Announcement: New and Useful Badges Program

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@Hermitism sent me an interesting link earlier. Apparently, a group called H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio has been collaborating with Vanilla's development team for some time now in the creation of some new and useful badges for forums, under the New and Useful Badges for Forums program.

The PAF was selected as a test site, and it appears that after a review of recent forum activity, they've built some badges for us to use in some PAF-specific discussion scenarios.

For instance, when a member is particularly grumpy, they've issued:

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@Hermitism would you like to share some of the others?
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,203
    Since we don't have a moderator or customer service agent here on the forum, when someone owning a soundbar complains about their problems, they've issued this:

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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,422
    Oh, yes, that's a good one. That one should see immediate take-up.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,422
    edited March 2019
    There was this one I saw that just looked neat because it has a red star in it, but I'm not really sure yet when we might use it. I've sometimes seen stars awarded to small children when they're difficult in order to make them feel special and to sort of console and soothe them, so maybe we could use this red star one for that here if someone is having a bad day.

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  • Hermitism
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    I can't quite read that one, Scott.
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,422
    Oh, shoot, that graphic must've been corrupted during download. I'll put in a trouble ticket to the team to see if they can issue a corrected version. I'm not sure how this works. I'm pretty sure they're busy with badging for other sites, too?
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  • msg
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    But hey hermitism, what if I decide to sell something on the forum, and the transaction doesn't go well, and I accidentally wish death upon that person?
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,203
    Well Scott, I'm glad you asked. The H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio team came up with this:

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  • msg
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    Wow! How convenient! That's - Dead On!
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  • msg
    msg Posts: 9,422
    Now, our good friend Russ @lightman1 takes a fair measure of abuse around here, doesn't he folks? Yes, he does, and he's such a great sport about it.

    Hermitism, aside from collecting addresses for later visits and guerilla bush deflowering, is there anything for Russ in the new badge collection?
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,203
    Well Scott, Russ does take a more than normal amount of abuse here. Especially from John. But the H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio team took that under consideration.

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  • DaveHo
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    How about the punk ****, Asshat badge? I believe @Clipdat is the proud recipient of that honor.
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  • nooshinjohn
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    Do they have any for snowflakes?
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  • DaveHo
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    Lol! Love the graphic.
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  • GlennDog
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    when the moderator's passed out at the bar cat's away, the mice will play
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  • msg
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    Well John, we weren't really sure at first just how deep these guys over at H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio were going to dig. We were concerned that they wouldn't pick up some of the more intense discussions due to thread closing and deletions.

    How's the Weather?!?

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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    Moderated B)
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • treitz3
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    No one deserves the PFB badge but him. It is the highest honor bestowed upon the <snip>

    Tom
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  • Hermitism
    Hermitism Posts: 4,203
    The H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio is currently watching the AMC channel, but I think I remember seeing a Skinny Jeans badge.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,020
    edited March 2019
    Hermitism wrote: »
    The H&M Creative Mischief Design Studio is currently watching the AMC channel, but I think I remember seeing a Skinny Jeans badge.

    The "AMC channel"? Like Gremlins and Pacers and Matadors -- all the time?

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    B)
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  • Hermitism
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 24,548
    That pink halo really kicks off Doc's smile ;)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,020
    edited March 2019
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  • mlistens03
    mlistens03 Posts: 2,767
    edited March 2019
    This is great! Keep 'em coming guys.
    Howz about a "Russ peed in the corner of your listening room!" Badge? Too long, but I can't figure out how's to consolidate it.
    And Russ, I'll send you my address... :)

    I'm already on my way to 5,000 Russ insults. This is great! :p
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
    How about the H9 based "I know more about tubes than you" badge?
    To earn it you must know what year the particular European, Russian or US military spec of a D or halo getter 6dj8. And quote the exact factory time stamp of its birth.

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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,776
    Or the Nelson Pass is a hack badge
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 18,305
    Black paint badge.....F'n classic!!!

    Tom
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,089
    lightman1 wrote: »
    Or the Nelson Pass is a hack badge
    Russ... if any us deserves the "electric chair" badge... well brother that would be you.
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  • msg
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    The "AMC channel"? Like Gremlins and Pacers and Matadors -- all the time?
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    Is that Karen Carpenter, or Sharon Osbourne?

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  • codycatalist
    codycatalist Posts: 2,662
    edited March 2019
    msg wrote: »
    But hey hermitism, what if I decide to sell something on the forum, and the transaction doesn't go well, and I accidentally wish death upon that person?

    Honestly. That is probably the single funniest yet sad thing I have ever read on here. That's with over 3600 visits.

    This thread is the best thing to happen on here all year.
    Just a dude doing dude-ly things

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