Top 100 Google Maps Local Guides Movers & Shakers (2024)

@AdamGT , the board for Star videos (#2418) displays my photo data, not video.

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Hey @TerryPG
I think I’ve sorted your star video out. Can you please check and confirm.

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Thanks for checking and picking up the error I made incorporating star photo data on the star video Movers & Shakers leaderboard @MarkAuchincloss, @JustJake and @YuliiaZa :wink:

I have to tell I’ve been working on this post whenever I’ve had a few hours to spare almost every day, non stop since the beginning of January and quite often burning the mid-night oil. I was determined to post these boards over the last few days, especially so given that the end of the month is fast approaching and the January leaderboards are already creeping onto my radar. So I thought yesterday was the day however the morning didn’t turn out well so when I got home at the end of the day I didn’t have much time as we were going to see TINA, The Tina Turner musical at the Princess Theatre. Of course we got home late after the show which by the way was spectacular and worth seeing. What a performance! Anyway when we got home last night I decided to post the 2024 Movers & Shakers leaderboards. However that didn’t turn out well as I was still going in the wee early hours of this morning but I just kept going as I thought I could sleep in on a day off today. Somehow I had two spreadsheets, actually three open at the one time and with Muprhy’s law at play, I busted the star video Movers & Shakers leaderboard. Actually, I’m surprised that nothing else major has cropped up.

So that’s what happened but I’ve just corrected this so please check again and let me know. Please note that because of this, I will have to redo what I called the Champions Movers & Shakers board and yes @TerryPG @WilfriedB you guessed what this board is all about. It’s somewhat obvious really. It gives some indication on who are the all-rounders and contributing and achieving in the most areas of the Local Guides program and I have to agree with @JustJake, hats off to @Kumaarsantosh and @MarkAuchincloss at the top of the ā€œchampionsā€ board.

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Hey @AdamGT I see where you got the Difference but unfortunately ID.608 on the top 100 has the wrong #number. Probably due to my 3 different star videos over the last year.
Actual # for my star video (Lone Star) Dec/23/23 was 60,482 thus equalling a difference of 207,239- 60,482= 146,757
Wondering if this different # may affect other video leaderboards?

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Yes, yes, yes @TerryPG that has to be it. Due to that change we made regarding multiple stars and no doubt @tony_b might also be caught up with this. I’ll have to check your star video history table and see if I can work out what happened here. There are just so many variables :sob: :sob: but hang in there Terry, we’ll get this right. I do hope everyone checks as thoroughly as you have .

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@AdamGT I meant to mention a couple of times but got caught up in the numbers. " the special badges" for the the leaderboards are a wonderful idea and what a great testament to all the contributing Local guides worldwide involved, who will achieve one.
Thank you.

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@AdamGT
end of Jan 23/24 link Top 100 Star Videos Leaderboards (January 2024) - #4 by AdamGT

End of Dec 24 link, Top 100 Google Maps Local Guides Star Videos (December, 2024) - #5 by AdamGT

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That’s a month too late @TerryPG but your second link looks good. OK I’m checking things now however, as you intimated, it’s picking the start of your current star video and this is an issue that I meant to mention in the readme so will do it now.

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There is no link to December, I think you merged them all in the link to 23/24

For what it’s worth my views did not change Dec to Jan23/24

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I can see what happened now @TerryPG so I have corrected your entry on the 2024 Star Video Movers & Shakers board. This is based on your Lone Star star video having 61,366 views on December 27, 2023. Oh this stuff is so complex :sob:

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This is just unbelievable @AdamGT. Thank you for making this happen with yout tireless efforts. While most of us are still not come out of New Year Hangover, you were focussed to fulfil your commitments given to us for this wonderful yearly M&S leaderboard. Hats off!

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Interesting to note here that Facts Checked was not working throughout the year and later it was removed as well. And, with that circumstances scoring a rank in this LB is really commendable.

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Even I am surprised to see this @JustJake. @AdamGT must be having some magical wand to make this happen.:grinning:

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Congratulations to you dear @Kumaarsantosh and @MarkAuchincloss! You both did an incredible job.

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I sincerely appreciate your hard work, dear @AdamGT, bringing these annual LBs.

Thank you, your hard work is paying off. The Top 100 is motivating and engaging many Local Guides. :clap:

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Thank you dear @PrasadVR.

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@PrasadVR thanks alot for your encouragement, your contributions throughout all our discussions and considerable expertise from which I’m learingn from to make me a better Local Guide.

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@AdamGT thanks so much for the praise, it’s most appreciated. Another heroic effort from you to post these tables. Yes you made my day. It’s fantastic that Local Guides like myself get some recognition for our contributions. Whether you are a specialist or generalist like me there’s always a route and space there for Local Guides to get onto the leaderboards.

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Yes there are amazing Local Guides amongst us @MarkAuchincloss but hats off to you for sharing the top position on one of the Movers & Shakers leaderboards with @Kumaarsantosh. We often see and are in awe of those big number hitters but what I like about the Movers & Shakers is that like yourself, @Kumaarsantosh and even @Annaelisa, you don’t necessarily have to one of the big volume contributors to shine. Local Guides of all stripes can shine.

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