I might have been mistaken on that gold medal part...but guru?

quote: Originally posted by foghorn65 Hey what the hell makes a guy with no reviews a guru? I admit I only have 134 but I drink a ****load of beer and lots of the same kind over and over again. But Admin has Beer Guru status and the gold medal and I only have a 1/3 full stemware ale glass. There's some strange **** going on in BeerPalville.

The rankings aren't based on beer reviews, they're based on several things, added beers, added breweries, beer reviews, retailer reviews, added jokes, referrals etc etc etc. The Admin has a ton of beer additions, and he got a lot of caps for it. Don't get too caught up on the rankings though, it's certainly not an accurate reflection on anyone's beer knowledge or experience, just a measure of how much they have contributed to the site, through several different means. Cheers! -Todd

You may have seen a in other threads, including one recently, that the ranking system will eventually change. It will have minimum requirements in a broad range of contributions, including beer reviews. Everyone is going to lose rank because right now it's too easy. Admin is a special case. He's me [;)]. Originally I used Flashpro as my user account, for reviews and forum use. Admin was my "site management" account, for taking care of business. Years ago I stopped using it because it was a pain in the butt to log in twice. I've considered combining all of its stats into Flashpro, since it was all me, but figured people would be upset to see my caps jump so high [:p]

Man, you have no idea how pissed I'd be if you did that!!! [;)]

I'd be #1 in caps with 20,502 if I combined them [:D]

The words BeerPal Founder say enough for me, anyone who dedicates this much time to allow us a great place to gather, review, discuss, and learn about new beers puts you at the Exalted Ruler of Beer. Thank you! P.S. And no I do not suck up a fact is a fact.

I could care less about rank! Take all my caps, still a fun place to chat (at times LOL) and a grand place to meet other beer folks. He who haveth the Gold maketh the rules.

Yup, Sunday morning rolls around and I realize I might have "researched" too many beers last night. You can have as many beercaps as you want Flash.[:)]

Hell, I think you should combine the two. Afterall, as you stated, it was you Flash. So the founder would be #1 in caps.... is that so strange? Not to me. I'm not kissing ass or anything here, it just makes sense.