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October 22, 2013 9:39:44 AM

Hi, I'm looking to contact a moderator about my account. For some reason, I've been limited from being granted badges on my account. On my motherboard expert one, I have 5/5 but it won't grant me the badge and my CPU expert category has stopped increasing when I get a best answer in the CPU forum, I love this site and coming to help people by using my personal knowledge but the badges are a real incentive. Have I done something wrong?

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October 22, 2013 9:58:14 AM

I had 5/5 for CPUs too and it didn't show up. When I received my 6th best answer in that category, it appeared.
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October 22, 2013 10:37:41 AM

I have a few like that. Just get one more and problem solved. It's not like you need that badge immediately.
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October 22, 2013 10:46:17 AM

My biggest concern was i got mixed up in some silly amd vs intel war a couple weeks ago on another thread and got a warning, thought maybe my account was changed in some way afterward.
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October 22, 2013 10:49:20 AM

nope, i think because best answers can be taken the same as they can be given, you have to get one more than the required number before you get the badge so they can be sure(ish) you'll keep it, they're all like that.
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October 22, 2013 10:49:44 AM

Just the way the counter works. Just keep contributing and you'll continue to amass badges.

Thanks for being a member.
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October 22, 2013 10:58:50 AM

I see how it works, makes sense.

and Thank you so much guys. much appreciated.
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October 22, 2013 11:00:53 AM

Thank you.
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October 23, 2013 5:16:29 AM

Lord_Kitty said:
I had 5/5 for CPUs too and it didn't show up. When I received my 6th best answer in that category, it appeared.


^ Pretty much this.
Its a known issue, the badge isn't awarded until you get one more BA than is required.

As far as I can tell, no sanctions have been made on your account. That, and we dont have the power to deny or strip badges from someone, for that we have to contact the Site Dev's.
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October 23, 2013 6:25:20 AM

Pay no heed! It's hardly a fluke. See Nitro192, there was that one time in 3rd grade, Mrs. Badcrumble's class, you did that thing with the glue and grasshopper and Cindy Thurber's velcro shoes. She told me about it, and that's why we've sought to punish you here and now for your previous transgressions. :p 
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October 24, 2013 3:46:44 AM

Thanks again guys, figured i'd rather be safe than sorry. and be careful getting involved in those Intel vs AMD debates. Those things get crazy.
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October 24, 2013 10:21:57 AM

Nitro192 said:
Thanks again guys, figured i'd rather be safe than sorry. and be careful getting involved in those Intel vs AMD debates. Those things get crazy.


Amen to that, all it takes is one post leaning slightly one way or the other to start a flame war. I run all AMD hardware, but was accused of Intel fanboyism (go figure) a day or two ago because of how much these debates get people worked up...
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