Originally Posted by
uanj
It's like we are now focusing on ourselves and not the (usually) valuable information and communication that we come to share among ourselves.
This is nonsense.
Badges are commonly used in competitive online games, we are here to share, inform and communicate, not compete.
Exactly. All i need to see is a username. If I'm inclined to perform extra due diligence on a user we can click through to their profile and have at it.