Here's some good guidelines, keeping in mind the average player is a bit below 700:
0-1000: beginner
1000-1300: lower intermediate
1300-1600: upper intermediate
1600-2000: advanced
2000+: expert/master
These are most accurate guidlines for the average player
"Most accurate"?
Starting at 0?
Lumping all players 100-1000 together?
Not differentiating between online and real ratings at all?
Granted, it's not as awful as some of the other takes in this thread.
"not as awful" yes
No