[With thanks to z3r010 for info below. ]

New User Ranks - It's all about the Rep
After along time trying to find a fair way of assigning user ranks, we have come up with the following system based on a members reputation points.

• Skilled = 100 Rep
• Power User = 400 Rep
• Vista Pro = 600 Rep (Gains access to the Vista Pro Lounge forum)
• Vista Guru = 1000 Rep

So somebody helps you out, remember to give them some rep
The maximum number of dots you will see is 11 (in the current system).

Reputation

-99 to 0
0 to 99
100 to 199
200 to 299
300 to 399
400 to 499

Once you hit 500, you will start gaining bright green dots on top of the 5 dark dots but it takes twice as much to gain a bright green dot.

500 to 699
700 to 899
900 to 1099
1100 to 1299
1300 to 1499
1500 and up