The idea of not making the requirement for a next rank public quite rocks, but what happens when a user actually meets all those criteria? Do you PM them secretly to alert them that they are now qualified for the next rank, or will they just be moved to that rank without their notice?
Hehe. LOL Man. What a question.
I am not sure if you are kidding or not. But, isn't it obvious that when a member reaches all the criteria, they will just rank up automatically just like Bitcointalk? My rank is Sr. member on Bitcointalk due to the lack of activity. But I have earned 750 merits. Bitcointalk does not have login time requirements. So, What will happen if my activity increases up to 480? I will rank up for sure, right? So, there is no reason admin would PM someone to let them know that they meet all the criteria. I found it too funny after reading such question. LOL.
A hilarious question, right? LOL. I guess I just dropped the question for curiosity sake since the rule is that the information about some rank is secret to prevent users from being so desirous of rank alone. Before I dropped that question yesterday, I only had one thought in mind, which I did not add to my first comment. But what was the thought? Read:
There is a setting on this forum called buddy list. You can decide to add any member to your buddy list for reasons best known to you. It could be that you know the person and you decided to add them to your buddy list, or perhaps you just like the way the person contributes and you decided to add them to your list.
Now, let's assume you added a member like "Jokers" to your buddy list and you are always keeping track of his account activity, the number of karma he is earning per day, and all other stuff. If you noticed one day that his rank had automatically changed from legend to something else, would you not be able to predict what kind of activity on his account made him get that new rank? If you actually figured out what happened, then you have learned the hidden secrets. Hehe...