Exactly! To quote myself (from Glicko-2 does not require accounts to start at 12 kyu. So why do we do that? - #62 by dragon-devourer ):
It could even be a couple of questions on the registration page. Something like this:
Ranks allow matching of player abilities for fair games. Most new accounts start with a provisional rank that shows as [?]. This should settle on an appropriate value automatically after a few games (5-6 on average). The questions below may help to reduce the number of games necessary to get a confirmed rank.
Do you know your rank? Yes / no
If yes:
Enter your rank here: [rank drop down] [association / server drop down]
Enter link to your association / server profile: … (This will allow moderators to confirm your rank and skip the [?] stage completely)
If no:
Select your level:
Beginner
Novice
Intermediate
Advanced
Don’t know
(the above would map to, say, 30 kyu, 20 kyu, 10 kyu, 1 Dan and don’t know reverts to current behaviour, i.e. 6 kyu)
So chances of mistakes with declared rank are small. And even if there are mistakes, there’s no need for mods to manually change rating. Therefore, no burden on mods due to declared rank
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