At Midnight Your Badges Will Turn Into A Pumpkin...

[AB Editor]

... or something like that.

We're planning to recalculate the badges this evening - this will result in you having NO BADGES for some time this weekend.

As it is recalculated over the weekend you'll see some badges be reallocated.

This process should start at midnight tonight.

Please let me know if you spot any bugs over the weekend.

Thanks in advance, and have a good weekend!

[dotty.]

mark you may be suspended like ron for dissent or is that descent?

[rowanwitch]

any of these bugs?
http://www.warrenphotographic.co.uk/gal2200/1/white-background-invertebrates

[tonyav]

Arrrrrggggggghhhhhh.

[humbersloop]

Don't be desktop, surprises are exciting

[factor-fiction]

I'm just bumping this onto the Latest Posts list as it may answer the queries that are being asked about badge counts today

[albaqwerty]

Whilst I think the badges are a nice gesture, are they really necessary?

[starone]

At least desktop's post made me laugh.

[MyBlackHen]

I have to express my utter disappoint that my favourite bug is missing from the list. WHERE is the Violet Ground Bug ?????

[MASS1961]

Feedback Ed,

I had 2 badges, then 4, now its back to 2 but these are the ones I don't qualify for?

[albaqwerty]

Morning Ed :-)

Over the weekend I had 2 badges, but both were for 5 and 10 years membership. This morning I've got 10, which include the 2 afore-mentioned ones, I like the rest of them though.

[rickppila]

I'm about ready to . You can stay up later if you want.
Tell her I'm turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late. She won't be getting a lift from me.
Used to indicate that time by which one must depart.
I'm turning into a pumpkin at 4:30, so we need to finish this.
Etymology: From the story of w:Cinderella, where the transformed coach reverts to its original state (that of a pumpkin) at midnight.

[bibblebub]

i've gone from 2 unearned badges at the start of the weekend to 17 (including those initial 2), most of which are unearned

[bibblebub]

just done a quick check and it's possibly only those 2 (Long Service and Lifetime Service Award) that are unearned

[factor-fiction]

I agree bibblebub- I do qualify for the 5 year badge but still have the 10 year one which i don't deserve.
At least the techies have made sure don't all get that one for starting a thread with 1000+ answers.
Has dotty been on this morning?

[emmie]

from 2 to 14 one of which says i have been a member for 10 years, oh dear.

[bibblebub]

Her profile suggests not, but that isn't up-to-minute. The 2 badges that she wanted back have been re-instated.

[ummmm]

It says I have 19.

[factor-fiction]

Impressive, ummmm. I only have 15.
Thanks bibblebub. I see desktop has received some of hers back so maybe we'll get a "that's cheered me up" post/thread.

[bibblebub]

Strange how the badges for length of membership have been consistently wrong and yet you'd think that they would be the easiest to work out (just look at the creation date in the user profile, no need to count contributions to all the threads).