Thread:JustinDaOne/@comment-24008778-20140112161648

Hi Justin, just saw the discussion on removal of achievement badges. I have a few questions if you don't mind: 1. Are these badges also awarded to anonymous contributors(anons)? Based on my understanding so far the issue was that it was believed to drive spamming and unruly behaviours. So if most these are by anons perhaps it's possible to limit badges to registered user. If they are not anyway then removing the badges will not make a difference. 2. Can badges award be made dynamic? Hence if a post if removed it will change the badges thus even a spammer have 100 posts but all removed will not get badges.

I never even pay attention to them until now so please pardon my ignorance. I posted this on your wall so not to clutter the discussion page. I am voting no for removal, although it seems to be a minority anyway. Cheers. 