July 30, 2010 – 10:03 am
There are over 2,171 medals for Local Heroes up for grabs in America, but as of July 2010 the hardest of all to win is:
Local Hero for Restaurants
in San Francisco’s Financial Disctrict
With over 70 other users competing to be the most influential gastronomic advisor in the Rummble community, it’s knives and forks at dawn for those who enjoy their food!
If you’re not familiar with Rummble’s medals, you can read more about becoming a Local Hero here, but here’s a brief explanation:
What do the medals represent?
Rummble uses its unique trust algorithm to work out who are the most influential people in each area for specific topics. By influential, we mean who is trusted most for their opinions, by the rest of the community.
You can view the medals on any of our Rummble mobile apps and of course on the mobile website (m.rummble.com).
How does Rummble decide who wins?
When you Rummble (add a rating, review or check-in) in a specific area related to the topic (e.g. restaurants and eating out in San Francisco) you will be competing with other users who have reviewed places in that area. Whoever has the most trusted ratings in that area becomes Local Hero.
Why are some harder than others to win?
How hard each medal is to win, depends on the number of places in that subject in an area and the number of people reviewing.
How are the areas split up?
What’s really cool is that Rummble medals are calculated for real-life area boundaries in the US and UK. We hope to add more countries soon.
The financial district in San Francisco – there’s a war raging for the influence of opinion of restaurants in the area!
Why do the winners change?
As peoples opinions change about your reviews – because places change too! – you may win or lose the medal to someone who does ratings which are more accurate, more trusted or more up to date … So you will have to keep Rummbling in order to retain your medals!
Why do I want medals?
Being a Local Hero is cool because it demonstrates that you know your area really well
The medal is meaningful because it is based on other peoples trust in your opinions, rather than just how often you go to a venue or the number of times you check in
It’s really helpful for people arriving in an area to find a great trustworthy resource from one person about the types of place they’re interested in
It’s a great excuse to check out the latest bars, restaurants, parks – or whatever floats your boat – in your area
It keeps owners of places on their toes as their ratings change over time
Helps venue owners know who the influential reviewers are for a specific area ..which may help make sure you get that special table next time you’re eating out perhaps
Very soon, Local Hero’s will earn special privelages and the medals will become more valuable 
..so watch this space!
The new version 
