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

[AB Editor]

For services to Sparta?

[boxtops]

LOL re the debater badge being two faces, face to face - I was looking at it as if both the eyes belonged to the same person, looking at us

[AB Editor]

Oh, you mean for having a 300th's answer?

No. Sorry :)

[boxtops]

Gee, is ron still banging on about not wanting his badge? I feel a Victor Meldrew moment coming on....

[2sp_]

Seriously Ed, 300+ answers and you can't pick a best one??

[dotty.]

oh well, just a thought........anyway, I'm awaiting several badges that I believe I may qualify for, though I am not waiting for them in the foot tapping sense, more in the 'ringing the post office to speak to a human being' sort of sense, though with not as much angst and quite a bit more optimism,

[AB Editor]

"Seriously Ed, 300+ answers and you can't pick a best one?? "

Got one now.

Dot: I'm glad we're better than the post-office (in this one respect).

[AB Editor]

"LOL re the debater badge being two faces, face to face - I was looking at it as if both the eyes belonged to the same person, looking at us"

Excellent. No one has any much bad to say about the look of the badges yet - which is nice.

[sir.prize]

Oh don't worry Ed. It's a hot topic not a million miles away!

[2sp_]

lol @ Ed!

xx

[sir.prize]

lol @ 2sp_

[vivandorron]

"Hi Ron, can you take your grumpiness about this elsewhere? It's a bit dull now"

I would if I posted in Chatterbank; but I don't.

Anyway, I am not being Grumpy, but merely pointing out the failures in the system.

Ron.

Ron.

[B00]

Why do you keep coming on a site you obviously don't like Ron?

Either stick Viv on more often, stop whining or go elsewhere.

[vivandorron]

I really like this site and rely upon it to give good answers to my questions. Furthermore, I honestly think that, in turn, I am also helpful to ABers in other sections.

Ron

[Baldric]

At least you got a response Ron, some of us haven't, however reading the small print I think I've sussed it!

[vivandorron]

Baldric...It's the system which you must accept. Even, if on occasions, it becomes frustrating and one is told, as I have been, recently..."stop whining or go elsewhere."

Ron.

[B00]

"It's the system which you must accept. Even, if on occasions, it becomes frustrating and one is told, as I have been, recently..."stop whining or go elsewhere.""

Yay! Now He's got it!

;-)

[shaneystar2]

I think Ron may have his badge on upside down :)

[vivandorron]

B00...Are you suggesting I go elsewhere. You frighten me sometimes because I know that, whilst I have a button to exit AB, you have an even more powerful one. :-)

Ron☺☺☺

[erin-x]

You should make a music badge counting the number of youtube links posted... Music Maestro!! :-)