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Hadn't really looked into this until today, but I see what your saying. Extra points for asking a question? Has this backfired yet with a rash of stUpID Question threads? Funny, me thinks it's the ones providing advice/support who deserve to move up in ranks. "Best answer" being use much yet?

I had like 8900 posts and was almost a gigilo. Damn
Now I'll have to give my account to my grandkids to reach it heheh or whatever equivilent they now have. I know Im only halfways to the next level, whatever that is, and I'll never make it there

Ha, I remember that too. That was ages ago.

I was well on track to being faithful poster but then ended up a weeny, then an apprentice and look like making Admiral shortly with some gold stars for technical excellence on hardware advice.

It is starting to reflect my actual career in the real world ...

I'd just like to add again that I love the French.

What about those who vote for the best answer but don't know WTF they're talking about (ie half the people reading/posting in the hardware sections).

Sometimes the first 4 answers are the urban legend of an answer, not the correct one.

Anywhoo, I came back to check my messages since I got a noticifcation that there were messages waiting and of course, it was just the 3 telling me I'm a Lieuy (I was offended, should be Leftenant for non-Americans ), Captain, Admiral, etc for 3+ years.
The thing that made me laugh was the bronze, silver, gold for the graphics section, I guess you automatically get the Admiral (can they track further back than 3 years?) but nearly 18,000 posts in the Graphics section (18+K overall) doesn't get me a bronze medallion.

To me it still comes down to this.... SO MUCH WORK & Change being put in place for such a silly thing, and with motivations that seems contrary to the general will & desire of those who call THG home, yet the major wants and requirements for keeping apace or even maintaining functionality doesn't even warrant a minor change and minimal work.

The general mindset of the new ownership seems to be "screw the long-time posters, we need more noobs!".

This whole new member ranking system is a product of French owner jealousy. As verteran members who call this site home to some extent, the French have demonstrated their snobbery directly at us, 8000 posts = 2500 points. That sounds right . I hate the person responsible. Has to be a French morph with a brain the size of an almond and two sex organs. To be successful in business you have to do everything possible to please, keep and get referrals from your customers. We should have been given full credit for our past work here. I would like an explanaton from the micro brain two twats who did this.

+1

Cool. I sense you're interest in keeping this thread fresh and alive in protest of the snobbery the French have showed the veterans of the forum. I can teach you a little French. "Voulez que je vous porte au mail dans mon SUV?" ("Want me to take you to the mall in my SUV?" ) "Vous pouvez vous rendre au garde de securite!" ("You can surrender to the security guard!" )

How is the overclock.net forum? Have you checked it out, badge?

TGGA should be given a Gold badge under graphics.

French programmer please take note of the above ... <look up slightly>

TGGA should also be gold in Mobile as well, no questions asked.
Maybe they should listen to us, thats been here awhile, as no distorted point system with merit badges is truly going to display our collective knowledge of whos who, since its been pointed out from day one their system is flawed.
Without question TGGA is the JJ of anything video, period, if not moreso

Son, I need you to understand that the points don't mean squat... its a system.. woopty woo...yea I have a ton of them due to the new system but that is not the point....

I am more interested in my posts and how I can help other's from throwing their PC out the window when they hit a wall, that is what drives me... not my points, I could care less how many points I end up with... as long as someone is happy with my advice I am happy..... thats the bottom line....

Thanks to peeps like jaydeejohn, xtc28, overshocked, ryan the "moderator" and many more, i have learned MANY things I did not know before.... I guess the more you read the more you learn....

Xtc28, you do realise that I and many others were once in the guys position, whilst I have been in many flame wars, especially as it used to be a lot worse. I have also been in many discussions and also helped many people out.

I used to spend alot of time in places like home builds or whatever it used to be called and help come up with specs for computers which would save them money compared to what some less educated people would post.

Does all that go for nothing? Does someone posting in every damn thread they can somehow mean that a newbie should rate them higher than myself when I have contributed far more to this site than you or any newbie here.

This is what badge et al is annoyed about, it is the fact that he has contributed and helped people and yet is being effectively slapped in the face.

Once you and quite a lot of the newbies have left, we will probably still be here. I may not be the nicest of people, nor the most knowledgeable but to try and say someone who has not even been a member for 6 months has contributed more than us old timers is beyond a joke.

If some of the newer and better contributers here stick around for a few years, and all the sudden, their perceived "value" by Toms is quartered, they too will feel betrayed, if this should happen

Pretty much says it. I can not say it better. A guy is here since May (3 months) and says, "yeah I have a ton of points...that's not the point." That's what I mean. Thre months and comes up telling the veterans where to get off. Here is a take from 'the old days'. STFU.

Please tell us, we can't wait to hear what a nOOb thinks.

Thanks for pointing that out. Want a number I got from the stall?

Thank you for giving JDJ about double your nOOB point total. JDJ should have 40 to 50 thousand points and you should say please and thank you when you reply to any topic JDJ has contributed too.

Best answer! 40 big ones for 'ya nOOb.

Ef, you don't have that power with three whole months spent here? Show that point total. Oh, and welcome.

Don't forget Proximon, Shortstuff_Mt, they are extremely helpful, But I haven't seen Proximon in a while....

Badge, have you taken alook at overclock.net forums? Any good?

Ive been reading this forum for 7 yrs now. I cant tell you how much it bothers me that this site has fallen so far to hell. I come here now to talk to friends and give advice amogst other things. No! 3 months is not a long time....... BUT REALLY DOES THAT MAKE US NOOBS............ NO NO NO............ Again, I do understand your plight here and I do have some some empathy for you guys. But the fact of the matter is that the more you act like spoiled little rich kids who didnt get what they think they deserve........ Well then you end up looking like exactly that......... WHO GIVES A F***about the rankings ..... I dont and many others dont care either...... And the more we sit around here and fight about total BS the worse we look in the eyes of the owners of this site. As others will probably say Who cares what they think!!!!! Right? Wrong! These are the guys who are running TOMS now no matter if we like it or not. The system is undoubtably flawed but again SO TF what.

As for the comment about STFU it is comments like this that show your true colors. Keep up the good work guys and just stop the childish crap. I know this a hard ball of mucus to swallow but good god WTF is the deal. Most people here dont give a rats @$$ about the points, mainly the real noobs see it and they think its something to get on about........ I beg to differ here! Most noobs are hit and miss, out as soon as they came and these guys just want some initial help. I also see more good advice coming from some new guys than many of the old users here, and it seems that most of you guys that have kept me reading for years have kinda left the help o new guys. Then when a wrong answer comes up you want to chastise the answer giver for their apparent lack of knowledge.. Cant we all just get along and bring this site back from the dead. HMMMMMMMMMM Im really hoping so, if not I fear Toms is going further and further down the toilet. Help us all out guys, lets get this place hopping again. After all it is about us for the most part not the reviews right now. So many people have turned away from Toms reviews that its not even funny. Can we try to make things better or what?!

AND I promise Im not going to be leaving ANYTIME SOON!!!!!! So get used to my 2 cents Stranger/Badge

I wish I had started to post here on Toms before the new rankings kicked in.... For some reason I am a retard-magnet and I have to deal with this crap every now n then...

Guess you would like the thought of sailing the greens seas heheh

xtc your comments are a bit out of line buddy.

Your a n00b ... get used to it .. .deal with it.

Points or no points / posts / gold stars / stamps.

When I see you have helped 100 users out up the top of the tank then I might give you some respect.

Till then your still a doughnut.

A nice one with suger on top I should add ... we do like you !!

All we need is a Toms appreciation day
Maybe theyll serve frenchfries

I don't mind trying to help the noobs. I don't always bother with the drones.

I am not going to get in to this with you but THERE is always a reason for what I post..... Please read my post, and then read badges post.... then you can decide who was out of line....

Just cause we have a couple of old-schoolers here does not give them the right to flame for no reason at all.... I have never disrespected anyone out of nowhere just for the fun of it.... im too old for that.... so why me? where did i go wrong???