User Contribution Level Explanation
RestaurantThing.com calculates our User Contribution Levels in order to assist our users in evaluating the credibility of our reviews. If a reviewer has a very high User Contribution Level, then their review is more likely to be of value in making an informed restaurant selection.
Our registered users can improve their Contribution Level in a variety of ways, including every time they:
- Write a new Restaurant Review
- Create a new Restaurant Visit Review
- Submit a new Comment on a Restaurant Review
- Add a new restaurant
- Report a restaurant closed (only if admin approved)
- Report a restaurant as a duplicate (only if admin approved)
The table below details the different levels and the points required to obtain them.
| User Contribution Level | User Contribution Points | |
|---|---|---|
 | Consistently poor | -5.00 and below |
 | Questionable | -5.00 to -0.01 |
 | Newbie | 0.00 to 1.99 |
 | Novice | 2.00 to 4.99 |
 | Occasional | 5.00 to 9.99 |
 | Frequent | 10.00 to 24.99 |
 | Regular | 25.00 to 49.99 |
 | Good | 50.00 to 99.99 |
 | Great | 100.00 to 199.99 |
 | Excellent | 200.00 to 299.99 |
 | Superb | 300.00 to 499.99 |
 | Outstanding | 500.00 and above |