+bryand Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 Am I the only one who despises the badges-and-ranks 'upgrade' to the site? I didn't take up astronomy to be competitive. I'll chug along at my own pace, in my own direction, thank you very much - and if you're anywhere near and going in vaguely the same direction, that's fine. If not, that's OK too because one thing astronomy teaches you is that the universe in huge, so there's room for everybody. So Craig: how do I turn off the panel with "today's badges and achievements" on it? +Streetbob, +Bino-viewer, Bottletopburly and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 I think you're awarded a badge if you disable badges and achievements. Craig and Brantuk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 21, 2021 Share Posted June 21, 2021 There's no way to turn off the badges and ranks on an individual basis I'm afraid. The ranks and badges system is just a replacement for an existing system that we've always had, where you'd be given a rank and a number of "pips" based on how much content you've contributed. The ranks have just been made a bit more visible and the pips have been replaced with the badges. The ranks and badges are personal to you, there's no competitive comparison between members. The only truly competitive part of EMS is the leaderboard, which shows who won each day by posting the most popular content. If the notifications for the achievements bother you, you can disable those completely by going to your notification settings: https://www.eastmidlandsstargazers.org.uk/notifications/options/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottletopburly Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) Have to agree Brian 👍 I’m assuming you’ll get another badge for most liked content now 🤔 Edited June 22, 2021 by Bottletopburly +RonC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 2 hours ago, Bottletopburly said: I’m assuming you’ll get another badge for most liked content now 🤔 I can allay your fears quite easily: The awards are for milestones. If you see them popping up a lot at the moment, it's because the system is catching up. (You got one yourself just now, when Ron reacted to your post, because you have 2,048 reputation. You therefore qualified for the 1,000 badge.) The same goes for other activities too. Logging in and time you've been a member for: (milestones, primarily targeted at newer members, nothing after 365 days) Posting content: (again, milestones and primarily targeted at newer members, nothing after 500 posts) There are then a few one-offs that can be awarded, such as Picture of the Month Winner. It may not be to everybody's tastes, but it's hardly awarding badges for everything. It's just milestones. +RonC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Not wanting to distract from Craigs sterling work over last weekend (which i'm sure we all appreciate) i'm in broad agreement with you Bryan. To me all these badges are largely irrelevant and and i too, would turn them off if i could. Milestones are fine if they are noteworthy, for example someone's 1000th post. But i'm not sure we need to know who is 'hugely popular' ? And in such a prominent position as well ? I always thought this forum and SGL used the same type of software ? Yet SGL has none of this stuff on there ? Their format is preferable to me : a right hand column consisting of : Latest posts Recent topics New classifieds Upcoming events Latest images Etc Etc.... Anyway i've changed my profile pic to Capt Mainwaring (looking grumpy) as a protest 😉 +Streetbob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 1 hour ago, Bino-viewer said: Anyway i've changed my profile pic to Capt Mainwaring (looking grumpy) as a protest 😉 I love that show. Worst protest ever. 🙃 As I said, I know this will know be everybody's cup of tea, but it is part of the software and we have utilised it. It is just a bit of fun and a way to recognise contributions. Rank is based on overall contributions and badges are based on milestones. The "Hugely Popular" recognises getting over 1,000 reputation points, and so it is a milestone. SGL happens to still be using the old system, so it is there but in a slightly different guise: EMS has always had this in some way too: As you can see above, we had "pips" too, to show your rank in a graphical way. It's that rank and those pips which have been replaced by the new system. 1 hour ago, Bino-viewer said: And in such a prominent position as well ? I've re-positioned it to be a lot lower, now above the Popular Contributors box. +Streetbob and +Ibbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 29 minutes ago, Craig said: I've re-positioned it to be a lot lower, now above the Popular Contributors box. That looks better. Thanks Craig. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 31 minutes ago, Craig said: I've re-positioned it to be a lot lower, now above the Popular Contributors box. Much better sir. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bryand Posted June 22, 2021 Author Share Posted June 22, 2021 30 minutes ago, Craig said: I've re-positioned it to be a lot lower, now above the Popular Contributors box. That’s a reasonable compromise because it’s much more ignorable down there. Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 Thanks Craig. Thats a big improvement 👍🏼 Craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted June 22, 2021 Share Posted June 22, 2021 It's smashing, fun, reminds me of filling my arm with badges in the cubs and scouts lol 🙂 Craig and +RonC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BAZ Posted June 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2021 (edited) Unfortunately the software is designed to appeal to the largest market possible, which is the American market who like this sort of thing. Whilst it gives us the stability, speed and most importantly, security we do have to put up with some of the foibles that come attached to it. Sorry if it bugs you, but we try and run the best we can afford for the benefits it gives us. We really do need to keep up with security as we have been attacked in the past and I am sure there are more numerous attempts by bots and kids in basements. Edited June 22, 2021 by BAZ +RonC, +Derbyshire Dave, +Ibbo and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheila Posted June 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2021 I think it’s great to encourage folks. Especially newer members. I may be a little long in the tooth but even I can appreciate that lots of folks like to achieve things like this. If anyone is not fussed then that’s ok too. Just ignore it but if it keeps new member interest and encourages them to get involved and post stuff I am all for that 😁 +Glafnazur, +Streetbob, Craig and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnst Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 Hi, It's like being in the cinema, 'you can't please all of the people all the time but you can please some of the people some of the time'. I've only been in the forum a short time so I've not noticed badges etc much and not really fussed about it. I'm on to chat to fellow astronomers and share my enjoyment of this great hobby of ours. The amount of advice and info that's about is invaluable. Sheila, tuckstar, BAZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post philjay Posted June 29, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2021 Oh yeah, there,s badges now, never noticed till now. Doesnt bother me, just reminds me of gold and silver stars at primary school too many years ago 🙂 I look upon stuff like this as a requirement that you young uns need these days 🙂with your soshal meejah stuff 🙂 Thanks for the work Craig +Ibbo, +TasKiNG, tuckstar and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 9 hours ago, philjay said: I look upon stuff like this as a requirement that you young uns need these days 🙂with your soshal meejah stuff 🙂 You couldn't be more on the money if you tried. 😄 philjay and +Ibbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanWatson Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Can we have a badge for 'Most inappropriate content that we still managed to slip past the mods'? I'm all for competition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightspore Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 I still can't get over the fact that gamification is a recognised noun. I'm just crackerficated about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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