How the TestDrive list refresh works

The short version

TestDrive has moved to a new list. It replaces the Builder Rank list of 6,782 accounts with a larger list of about 25,000.

Three things change for you:

• The list is bigger and ranked a different way. More accounts are on it, and the order can differ from Builder Rank.
• There is no public leaderboard any more. You check a handle with the rank checker instead.
• The checker shows a handle's Builder Rank, or tells you it is not on the list.

We do not promise any rank, points or earnings from this change. Further down, this page says what we do and do not promise.

What changed

A new list. It is produced by Bitcast. It looks at who is connected to whom in the builder conversation on X, and how relevant each account is to that conversation.

Bigger does not mean everyone is in. About 25,000 is a lot more than 6,782, so more accounts will find their handle on it. Plenty of builders will still not be on it.

A rank checker instead of a public board. The Builder Rankings page used to be a table anyone could scroll. Now it is a search: enter a handle and see its Builder Rank, or that it is not on the list. Rankings are a directional view, and each campaign checks its own eligibility.

What stays the same. What helps on a list is what helped before: building, testing and explaining things in public, and adding substance to the conversations you join. Each campaign still checks its own eligible audience and can add its own rules, so being on the list is a sign, not a promise.

How to check a handle

1. Open the rank checker.
2. Enter the X handle exactly as it appears on X.
3. Read the result: its Builder Rank, or "No builder found" if it is not on the list.

There is no public board of names and ranks. You can check any handle, one at a time.

If you were on Builder Rank

Being on the old list is not the same as being on the new one. Check your handle. Your place can differ because the new list ranks accounts a different way. A different result is not a verdict on you.

• Rewards already paid out are not affected.
• Referrals already accepted keep the reward band they earned.

How to build relevance

A place on a list is the byproduct, not the trick. Five moves still apply:

1. Publish work only you could have written. A build, a product test, a failed experiment.
2. Spend time in a few real rooms. Add something concrete: an answer, a result, a useful disagreement.
3. Earn interactions, do not request them. Test someone's product and reply with something they can use.
4. Make your account easy to read. One real personal account, active, with a timeline that shows you build, test or explain.
5. Keep the quality bar. No pods, bought followers or replies, copy-paste comments, or praise for products you did not use.

Full guide: How Builder Rank works.

What the list can and cannot tell you

This is the first refresh on a new list, and it is not perfect. Scores sit close together further down the list, so a few places mean very little. If you see an account on the list that does not look like a builder, tell us in the Telegram group.

What we do not promise

• No rank. We cannot tell you where you will land after a refresh.
• No place on the list. We cannot promise one, and a place cannot be bought.
• No points. How a place on the list turns into points is not settled, and we will not guess in public.
• No earnings. A place on the list may make you eligible for campaigns that use it. It does not mean you will be paid, and it does not set an amount.
• No date for the next refresh. We do not have one yet.

What to do next

1. Open the rank checker and enter your handle.
2. If you are on the list, open a campaign and read its "Open to" line and its own requirements.
3. If you are not, start with how to build relevance above and look for campaigns open to all users.
4. Post your honest experience when a campaign fits.

If the app and the rank checker disagree, send your X handle and the campaign name in the Telegram group.

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