Is that hand ranking like a "Rep Meter" that you see on some forums? Is there some way that members or Mods provided input or upgrade your this hand ranking based on the quality of a members input?

Or is it purely an automatic upgrade based on volume of posts?

I think it would be pretty nice if these hand rankings were based off the quality of the members posts and advice to help newer, less experienced members can decifer who is giving them good advise and who is giving the bad advice, etc, etc......