The mechanism seems to be that FIDE rated players went onto the blitz and rapidplay list with their FIDE ratings at the time of their first event, and then the ratings were adjusted from there. Of course FIDE unrated players could get ratings just for Blitz or Rapidplay, if they played enough games. An example of this is Kishore Sreetharan, who does not have a normal FIDE rating, but is rated
The best way to check you rating is to simply go to www.fide.com and choose the rating link. If you search for a players name it now shows normal, rapid, and blitz ratings side by side.
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