Originally Posted by
WillBarrett_68
is there any way to turn this off? I don't want badges, I don't like it when the forum software "awards" me some dumb badge and it's automatically added to my profile without asking me and then I have to do a bunch of unnecessary clicking to take it off. this "feature" should be opt in or removed completely.
Already been answered up thread. No.
You can deselect any user managed badges in your profile but some are automagic. Just in the same way you can't decline likes that others on the forum bestow on your contributions. Best to go with the flow, it's the modern way of the world, like it or not.