It simply can't be so in respect to Hero members that are about to become Legendary (i.e. higher activity Hero members, say, above 900) for very simple reason - when their accounts were registered there hadn't yet been a Legendary rank on the forum. It appeared only in late 2014 - early 2015, if I'm not mistaken, while the total majority of such members (including me) registered in the fall of 2013. It could be that the date was set when this rank had been added, though, but I'm still not sure...

Could anyone clarify this matter?