Dec 30, 2025, 3:56 am
FlyerTalk Badges Launch
Nov 11, 2024 | 8:50 pm
#241
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SEA the REAL Washington; occasionally in the other Washington (DCA area)
Programs: AS MVPG 100K (Atmos Titanium) / 0.5MM; DL fallen PM (1.58MM = Complimentary Annual GM); AA Gold
Posts: 24,434
agreed … this is a *TRAVEL* community, not an influencer competition
FT automatically tracks post count, and that provides evidence of online participation
I guess I’m just a curmudgeon, but I don’t understand why it’s necessary to seek additional validation (e.g., “I’ve issued 2306 Likes and quoted 1192 other posts”)
Nov 11, 2024 | 10:31 pm
#242
Join Date: Nov 2007
Programs: Marriott Bonvoy Platinum, Hilton Honors Diamond, Delta Gold
Posts: 6,635
Or conversely, "I've received xxxx number of likes and been quoted xxxx number of times" which is what I thought was being asked for and agree that it's unnecessary and irrelevant (just as it's been until now).
The number of post counts and years on the forum is sufficient to tell you about the member's participation and experience, which is what I think is important.
The number of post counts and years on the forum is sufficient to tell you about the member's participation and experience, which is what I think is important.
Nov 11, 2024 | 11:30 pm
#243
Join Date: May 2018
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 1,937
Quoted count is a terrible metric though. I can think of at least a couple of folks who would have great numbers, but only because they are repeatedly wrong, argumentative or just plain trolling.
Nov 11, 2024 | 11:45 pm
#244
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Redondo Beach, Ca
Posts: 34,897
agreed this is a *TRAVEL* community, not an influencer competition
FT automatically tracks post count, and that provides evidence of online participation
I guess Im just a curmudgeon, but I dont understand why its necessary to seek additional validation (e.g., Ive issued 2306 Likes and quoted 1192 other posts)
FT automatically tracks post count, and that provides evidence of online participation
I guess Im just a curmudgeon, but I dont understand why its necessary to seek additional validation (e.g., Ive issued 2306 Likes and quoted 1192 other posts)
Nov 12, 2024 | 9:53 am
#245
Original Poster
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
The number of displayed badges will always remain the same, so there wouldn't be any additional clutter. I did forget though that the new Likes system actually does display lifetime likes, so a badge would be redundant
Nov 14, 2024 | 3:17 pm
#246
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Programs: Sometimes known as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
Posts: 28,758
Nov 14, 2024 | 4:24 pm
#247
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2008
Location: San Francisco
Programs: GM on VX, UA, AA, HA, AS, SY; Budget Fastbreak; GM with hotels; Waymo; Honda crv; iOS
Posts: 36,603
agreed this is a *TRAVEL* community, not an influencer competition
FT automatically tracks post count, and that provides evidence of online participation
I guess Im just a curmudgeon, but I dont understand why its necessary to seek additional validation (e.g., Ive issued 2306 Likes and quoted 1192 other posts)
FT automatically tracks post count, and that provides evidence of online participation
I guess Im just a curmudgeon, but I dont understand why its necessary to seek additional validation (e.g., Ive issued 2306 Likes and quoted 1192 other posts)
Nov 16, 2024 | 9:48 am
#249
Join Date: May 2018
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN
Posts: 1,937
Nov 18, 2024 | 4:44 pm
#251
Original Poster
Administrator
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Internet Brands
Posts: 4,435
Y'know what's funny is that these were first rolled out on sites dominated by Boomers and Gen X to positive reception
Nov 18, 2024 | 4:55 pm
#252
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Denver, CO, USA
Programs: Sometimes known as [ARG:6 UNDEFINED]
Posts: 28,758
Dec 3, 2024 | 11:29 pm
#253
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX oriented World Digital Nomad
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt Globalist, MLife/Cosmo Identity Gold, Other Vegas too...
Posts: 1,466
How many free nights you earned this year. I will admit that this was the most difficult badge to gauge. No shade to our anonymous research group, but I would have liked more input on this category specifically. I saw a record of 200 nights earned in a year, which I found pretty insane, so I halved it.
See above for comments for countries and FT profile age but, essentially, while I recognize there are 200 countries (give or take), visiting even 10 is an extremely privileged position to be in. Less than 5% of the developed world has travelled to more than 30 countries. BUT a 100 countries badge will be coming.
See above for comments for countries and FT profile age but, essentially, while I recognize there are 200 countries (give or take), visiting even 10 is an extremely privileged position to be in. Less than 5% of the developed world has travelled to more than 30 countries. BUT a 100 countries badge will be coming.
