So, I was just reading the other thread and came across this comment quoted below, and I just got a light bulb moment — ok not really, it's fresh of cod prestige system.
I was going to reply there, but I think this is worth a discussion so am posting here.
... after becoming Legendary, there is not much more to achieve. And it is usually a good idea, to start from Newbie again, and to build the whole reputation from scratch. Maybe all Legendary accounts should have "make me newbie" button, to solve it?
May be do it like cod prestige system: You reach leggy >> you can make yourself newbie again >> you get this badge that represents you have reached leggy once >> you reach leggy again >> you get this second badge to represent you have reached leggy twice — these badges must look prestigious and must show their significance.
This is a good idea and i hope some may consider it, but as for me, i don't think its of a need to keep transcending form one rank to another, since the merit system does the justification on itself, when you rank up to a legendary member rank, then you continue to have merits by posting meaning thoughts, not that you decide to restart all over to earn a badge and continue in ranking, if many see this new idea come in place, they will always know their way out and many will as well be running after the newly introduced badge to earn after the legendary rank, but with the use of merit system, it has already created a long solution to these, bitcointalk is not by how far, but how well.