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Old Oct 4, 2024 | 8:56 am
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Originally Posted by IBJoel
My final reply is that this is simply an incredibly outdated point of view
Originally Posted by IBJoel
OK, so achievement badges have been popular in online gaming for 15+ years (and for 40 years if you want to count high score boards in arcade games). The average gamer is in their 30s and the average female gamer may even be in their mid-40s.

Likewise, "Flair" has been a staple of the world's largest forum community since as long as I can remember.

So your demeaning of badges as being for "cub scouts" is ageist in and of itself and simply out of touch. These badges in no way interfere with your ability to source information on the site and you're free to carry on doing that.
Dude you're running a bulletin board style discussion forum. The very concept of FT is "outdated".

Lean into your competitive advantage of this being a 20 year old kinda internet side full of old farts. If you try to make FT into a Reddit.... why would people not just go to Reddit?
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