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December 14, 2021, 11:18am
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Juraj:
it is incomplete
They were revised when the forum software was migrated from SMF to Discourse last spring. We were promised a reveal of the new system "very soon" at that time:
@alto777 , that is a good question. That mechanism is pretty useless for seasoned users hence the funny (or unamusing) effect of getting a new badge every day. They are actually designed for newcomers because they reinforce positive behavior and facilitate learning-by-doing. They usually help forum moderators in mitigating the inappropriate behavior from new users.
You can read more in this write up: The Gamification
So for the first days we will all be granted many badges, but of course this w…