Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-74.111.40.75-20130418102626/@comment-4185015-20130503112420

The rank of master is not only granted to members of the Jedi Council. You just have to be a Master to be in the Council (with the exception of Anakin and Ki-Adi-Mundi). And it was a misunderstanding, which is why some people think we should just accept it, and some think it is a dumb idea.