The Escapist: Now With Badges!

[sammyfreak]

I like me my Morpheus badge <3

 

[Jumplion]

I like me my Morpheus badge <3

I'm tempted to say "bastard" but I have to be courteous to my fellow members..._>

 

[Logan Westbrook]

I have a suggestion: maybe the Matrix badges should be awarded for a 1K/5K/etc. streak occurring at *any* point, and eliminating the need to make it from first post to those milestones? I'm thinking that if someone made it to Trinity and then got banned before they got to Morpheous, they might decide to just say 'whatever--I'll never get the badge so why care about getting banned now' turning the badges--specifically the inability to achieve them--into a perverse incentive to actually act badly.

It also might reduce the incentive for people to make new accounts: if someone gets banned only 100 posts in, well, they might as well delete that account and start over.

It sounds like a good idea to me, but alas, I'm not in charge of the policy.

 

[Jumplion]

I have a suggestion: maybe the Matrix badges should be awarded for a 1K/5K/etc. streak occurring at *any* point, and eliminating the need to make it from first post to those milestones? I'm thinking that if someone made it to Trinity and then got banned before they got to Morpheous, they might decide to just say 'whatever--I'll never get the badge so why care about getting banned now' turning the badges--specifically the inability to achieve them--into a perverse incentive to actually act badly.

It also might reduce the incentive for people to make new accounts: if someone gets banned only 100 posts in, well, they might as well delete that account and start over.

Yes, yes, that's a good idea. It would be very annoying knowing that you will never get Morpheus's bald-shiney-awesomeness the whole time you're on the escapist.

Okay, I'll stop bitching.

 

[EmperorDude]

Probably been asked but will we, any time soon, see a new rank for people with more than 2,000 posts instead of all of them being called "Gonzo"? Not that I'll hit that anytime soon though.

 

[milskidasith]

I know this is a bit of thread necromancy, but I'm still curious if there will be any manually awarded badges (to use my example from earlier, "thought provoking thread of the week.")

 

[Killcushley]

Badges? Badges!? We don't need no stink- nah, I'll stop it there.

Could be interesting to see what pops up. Thanks guys!

-- Steve

I Love UHF
Badgers, Badgers, WE NO NEED NO STINKING BADGERS
And yeah I like this Idea

 

[Mirika_the_warrior]

I am weak......

acording to the badges

 

[Johnn Johnston]

This has been finished - anyone who would have once met the conditions will now have them.

Awww, so I don't get Morpheus? And now there's no chance in hell I'll get Morphey or Neo? Aw, poo, that's a load of horse drippings.

I notice you're still abiding by the rules.

I'm still trying to earn the "Internet Celeb" badge and the 1000 replies badge, so I can't get banned yet!

What's the "Internet Celeb" badge? Are you saying that Neo got Nerfed?

 

[Jumplion]

This has been finished - anyone who would have once met the conditions will now have them.

Awww, so I don't get Morpheus? And now there's no chance in hell I'll get Morphey or Neo? Aw, poo, that's a load of horse drippings.

I notice you're still abiding by the rules.

I'm still trying to earn the "Internet Celeb" badge and the 1000 replies badge, so I can't get banned yet!

What's the "Internet Celeb" badge? Are you saying that Neo got Nerfed?

Yahtzee has Internet Celeb apparantly. Get 100 friends.

And if you get probed/banned at any time in your Escapist history, you're automatically screwed at earning any of the Matrix badges (like if you got probed at 79 posts, you can't get Trinity, Morephus (GOD DAMNIT I WANT), or Neo)/

 

[Corven]

Is there a time limit from the moment you join till you get your first badge?

 

[Easykill]

I'm rather proud of my Regular badge, it's the only symbol of status I have left over those new generation super posters. I wouldn't mind getting the Maven and 100 friends badge too.

 

[Demir23]

Pretty cool, gives me an incentive to keep active rather than simply lurk in the shadows. I like it.

 

[smithy1234]

I like the badge idea as well, when is the point system going to make a debut though?

 

[TMAN10112]

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for badges you'd like to see

I would very much like a 'snitch' badge for reporting - and a 'golden snitch' for reporting loads of times (the picture would be the golden snitch from Harry Potter)

As much as I support the "report and move on" approach to many threads now-a-days, making a badge for reporting people would cause a surge in undeserved reports, leading to people being reported for little or no reason whatsoever by people just trying to get the badge.

The reward for reporting should be the knowlage that you're improving the quality of dicussion among the community, one click at a time.

 

[Labyrinth]

I would very much like a 'snitch' badge for reporting - and a 'golden snitch' for reporting loads of times (the picture would be the golden snitch from Harry Potter)

The problem with that is reporting is anonymous. Entirely so. Also the term "Snitch" is pejorative which is liable to discourage people from doing so.

 

[Hoki]

I would very much like a 'snitch' badge for reporting - and a 'golden snitch' for reporting loads of times (the picture would be the golden snitch from Harry Potter)

At the risk of sounding repetitive, I'm not entirely sure how that'd fly with the trigger-happy among us. :\

 

[Markness]

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions for badges you'd like to see

I would very much like a 'snitch' badge for reporting - and a 'golden snitch' for reporting loads of times (the picture would be the golden snitch from Harry Potter)

This seems like a good idea but maybe only count reports that ended in a ban.