Forum: How to Earn Titles on this Forum

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Titles on the forum, such as "homework helper" or "science adviser," are earned through consistently providing accurate information, demonstrating a willingness to help, and maintaining a positive attitude. These badges indicate the reliability of the information shared by the members. Additionally, members are evaluated on their ability to acknowledge mistakes. For more detailed information, users can refer to the Physics Forums FAQ and HowTo section. Overall, these titles serve to enhance trust and confidence in the forum's community contributions.
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I have a question regarding something I have seem on this forum. I typically post in the homework help section, and sometimes I will see someone respond to a thread and under their name will be titles such as "homework helper" "science adviser" etc. I was just wondering how one earns such a title?
 
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They earn them from consistently accurate information, willingness to help and an overall good attitude. the badge let's you know that you can feel confident in the accuracy of the information they are giving, although no one is perfect, they are also rated by their willingness to admit when they are wrong.
 
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They earn them from consistently accurate information, willingness to help and an overall good attitude. the badge let's you know that you can feel confident in the accuracy of the information they are giving, although no one is perfect, they are also rated by their willingness to admit when they are wrong.
fair enough...thanks for the response :)
 

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