Local Guides Movers & Shakers (August 2023)

[AdamGT]

June July

While there are different guiding opportunities in different countries and cities, this post is about the movers and shakers, the top Local Guides actively contributing and achieving by different metrics including points, photo views and star photo views. The leaderboards give some indication as to who are the top Local Guides out there pounding the pavements guiding and impacting on their community by way of their contributions, leading to more points and of course more photo views and brighter star photos.

If you’re not listed in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards and believe that you should be then you can make this happen by registering and it’s simple to do, just hit this link. If you want to know more see this excellent How-to post by @AZ_2021.

[AdamGT]

Reading the Movers & Shakers leaderboards (August 2023)

Briefly, this is what you need to know about the leaderboards in this post. For more details about the Top 100 leaderboards see the leaderboard documentation:

1. Simply stated, the term Movers & Shakers in this post is used to describe the Local Guides that have achieved the most in terms of overall Local Guide points, photo views and star photo views over the past month. Therefore, the leaderboards in this post indicate how active each participating Local Guide has been over the past month as well as the performance of their photos and star photo in terms of views over the same period.

   To explain the different metrics used in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards we will use the following simple example. Sarah, a Level 8 Local Guide, uses the T100 System and updates her data on the 28th of each month. For simplicity of explanation, she updates her data every 30 days! The following table summarizes her key data as at 28 April and 28 May::

   Data	28 April	28 May
   Points	20,000	24,000
   Photos	860	900
   Photo Views	15m	16.8m
   Star Photo Views	4.03 million	4.06 million

   (a) The Delta Points is the value of the points earned by a Local Guide over the past month. In this way, Sarah’s current Delta Points is 4,000 [ 24,000 - 20,000 ]^*.

   (b) The % Delta Points is the value of the points earned by a Local Guide over the past month expressed as a percentage. Therefore, Sarah’s current % Delta Points is 20% [ (4,000/20,000)*100 ].

   (c) The Delta Views is the absolute value of the total photo views gained by a Local Guide over the past month. Thus, Sarah’s Delta Views for that month is 1.8m [ 16.8m - 15m ]^*.

   (d) The % Delta Views is the value of the total views gained by a Local Guide over the past month expressed as a percentage. Therefore, Sarah’s current % Delta Views is 12% [ (1.8m/15m)*100 ].

   (e) The Delta Views/Photo is the average photo views gained per photo by a Local Guide in the past month and for comparative purposes, this gives a simple measure of the overall quality of a Local Guide’s photos in terms of views gained per photo; the higher the Delta Views/Photo the higher the quality of the photos! Therefore, Sarah has a current Delta Views/Photo of 180 [ 1.8m/900 ].

   (f) The Delta Views/Day is the average photo views gained per day by a Local Guide in the past month and for comparative purposes, this is another metric that gives a simple measure of the overall quality of a Local Guide’s photos in terms of views gained per day; the higher the Delta Views/Day the higher the quality of the photos! Therefore, Sarah has a current Delta Views/Day of 60,000 [ 1.8m/30 ].

   (g) The Delta Star Views is similar to the Delta Views however in this case, it represents the views gained over the past month by a Local Guide’s most viewed photo, or star photo. Therefore, Sarah’s Delta Star Views is 30,000 [ 4.06m - 4.03m ]^*

   (h) The Delta Star Views/Day is simply the average Delta Star Views per day over the past month. Therefore, Sarah’s star photo has a Delta Star Views/Day of 1,000 [ 30,000 / 30 ]. This metric gives a simple up-to-date measure of the quality of our star photo in terms of views gained per day^*.

2. If you are a participant in the Points, Photo Views, Star Photos and Country leaderboards and haven’t updated your data in the previous month and in time for the leaderboards posted here then you will obviously not be included in the Movers & Shakers leaderboards.

3. If you registered in May and are thus a new participant on the Top 100 Leaderboards then you will not be included in the Movers and Shakers this month simply because you do not have a prior month’s history.

4. If you updated in your contributions data in the previous month but not in the month prior to that then you will also not be included in this month’s Movers & Shakers because your Delta Points would be across more than one month and this would unfairly distort the idea behind the Movers & Shakers which looks at the points and photo views movement (i.e. the delta points) in the one month.

5. In summary, the Movers & Shakers leaderboards only include those Local Guides who regularly update and have especially done so over the last couple of months. It’s all about creating that level playing field and comparing apples with apples.

6. Where shown, around leaderboard sequence numbers indicate that this is the Local Guide is a new participated on the Top 100 leaderboards.

7. An asterisk (*) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Connect Moderator.

8. Double asterisks (**) shown after a Connect Username indicates that that Local Guide is a Googler.

9. Selecting any of the Connect Usernames will take you to that Local Guide’s Connect Profile.

10. Local Guides included in the leaderboards must check their entries for any errors. If you should find any errors or omissions, please add the details in a comment on this post.

    • Please note that making comparisons using metrics such as delta points and delta views must be done carefully. In my view it is better to use points per day or views per day for comparative purposes and you will find these in the Core Vitals section of the T100 System!

[AdamGT]

Points Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Points
1	@Lukas_	10	71,612
2	@DshottDennis	10	15,981
3	@syaubananas	10	13,231
4	@jayasimha78	10	11,060
5	@egauer	10	9,988
6	@TravellerG	10	8,663
7	@PrasadVR	8	6,619
8	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	6,567
9	@Kumaarsantosh	9	4,511
10	@JayDae-SuVega	9	4,000
11	@Nttii	8	3,881
12	@JustJake	8	3,793
13	@xmen123wood	9	3,495
14	@PatrickUnson	10	3,382
15	@indahnuria *	10	3,066
16	@ZeZe	10	2,976
17	@ogewuru	10	2,914
18	@MarkAuchincloss	10	2,887
19	@bozkarakasli	8	2,850
20	@BudiFXW	10	2,472
21	@Kurt2day	10	2,456
22	@Mohdmohdaljaman	8	2,384
23	@AdriansyahPutera	10	2,346
24	@Shashank_Singh	8	2,204
25	@DENIT33	10	2,157
26	@DanielTh	10	2,141
27	@SadmanRafid	8	2,134
28	@AnuradhaP	9	2,025
29	@TiffanyStockstill	8	1,923
30	@EvaBar	7	1,885
31	@Hashimak	7	1,880
32	@DilipC	10	1,604
33	@Ramamoorthy123	10	1,522
34	@MilesMac	10	1,460
35	@tony_b	8	1,441
36	@FlavioDA	10	1,439
37	@jasoncugs	8	1,412
38	@turbotapeworm	10	1,385
39	@anantal	8	1,339
40	@MBommeli	9	1,336
41	@Frank_H	9	1,263
42	@Trail_blazer	9	1,248
43	@Jomo	10	1,184
44	@tunaontour	8	1,169
45	@Raggafreak	7	1,169
46	@dezcel	7	1,030
47	@RussKH	10	1,014
48	@JakubWarsaw	8	836
49	@ModNomad	10	710
50	@Chuytorres-alc	8	699
51	@PrateekAgarwal	9	682
52	@Nd18	8	664
53	@AdamGT *	10	572
54	@chiefzero	8	558
55	@MattGatlin	10	556
56	@MAHMOUDALWAN	10	526
57	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	438
58	@Theatreperson	8	340
59	@IzzyOz	5	337
60	@LightRich *	8	236
61	@Mikeinthefalls	7	229
62	@Alex_kezevadze	7	201
63	@AT_Rome	9	197
64	@katydarhel	7	170
65	@GigiR	8	143
66	@MelTG	7	98
67	You ?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Photo Views Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Views	% Delta Views	Delta Views/Photo
1	@abermans	10	111,321,333	8.8	3,538
2	@xmen123wood	9	67,825,414	14.5	4,853
3	@jayasimha78	10	64,337,163	3.5	1,300
4	@Kurt2day	10	46,662,754	10.2	2,451
5	@Mikeinthefalls	7	44,324,578	5.3	77,086
6	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	40,779,418	3.5	2,266
7	@TerryPG	9	36,541,101	3.0	4,085
8	@DshottDennis	10	29,437,066	2.8	812
9	@MattGatlin	10	24,389,631	1.8	1,103
10	@JakubWarsaw	8	24,216,056	10.8	4,525
11	@SvenJacobs	7	22,598,282	24.1	28,824
12	@MelTG	7	20,526,681	6.0	100,130
13	@chiefzero	8	17,836,128	8.0	4,541
14	@Jomo	10	16,677,778	3.6	1,121
15	@PatrickUnson	10	14,555,848	3.5	604
16	@AdamGT *	10	14,266,616	3.2	956
17	@indahnuria *	10	13,967,435	4.5	286
18	@ZeZe	10	12,843,720	2.0	271
19	@JayDae-SuVega	9	10,660,631	5.9	802
20	@turbotapeworm	10	10,092,008	3.1	871
21	@mbmuhlison	9	7,994,120	4.9	568
22	@Hana_Kobzova	10	7,592,925	5.4	297
23	@TravellerG	10	6,725,950	4.4	125
24	@MilesMac	10	6,165,421	5.5	275
25	@RussKH	10	6,023,156	1.5	251
26	@AntonioVirgil	10	5,980,896	2.8	269
27	@DanielTh	10	4,976,387	1.4	395
28	@MarkAuchincloss	10	4,498,146	2.7	101
29	@DENIT33	10	3,907,201	5.5	450
30	@Trail_blazer	9	3,817,331	3.8	337
31	@Nd18	8	3,515,909	4.3	1,504
32	@MBommeli	9	3,270,705	2.6	343
33	@dezcel	7	3,180,112	6.7	3,892
34	@Kumaarsantosh	9	3,144,332	15.3	530
35	@JustJake	8	2,895,674	5.5	2,407
36	@Chuytorres-alc	8	2,521,685	6.4	1,214
37	@TiffanyStockstill	8	2,467,607	11.1	2,343
38	@egauer	10	2,386,891	9.6	267
39	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	2,242,587	10.7	216
40	@tunaontour	8	2,148,174	11.4	587
41	@katydarhel	7	2,145,880	4.1	2,161
42	@Rednewt74	8	1,882,358	5.3	1,002
43	@LightRich *	8	1,878,372	3.7	686
44	@AnuradhaP	9	1,797,351	1.6	153
45	@syaubananas	10	1,615,769	1.7	58
46	@BudiFXW	10	1,584,445	2.9	146
47	@Shashank_Singh	8	1,582,635	18.8	566
48	@Theatreperson	8	1,491,012	2.9	858
49	@Raggafreak	7	1,353,342	10.9	1,219
50	@Frank_H	9	1,335,948	4.1	186
51	@MAHMOUDALWAN	10	1,248,532	3.5	342
52	@FlavioDA	10	960,191	3.5	335
53	@Mohdmohdaljaman	8	935,026	11.0	313
54	@jasoncugs	8	877,079	4.5	787
55	@AT_Rome	9	816,453	0.9	98
56	@Normalisaverage	8	785,401	1.9	306
57	@ModNomad	10	763,397	2.3	338
58	@PrateekAgarwal	9	604,559	1.6	143
59	@tony_b	8	593,769	5.2	1,093
60	@GigiR	8	571,135	1.7	207
61	@Lukas_1	10	555,150	7.6	381
62	@Alex_kezevadze	7	396,915	4.3	310
63	@DilipC	10	371,395	3.4	259
64	@burakozkarakasli	8	258,657	1.8	94
65	@AdriansyahPutera	10	253,421	1.3	102
66	@EvaBar	7	197,075	6.2	664
67	@anantal	8	167,572	2.7	111
68	@Ramamoorthy123	10	161,059	1.6	40
69	@SadmanRafid	8	71,294	4.8	152
70	@HASHIM_AK	7	45,132	21.0	241
71	@IzzyOz	5	41,687	92.5	604
72	You ?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Star Photos Movers & Shakers Leaderboard (August 2023)May June July
No	Local Guide	LG Level	Delta Star Views	Date Uploaded	Maps Category	Description
1	@SvenJacobs	7	17,861,057	2022-01-05	Train Station	Building
2	@indahnuria *	10	4,259,171	2022-09-01	Museum	Tourist attraction
3	@JakubWarsaw	8	2,105,560	2022-08-15	Beach	Beach
4	@tunaontour	8	429,308	2022-08-10	Texas, EE.UU.	Cityscape
5	@mbmuhlison	9	409,803	2022-09-24	University	Building
6	@LightRich *	8	340,421	2022-12-19	Taco Shop	Seating area Internal
7	@Mo-TravelleerX	9	310,568	2023-01-15	Mosque	Historical Landmark
8	@Chuytorres-alc	8	194,462	2022-02-14	Restaurante Italiano	Seating area Internal
9	@Trail_blazer	9	170,892	2022-09-08	Hospital	Garden
10	@MortenCopenhagen *	10	140,321	2020-10-15	Fine dining restaurant	Storefront
11	@JustJake	8	132,018	2021-07-17	Amusement Park	Park/Playground
12	@AT_Rome	9	90,580	2016-03-01	High school	Building
13	@TiffanyStockstill	8	82,864	2020-05-05	Bar Listing	Plaza/Piazza/Square
14	@RussKH	10	80,305	2018-02-18	DIY Store	Storefront
15	@GigiR	8	54,234	2017-03-29	Restaurants	Storefront
16	@AdamGT *	10	50,310	2018-07-07	Department store	Storefront
17	@DENIT33	10	28,396	2020-02-12	Centro commerciale	Storefront
18	@Teana_K	9	25,306	2021-06-26	Restaurant	Storefront
19	@MAHMOUDALWAN	10	4,080	2019-03-08	Izakaya restaurant	Storefront
20	@IzzyOz	5	2,806	2023-07-07	Vietnamese restaurant	Meal or beverage
21	@chiefzero	8	893	2020-10-02	technology Museum	Tourist attraction
22	@PatrickUnson	10	269	2019-09-15	Filipino restaurant	Storefront
23	@Rednewt74	8	259	2018-02-15	Mexican Restaurant	Storefront
24	@tony_b	8	191	2019-02-19	Hardware store	Storefront
25	@EvaBar	7	55	2020-10-25	Car racing track	Seating area External
26	@ModNomad	10	8	2018-07-03	Train station	Building
27	@FlavioDA	10	5	2017-03-15	Restaurant	Internal photo
28	You ?	?	?	?	?	?

[Data read at 17:30 on 6 August 2023 (AEST)]

[AdamGT]

Placeholder will make further comment when I catch my breath lol but I did want to make one quick comment.

Well yes I had earmarked this for comments on the August Movers & Shakers posts but just got so caught up with the number of errors and the BIG increase in the number of new Local Guides joining in on the fun this month. However, I think I’ve covered everything that I wanted to say in all the discussion on the various leaderboard post threads.

@JustJake have you noticed something that you asked for back in late 2022?

[Lukas_B]

Thank you for the new months update @AdamGT .

Glad to know I kept my first position in points .

[Mo_TravelleerX]

@AdamGT Great work, I always feel happy when I see this board, and also for my new star photo which is doing great work especially last 2 months

[JustJake]

@AdamGT I just thanked you for adding the quick look-back links on another Board. I didn’t realize I’d suggested it before. No wonder it seemed like such a great idea when I saw it!

[TravellerG]

Simply great!

Congratulations…

Thanks, my dear friend @AdamGT

Most sincerely

[JustJake]

I’m seeing quite a few TRAC members making some big points moves this month. Congrats @Lukas_1 on being #1 … again .

Look at them go @SholaIB ! @jayasimha78 @PrasadVR @TravellerG @EvaBar @TiffanyStockstill

[jayasimha78]

@JustJake Yep You are right. Looks like SholalB hasn’t joined this board as yet?

[JustJake]

@jayasimha78 He’s been a holdout. I told him from the start of Movers & Shakers that he could be a Super Star

[EvaBar]

Thanks @JustJake , you’re not doing so bad either . Now I need to work on my photos and my views lol

[abermans]

@AdamGT thanks for the hard work.

Surprised i lead the views shakees table again as in recent months I covered less popular destinations in Morocco and Macedonia plus we seem to be getting less chance of featuring photos these days.

@Mohdmohdaljaman check your T100 data entry. You seem to have clocked extra digit by mistake in total views.

[AdamGT]

The higher up you are on any one leaderboard the “safer” you are on that leaderboard @Lukas_1 and while not impossible, you are much less likely to be overtaken by both currently participating Local Guides and newbies. However, we have to just keep contributing to guarantee our place

[AdamGT]

Thank you @Mo_TravelleerX and well done you. I love seeing your photo contributions from China. So rare here on Connect.

[AdamGT]

Haha @JustJake there’s only one problem with that suggestion of yours. I didn’t think of it myself

[AdamGT]

Thank you @TravellerG just keep updating each month and you will get a lot more out of this Top 100 project.

[AdamGT]

Thank you so much for your appreciation @abermans and well done you setting the pace yet again on the Movers & Shakers. I love the Movers & Shakers boards as they give a good indication on what is happening on many of the other boards.

Thank you for pointing out the possible error in the total views of @Mohdmohdaljaman I will check this out.