Masters are highly skilled in and have control over information technology. Earning 50,000 points and a Master Certificate is the first step in a long, arduous journey to the top. True Masters don't remain Masters long, as they quickly become Gurus.

The right to bear one's Rank Shield is earned only when an Expert reaches 50,000 points.

Leading, mentoring and advising members make certified Gurus the workhorses of Experts Exchange. Gurus are the avant-garde of the IT world! Our Gurus ensure that our community remains on the cutting edge of technology!

150,000 points earns any Expert the title of Guru and the one bar chevron on their Rank Shield.

The typical computer user will mistake a Wizard's skills for magic, but Experts Exchange assures you that our Wizards conjure solutions with little more than the wave of a mouse.

The first stripe on the Rank Shield, the mark of a Wizard, is earned only by garnering 300,000 points.

The Experts Exchange Sage is celebrated for their vast wisdom, unfaltering judgment and years of experience. In the way that Obi-Wan Kenobi guided Luke Skywalker to Jedi awesomeness, the Experts Exchange Sage selflessly strives to lead all members to their maximum information technology potential.

500,000 points earns all Sages the two bar chevron on their Rank Shield for all to see throughout Experts Exchange.

An Experts Exchange Genius is to information technology as Mozart is to music. These Geniuses are the best of the best and are the "go to" experts when the most difficult questions arise. The comments of Geniuses, even when whispered, are heard the loudest of all experts throughout our community. Their comments are heeded carefully and treated with the highest regard.

Upon their millionth point, Geniuses are awarded the second stripe to their Rank Shield.

Experts Exchange Savants are the IT equivalent of being able to solve a Rubik's Cube one-handed in less than a minute. They are incredibly capable in their area of expertise and always come up with a brilliant solution. It is best not to look directly at our Savants, as their brilliance may blind you.

Earning 10,000,000 points is a grueling challenge for even the best of experts, but when this mark is reached the three bar chevron is added to your Rank Shield.

The name explains itself. Elite is defined as the choice or best of anything considered collectively. Well, considered collectively, our Elites are the best of the IT experts throughout the world. Even though our Elite know that they're amazing, unlike the elite of the rest of the world, ours are still willing to take a moment out of their day to solve someone else's technological problem.

Earning 25 million points gives your Rank Shield its third and final stripe.

Technocrats don't have brains, they have central processing units; They don't speak with their mouths, they communicate in ones and zeros; They don't eat, they consume kilowatts. Our Technocrats are more computer than human, their ability to interact with computers on their own terms makes them an invaluable asset to our company. They can solve any problem.

The prestigious first star is bestowed upon those who earn 50 million points.

The Expert who reaches the Legend mark on Experts Exchange deserves nothing less than stories to be written and passed on through countless generations into the future. The Experts Exchange Legend is unstoppable in creating solutions to the most heinous IT problems. Simply stated, the one who achieves Legend status here at Experts Exchange is untouchable.

Reaching 100 million points adds the final decoration to your Rank Shield, proving these experts to be at the top of their game.