Ambassadorship Gaming?

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This is a two part post, for people attempting to game the Ambassadorship system here at WA (your rank) and for those that are concerned about others gaming Ambassadorship.

There has been a big cloud of dust over the whole ranking aspect of WA as people are determined to reach the "top" whereas others are getting somewhat frustrated by people gaming the system.

Do You Want a Higher Rank?

Then contribute to the community. We are constantly updating the "calculation" behind the ranking here within WA and those that are contributing and actually "HELPING" others are going to get rewarding. Blogging every day for the sake of blogging isn't going to give you higher rank. Blogging for the sake of helping and engaging will.

Same goes with any aspect of the system, chatting, discussions, etc. If you are interacting, working with others and helping others in a positive way, then you are going to see positive improvements with your rank. If you are trying to "game" rank, then you are likely going to see your rankings slowly disappear over the coming months, we know.

Are You Worried About Others Rank?

Don't be. Don't worry about anyone else's activity other than yours. If people are constantly active within the community don't assume they are there to game the system. Many people enjoying communicating within a system like WA, whether it be getting help, helping others, or just hanging out.

They should not be punished for this and you shouldn't verbalize that they are trying to game the system (as many have been doing)! Let us work out Ranking, like I said, we have a lot of data to work with and like any Google Panda update you are going to see rankings shift here with every algorithm update we make to rank (to better privilege and rank those that are helping).

I want to thank everyone for there ongoing contributions to WA and I definitely don't want there to be any further arguments about Ambassadorship. That was by no means our intention and going forward you are going to continue see rankings adjusted for those that are actually helping out within the community. The Ambassadors will truly be that.

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I myself enjoy helping people it is just in my nature.

Tommy you have help me lot of time. Thanks!

I think it is important when helping those that come to live chat actually looking for help... that we try our best to help, in a way, that is also a good reflection on Wealthy Affiliate as a company.

There are some that seem to forget that they were newbies once... and at some point, someone likely extended a helping hand, answered their questions, and made them feel truly welcome. After all, we are a great business COMMUNITY filled with an amazing amount of content for learning and online business creation. There is nothing else even close to the total WA experience anywhere that I have found. Julie

Great comment Julie!

I believe if you just move forward and do your best for you and others then everything else will work out. I learned a long time ago in this business that all you have to do is help others and the rewards will pay off greatly. The same will go for rankings. Just be yourself and I think you will have a lot of fun with all the rewards.

I don't know what ambassadorship is or how it works. Is it some sort of acheivement?

Here the link, https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/training/the-benefits-of-being-an-ambassador hope this help,

A self-less motive is always the best. Lee

I'm not sure if you use "Likes" in the ranking, but if you do, maybe a "This Helped Me" button that had more weight would work too.

I think it's nice to hit the like button and show someone that you liked a post/resource or comment, but there would be a big difference between the two buttons.

Great idea Craig. Then if we could search on "This helped me" it would be even better.

Maybe a star rating out of 5 for how much it helped?

Thanks for clarifying this, Kyle. I think "helping", "teaching", and "supporting" are the key words that make WA so meaningful to us. You and Carson have created an open and engaging community here and makes us feel like we are "home". Rank is a by-product of these key words.

I have been here for 5 months. I never be bother with my ranking. I just want to enjoy myself here and learn IM. Appreciate for those who had provide useful information and useful training and please contiue to do so.

And I believe I have share what I learn so far with some of the new comers along the way :)


If people genuinely like to help people I don't see a problem with being active as long as it doesn't take away from your own progress

There is only so much room at the top, and we will always have people trying to get there any way they can. My view is some good guidelines with penalties that are enforced to deter this behavior. It is a bummer that people think they need to do this, when just following the rules is actually easier.

I sort of agree and disagree, my take on WA is I am here to learn how to...... what ever is my goal. As I progress hold out my hand where I can to help others learn what I have learnt, also excepting that hand from others who want to help me achieve my goal, the only rule should be "those who give shall also receive" that is a win, win for everyone.
To your success!
Bernie

Bp, that is the best attitude to have

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