I used to be a top contributor but suddenly, it's gone. What happened to it?

That happened to me too. You lose the badge if you are not as active in that category anymore or if you are not getting chosen as BA as frequently as you were.

I wish that we'd at least getting a warning that it is about to be taken.

You obviously weren't very active in the last 2-3 weeks, to get it back, do what you did in the first place to get it, Give really honest, helpful and useful advice and answers

Be yourself and don’t be judgmental.

Don’t give stupid answers like idk , That’s not going to get you a best answer and it’s not advice!

You don’t have to write paragraphs you just have to get the point across.

You would have to be on Yahoo a lot, (On average maybe 3-5 days a week)

Dedicate yourself to one particular category you know a lot about and stay there, Don’t be lead astray!

I think you have to get a 10% best answer status or 45-50 best answers in a month, I’m not sure about that.

Yahoo are very vague about it and I think they change it regularly.

The top contributor badge always comes on a Monday.

You would need to be gaining about 200 points a week from the category you want to be a top contributor in. It’s not that much to be honest.

When a Question has expired over 4 or 5 days then vote for yourself which also gives you one point.

It doesn’t matter what level you are on, You can become a top contributor at any level after level 1, I have not yet seen a Top contributor who is on level 1, It’s not really possible.

You can become a Top Contributor in any category EXCEPT Polls and Surveys and Jokes and Riddles. I think Yahoo just see that as a matter of opinion.

You can become a Top Contributor in up to 3 levels although I have often seen people being a Top contributor in 4 categories too, but it isn’t that common.

The Top contributor badge is dynamic. If you are not very active in the category in about 2 weeks you will lose your badge. It needs participation to stay alive.

Good Luck. = )

Reporting probably had nothing to do with it, unless you lost a LOT of your 'best answers'. It's not even levels, as you can have a TC at level 2 and up. Most likely, it''s that you had too few answers or too low a 'B.A. %' in the last 2-3 weeks. Return to your previous levels of participation and you should regain your badge. Good luck.

TC badges are awarded based on RECENT activity in a particular category. They come & go based on your level of answers (and percentage of Best Answers) in up to 3 categories.

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I don't get it Ann. You are on my contact list and I really enjoy reading your answers in the preschool education section because you really seem to know what you are talking about, so as far as I am concerned, you are every bit as distinguished without the label!!