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

[vivandorron]

Oops; I didn't mean that the Ed should be awarded a medal for diplomacy, but he should introduce one for ABers such as B00.

Ron.

[Baldric]

My OH always tells me I was a 'great loss to the Diplomatic Corps

[wolf63]

I went to the Klingon school for tact and diplomacy.

My tongue and my brain are not linked up.

[boxtops]

Ed's pretty diplomatic, too, ron.

[Baldric]

Are you sure about the 'pretty' bit boxy?

[vivandorron]

Boxtops....Did I suggest otherwise. No badge for answering my questions.:-)

Ron.

[Buenchico]

How about an 'Armchair Traveller' badge, for people like Mushroom25, Dzug2 (and possibly even a certain Buenchico?), who answer lots of question in 'Travel'?

[jno]

this one's for you, Chris!

http://lib.store.yaho...nt-railroad-badge.jpg

[Buenchico]

Thank you, Jno!

[dotty.]

Can I have my Garth badge instead of the debator badge and when you do a long service badge can i have one to include my previous id back to 2004 that was cloned by the klown or gravy? please?

[LoftyLottie]

I have awarded myself a suitable badge!

[jno]

typo alert, Lottie, it says prefect instead of perfect

[Buenchico]

Sorry, Lottie. There's a spelling error on your badge. It ought to read "Senior? Perfect!"

[Buenchico]

I must learn to type faster, Jno!
;-)

[LoftyLottie]

So it does, jno, so it does!!

[LoftyLottie]

I did think that Head Old Girl would be too presumptuous!!

[sunny-dave]

For Chris :

http://thumbs2.ebayst...oytO1Td1XaotARc5w.jpg

[WaldoMcFroog]

Badges? We don' need no steenkin' badges.

[Frank97]

So did every member get a badge then, even ones who have only answered two questions, yet have asked over 500? Seems a bit pointless to me if that is the case.
Sorry if this has been mentioned already in the thread, I haven't read it all.

[Baldric]

Still waiting for a Puzzler (Ed?)