AnswerBank Badges: An Update

[AB Editor]

Good morning.

As some of you may be aware we have a new badge system implemented in The AnswerBank.

See full feature list here: http://www.theanswerb...Question1166360-9.htm

We closed the site for around 4 hours last night to try and get it all up and working - we've managed part of that!

* Badges can be found on your profile under the badge tab.
* You can see the badge of others on their profile - just click their avatar!
* Best answers can now be seen on public and private profiles

For example, see my two badges here: http://www.theanswerb...ers/ab-editor/badges/

The script which runs to generate all badge instances is still running, so expect some fluctuation regarding the number of badges you have gained!

Until the script finishes this page will be empty: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/badges/ but when it has completed there will be a list of all badges available and how to achieve them.

Here's the short version of how to get each: (NOTE: some of the numbers required have changed)

Definitions:
Debate Topics: News, Society & Culture, Religion and Spirituality
Long Thread: any thread with 60+ answers

Single Case Badges: (Badge with no bronze/gold/silver rankings)

Acolyte: made 100 posts to this thread: http://www.theanswerb.../Question1066858.html
The Motson: 20+ best answers in Football
The Delia: Achieved by achiving both The Motson and any level Michelian star
O.B.N. (Order of the Brown Nose): 15+ best answers marked by AB Editor
The Alan Shearer Punditry Trophy: 200+ answers in Sport and/or it's subsections without recieving a best answer for any of them. (Should this be taken away once a best answer is achieved)
Quick Draw: 10+ best answers which are also the first answers of the thread.
Gobshite - > 99% of posts in Chatterbank

3-Tier Badges: (Badges with bronze/gold/silver rankings)

Debator: taken part in 20/50/70 "Long Threads" in Debate topics
Great Host: Provided 33% of answers on 10/20/50 "Long Threads" they originated
Michelian Star: 10/20/50 best answers in Recipes
Newscaster: Posted 50/70/150 questions in News and/or Current Affairs
Chatterbox - More than 500/1000/5000 posts in Chatterbank
Healer - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Body & Soul (and its sub-topics)
Puzzler - More than 20/50/100 best answers in Quizzes and Puzzles
Legal Eagle - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Law
Agoniser - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Relationships & Dating
Nerd - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Technology (and its sub-topics)
1337ist - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Gaming
Jock - More than 10/20/50 best answers in Sport (and its sub-topics)

In short - we know it's not perfect - but we'll get there sooner rather than later. In the mean-time please:

1. Report any issues you're having here
2. Ask any questions about the upgrade here
3. Hurl general abuse at me here

[humbersloop]

the L-i-K sleeps tonight
x

[Lie-in King]

He's just off to his pit, having found he hasn't got his Quick Draw badge - meh...

Good night all, be well :-)

[excelsior-1]

oh yes -- i see.

how on earth did i not see that?

thanks folks.

[Mamyalynne]

Never happy those big moggies ♥

[humbersloop]

milky bars are on me!

go safe, home safe x

[bev888]

I can't decide if this whole thread is serious or is everyone just having a laugh?

I enjoy reading some of the debates on AB, and everyone helping each other with quizzes and advice etc. is good. But does anyone REALLY care about getting a badge? It was probably a good thing for boy scouts/girl guides, but seems a bit trivial in this instance.

[Baldric]

Morning all,
Ed, are all the Badges dished out yet as I seem to have a gap (1) on my profile
Ty.

[douglas9401]

I have a debator badge now. Can't argue with that. :)

[albaqwerty]

Baldric, you are a debater :-D

[Baldric]

Thanks alba, should be a puzzler there as well.
:0)

[albaqwerty]

I'd really like a chatterbox one :-D
Mr Alba says I could talk for Scotland.

[jno]

more than that, Alba, you could talk for Ireland

[bev888]

As no-one has chosen to enlighten me I suppose I will have to answer my self - I guess that people DO really care about badges!

(Is there a badge for answering your own questions?)

[MarkRae]

> I guess that people DO really care about badges!

Some people. Not everyone.

[Mamyalynne]

bev...of course it is a bit of fun, no one is going to lose sleep over it.

[Robinia]

No Bev, I've been around on this site far too long to care about badges.

[AB Editor]

That's actually quite a good idea Bev: "Questions you've asked where you've supplied the only answer".

[LoftyLottie]

I don't care about them at all. But I don't mind a bit of fun on this site and all the joviality and comraderie (sp) the badges have brought about. I'm not going to lose any sleep if I don't get any more badges or if I am stripped of my rank by the Ed!!

[ummmm]

I think it encourages people of a competitive nature to post more questions/answers.

Can't believe I haven't got a chatterbox badge. Not that I care :-)

[LoftyLottie]

Trying to work out why you would pose a question and then answer it! Scratches head.