= phenomenon =
The activity requirements for various badges are too low.
= reason =
I'm for lowering some things to get more early involvement, but I think the requirements for some of our badges are so low that they're too easy, wasting the gamification.
There are three kinds of badges, bronze, silver, and gold. Bronze badges should be awarded for basic tasks -- they exist to help one learn new features in the system. Silver badges should be something people work for, and Gold should indicate real engagement with the site. These should be aspirational, and making them too low undermines the purpose.
= recommendation =
Leave the bronze badges alone. Some of the silver badges are also file. But other badges should be adjusted like this:
{{{
Enlightened: is 3; recommend 10 Famous Question: is 500; recommend 5,000 Favorite Question: is 3; recommend 10 Good Answer: is 3; recommend 10 Good Question: is 3; recommend 10 Great Answer: is 5; recommend 25 Great Question: is 5; recommend 25 Guru: is 5; recommend 42 Necromancer: is 1; recommend 3 Nice Answer: is 2; recommend 5 Nice Question: is 2; recommend 5 Notable Question: is 250; recommend 1,000 Pundit: is 10/10; recommend 10/5 (this is lowering things) Stellar Question: is 5; recommend 25
}}}
You should now be able to just adjust this yourself if you like. ;)
However, it might be good to have some feedback from other active folks before changing things...
Replying to [comment:1 kevin]:
You should now be able to just adjust this yourself if you like. ;) However, it might be good to have some feedback from other active folks before changing things...
Yeah, I ''did'' adjust them by myself, as I feel this one has a little bit of urgency. I'm still open to feedback and tweaks, of course!
Lets just close this out and discussion can take place ongoing... ;)
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