Edit: Just realised, am I the 2nd person ever to achieve this rank? If so, that is freakin' awesome.

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Howdy, TTGers.

Today was a pretty cool day for me here on the website. I just came home from picking my wife up from work to find that I was granted the "Idea guy" badge for suggesting a couple things in an effort to clean up the YouTube Section of the forum in collaboration with a couple members of staff.

As most know, I am very passionate about this corner of the forum. Given that I have worked hand-in-hand with YouTube for the last 6 years, I generally know the industry like the back of my hand.

My ultimate goal here on the website is to just help unite creators and gamers alike, and I believe that the YouTube Section could play such a big role in reviving some of the key areas of our community. We are all like minded tech nerds, gamers, and media lovers with the same kinda' heart. This website is our home; granted that there will always be leachers, scammers, and spammers, but it is what makes this site so strong. The efforts that staff put into moderating the site definitely shine brightly during times of difficulty, and when crap hits the fan.

I am so internally happy to have helped the forum as a whole, even if it was just a tiny bit. Rome wasn't built in a day, and together, we really can dust off these sections and turn them into gems again. For me, it will be the YouTube Section; it is where you will find me most.

Anyways, I just wanted to give a huge thank you to not just the staff, but the entire community. I very rarely make milestone / achievement threads, even for post count accomplishments, but I thought I'd be sneaky here and take the stage to just express how grateful I am to be a part of such a (sounds corny) amazing community.

Thanks again guys, and I wish you all an awesome week, and I hope that I can continue to add value here for the rest of my days on the website (hopefully there will be many!).

Best,
JRT