08-02-2019, 07:07 PM
Great thread. I think badges are seriously overdue for a long discussion on how to improve them.
I don't think there are too many badges. I think the root problem is badges were made as a fun and silly thing never meant to live on a MFGG that has lasted this long.
I think the core problem with them is something that was probably pointed out from the start- they don't really mean anything to anyone outside of MFGG; so often a new member's first impression of them may be an unapproachable culture that pats itself on the back a bit too much. One time badges or badges that admins give out only on a whim exacerbate this problem with things that are just completely inaccessible to new members. I'm sure you all remember Gengar's frustrations with trying to earn a single badge- why did he care at all? Because they seem important to a newcomer even if they don't mean anything to those of us who have been around forever.
I'm not saying we get rid of the event badges or anything like that. I like them, I think it's a great way to get more people involved in events and have good momentos for times that have come and gone.
I think one step in the right direction would be a limit for what badges are displayed- maybe 5 or so that you can “equip†at a time, and the full gallery on your profile (like a trophy shelf or something of that nature).
And please don't get rid of the top 5 badges- I think they're pretty valuable to have just to see what people have accomplished.
""We choose to go to the [Suggestions board] not because it's easy, but because it's hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
- John F. Kennedy"
- gothgirlgangblastermaster
I don't think there are too many badges. I think the root problem is badges were made as a fun and silly thing never meant to live on a MFGG that has lasted this long.
I think the core problem with them is something that was probably pointed out from the start- they don't really mean anything to anyone outside of MFGG; so often a new member's first impression of them may be an unapproachable culture that pats itself on the back a bit too much. One time badges or badges that admins give out only on a whim exacerbate this problem with things that are just completely inaccessible to new members. I'm sure you all remember Gengar's frustrations with trying to earn a single badge- why did he care at all? Because they seem important to a newcomer even if they don't mean anything to those of us who have been around forever.
I'm not saying we get rid of the event badges or anything like that. I like them, I think it's a great way to get more people involved in events and have good momentos for times that have come and gone.
I think one step in the right direction would be a limit for what badges are displayed- maybe 5 or so that you can “equip†at a time, and the full gallery on your profile (like a trophy shelf or something of that nature).
And please don't get rid of the top 5 badges- I think they're pretty valuable to have just to see what people have accomplished.
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""We choose to go to the [Suggestions board] not because it's easy, but because it's hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win."
- John F. Kennedy"
- gothgirlgangblastermaster
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