Originally Posted by serpens

When I try to open the linked page, I get the message "You do not have permission to access this page."

Probably I just don't understand the layout of a forum page, but I found nothing that suggested to me that a link would lead to a description of badges. (Or maybe I don't understand what a badge is. I assume a badge is an item that appears under a poster's name, but does not appear under most posters' names, like contributor or evangelist.)