@Anonymous
Looking at that monthly leaderboard what stood out for me is the number of oracles in the top 20. Ever since the leaderboard disappeared from view so has the vast majority of oracles from that list.
The contributions by @jb456 were prolific but it was his amazingly extensive knowledge that I admire and his constant curiousity to figure out what the community contained from glitches to hidden tricks and his ability to troubleshoot even the most obscure phones. I wouldn't say he left in a huff....he stopped contributing the third week of January this year after I told him he had already reached 121 solutions for that month and he had recently earned a permanently free account. He's taken a well deserved sabbatical......but I am quite sure he will come roaring back to life one of these days!😎
Here's the last all time bravo leaderboard available for public view....
Bravos have been a point of contention for quite sometime in the community but opinions have softened somewhat over the past year. @ShawnC13 makes some good points but ultimately it's up to you to choose who, what, where, when, why and how you bravo other members posts.
I myself have a whole criteria to who or which post I bravo. Generally a post gets a bravo if I learn something new, it's a well written informative post that was thoughtful or personalized, it illicits more info from the OP that helps solve the issue or if it makes me laugh!😅😂🤣
I also like to encourage new or infrequent members to hang out more often and participate so you are far more likely to more bravos from me in the beginning.....then the longer you are here and the more you learn and impart that knowledge helping others is how to earn a bravo from me. So showing improvement will garner bravos as well. Being able to take constructive criticism goes a long way as well. As a community we try to mentor those who are keen to help out for as @ShawnC13 said " The community is only as good as the information and help provided."
I do find it amusing that the top contributors thread has been moved to the lounge cancelling out all of those bravos. I'm sure there will be some very puzzled faces looking at their accounts for their community reward over the next day or so.....🤔! But I fully support this move and have commented frequently over the past year and a half that true regular contributors efforts get devalued when they receive the same reward as those with a few well placed posts.
Looks like @Jb456 finally gets his wish!😎 To think there are naysayers to @maximum_gato's community wishlist!😃
However just for history's sake we used to easily track bravos with the bravo leaderboard. It was removed from public view in late May 2020 to discourage competitiveness. How successful that was is debatable.....the unintended consequences of this is a lack of accountability with some members possibly not receiving their $ reward if an error occurs and they have nothing to compare their personal stats to in order determine if they were in the running for a reward. Whereas it makes it much easier for others to manipulate the system for their own gain or detriment of others. Sad but true on occasion.
Here's an example of the formerly displayed bravo leaderboard.....
