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Why is the Sheriff badge being awarded on Meta.SE?
According to the badge report for the Sheriff badge here on MSE, the badge was awarded once in 2016 and once in 2017. The badge text specifies that the badge criteria is "Served as an elected ...
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Shouldn't Synonymizer be a silver/gold badge?
I noticed that Synonymizer is only a bronze badge. Yet in order to obtain this badge you need to have 2500 reputation or more to even create tag synonyms. Then, on top of that you also need to be able ...
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What benefits are there to getting Stack Overflow reputation over 10k? [duplicate]
I read many articles related to Stack Overflow reputation, such as the following: http://robertgreiner.com/2010/10/10000-stackoverflow-rep/
It states:
"The final milestone in this reputation scheme ...
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Visited every section of the FAQ (retired) [duplicate]
The way to earn the 'Analytical' badge is: Visited every section of the FAQ (retired). What does (retired) mean? Does it mean that it is no longer available?
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Regarding the "Beta" badge on Stack Overflow
Regarding the "Beta" badge:
Actively participated in the private beta.
Somehow 2157 users earned the badge, one with a user ID of 6262:
If user #6262 earned the badge, shouldn't there be 6262 or ...
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Sharing and Reputation badges on Stack Overflow
I have observed that Stack Overflow gives badges for sharing questions over social media websites.
I have few doubts about it.
How is the number to which the question is shared counted? Say I have ...
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Quorum badge on Stack Overflow?
The description for the Quroum badge on Stack Overflow says:
One post with score of 2 on meta.
Sounds to me as if I need exactly one post with precisely a score of 2.
Wouldn't this be a better ...
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What are the Yellow badges for on the SO network? And can badges be removed once saved? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do “badges” work?
On the badges page, some buttons have a yellow circle background:
Zero score accepted answers: more than 10 and 25% of total
Do you get ...
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Duplicate badges when question is migrated back and forth [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do “badges” work?
Following the conversations on my question which was first moved to DSP, then moved back to SO, I noticed something strange, I don't think it'...
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What badge do I get by creating a new tag
What badge do I get by creating a new tag? Is it Taxonomist?
Also is there any way to market a tag once created? I believe there is a legit tag missing and I want to create it.
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Hit the daily reputation cap on 50 days and get the Epic [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
I'm confused about the “epic” badge
Hi all,
I am a member for a year but I did not understand some badges
One of them is Epic user, can any one suggest me ...
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Intended purpose of Self-Learner badge on SE?
Is it encouraged to post unasked questions we know the answer to if they seem useful?
Or is this only intended to be used when a question goes long enough that the postee eventually learned the answer?...
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Wording change on Electorate badge [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Clarify Electorate badge wording
It seems like the change to the Electorate badge wording decided in this thread, is inaccurate.
Electorate - Voted on 600 questions and 25% ...
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Why does Stack Overflow give a badge for "Deleted own post with score of 3 or higher"? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the purpose of the “disciplined” badge?
Isn't it a bad thing?
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Why hasn't anyone won Fanatic yet?
I recently got W00T (Enthusiast) and am now looking to Fanatic. I saw on another post that SO has been open for 11 months but no one has won Fanatic yet. Is it broken or just a coincidence?
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