Badges?

Dakini

I just got notices of a bunch of different "badges" I've been awarded here on NB (500 post badge, 1000 post badge, first post badge, etc.). Is this a new feature that was being installed and ran amok for a moment, or did I really win over half-a-dozen badges?

Has anyone else rec'd any badge notices?

Floating_Abu

Yes no doubt this is a Buddhist Facebook in the making :wtf:

federica

Gosh yes.... Lincoln warned about them this morning... take no notice, and don't get attached to them, I think he said...! :D
It's 'personal achievements' stuff... Look along the top row of choices...
"Best of"....
@Dakini, you'll see you're running a close second... to me.....
come on - catch up!! :lol:

Dakini

Not really, because we don't have a "friending" feature. We used to, before the format change over a year ago. Does fb have badges?

Oh, thanks, Fede. haha--"don't get attached to them"--that's funny! :)

Wait, I'm not finding what you're referring to: "personal achievements", "top row of choices"? Was there a special thread?

vinlyn

Culturally, the logical response is:

"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"

Floating_Abu

Not yet. Qype and all those review sites do to encourage people to write more and 'accumulate' more badges.

I remember kowtaaia refused to use the friending feature, he thought it was immature :)

Anyway I'm not enarmored but I guess that is my problem :)

Floating_Abu

Culturally, the logical response is:

"Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!"

:clap:

Floating_Abu

(rushes to check badges)

federica

Wait, I'm not finding what you're referring to: "personal achievements", "top row of choices"? Was there a special thread?

well there was, but it disappeared know not where.....

:scratch:

Dakini

I discovered a forum recently that lists on each member's page, and totals, all the "likes". And the total appears on every post, below the member's name. So it becomes addictive, I believe it was designed to be addictive, to keep members active, and to keep the action on the board going. Obnoxious. Sinister, almost, in its manipulative quality.

I hope NB doesn't go that route.

taiyaki

Boy scouts of Buddhism.

ThailandTom

yo yo yo, I got me a 2,500 comments badge yo, plus a 1 year badge!! lol, even though I have been here for more than a year :rolleyes:

I THOUGH I WAS SPECIAL! :bawl:

Floating_Abu

I hope NB doesn't go that route.

Ditto. It cheapens the site IMO :D

I just got this by the way --

Mentioning someone in a discussion (like this: @Name) is a great way to encourage dialog and let them know who you’re talking to. +5 points

Please, can I be excluded from this business? :)

Floating_Abu

yo yo yo, I got me a 2,500 comments badge yo, plus a 1 year badge!! lol, even though I have been here for more than a year :rolleyes:

I THOUGH I WAS SPECIAL! :bawl:

It says Ive been a member since 2006 but I aint got no year badge, thank God :eek:

RichardH

I got a "uniquely charming and well spoken" badge !? .....anyone else?



...seriously, there should be a "most re-editing due to lousy spelling " badge..

Lincoln

I'm experimenting with some new Vanilla features. Yes, it's annoying about the initial flood of them. They'll be much slower after this initial rush to "catch up" with milestones you long ago passed.

Brian requested them so we can create some badges to recognize outstanding members and encourage the type of behavior we want to see here.

Just don't get attached to them! :p

ThailandTom

You mean my badges are going to be taken away!!? Lol no I understand, this is a trial run guys, a trial run!

Floating_Abu

Yeah give me my 5 year badge now man

Jason

I don't have any yet. Must be too cool for badges. :)

Dharmakara

I prefer frequent flyer points.

Jason

I don't have any yet. Must be too cool for badges. :)

Heh. As soon as I said that, I got 6.

Floating_Abu

I prefer frequent flyer points.

LOL Me too! Me too :D

Floating_Abu

I don't have any yet. Must be too cool for badges. :)

Heh. As soon as I said that, I got 6.

Serves you right, Jase :p

vinlyn

Oops...I got tons of badges, but now the "like" button has disappeared!

Sile

I gots no badges ;)

federica

I don't have any yet. Must be too cool for badges. :)

since when has a God Emperor needed a badge....?

Edit;
What are the six? Don't tell me, let me guess.....

Best God
Best Emperor
Best God Emperor avatar
Best God Emperor seriously heavy frown
Best God Emperor Mantle
Best God emperor pink wig.

Sile

WHOA - within 2 seconds of posting that, a bunch of emails came in saying I have badges!! This is spooky!!

Floating_Abu

Yeah they're watching :p

Invincible_summer

Yes no doubt this is a Buddhist Facebook in the making :wtf:

Uh... how?

Floating_Abu

Social media site, dude.

Cinorjer

I am holding out for a Dharmaville temple game. We choose the color of our monk's robe, help build the temple, get dharma points, accumulate merit by giving to other players holding begging bowls, etc.

Floating_Abu

:cool:

Bekenze

testing123

Lincoln

When you comment, it checks the number of comments you've made for the "Comments" badges. So, your first comment after I turned on the system will trigger all those badges.

Likewise, logging in is what triggers the "Anniversary" badges. You'll get badges for X number of years when you next log into the site.

how

I belong to another buddhist web site that was set up with the option of fellow members being able to give positive or negative votes on postings. Each member had an ongoing tally beside their avatar labeled "reputation" of all things. It seemed to be used by folks to really say if they liked or disliked the poster. I thought that the problem with it was that postings then tended to be written for approval rather than for honesty. Eventually the members just told the server to cancel that forum option.

Brian

Yay, finally!

Brian

I belong to another buddhist web site that was set up with the option of fellow members being able to give positive or negative votes on postings. Each member had an ongoing tally beside their avatar labeled "reputation" of all things. It seemed to be used by folks to really say if they liked or disliked the poster. I thought that the problem with it was that postings then tended to be written for approval rather than for honesty. Eventually the members just told the server to cancel that forum option.

We will never set up a negative voting/negative karma system. That would be completely antithetical to community building. We will never have a mechanism by which someone can tell others how much they "dislike" somebody or something.

federica

how many you got, Brian...? :buck:

federica

We will never set up a negative voting/negative karma system. That would be completely antithetical to community building. We will never have a mechanism by which someone can tell others how much they "dislike" somebody or something.

yeah, I would hate that.......

:p :dunce:

B5C

Achievements have been installed in NewBuddhist.com

Is there an hidden achievement on the most Buddha's in a post?

Dakini

um...is this badge thing getting a little out of control already? I think there must be a happy medium somewhere. Let's not overdo it. The thing is, a badge system can make people get compulsive about participating. It does tend to encourage attachment to posting. I dunno, gang... Let's think about this before we leap into it.

Or is it already a fait accomplis?

Invincible_summer

Social media site, dude.

I know what Facebook is, but I don't see how badges makes NB anything like FB.

Dakini

ok, I just looked up my anniversary badge, and I see there's a page listing my badges, and also listing others who have anniversary badges. That's nice, I like the communal atmosphere surrounding that.

Except I've been here for over a year-and-a-half now, but I guess the admin is playing catch-up with the badges. The anniversary one is nice, kind of like a forum birthday party. :)

Cinorjer

Oh, we'll get tired of playing with them after a day or so.

Dakini

Oh, we'll get tired of playing with them after a day or so.

So cheery. You remind me of Eeyore.

zombiegirl

Hm, I have no badges...

Edit: Whoa... like magic, they just appeared....

skullchin

I'm a badges liking status whore.

lamaramadingdong

How many badges does it take to achieve enlightenment?

B5C

How many badges does it take to achieve enlightenment?

That is when you get all the achievements:

RichardH

It is a reward system for being opinionated and thick skinned... :D

Tosh

In the army, you would beat your chest and declare in a manly voice, "Badges maketh the man".

Unfortunately on this forum I've only got two of them, for time served. :bawl: