Rank  Description
 0    Your first question is "What's a client?"  You are a true empire virgin.
 1    You've played a game or 2, were 100% lost, and were the 1st one out
        of the game (or second)
 2    You've still only played a game or two but none of your civ's starved.
        You still didn't get to make tech or find out what the "%" sector is.
 3    You finally discovered the attack and dist commands.
 4    "OHHHH, I need to use the thres command with the dist command."  When
        the newbies ask a question via anno's you a: realize the guy is 
        weak because he posted a question instead of telegraming the deity,
        and b: you know the answer.  You still won't last to the end game
        portion but you are getting the hang of things.
 5    A big turning point.  You made your first kill of some one who fought
        back.  You are no longer 1st kill on everybodies list.
 6    You actually make it to endgame.  You know what to do a high and low 
        tech.
 7    When the game starts, everybody else looks at you and thinks "ally 
        with this guy, go through him, or win with his consent."
 8    You dominate the local area of your world all the time.  You project
        power faster and farther then most other people. 
 9    Like 8, but you are very adaptable.  You will win in any starting
        configuration.  Everybody who is not a newbie knows who you are.
10    The main difference between you and the 9's is that you started out
        as a 6 and they started as a 1 way back when...

Examples:

10's  Mirkwood, JustUs
 9's  Mithrilien, Resvon, Lothlorien, Fodderland
 8's  UUCP, Parsing, Temekula, LV426, CCCP
 7's  Waffen, children, beep
 6's  Khazad'ur, Camelot
 5's  Tallistan, Outoland, Barsoom