How the Dependable badge works

Every month, thousands of activities happen on Meet5. That works so well because you’re all part of a reliable community. To highlight that, we’re introducing the new “Dependable” badge.

This badge shows other members that you’re considered a dependable member. It’s meant to build trust, encourage commitment, and recognize thoughtful behavior - especially for activities where planning and being on time really matter. 🙂

You’ll receive the badge automatically once you meet certain criteria. In your profile settings under "My dependability stats," you can see exactly how your status is calculated based on the following:

You've completed five activities
This means you actually attended 5 activities. Your attendance is automatically detected, including through feedback from other participants - don't worry, you don't have to reply on every single person checking off that you were there. Only activities from 3-12 people total count towards this. XXL activities (over 12 participants) aren't included in this calculation, since we don't currently offer post-activity ratings for them due to the complexity of remembering whether or not you saw that many people in a large group.
Your Show up rate is at least 90%
This rate only drops if you no-show without notice, which means you're signed up for an activity but don’t show up, leaving others waiting for you on-site. Canceling is always better than simply not showing up. Important: to cancel, use the cancellation feature titled "Leave activity" in the activity view, not only a message in the group chat, as our system cannot detect cancellation messages. Don't worry about a slip up - a ratio of one unexcused absence to 9 attended activities is always allowed, so an emergency or occasional forgetfulness won't cost you the badge.

Example calculation for the attendance rate:
You have successfully attended 14 activities. Right before the 15th activity, you have a personal emergency come up, and you forget to cancel in the app. Your attendance rate drops from 100% to 93%, which is calculated by 14 divided by 15. Because your attendance rate is still at or above 90%, you keep the Dependable badge.
Your courtesy rate is above 75%
Your Courtesy rate drops when you cancel last-minute - meaning less than 8 hours before the start. When you cancel on short notice, there's usually no time for someone else to take your spot, leaving an empty seat that someone else would have loved to take. When you give enough notice and cancel early when your plans change, this doesn't affect your score. We know that things come up, so a ratio of one short-notice cancellation to three attended activities is always allowed.

Example calculation for the Courtesy rate:
You successfully attended 7 activities and have never canceled last-minute. Shortly before your eighth Meet5 activity, a water pipe bursts and your basement floods, so you can’t make it. You cancel your spot 2 hours before the start using the "Leave activity" feature. Your Courtest rate drops from 100% to 87.5% (7/8). Because your Courtesy rate is still at or above 75%, you keep your Dependable badge.

As soon as you meet the criteria, the badge will appear in the app. In your profile settings, under “My dependability statistics,” you can see exactly how your status was calculated.

You don't need a perfect 100%. What matters is your overall reliability. A single slip-up won't immediately take away your chance at the badge. It’s important to us that the new dependability statistics are motivating rather than stressful, which is why we intentionally designed the logic to account for real life.

We count all activities from the past 365 days for the Show up rate and Courtesy rate.

Canceling activities in advance (more than 8 hours before the start) will not hurt your statistics. The same applies to activities canceled by organizer. Your detailed stats are private and visible only to you - only the badge is public on your profile as a positive signal. Prompts like "Almost there!" are simply meant to offer friendly encouragement - not put you under pressure.

Every month, thousands of activities happen on Meet5. That works so well because you’re all part of a reliable community. To highlight that, we’re introducing the new “Dependable” badge.

You've completed five activities
This means you actually attended 5 activities. Your attendance is automatically detected, including through feedback from other participants - don't worry, you don't have to reply on every single person checking off that you were there. Only activities from 3-12 people total count towards this. XXL activities (over 12 participants) aren't included in this calculation, since we don't currently offer post-activity ratings for them due to the complexity of remembering whether or not you saw that many people in a large group.
Your Show up rate is at least 90%
This rate only drops if you no-show without notice, which means you're signed up for an activity but don’t show up, leaving others waiting for you on-site. Canceling is always better than simply not showing up. Important: to cancel, use the cancellation feature titled "Leave activity" in the activity view, not only a message in the group chat, as our system cannot detect cancellation messages. Don't worry about a slip up - a ratio of one unexcused absence to 9 attended activities is always allowed, so an emergency or occasional forgetfulness won't cost you the badge.

Example calculation for the attendance rate:
You have successfully attended 14 activities. Right before the 15th activity, you have a personal emergency come up, and you forget to cancel in the app. Your attendance rate drops from 100% to 93%, which is calculated by 14 divided by 15. Because your attendance rate is still at or above 90%, you keep the Dependable badge.
Your courtesy rate is above 75%
Your Courtesy rate drops when you cancel last-minute - meaning less than 8 hours before the start. When you cancel on short notice, there's usually no time for someone else to take your spot, leaving an empty seat that someone else would have loved to take. When you give enough notice and cancel early when your plans change, this doesn't affect your score. We know that things come up, so a ratio of one short-notice cancellation to three attended activities is always allowed.

Example calculation for the Courtesy rate:
You successfully attended 7 activities and have never canceled last-minute. Shortly before your eighth Meet5 activity, a water pipe bursts and your basement floods, so you can’t make it. You cancel your spot 2 hours before the start using the "Leave activity" feature. Your Courtest rate drops from 100% to 87.5% (7/8). Because your Courtesy rate is still at or above 75%, you keep your Dependable badge.

As soon as you meet the criteria, the badge will appear in the app. In your profile settings, under “My dependability statistics,” you can see exactly how your status was calculated.