You obviously haven't spent much time studying how to "game" the game. Top 100 in any rank is pretty easy once you figure out how to maximize your score in each category. It by no means will be much fun though.
I could be ranked in the teens or even less in gvs,attack and bombers but that don't interest me. Fighter mode is a whole different ball game IMO. I know there's guys in the game that will avoid a good fight at all costs, but to be able to get in a furball and mix it up and come out the other side with 8 or 10 kills takes skill that I just don't have right now. I'll get there eventually I hope. It's just a silly goal of mine.
But when kids, or maybe even adults, come in and vulch their accounts, they're screwing with the only tool I have (rank system) to measure my ability against others in the AcesHigh community. It's frustrating and muddys the water, so to speak.
To me there's rank and earned rank. There's several guys on this bbs that have out right cartoon skill. I have my own top 100 list and HT has his.