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AnswerBank Badges: An Update
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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.the answerb ...Ques tion116 6360-9. 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.the answerb ...ers/ ab-edit or/badg es/
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.the answerb .../Que stion10 66858.h tml
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
As some of you may be aware we have a new badge system implemented in The AnswerBank.
See full feature list here: http://
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://
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://
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
Answers
Seriously Ed, 300+ answers and you can't pick a best one??
15:08 Wed 05th Sep 2012
"are they being released in stages, Ed, or are all there who are going to get one?"
We think the script is still running. Expect some tweaking as we get the tiers right for gold/silver/bronze.
"I haven't found mine, yet."
Your badges would be here if you had any: http:// www.the answerb ...embe rs/till y2/badg es/ - you only have 9 best answers, so that's expected: http:// www.the answerb .../til ly2/bes t-answe rs/
"Apparently I have had 15514 best answers!"
Where did you read that?
We think the script is still running. Expect some tweaking as we get the tiers right for gold/silver/bronze.
"I haven't found mine, yet."
Your badges would be here if you had any: http://
"Apparently I have had 15514 best answers!"
Where did you read that?
"How about a LOSER badge (has to be capitals just to rub it in) for anyone who has been registered for over a year and hasn't qualified for any of the other badges."
We were thinking of one of those for people who mark their own answer as "best" :)
As I said, there's only a few badges today. We'll add them as we go.
Bibblebub, I have no idea why you don't have a badge, I would have through with your 1000+ best answers you'd get at least one... I guess the script to hand out badge is still running :)
We were thinking of one of those for people who mark their own answer as "best" :)
As I said, there's only a few badges today. We'll add them as we go.
Bibblebub, I have no idea why you don't have a badge, I would have through with your 1000+ best answers you'd get at least one... I guess the script to hand out badge is still running :)