# Badges? We don't need no stinkin' badges! **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416 "2020-06-23T15:46:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/42 "2020-06-25T06:31:53Z")
❤❤❤!! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/43 "2020-06-25T06:41:16Z")
Oh, ummm, I didn’t read much of your tutorial thread. I kinda glazed over. Sorry. I swear I’ll read it all the way through, soon. (Umm, ‘soon’ may be too constraining of a time schedule. Let’s go with ‘someday’) But, dammit, I’ve achieved _devotee_ status. I think. Oh, nevermind. ETA: if I post anymore, in this thread will @discobot shut me down? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/44 "2020-06-25T06:42:57Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But, dammit, I’ve achieved _devotee_ status. And aficionado to boot! And thanks for the rousing endorsement! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/45 "2020-06-25T06:44:48Z")
How DID they talk you in to tutorial duty? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/46 "2020-06-25T06:47:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > How DID they talk you in to tutorial duty?  Went through all this about a year ago on another board, so once I heard that we were moving to Discourse, I thought Oh shit! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/47 "2020-06-25T06:48:43Z")
You’re my new hero!😌 ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/48 "2020-06-25T06:49:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You’re my new hero!☺  Aw, shucks! 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/49 "2020-06-25T06:50:12Z")
I’ll get right on that reading. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/50 "2020-06-25T06:51:45Z")
Take it slow. Myself, I figure I’ll try to read and assimilate one new formatting tag every day or two. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/51 "2020-06-25T06:55:49Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > I figure I’ll try to read and assimilate one new formatting tag every day or two. Two messages in one ! ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/52 "2020-06-25T07:08:21Z")
Goodnight, @discobot, you stalkery old eavesdropper. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/53 "2020-06-25T07:25:34Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Goodnight, @discobot Robots never sleep. I must have heard something like that somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/54 "2020-06-25T07:25:54Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > > [@Senegoid](#): > > > > I figure I’ll try to read and assimilate one new formatting tag every day or two. > > Two messages in one ! What is this \ tag? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/55 "2020-06-25T16:01:52Z")
It’s useful on websites to show that something’s an abbreviation. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/56 "2020-06-25T17:16:42Z")
Badges are stupid and useless. Get rid of them. Likes for posts that are not attached to the user could be nice. It lets you say you appreciated what was written without having to type things out. On the other hand, the SDMB as a whole tends to appreciate and skew towards literate responses, and that’s not something I want to lose. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/57 "2020-06-25T17:28:05Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > > [@discobot](#): > > > > Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`.  > > Oh, shut the hell up. We’ve got a bot. We’ve got a fucking BOT! Can we get a moderator in here for cleanup? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/58 "2020-06-25T17:30:58Z")
Which is worse? A Disco Bot or a [Disco Duck](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97RjuC9YeXg)? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/59 "2020-06-25T17:37:29Z")
Yep, @kaylasdad, he’s a bit of a creep. It’s stalking my PMs right now. I was trying to do it’s tutorial and got confused. I thought I could walk away. OH NO, I’ve gotten 12 PMs or something. I’m not reading them. Cannot delete them. Either I finish the course on it will be on my tail, forever more. Gah!!!?!! ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/60 "2020-06-25T17:40:56Z")
And you can’t block him cuz he’s a TL4. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2020, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416/61 "2020-06-25T17:42:03Z")
I just downloaded The Straight Dope from Pirate Bay. How do I unlock more Achievements on this game? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badges-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-badges/912416.md?page=4)