I was checking out my contributions screen on Maps today and saw that I'd moved to the next level (8! Yay!) without noticing. That made me wonder what it'd take to get to the mythical Level 10, attained by the few, the proud, the L10 Local Guides. 🙂
Since I rarely do map edits, I wanted to break down what I'd have to do in order to attain Level 10 and how long it'd take. If you're like me and don't do a lot of maps edits, here are some fun numbers! 😄
If you're a Local Guide starting at 0 points, you need...
- Reviews alone a 5 points a pop --- 20,000 reviews to reach Level 10
- Reviews alone with more than 200 characters are 10 points --- 10,000 reviews with 200+ characters to reach Level 10
- Rating alone at one point --- 100,000 ratings to get to Level 10
- Photos alone at five points a photo --- 20,000 photos to get to Level 10
- Videos alone at 7 points --- 14,285 (and a bunch of other numbers after a decimal point) videos to get to Level 10
I didn't include Edits (20,000 to get to Level 10) since I rarely do those, as well as Places Added (6,666 to get to Level 10) or Facts Checked (100,000 to get to Level 10) since finding a place that needs edits, or is new is rare where I live.
- So, since I currently sit at 16,000 points (roughly), I need 84,000 more to get to Level 10.
- Since I almost always do reviews with over 200 characters, that's 10 points each, which is 8400 reviews (200+ character count) to get to Level 10!
- I average less an a single image per review, so if I round up and pretend I'll do a picture per review, that's 5,600 reviews (200+ character count) with an image to get to Level 10.
I started with City Experts back in 2014, and currently have 768 reviews.
- That's roughly 260 reviews a year average.
- That means at this speed, I'll attain around 3900 points a year (remember, I'm guessing each review will net me 15 points average).
- Since I need 84,000 points...if I my math and forecasting is correct (it's probably not), I'll reach Level 10 in 2038. 😄
How long will it take you to get to Level 10?
* Massive props to all Level 10's. Your contributions are huge and awesome!
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