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Based on your valuable feedback, we’re revamping and revitalizing the community’s ranking system and badges, going into effect on April 5th.
Community email notifications will be paused on April 5th between 5AM and 12PM PT as we make these updates, but you will still be able to use the Community as usual.
Why the change?
We heard that you want a community ranking system that recognizes the quality of your contributions, not just the quantity. You want clearer naming conventions and visual representations of ranks so you can quickly see where someone falls in the ranking structure. You also wouldn’t mind a few more rungs to climb on the ranking ladder.
We hear you! Here’s what we’re doing about it.
What’s changing?
- Quality over quantity: The new ranking system will place greater emphasis on the value and impact of your contributions across the community, not just the number.
- Clearer climbing: Our new rank names will be intuitive and easier to quickly understand where you and other members land in the ranks. We’re also adding visual elements to make it even easier to see your progress at each step along the way.
- Reach new heights: We’re adding more ranks, which means more space for you to climb and stand out for your community contributions.
We believe this new ranking system will:
- Help motivate us to share our best, knowing quality contributions are being recognized
- Make recognition easier, with clearer ranks and visuals to help everyone better understand and appreciate each other’s contributions
- Create a more inclusive and dare we say, fun! community with opportunities and space for everyone to grow and be recognized
Plus, as an added bonus, we'll be updating the look and feel of our community badges... get a sneak peak from the image below!
What’s not changing?
While we're updating the ranking structure and the look of our badges, not everything is changing.
- You can continue to contribute and engage with the community in a number of ways, including creating new posts, answering questions and authoring solutions, giving and receiving kudos ("likes"), and signing up for events.
- You'll still retain all the numbers you've reached so far from your Community contributions (e.g. if you've earned 10 Authored Solutions, you'll still have 10 Authored Solutions when the new ranking structure/badges are launched).
We'll also keep a focus on the following foundations of the Community:
- Providing a space to receive quality, timely, and helpful responses to Community member questions
- Adhering to our community guidelines
- Listening to your feedback
In the meantime, keep on sharing your knowledge, answering questions, and helping others - we can’t wait to see you climb the new ranks and reach new heights in the cloud!
Please note that when we make the change, you may receive notifications regarding your new rank and/or badges. You can always manage notifications and subscriptions by following the instructions in our support article here.
The Google Cloud Community Team
