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

[mazie]

errrm..... You've got 2 Your Ladyship

[Robinia]

And grumpy old women too Ron! :)
I can't say the idea of badges excites me either but if you insist Ed how about a Long Service Badge?...say over 5 years? :)

[cupid04]

I have two badges and I don't know why! Am I being dense?

[DTCwordfan]

Dame Jogger Jayne DBE

Does this mean you will be walking to the shops this afternoon looking something like this then, Jayne:

http://images2.fanpop...-14305931-400-480.jpg

[MarkRae]

> how about a Long Service Badge?

As most of the badges seem to be for "the greatest number of posts in / on", isn't it already favouring the veterans enough as it is...?

[Robinia]

Cupid -they're Debator and Puzzler badges
http://www.theanswerb...mbers/cupid04/badges/

[DTCwordfan]

will this thread qualify as a long one?

[joggerjayne]

DT ... after the Good Morning thread, I was thinking more of a nurse's outfit.

[2sp_]

I don't have any badges. I feel left out.

To avoid any abuse of my human rights, can I please have a badge? Don't care what it is for...

[vivandorron]

Robinia... A long service badge makes sense and perhaps another for anyone who has not been suspended during say, a period of 12months.

I could possible think of a lot more but I can't see them becoming reality.

Ron.

[DTCwordfan]

Jogger Jayne, Dame of Breakfast Executions......nice ring to it.

[craft1948]

Is there a badge for sarcasm?.....I feel confident that I'd qualify.

[AB Editor]

Robinia, I was thinking one for the first three years of service then and long service badge for 5+. I also thought something like "lifetime contribution award" for 10+ years?

MarkRae - Maybe! We'll have to consider ways to right this balance - if it indeed needs to be righted.

[DTCwordfan]

I think that it would be more fun to have negative badges - taking Ron's, for those with more than 3 suspensions, more than 3 removed remarks (the azzhole award), three removed threads, three bad jokes, number of reports say 10 in a year, etc etc

[DTCwordfan]

You would certainly be a brass medallist candidate, craftie.....

[humbersloop]

careful crafty, Ed's setting a high bar for this stuff

<<scarpers>>

[Robinia]

I think I might just manage another year to make it ten then Ed...as long as it's a nice blingy badge and a crate of Babycham.

I don't think it's necessarily favouring veterans Mark...

I've been on here almost 9 years - Answers 15831
You've been on here 3 years - Answers 17218

[B00]

oooo i like that idea Ed, that'll mean i'd get 2 more badges- unless you take off the 3 year badge to substitute for a 5 year one?

On a side note, i never thought id get excited about pixelated badges on a forum- i REALLY need to get out more!

[joggerjayne]

Crikey, this site is nine years old ??

[B00]

12 Jayne.