Oh, just send in everything you’ve got, we’ll sort it out here.
::furtively closing closet door containing sloth costume::
Umm…[nonchalant voice] you might as well send any negatives you have as well. [/nonchalant voice]
You’ll receive your merit badge in two to three weeks. 
Yes, I like how it squishes between my toes.
There have been some past threads about this (try a search for it). IIRC, some people say 100 posts, some say 500 posts. Time-wise seems to be a crap-shoot (a messy sport, btw). The veteran AOL Dopers may think we’re all newbies (I feel a John-Cleese-as-architech tirade coming on…)