've spent here. By posting and contributing to discussions, you may progress even further through the rank structure and unlock additional account priveleges.
Your Rank title is displayed beneath your profile picture and Community name.
List of ranks in the Fitbit Community
First Steps |
Stepping Up |
Keeping Pace |
Walker |
Powerwalker |
Distance Walker |
Tireless Walker |
World Walker |
Jogger |
Recovery Runner |
Base Runner |
Runner |
Strider |
Tempo Runner |
Hill Runner |
Sprinter |
Progression Runner |
Pace Setter |
Distance Runner |
Interval Runner |
Cross-Country Runner |
Veteran Runner |
5K Racer |
10K Racer |
Marathon Racer |
Ultramarathon Racer |
VIP |
What determines my rank?
Post count is not the only factor that is included in the rank formula--that would be too simple! In addition to creating content for the Community, you get points when your answers are voted up or accepted as solutions. Voting for other helpful posts and being the first to respond to other member's questions can bring you even closer to achieving your next rank.
How can I rank up?
The easiest way to rank up is to visit often and add value where you can. The rank structure was developed to compliment the wide variety of ways you can engage with your fellow Fitbitters. As a community member, you can vote for the posts you find helpful, post new questions and then identify and approve the solution that helped you most (these are called Accepted Solutions). You can also comment on feature suggestions and start new discussions around topics of interest. It's a combination of these activities that will help you to achieve the next rank.
Hint: Scroll to the bottom of any community board and click through to posts in the Unanswered Topics section to help new members, rack up more points, and earn yourself a place on the Most Helpful Authors leaderboard!
I skipped a rank, is this normal?
Ranking formulas are calculated using Boolean logic. Your journey through the rank system might not be as straightforward as Jogger > Recovery Runner > Base Runner. You could actually skip from Jogger all the way to Strider if the conditions were right. For example, if you started off taking your First Steps and then posted 10 times, but didn’t receive any votes on those 10 posts until 100 days later, by which time you had posted 20 more times and received 5 Accepted Solutions, you might jump ahead to becoming a Strider even though you’d have skipped a good 3 ranks in the process.
I don't identify as a runner at all, can I opt out or customize my rank title?
Community ranks are designed as a lighthearted way to encourage engagement and offer other members a little extra insight into your participation here. They are not linked to any individual preference or setting, and it's not possible to opt-out.
Community ranks and reputation
While ranks can give you a general understanding of how much expertise another member has and how engaged they are in the community, the best way to get to know fellow community members is by striking up a conversation with them! You can also learn more about the other members here by visiting their profile page (to view another member's profile page, click on their community username).
Let us know your favorite rank name in the comments below. If you have a suggestion for another rank title that fits with the walking/running metaphor these are based off of, shout it out!
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08-03-2014 05:02
08-03-2014 05:02
What happened when you went to the Itunes store? That should work. Search for Fitbit and download the app. You don't have to do anything else except log in. The app should recognize you and your fitbit.
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08-03-2014 12:43
08-03-2014 12:43
As always I am grateful for the continued motivation due to involvement within Fitbit Community. The Dashboard has everyone asking for Choice and change; it is not well liked. It improved but regressed more so.
08-04-2014 12:29
08-04-2014 12:29
this is my first time here and I am still trying to figure out how it works
08-04-2014 12:38
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08-04-2014 12:43
08-04-2014 12:43
I would be interested to know it works. I have bascally been using to track steps
08-04-2014 12:52
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08-05-2014 09:26
08-05-2014 09:26
still confused on how these thread work
08-05-2014 11:43
08-05-2014 11:43
Makes MUCH more sense now! Thanks!
08-05-2014 16:23
08-05-2014 16:23
If you answer a question already on the board, your answer will appear under the original post - that's called a "thread". You start a new thread by clicking on "new topic" at the top of each board. Then your question won't get lost in this long list of posts, and will be its own topic.
Does that answer your question, dwelia?
08-06-2014 12:39
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08-06-2014 19:25
08-06-2014 19:25
dwelia, let's say you want to post in this "Getting Started in the Fitbit Community" board. First you go to the "discussions" page. Then click on "Getting Started in the Fitbit Community". You'll see a big box, which is a search bar - it looks like that's where you post, but it's not. Look underneath that to where it says "new topic". Click on that. That is where you type your post. When you are done, click on the "post" button. This will start a new topic.
If you want to reply to a post, just click on the "reply" button underneaath the post, and type your response. Your reply will show up under the original post.
Does that help?