Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused?
by pinko on Thursday March 24, 2011 @11:31PM
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For a second I parsed this as indicating that HN had instituted a system of badges, about which you were unenthused... phew!
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Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused?
by andrewstuart on Thursday March 24, 2011 @11:32PM
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Given the industry trend for badges I wouldn't be surprised. Do I get an HN badge for having karma over 400?
Re:Ask HN: "Badges" anyone else a little unenthused?
by pinko on Thursday March 24, 2011 @11:34PM
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Over 500 (or somesuch -- it's a moving target) gets you the ability to downvote.
Which raises an interesting point -- badges do nothing for me, but feature unlocking is compelling, as much as I wish it weren't. I don't actually care, but if I stop paying attention I often find myself behaving as if I did.