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Originally Posted by Lioneye
(Post 36571122)
I've now changed my badges to the maximum of everything.
Seriously...what's the point? is it even a flex these days to display such carbon footprints proudly? :D |
Why have I been assigned a "10 COUNTRIES" icon?
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IBJoel are there any plans to update the notice that appears at the top of threads ("Thank you to all who contributed. We are working on a new badge system that will allow users to keep their Hotel Reviewer badges, as well as expand options for users to customize their profile with more achievements like countries visited, FlyerTalk profile age, and more.") and to pin something telling people how to update their badges? Friends started message me as a mod while I was offline and my only suggestion was, "Look for a pinned/sticky post at the top of forums for instructions," which, I now realize, was the wrong answer.
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Originally Posted by rockflyertalk (Post # 53)
(Post 36570373)
As I use FT for the majority of time on my mobile, the badges really take up a lot of space that detracts from content. . . .
The new wiki icons are a bit overkill too on thread titles that require two lines. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...3b776d9c49.jpg |
As mentioned before - badges unlocked after a test message. |
As someone asked above, do you expect someone transiting at an airport to count as having visited that country?
What about air crew who have flown into / out of a airport? |
Mmmm flair. See you all at Chotchkies.
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Originally Posted by meijiem
(Post 36571545)
Why have I been assigned a "10 COUNTRIES" icon?
I'm still confused about why I got it. I don't know how many countries I have been to, but I know the number isn't ten! |
Interesting! I was wondering what was going on!
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Originally Posted by DeathSlam
(Post 36569552)
Ibjoel has already said that 100 countries badge *is* coming (which is the point I came to this thread to make but has now been asked many times and replied to three times)
I think it is necessary as I can honestly claim 50 countries, but I am just a fairly lightweight holiday traveller. Many of the great and good here are well north of 100 and it doesn't seem right that I have the same badge. It does seem to get exponentially harder to tick places off the list once you start getting above 125, so I can see a point to having those higher badges, but you have to remember what they are for. They are not there for a competition to show off for the top people, they are there to make people feel good about what *they* have achieved so they engage with the site more and generate additional advertising revenue. So there needs to be a large cohort with the top badges. I presume this is also why the other badges are as they are. They are there because it's what the advertisers think is useful for their demographic and for them. A lot of people never leave their own country which will skew the global travel statistics and some geographies make totting up the early badges almost trivial. So 10 countries might seem like a lot to someone in Kansas, but someone from The Netherlands would probably wonder why you didn't get out more. But as pointed out, here on FT there are probably enough with 100+ to make it a useful badge. On the flip side, x million milers seems to be mostly a US thing. Because non-US airlines tend not to give rewards based on total mileage I don't think people elsewhere count it as often. I'm one of those 100-125 Countries folks and I couldn't hold a candle of knowledge compared to ironmanit, hauteboy, danielw, and rankourabu just to name a few. Maybe 125+ should be the highest level, one would needs to really starting going off the Map to hit that level.
Originally Posted by DaveS
(Post 36569563)
What about some other badges? For example Lounges visited/IDB's/Op Upgrades/Lounges barred from - must be lots of other ideas for this. Also I need the 100 countries badge.
Originally Posted by Palal
(Post 36571089)
Would be good to add the number of countries ... 195 UN total, so maybe, 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 195+
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t's not very unobtrusive when accidentally rolling your pointer over a badge temporarily blanks the screen so it can pup up a tiny useless message. That message should just be a normal unobtrusive roll-over message if you really need it at all. What's up with that?
This is on my mac, desktop safari -David |
Originally Posted by DenverBrian
(Post 36571474)
I'd hate to see your resume. :D :D :D
One issue on the desktop: Info on the left now has headings in regular type and the actual info in bold. Should probably be the other way around. Bolded type takes up a lot of space. |
Originally Posted by Xyzzy
(Post 36568518)
Interesting feature. I've been to over 100 countries ... there are almost 4x your max of 50 of UN countries (and it's not clear whose country list applies here). Y:eek:u need an option for more than 50.
I’ve been to 173 countries 6 million airline lifetime miles please adjust this; I almost want to remove my badges because it’s not reflective of my real totals. |
Originally Posted by beltway
(Post 36571380)
From a design POV, the badges are visually overwhelming on the PC site. The badges grab your eye and make the actual content less important. It's like we are now focusing on ourselves and not the (usually) valuable information and communication that we come to share among ourselves. While it can be seen as ageist to gamify the site with badges, it is also a bit ageist in the reverse direction to think that those who have traveled more, and are often older, are the ones who should be listened to more. This is nonsense. Badges are commonly used in competitive online games, we are here to share, inform and communicate, not compete. IBJoel I appreciate your efforts and am not hating on the idea of badges. Just don't make it a competition. I say this as someone who has flown over 10 million actual, butt-in seat, miles. Does not make me better or more necessarily more knowledgeable, I come here for information just as others do. Thank you for listening and your work, IBJoel. :) |
Originally Posted by uanj
(Post 36571917)
Thank you for listening and your work, IBJoel. :) |
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