If you're referring to your post count, it's by the number of posts you've made. There is no such thin as Forum Cartel, however.
There are no words for what this community, and the friends I have made here mean to me. Please know that I care for all of you, yes, even you. If you Twitter, I'm MrThan. If you're Unleashed, I'm dumps. I'll try and get registered on the Titan Forums as well. Peace, and thanks for the best nine years anyone could ever ask for.
Postcount. Just postcount.
Dumple, you forgot the *wave hand jedi mind trick*
"there's no Forum Cartel"
"every defender needs to fight. I don't care if you have to use BRAWL!"
There is no Forum Cartel 
* in a whiney Darth Vader voice *
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !
How I went from Superpowered to Mentor ? I know the Devs got rid of Rep , and it's not the end of the world per se , just wondering if anyone else noticed it on their account