it's usually a case of checking their contributions. New users will have a small number of contributions in their profile page.
There's no limit.
Rudiful2 is the top most answerer of Wikianswers based on the number of contributions.
The thing that matters more than the number of contributions is the quality of contributions. On WikiAnswers, even though you may have 1,000 contributions, many may be vandalism. The better the quality, the better the chances. Also, there are a few requirements that need to be met. See the related question below.
The number of answers changes every minute as answers are deleted and are answered.
The number is an IP address, for anyone who is not a member or anyone who is a member but isn't logged in. It enables you to be identified.
Many senior supervisors and users who been on for a very long time. It is not hard to get to get that number.
You become a "higher level contributor" through making a large number of contributions. Contributions include asking questions, answering questions, suggesting alternates, rewording questions, categorizing, and merging (Supervisors). * Bronze contributor: 500 contributions* Silver contributor: 5,000 contributions* Gold contributor: 25,000 contributions* Platinum contributor: 100,000 contributions* Double Platinum contributor: 200,000 contributions* Ruby contributor: 500,000 contributionsFor more information, go to the WikiAnswers Community: Decoded page (see Related Link). === === === === === === === === === === === ===
As of December 15, 2010, the greatest number of questions asked by a single person on WikiAnswers is 17,729.(See the Related link to the top overall contributors.)
* Bronze contributor: 500 contributions* Silver contributor: 5,000 contributions* Gold contributor: 25,000 contributions* Platinum contributor: 100,000 contributions* Double Platinum contributor: 200,000 contributions* Ruby contributor: 500,000 contributionsFor more information, go to the WikiAnswers Community: Decoded page (see Related Link). === === === === === === === === === === === ===
No. You don't even have to give a credit card number or become a "member". Just ask.
The current number of registered users on WikiAnswers is listed in the bottom right corner of the homepage. It is updated once a day. You can compute a daily average using those numbers.