About: Community Ranks

[FitbitCommunity]

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!

[Marathonssss]

Thanks what Fitbit has done for me. Especially when you get a few friends and have compitions for the weak or weekend to see who can get the most steps.

[WendyB]

@Marathonssss Thats aweosme! Glad it has helped!

[Kyooty]

Congrats to all who have ranked. I just learned I ranked today. 🙂 HA! go me.

[WendyB]

Woot @Kyooty

[runner1335]

ha ha same here. is there a badge for this so you can see it in your App/SmartPhone?

[WendyB]

@runner1335 Sorry there is no Badge for a community rank.

[SunsetRunner]

@runner1335

Feel free to add as suggestion to the 'Feature Requests' Sub Forum, where users can vote, add comments,.. if there's a certain interest then there's a chance the developers pick it up and it'll be developed.

Tip: Search if the idea already has been suggested and add your vote / comment!

Feature Suggestions

URL: Click to go to the Feature Requests Forum

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[Marathonssss]

It's also fun to find friends from Facebook or other places and have friendly compitions of who can have more steps in the compitions you choose to have.

[Marathonssss]

Marathoner is the best ranking for me. I love and run Marathons. In fact after using my Fitbit I've been able to train better and smarter.

[bananna]

So am I. I could use a new friend.

[Vom]

Is there a reason I'm still sitting on these First Steps?? ...my bum is feeling a little numb... 

[BarbHELLO]

Hi Vom,

The rank doesn't have anything to do with the exercise you are doing. The rank is based on your discussoins in the community. So chat about how you are doing and answer questions if you can, etc.

[Vom]

Lol, if it was based on the excersise I'm currently doing embarassingly enough I'd probably be something similar to a whistling fart at the moment.. IT'S TOO COLD IN CANADA!! 😄

But yes I do engage in different discussions, think this is my 20th posting right?? Maybe only joining the community a few days ago has something to do with the rank not moving yet.. who knows 😛 

[SunsetRunner]

Believed it had to do with exercise first to @Vom ..

It's possible to even skip forum ranks,.. when receiving more votes,.. from the awesome community. Even for posts which been posted a longer time ago.

May not be on the forums for let's say a week, and your rank may have increased. Just like magic thanks to the most epic community.

Have Fun

[Kyooty]

too cold in Canada? indoor walking is still steps! hehe

[Vom]

Yeah, tho skipping in a circle in a little apartment can make u dizzy after some time... 🙂

EDIT: In winter I get most of my steps thro walking the pup 

[Vom]

WTH?? Where'd my reply post go??...

All I replied to Kyooty was something nearly identical to this: 

'Lol, tho skipping in a circle in a small apartment can eventually get you pretty dizzy... 🙂

I get most of my steps in winter thro walking my pup  '

..was it deleted?? Is it because I put a cat emoticon beside me talking about my dog?? Is skipping not considered stepping?? Is having a small apartment frowned upon by FitBit? I don't get it... 

EDIT: spelling correction, keyboard is being a little stubborn today 😛

[WendyB]

@Vom Moderators dont delete.They may move to the correct forum.

I see where you posted this same message in several forums. So whats up with that?

Your probably seeing your posts being consolidated. As there is no point in posting in many forums.

[Vom]

Actually no WendyB, sorry ur mistaken. In fact Im pretty sure you can click on my name and verify that for yourself.

If I post anywhere it is relative to the topic or a relative response to another post. That's seems to make the most sense to me - why else I would type here instead of going & rambling on twitter or somewhere like that rite??

Cheers 

EDIT: Just an afterthot here... aren't YOU the one whose moving away from the topic of Community Ranks now?? 

[WendyB]

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@Vom wrote:

Actually no WendyB, sorry ur mistaken. In fact Im pretty sure you can click on my name and verify that for yourself.

If I post anywhere it is relative to the topic or a relative response to another post. That's seems to make the most sense to me - why else I would type here instead of going & rambling on twitter or somewhere like that rite?? Sorry its all in this post complain away

Cheers 

EDIT: Just an afterthot here... aren't YOU the one whose moving away from the topic of Community Ranks now??  Are you talking to me??????

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