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]

Michelin Star: 10/20/50 best answers in Recipes

Or did you mean the typo?

[Ann]

LOL Well I thought it would be a goood idea Ed - would really get some people going ..............

[EvianBaby]

I think you should show them all.

I might see Barmaid has given me a really good answer on a law thread and then notice she also has a badge for food and drink so I'll pop in there and see what she said, then I'll contribute other things.

[EvianBaby]

(not that I'd be able to contribute a single thing of value in f&d)

[woofgang]

could we have a non section specific best answer set of badges for those of us who flit from section to section sprinkling our learned opinions like fairy dust? You could call it the Dilettante badge.

[AB Editor]

LOL.

It's just an option. We'd probably have to prioritize them for users with lots of badges.

[AB Editor]

We'll see what we can do Woof - I certainly like the naming :)

[Ann]

Yes I think its a good idea to know which badges ABers have got under their avatar - we all know about Sqad and others for medical problems and Barmaid for legal problems but others would be useful.

[Ann]

Sqad has NO badge? Not even for being our personal doc??

[AB Editor]

Not yet :) It'll come.

He'd probably also say he doesn't bloody want one :)

[B00]

<looks lovingly at her badge>

http://images.wikia.c...mages/8/8d/Gollum.jpg

Ta Ed!

[vivandorron]

Perhaps I've missed it.......Can one refuse to accept a Badge ?.

Ron.

[Ann]

LOL @ Boo - you should have "Best Answer" on this thread!

[AB Editor]

I've subscribed to this thread and will be back to answer questions this afternoon. Please keep them coming.

Suggestions for new badges also welcome.

[netibiza]

May I have a badge please,, I am not exceptional, I am not clever, I am not beautiful or witty, I am just me!

[woofgang]

Neti you have got the witterer badge, just like me.

[AB Editor]

Badge Library is LIVE: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/badges/

[Old_Geezer]

No I hadn't realised there was such a change. I'll look forward to my "worst advice ever" badge then.

[Lie-in King]

Thank you for my badges Ed, however I'd prefer to be a 'debatEr'...

...apologies if it's been pointed out & I've missed it.

[AB Editor]

We have a small version control issue regarding names (i.e. typos) thank you though.