User blog comment:WhiteSeraph/Article Tier Idea/@comment-1536954-20130428053359/@comment-25033299-20130428061510

Alright, for probably the 24th time today...

None of the tiers are bad.

With admin help it isn't impossible for pretty much anyone to get an article into at least Silver.

Admins should be helping anyway.

With Gold being ridiculously hard to get into, getting an article into Bronze or Silver should be viewed as an achievement.

There is nothing negative about not having an article rated.

If a user has a Bronze-level article but really doesn't want it to be Bronze, he can just ask for it not to be marked until it is Silver or Gold-worthy.