Not sure why you'd think that - none of us had any badges last week, so it's not like we've worked hard for them - and having 90% of the regular posters on the highest rank makes a mockery of the system. It may also be off-putting to new members, although this could also happen further down the line if you reset them all to zero.
Good call, thanks.
I'd still prefer to see all badges zeroed and it only calculate going forward not looking backwards.
Mind you, I'd also like to see "greenies" not be available at all or not be counted in the virtual pub or the political sections.
It does seem counterproductive that someone who sticks to good, informative posts on a boating topic can not possibly "win" the day. It is nearly always political pointscoring from one faction or another - in a section that many members never even visit - that decides the leaderboard, so again this feature seems pointless to me if it's not scored only from the main forum.