Why is Experience Level required?

[TinFoilHat]

I agree that the current menu does not clearly indicate what it means and what it does. It simply asks you

How familiar are you with the topics discussed here?(see image below)

According to the topic where Why is Experience Level required? - #70 by JG quoted, there are indeed some indications about this toggle, I will quote them here:

@jonah

It is primarily an indication to others how you wish to be treated in a conversation. I expect many current community members would choose intermediate.

@jonah

Note we did not let people self-select a term like “expert” and left it to a more neutral “advanced” instead, because these claims are a reflection of how you would like to be treated by others on the forum, not an indication of your skill level. You can use these terms on other people’s profiles to judge how you want to address them.

@jonah

A new title is not available for those who choose intermediate or advanced, because our existing forum titles like Regular, Helper, etc. are more informative for non-beginner users.

I would suggest, in Jonah’s post, to provide brief guidance ON THAT MENU to help users to decide.