Did anyone else notice?

[Lo)2enz0]

i don't know if there is a thread on this yet but you need more posts for the higher gears now. I was 3rd gear before i went to mexico and now i am back down to 2nd. just wondering what happened there.

[Hakkola]

Crazy, I went down 2 gears. I'm gonna go end myself. ;)

[Godfuader]

Saw this earlier today
http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62278

Which does it read?
Total posts = 623
or when i click on "Search for all posts by this user" = 938

[shakalaka]

Yeap...everybody came down I guess. Posts count have been increased per gear. I came down two gears as well....even though I thought it would be only one according to the new post counts too. lol...i just noticed too..Kenny became a newbie! :D But I guess he can change his to whatever he wants though eh...

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by rage2
haha you guys actually keep track?

My guess is kenny changed some rules around (other areas that used to count) and recalculated the total post count. We don't delete old posts/threads.


Originally posted by kenny
This is what happened over the last few days:

When someone on the admin team (in this case it was me) changes whether or not posts in a certain forum count toward the users post count, the software does not automatically change each users post count.

Also, when threads that originate in a section where posts do count are moved to a section that does not count, post counts again are not immediately changed on your user profile. I decided to update the db with actual figures yesterday.

If your post count dropped significantly, it means you post a lot of off topic type stuff and not real automotive content.



this might not be the EXACT reason...but usually why post counts decrease...

[Hakkola]

Originally posted by EK 2.0






this might not be the EXACT reason...but usually why post counts decrease...

My post count didn't decrease, only my gears. Who wants to change my gear to finnish flash or flying finn? I don't like gears, I don't want to be judged by my post count, rather by how awesome I am.

[shakalaka]

^^ So which sections do they count and which they dont?? Or is that classified info? :D

EDIT: Meant to be for Arif

[Foz]

Yup, I noticed this today as well. Oh well, 1500 til the next gear change.

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by shakalaka
^^ So which sections do they count and which they dont?? Or is that classified info? :D

EDIT: Meant to be for Arif


well Kenny did make ratio changes...so my post doesn't truly apply...haha...BUT having said that.

Forums that don't count are lounge areas...

[Lo)2enz0]

finboy is probably crying...

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Wow, I lost a couple of gears there. Any reason for the change? It's not like we've got too many long-standing members on the site...

(Some of us just aren't cool enough to have custom titles, so we need our Gears to feel good about ourselves.) ;) :rofl:

[Ben]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
Wow, I lost a couple of gears there. Any reason for the change? It's not like we've got too many long-standing members on the site...

(Some of us just aren't cool enough to have custom titles, so we need our Gears to feel good about ourselves.) ;) :rofl:

What difference does it make:dunno:


Whats funny is I told Kenny today we'd get a thread like this when he changed it, bang, I'm good. haha. I know you guys too well.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by Ben


What difference does it make:dunno:


No difference at all, I was just mildly curious.

[Goblin]

I didnt notice at all lol... mine hasnt changed, nor would I have noticed either..

[lastprodigy]

If it didnt make a difference, it wouldnt be changed :nut:

[toyboy88]

went down 2 gears myself... :rolleyes:

[Nix87]

Laurier quit whining.

[Chester]

Gears don't matter bitchas. Hehe.

[nismodrifter]

Mine didn't change :dunno: :dunno: :D :bigpimp:

[shakalaka]

^Word what does it matter anyways? As long as you have the priveledge of posting in the forums. I mean its just a freakin gear which appears under your name. Not really a big deal in my opinion.

[Goblin]

Excatly^ I can go faster than all of you in my first gear :burnout:

[Gondi Stylez]

^^ ummm NOOOO!


look at me goooooooooooooooooo :burnout:

[DC2]

Originally posted by Lo)2enz0
finboy is probably crying...

:werd: weird seeing him not at six gear redline...

[Foz]

Originally posted by Goblin
Excatly^ I can go faster than all of you in my first gear :burnout:

First gear burnout!! Tranny blown!

:eek: :rofl: :burnout: :D

[HTN SWCHS]

im posting to check my gear, dont ban me please

edit: crap, went down a couple, overreving, severe valvetrain damage :eek:

edit2: Second Gear (Minimum Posts: 1500)
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[Toms-SC]

double checking

[Toms-SC]

Originally posted by Toms-SC
double checking

well I just got wtfpwn'ed

[Aleks]

We should delete all the gear things and have only the number of years since joined :bigpimp: everyone knows that's WHAT it's all about. :burnout:

[Lo)2enz0]

Originally posted by Aleks
We should delete all the gear things and have only the number of years since joined :bigpimp: everyone knows that's WHAT it's all about. :burnout:

lol, so true.

well i just noticed that my gear went down because i knew i was going to hit 4th gear. really it doesn't matter, but at the rate i am going i will be at 3rd gear in a year and a half.

[GQBalla]

yeah i think i dropped a gear or 2
im pretty sure 2 gears.

oh wells

the year thing is pretty cool idea.

[heavyD]

I went from 5th gear to 2nd gear. Is that possible without blowing the transmission?:D

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by heavyD
I went from 5th gear to 2nd gear. Is that possible without blowing the transmission?:D

I'd make a DSM joke, but you sold yours. ;)

[heavyD]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat


I'd make a DSM joke, but you sold yours. ;)

You have Ford in your sig so making a joke would be hypocritical.;)

[iceburns288]

I went from second to right under second. I still don't think it's a big deal:dunno:

[ca2p3r]

:drama:

[Xtrema]

It's not easy to be a post whore.....

[schurchill39]

What is the reason behind this change?

EDIT:

Originally posted by Aleks
We should delete all the gear things and have only the number of years since joined :bigpimp: everyone knows that's WHAT it's all about. :burnout:
Thats a great Idea! +1 support

EDIT again: Dammit I droped 2 gears

[EK 2.0]

I dont really understand the whole drama behind the gear ratings. What does it really matter??

I mean just post how you all have already been posting whats the big deal??

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Originally posted by EK 2.0
I dont really understand the whole drama behind the gear ratings. What does it really matter??

I mean just post how you all have already been posting whats the big deal??

It doesn't really matter, however your "gear rating" can be an indication of how much you contribute to the community. New users can ask the high-gear guys questions about Beyond, etc. The reason I was wondering why it happened was because it seemed like an odd, random thing to do. All significant changes made to Beyond since I joined have been accompanied by an explanative thread in the Suggestion area, yet this change affected almost every user and was done without any other explanation than "Gear ratios changed :) ". It just seemed a bit atypical of the Beyond administration to do something like that.

[Lo)2enz0]

Originally posted by EK 2.0
I dont really understand the whole drama behind the gear ratings. What does it really matter??

I mean just post how you all have already been posting whats the big deal??

its cause i don't feel special anymore :cry:

jk, but BerserkerCatSplat is right. an explaination would be nice because the gear thing did show how you contributed to the community. plus most people don't stay here long enough to make it past 3rd gear. Personally i would either get rid of the gear thing like how alex suggested or maybe once you hit a certain amount of posts you get to custom your title like in alot of other forums.

[Foz]

I had respect for higher gears, but now.. PFTHTHHTHTTH!! you're first gear like me!


:rofl:

<kidding>

:D :burnout: