The Defenders of the month are the Community superheroes

Flanksy · January 6

Congratulations Everyone!!!😄

Flexx · January 6

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/332985#Comment_332985

@Alexandru_BD are you also going to increase @camarie subscription too, lol 😂

Reagrds

fedor · January 6

Bonjour les amis,

Félicitations à tous.

On forme une belle équipe et cela va encore continuer en cette année 2024.

Et encore meilleur voeux à tous,la santé.

Bon week-end les copains.

Liobet · January 6

Congratulations everyone and special kudos to the first three !

Gjoksi · January 7

Well done! 🙂

Congrats to everyone! 😊

Cheers. 😊

Mike_BD · January 8

Congratulations, everyone!

Alexandru_BD · January 8

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/333014#Comment_333014

Cheers @Flexx 😄

Not really, but I think he deserves to be featured in the leaderboard this time, since he's been very helpful and shared his expertise with the community on numerous occassions.

Defenders, your validity extensions have been added to your accounts! 💪😎

TaxiMagicien42 · January 8

Bonjour @Alexandru_BD

Merci pour l'extension de validité.

Cordialement,

Cristian Dumitru · January 8

Hi !

Thank You Alex !

Congrats to all !

garioch7 · January 8

@Alexandru_BD ,

I think you might have forgotten me . . . 😢

I rebooted my computer, but BDTS does not show an extended subscription. I can only see an expiry date in Central. I am no good at math, so I am not going to attempt to do those calculations.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

Alexandru_BD · January 9

Hello @garioch7,

The expiration date of your Total Security license has been changed from 30-08-2026 to 30-09-2026. Could you please check again and let me know if the expiration date has been updated successfully? This should be reflected in the Central account, but also in the Bitdefender UI. The only difference between the two is that in Central, the full expiration date is displayed, while the UI shows "Expires in xx days", when you click on your account name on the upper right-hand corner.

Regards,

Alex

garioch7 · January 9

@Alexandru_BD ,

When I checked Central yesterday, it was showing a September 2026 expiry. The computer app was still showing 965 days. Today it shows 995 days. There must have been a lag with the installed BDTS picking up your subscription extension.

All is good now. Thank you for the subscription extension.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

Alexandru_BD · February 5

Announcing the top 10 Defenders of the month for January!

As we kick off 2024 it's time to recognize our top members who have dedicated their time and passion to make the Bitdefender forum an insightful and vibrant community.

Acknowledging his consistent support and appreciation for fellow community members, we're proud to honor @Flexx as the top contributor in January. @Gjoksi and @TaxiMagicien42 complete the podium and the Defenders have been the driving force behind some of the most lively and interactive discussions last month, once again.

@Flexx - 248 posts 🏆️🥇
@Gjoksi - 85 posts 🥈
@TaxiMagicien42 - 67 posts 🥉
@Scott - 65 posts
@Guilhermesene - 48 posts
@garioch7 - 30 posts
@fedor - 27 posts
@DebbieH - 16 posts
@Steck1108 - 15 posts
@Cristian Dumitru - 15 posts

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to each and every member of our forum who contributes their time and expertise. Your insightful posts, well-researched answers, and willingness to help others have greatly enriched our community.

And the inspirational quote of the month is:

"Giving and receiving kindness are easy ways to feel good and to help others feel good too. People, organizations, and societies thrive when they are grounded in a culture of kindness." ― Vivek Murthy

Gjoksi · February 5

congrats to all defenders... 🙂

Guilhermesene · February 5

Congratulations to all defenders 😁

Nunzio77 · February 5

Congratulations to the defenders!😉

garioch7 · February 5

A pleasure to be in such good company.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

TaxiMagicien42 · February 5

Congratulations to all the defenders!

Regards

Cristian Dumitru · February 5

Greetings to all !😃

Flanksy · February 7

Congratulations everyone😁

Flexx · February 7

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/334414#Comment_334414

As the saying goes, "To be the best, you have to beat the best"

Regards

Cristian Dumitru · February 17

Flexx is right ! 😃

Cristian Dumitru · February 19

Hi Alex_BD !

Thank you for the award !

garioch7 · March 1

@Alexandru_BD ,

There is no specific Forum for my suggestion, so I am inserting it here. I don't think that BD employees, such as @camarie , should be listed as "Defenders of the Month" or "Top Contributors." My thought is that this is unfair to the rest of us who volunteer here. BD staff are paid for their contributions.

Those contributions are very helpful, no doubt about it. But if @camarie is to be recognized, then why not you and @Mike_BD ?

I was under the impression that the listings were an acknowledgement of the contributions of ordinary BD clients, not an employee recognition scheme.

I would appreciate your thoughts and those of my peers here who contribute so many hours of their time assisting others by sharing their knowledge.

Thank you, and have a great weekend.

Regards,

Phil

PS: No implied or explicit criticism of @camarie is intended. He provides very valuable contributions.

Flexx · March 1

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/335616#Comment_335616

This query was already been raised to the admins, and everyone on the forum should be respected for their contributions.

While @Alexandru_BD and @Mike_BD are the admins of the forum,they hold the topmost positions on the forum.

Regards

garioch7 · March 1

@Flexx ,

My post was not addressed to you, but I did request the opinion of my peers, of which you are the foremost.

Nothing in your reply satisfactorily responds to my suggestion and question to @Alexandru_BD . You are not in a position to "change the rules." If you disagree with my proposal, then please cast your vote. You never stated in your reply whether you agreed or not with my suggestion. You just pointed out the "status quo."

There might well have been a discussion in the past to which I am ignorant. I accept that. Still, I believe that staff members have no place in the list of contributing volunteers because they are not volunteers. As it stands now, @camarie is depriving one volunteer of a placement on the list of top volunteers and Defenders of the Month.

If the Forum is to continue to evolve to be a place where contributors can introduce new ideas and request the re-examination of previous decisions about the governance of the BD Forums to which we have both devoted so many volunteer hours, then it is to the detriment of the BD Forums, to which Alex and @Mike_BD have done so much to reinvigorate.

You and I both remember "the bad old days" when the spammers were rampant, and the best we could do was suggest writing to "bitsy@bitdefender.com."

Alex, in the post you cite, invites "Guests" to: "Register now, and become part of our community and let's chat."

I am registered. I am chatting.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

Flexx · March 2

https://community.bitdefender.com/en/discussion/comment/335622#Comment_335622

Phil, while I could have agreed or disagreed on this but @Alexandru_BD had already provided me with insight on this some time ago when I asked him the exact same question you posted here via pm, let's wait for @Alexandru_BD to reply publicly.

Regards

Alexandru_BD · March 2

Hello @garioch7, @Flexx,

First of all, I want to say that I really appreciate your feedback and I will expand on the decision to temporarily include camarie in the leaderboard. I simply wanted to recognize his contributions publicly, since he is one of the most active members of our staff around here. But I think you are right, the leaderboard should display volunteer members of the community only, as it was intended in the first place. Because I respect you and I appreciate your opinions and in this specific case, I agree with what has been said above, starting with March, the Defenders of the month leaderboard will feature only the community volunteers that make it into the chart and will no longer include Bitdefender staff, to ensure fairness. The intention was not to keep BD Staff featured in the chart all of the time, it was more of a "one-time" only decision. Phil, what you've said makes total sense and yes, Flexx approached me on this topic as well.

And like you said, camarie provides very valuable contributions and his presence is much appreciated in the community, and his absence from the leaderboard takes nothing away from him, he knows we are very fond of him around here. 😉

Thanks!

garioch7 · March 2

@Alexandru_BD ,

Thank you very much for considering my suggestion. It is much appreciated.

And yes, we all very much appreciate the contributions that @camarie contributes to these Forums. The suggestion was never about him personally or professionally. I have great respect for him.

Thank you, and have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

Alexandru_BD · March 4

Announcing the top 10 Defenders of the month for February!

It's time for another community appreciation post where we celebrate the achievements of our top members last month.

Our #1 contributor in February was @Flexx and the podium is completed by @Gjoksi and @garioch7. Congratulations to all defenders for your presence and engagement in the Bitdefender Community, your voluntary efforts are highly appreciated!

@Flexx - 186 posts 🏆️🥇
@Gjoksi - 78 posts 🥈
@garioch7 - 65 posts 🥉
@TaxiMagicien42 - 41 posts
@Nunzio77 - 26 posts
@Cristian Dumitru - 23 posts
@Nige - 17 posts
@bouboule - 13 posts
@Liobet - 13 posts
@fedor - 12 posts

And the inspirational quote of the month is:

“It’s easier to take than to give. It’s nobler to give than to take. The thrill of taking lasts a day. The thrill of giving lasts a lifetime." ― Joan Marques

TaxiMagicien42 · March 4

Hello,

Thank you very much.🙏

Congratulations to all the defenders!👏

Regards,

Gjoksi · March 4

congrats to all defenders 😀

Nunzio77 · March 4

Congratulations!!! 😎

garioch7 · March 4

I am very happy to rank in such great company. Congratulations to all.

Have a great day.

Regards,

Phil

Flexx · March 4

Congratulations and celebrations 😉

Regards

Cristian Dumitru · March 4

Greetings to all !😀

Cristian Dumitru · March 9

Hi !

Another 30 days extension to my BPS subsricption.

Thank You Alexandru !😃

TaxiMagicien42 · March 9

Good morning,

I just looked at my Bitdefender central account and indeed, my subscription was also extended.

Thank you very much @Alexandru_BD .

Regards

zakk2115 · March 9

Awesome

garioch7 · March 9

Thank you, @Alexandru_BD .

Have a great weekend.

Regards,

Phil

Alexandru_BD · April 3

Announcing the top 10 Defenders of the month for March!

Spring is here and it's time to show our appreciation for our top contributors last month. @Flexx keeps the first position with yet another impressive post count, and we have @garioch7 on the 2nd step of the podium with just one post ahead of @TaxiMagicien42 who takes bronze.

@Flexx - 205 posts 🏆️🥇
@garioch7 - 106 posts 🥈
@TaxiMagicien42 - 105
@fedor - 66 posts
@Gjoksi - 38 posts
@Nunzio77 - 23 posts
@pregunton - 19 posts
@Jimbo_Check - 17 posts
@Cristian Dumitru - 16 posts
@technomad - 14 posts

And the inspirational quote of the month is:

“Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting." ― Brian Tracy

Congratulations to all Defenders and thank you for being part of this lovely community!

fedor · April 3

Félicitations à tous les défendeurs.

zakk2115 · April 3

Awesome

garioch7 · April 3

It is a privilege to participate here and work with such fine volunteers.

Congratulations to all.

Regards,

Phil

Cristian Dumitru · April 3

Greetings to all ! 😉

Cristian Dumitru · April 4

Hi !😀

Another 30 days extension to my BPS subsricption.

Alex !…Thank you !

zakk2115 · April 5

congratulations too everyone

Flanksy · April 9

Congratulations everyone 😁

zakk2115 · April 12

excellent congrats

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