Dec 30, 2025, 3:56 am
FlyerTalk Badges Launch
Oct 5, 2024 | 5:31 pm
#136
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Shanghai
Posts: 46,286
Today I noticed that a "10 countries" badge had been attached to my profile (I think I was able to remove it). I have never bothered to count countries, so I don't know if I deserve that badge, but I'm a little curious about how FT knows.
Oct 5, 2024 | 11:34 pm
#139
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, IHG Plat Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
Posts: 22,642
Oct 6, 2024 | 12:38 am
#140
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: ASHBURN,VA,USA
Programs: UA 1K3MM, Marriott Lifetime Titanium , Hertz PC
Posts: 427
Oct 6, 2024 | 4:33 am
#141
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Nottingham
Programs: BA GGL
Posts: 1,900
Small update to the Tampermonkey script. The infinite scroll loads the images with a relative URL (whereas the original page load is with an absolute URL).
Code:
// ==UserScript==
// @name Hide Badge
// @version 1
// @description Hide Badges on FlyerTalk
// @match https://*.flyertalk.com/*
// @grant GM_addStyle
// @run-at document-start
// ==/UserScript==
GM_addStyle ( `
.badge-fill {
display: none;
}
img[src^="https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/badges/"] {
display: none;
}
img[src^="images/badges/"] {
display: none;
}
` );
Oct 6, 2024 | 9:59 am
#142
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: on the path to perdition
Programs: Delta, United
Posts: 5,014
Nice monkey script :-). I really do not care about badges, I am here for the content (in cases the lack thereof). But I added some just to fill in the dead-space. My suggestion (and was already suggested) for the badge hiding is to make the fill color the same as the background color.
As for the country badge, I also agree with others that additional limits would be nice. Of course the ultimate badge would be letting users create their own (kinda adding a profile picture).
As for the country badge, I also agree with others that additional limits would be nice. Of course the ultimate badge would be letting users create their own (kinda adding a profile picture).
Oct 6, 2024 | 11:15 am
#143
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Berkeley, CA USA
Programs: Piggly Wiggly "Shop the Pig!" Preferred Shopper
Posts: 60,660
Hi everyone!
We're very happy to launch our latest feature: Badges.
These are viewable in both desktop and mobile skin and signify your personal accomplishments in the world of travel. While some, like your time on FlyerTalk, are automatically assigned, others are on the "honor system" and you may assign the travel badge that best corresponds to your milestones at your leisure.
We have more in the works!
We're very happy to launch our latest feature: Badges.
These are viewable in both desktop and mobile skin and signify your personal accomplishments in the world of travel. While some, like your time on FlyerTalk, are automatically assigned, others are on the "honor system" and you may assign the travel badge that best corresponds to your milestones at your leisure.
We have more in the works!
I'd love it if we could design and upload our own custom badges. Would be more interesting than seeing how many countries someone's visited. Of course all the normal TOS would apply.
Thanks for considering.
Oct 6, 2024 | 4:38 pm
#145
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Programs: UA 1K 1MMer & LT UC (when flying UA); Hyatt Credit Cardist; HHonors Diamond; Marriott Gold via UA 1K
Posts: 7,140
Ive been to over 50 countries, and my badge only has 10 countries. And, my profile indicates UA 1MM, yet I dont have a MM badge How does the Flyertalk bot come up with the data for the badges? I couldnt figure out how to fix this.
Oct 6, 2024 | 5:06 pm
#146
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: USA / Scotland
Posts: 1,176
multiple people have asked where the 10 country badge appeared from but i dont believe FT have responded
Oct 6, 2024 | 7:33 pm
#147
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2.3 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.2MM Gold | AS 0.5MM |MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,813
Oct 6, 2024 | 7:41 pm
#148
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: EDI/GLA
Programs: DL 2.3 MM Unobtainum | UA 1.2MM Gold | AS 0.5MM |MR Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 2,813
Oct 6, 2024 | 10:55 pm
#150
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Anywhere
Posts: 7,063
I find it funny that people would display ALL the 10 - 20 - 30 - 40 - 50 countries badges concurrently, which is quite senseless. Can these be made exclusive, as in, you can only select and display ONE of them at any one time?