62 badges · 17,967 grants
Badges
Badges here mark things worth marking. Most are granted automatically; a small number — Patient, De-escalator, Changed My Mind — are granted by hand, because the behaviour they recognise cannot be measured. Those are the ones we care about.
Getting started
8 badgesEarned in your first weeks. These exist to show you what the platform can do.
WelcomeReceived your first like on a post.813 granted · bronzeFirst TopicCreated your first topic.654 granted · bronzeFirst ReplyReplied to a topic.815 granted · bronzeFirst LinkLinked to another topic or document.813 granted · bronzeFirst QuoteQuoted another member accurately.813 granted · bronzeRead the GuidelinesRead the community guidelines end to end.813 granted · bronzeFirst TagApplied a tag to your own topic.775 granted · bronzeReaderRead every post in a topic of more than 100 posts.775 granted · bronze
Posting
13 badgesEarned for writing that other members found useful, and for encouraging writing that is.
Nice PostReceived 10 likes on a single post.813 granted · bronzeGood PostReceived 25 likes on a single post.811 granted · silverGreat PostReceived 50 likes on a single post.101 granted · goldNice TopicA topic you created received 10 likes on its first post.478 granted · bronzeGood TopicA topic you created received 25 likes on its first post.325 granted · silverGreat TopicA topic you created received 50 likes on its first post.101 granted · goldPopular LinkA link you posted was followed 50 times.194 granted · silverGenerousUsed all of your daily likes.630 granted · bronzeConsistently GenerousUsed all of your daily likes on five separate days.359 granted · silverRelentlessly GenerousUsed all of your daily likes on twenty separate days.65 granted · goldThank YouReceived 20 likes after giving 10.595 granted · silverGives BackReceived 100 likes after giving 100.267 granted · goldEditorEdited one of your own posts for accuracy.775 granted · bronze
Community
9 badgesEarned for answering, welcoming, de-escalating and revising. The badges we care most about.
First SolutionA reply of yours was marked as the accepted answer.348 granted · bronzeSolverTen of your replies were marked as accepted answers.0 granted · silverProblem SolverFifty of your replies were marked as accepted answers.0 granted · goldAnswered WellA solution of yours received 25 likes.6 granted · silverWelcomingReplied helpfully to ten first-time posters.143 granted · silverPatientAnswered the same recurring question ten times without complaint.17 granted · silverDe-escalatorTurned a heated exchange into a productive one, in the judgement of staff.530 granted · goldChanged My MindPublicly revised a position on the evidence.56 granted · silverAsked WellPosted a question with the units, the context and the specific uncertainty stated.654 granted · bronze
Documentation
9 badgesEarned in the documentation commons: editing, reviewing, maintaining and translating.
First Wiki EditEdited a community wiki post.61 granted · bronzeWiki EditorMade 25 wiki edits with revision notes.55 granted · silverWiki MaintainerNamed as maintainer of a document in the documentation commons.85 granted · goldPromotedWrote content that was promoted into a maintained document.63 granted · silverCitation CheckerVerified 20 citations against their sources.55 granted · silverPlain LanguageRewrote a technical passage so a newcomer could follow it, without losing accuracy.32 granted · silverReviewerReviewed a document draft before promotion.55 granted · bronzeTranslatorTranslated a maintained document into another language.6 granted · silverArchivistRescued a document that had passed its review date.7 granted · gold
Analytics
6 badgesEarned for analytical rigour — stating methods, reading certificates, publishing results.
First ChromatogramPosted a chromatogram with its method stated.31 granted · bronzeReads a COACorrectly interpreted a certificate of analysis in public.31 granted · silverMethod FirstAsked for the method before discussing a purity number, ten times.31 granted · silverMass AccuracyCorrectly calculated a mass error in ppm and explained its limits.28 granted · silverSubmitted a SampleSubmitted a sample for independent testing and published the result.58 granted · silverBlind SubmitterSubmitted a sample blind and published the result.11 granted · gold
Evidence
7 badgesEarned for reading primary sources and reporting them honestly.
Read the ProtocolCited a trial protocol or statistical analysis plan, not only the paper.21 granted · silverJournal ClubAttended and posted in a journal club session.21 granted · bronzeJournal Club RegularPosted in ten journal club sessions.21 granted · silverJournal Club ChairChaired a journal club session.3 granted · goldAbsolute NumbersRestated a relative effect in absolute terms.21 granted · silverSourcedSupplied a source when asked, within the same topic.775 granted · bronzeWell SourcedSupplied sources on request twenty times.161 granted · silver
Sourcing
4 badgesEarned for structured, evidenced supplier documentation.
First Vendor ReportFiled a structured vendor report with batch, date, method and document.217 granted · bronzeBatch LoggerLogged twenty orders with lot numbers and outcomes.46 granted · silverDocumented a Red FlagDocumented a supplier problem with evidence rather than allegation.29 granted · silverLogisticsContributed a customs or transit outcome to the logistics record.29 granted · bronze
Trust levels
6 badgesGranted automatically as you progress, except Leader, which is granted by staff invitation.
Basic UserReached trust level 1.813 granted · bronzeMemberReached trust level 2.775 granted · bronzeRegularReached trust level 3.161 granted · silverLeaderReached trust level 4.17 granted · goldAnniversaryOne year as an active member.689 granted · silverTwo YearsTwo years as an active member.20 granted · gold