Today, first time I logged-in to math.stackexhange.com
. I have other associated accounts also, so I got $101$ reputation initially. I vote-up one question then suddenly I undo the vote-up. After that it shows me supporter
badge on my profile. If I am going to all accounts page, the page shows one bronze badge for mathematics account. Isn't it a bug or regular behaviour?
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4$\begingroup$ When I made my first down-vote, I removed it within a few seconds, but still got my Critic badge. It seems that the badge triggers don't have an untrigger mechanism. $\endgroup$– Peter PhippsJun 8, 2012 at 12:20
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2$\begingroup$ It is by design. Please see: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2137/… meta.stackexchange.com/questions/28251/… meta.stackexchange.com/questions/58053/… $\endgroup$– Willie WongJun 11, 2012 at 7:28
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$\begingroup$ @Willie Your comment could be posted as/made to an answer. $\endgroup$– Martin SleziakJan 6, 2013 at 6:42
1 Answer
Since Willie may be too busy to repost his old comments, I'll write a CW:
By design, general badges are not revoked. For badges that can be awarded multiple times (such as
Nice Answer
and many others) the system will "get even" with you next time you qualify for the badge. For example, every time your answer reaches a score of 10, it compares the number of your 10+ answers and the number of yourNice Answer
badges; if the second is less than the first, you get the badge again.Tag-based badges are processed differently, and may be lost if you no longer qualify for them. Source
Meta SO has a community-generated list of all badges with full descriptions which explains the eligibility criteria for each badge.