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  • Biscuit_Tin
    Biscuit_Tin Posts: 782 Forumite
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    beanielou said:
    When the forum upgraded I seemed to not have my DFW badge on display. Is there a way I can get it to show again. Thanks 😊 
    Are you referring to the Debt Free and Proud badge?

    If so. I see it in your profile :)
  • Biscuit_Tin
    Biscuit_Tin Posts: 782 Forumite
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    redux said:
    May I enquire about the purpose of the so-called Name Dropper badge - what is its purpose, and who is patrolling parts of the forum doling this out completely unsolicited, can it be removed on request?
    Mentioning someone in a discussion (like this: @redux) is a great way to encourage dialog and let them know who you’re talking to.

    The computer software automatically awards it to users who make such a post.
    Sorry I meant:
    MSE Badger who is a funny, furry creature, wanders the forums looking for good deeds and fabulous MoneySaving to reward people for. :/

    I'm not sure if badges, once awarded can be removed, but if it is presumably you would need to email the Forum Team direct to request this.
  • Biscuit_Tin
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    edited 27 February 2020 at 1:23PM
    Former_MSE_Andrea said:
    ...
    What Badges are there?

    There are plenty of badges to aim for and we'll be adding more too. You can see the full list on the badges page ....

    Whoops!

    Sorry, you’ve landed on a page that doesn’t exist. If you found yourself here after clicking a link on this site please email us on: BrokenLink@MoneySavingExpert.com and let us know which page you clicked the link from and we’ll sort it out.
    I suspect those in MSE Towers have got their hands full with more pressing issues at the moment, so I've not emailed them.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,888 Ambassador
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    Biscuit_Tin said:
    beanielou said:
    When the forum upgraded I seemed to not have my DFW badge on display. Is there a way I can get it to show again. Thanks 😊 
    Are you referring to the Debt Free and Proud badge?

    If so. I see it in your profile :)
    I am probably confusing you. The bit either at the side or top of my post. I can’t see it showing? Thanks 😊 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
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  • thingamaBob
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    edited 27 February 2020 at 3:02PM
    beanielou said:
    Biscuit_Tin said:
    beanielou said:
    When the forum upgraded I seemed to not have my DFW badge on display. Is there a way I can get it to show again. Thanks 😊 
    Are you referring to the Debt Free and Proud badge?

    If so. I see it in your profile :)
    I am probably confusing you. The bit either at the side or top of my post. I can’t see it showing? Thanks 😊 
    It only shows 4 badges under your name at the side. It seems these can be any 4 at random, or perhaps, the latest 4 awarded,  if you have more than 4 in your profile.
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,888 Ambassador
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    thingamaBob said:
    beanielou said:
    Biscuit_Tin said:
    beanielou said:
    When the forum upgraded I seemed to not have my DFW badge on display. Is there a way I can get it to show again. Thanks 😊 
    Are you referring to the Debt Free and Proud badge?

    If so. I see it in your profile :)
    I am probably confusing you. The bit either at the side or top of my post. I can’t see it showing? Thanks 😊 
    It only shows 4 badges under your name at the side. It seems these can be any 4 at random, or perhaps, the latest 4 awarded,  if you have more than 4 in your profile.
    Ah ok.
    Thanks  :)
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
  • redux
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    Biscuit_Tin said:
    redux said:
    May I enquire about the purpose of the so-called Name Dropper badge - what is its purpose, and who is patrolling parts of the forum doling this out completely unsolicited, can it be removed on request?
    Mentioning someone in a discussion (like this: @redux) is a great way to encourage dialog and let them know who you’re talking to.

    The computer software automatically awards it to users who make such a post.
    Sorry I meant:
    MSE Badger who is a funny, furry creature, wanders the forums looking for good deeds and fabulous MoneySaving to reward people for. :/

    I'm not sure if badges, once awarded can be removed, but if it is presumably you would need to email the Forum Team direct to request this.
    So it's probably just reaching some threshold of having used the quote function a predefined number of times?

    OK. I was worried I'd said Boris more than once in Discussion Time 
  • joansgirl
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    I got a namedropper badge just after I reported a spam post.....😀
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  • cloudwalker_3
    cloudwalker_3 Posts: 52 Forumite
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    I was trying to find this list of badges but all you get if you click on the badge list link in MSE Badger's is an error message ("Whoops! Sorry, you’ve landed on a page that doesn’t exist..."). Does anyone know where this is now please?
    .
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    When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.
    -- Dom Helder Camara
  • beanielou
    beanielou Posts: 96,888 Ambassador
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    cloudwalker_3 said:
    I was trying to find this list of badges but all you get if you click on the badge list link in MSE Badger's is an error message ("Whoops! Sorry, you’ve landed on a page that doesn’t exist..."). Does anyone know where this is now please?
    Maybe he ‘retired’ when the forum refreshed recently.  Sorry I really don’t know. 
    I am a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Mortgage Free Wannabe & Local Money Saving Scotland & Disability Money Matters. If you need any help on those boards, do let me know.Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any post you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button , or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own & not the official line of Money Saving Expert.

    Lou~ Debt free Wanabe No 55 DF 03/14.**Credit card debt free 30/06/10~** MFW. Finally mortgage free O2/ 2021****
    "A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of" Jane Austen in Mansfield Park.
    ***Fall down seven times,stand up eight*** ~~Japanese proverb.     ***Keep plodding*** Out of debt, out of danger. ***Be the difference.***
    One debt remaining. Home improvement loan.
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