Instead of ranking members status by bronze, silver , gold , platinum etc... to show newbies or others how good they are as a "member"
Why not let us the other members rate them by letting us give them a star rating. Kinda like "LIKE" on Facebook ... make a "like"button by the youtube one ... then newbies can see just how many other members LIKE the members . NOT ON A PERSONAL NOTE BUT REGARDING THE HELPFUL INFO THEY GIVE.
EG:
LK liked 19833 times Nalin liked 18456 times Plymouth liked 5560 times
and so on
rank them by the way others like their help and posts not just on post counts alone.... POST COUNT MEAN NOTHING EXCEPT HOW MANY TIMES YOU POSTED ... That doesn't tell new members who is reliable or respected by other members.
us stars by colour ratings too. or make them smilly faces what ever ...
This will stop the bashing regarding who is smarter than who. And finally clarify who is the #1 helper in each forum.
LET THE PEOPLE VOTE..... like they do on American idol and so on.