Thanks for looking for more information for people who are asking this question, but I think most of us have already read the ranking breakdown. I've been aware of it for awhile and comment on other reviews, etc. daily. I've also written two additional reviews that received extremely useful votes. But, I'm still "stuck" around the 5.2 in rank that I started at after my first review. It seems like there is either a trick that isn't apparent from the information posted or that it takes a lot of reviews, etc. to go up even a small amount in the rankings. But then, I see people with rankings in the 6.0 range that don't have a ton of reviews. less

Thanks for looking for more information for people who are asking this question, but I think most of us have already read the ranking breakdown. I've been aware of it for awhile and comment on other reviews, etc. daily. I've also written two additional reviews that received extremely useful votes. But, I'm still "stuck" around the 5.2 in rank that I started at after my first review. It seems like there is either a trick that isn't apparent from the information posted or that it takes a lot of reviews, etc. to go up even a small amount in the rankings. But then, I see people with rankings in the 6.0 range that don't have a ton of reviews. less

I was coming here to post about the same thing, and noticed how many people are saying this. So I did a little research, and found this:

Contributor Ranking: breakdown and logic

The rating system is determined by the combination of two factors: activity and popularity.
Activity Factor = 42%

Writing reviews (28%)
Writing follow-up reviews (4%)
Answering questions on your reviews (2%)
Posting comments on the reviews of other contributors (2%)
Creating new discussions (2%)
Making posts in discussions (2%)
Time in community (2%)
Review activity reflects the ratio between the number of your reviews relative to the average maximum of reviews between the top contributors. Verified reviews count exactly as much as unverified reviews. There are no limits on the number of reviews and follow-up reviews.
Only the past 360 days of activity is considered in Activity Factor.
Popularity Factor = 58%

Average review usefulness determined by votes (34%)
Average editorial vote (4%)
Number of comments on your reviews (9%)
Number of ratings on your reviews (9%)
Number of discussion posts from other contributors on the discussions created by you (2%)

We consider voting on your own reviews an inappropriate practice. The reviews should be evaluated by other people, not by the author of the review.
These factors are calculated daily, and in comparison to other reviewers (which is why your rating might change even if you haven't done anything).
There are several ways to boost your rating, like writing more reviews, follow-ups, commenting on others' reviews and posting on the forum. less

Thanks for looking for more information for people who are asking this question, but I think most of us have already read the ranking breakdown. I've been aware of it for awhile and comment on other reviews, etc. daily. I've also written two additional reviews that received extremely useful votes. But, I'm still "stuck" around the 5.2 in rank that I started at after my first review. It seems like there is either a trick that isn't apparent from the information posted or that it takes a lot of reviews, etc. to go up even a small amount in the rankings. But then, I see people with rankings in the 6.0 range that don't have a ton of reviews. less

I'm still perplexed by that last bit... I'm at 5.9 but earlier I saw someone who was a 6 with all of 10 reviews. So I'm not sure how that works. I'm not all that concerned about it, but I do get confused as to how someone with less activity than me gets a higher ranking. Most of my reviews have EU votes. less

I am in the process of writing my 1st review with my mentor, Stainedclear, but as I look at other reviews for inspiration and check the author's profile, I can not correlate the guidelines with the rankings. It does seem that there is a connection between longevity and ratings. JMHO

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Can you post the exact link for this?

It's also important to remember that your rank is relative to everyone else on the site. If activity dies in general, yours becomes weightier. If more people are more active, yours means a little less. It's a very simplified way to look at it. less

I just wanted people to be aware of the fact, or even remind them if maybe they forgot, that it isn't just the rankings on your reviews, and how many of them you do that make a difference. I've found that the more active I am on EF in general, the more I see an increase in my ranking. less