Any badges you get for free would probably be handed out by the administration as a recognition for services to the Wiki.
I could give a couple of names right now of tropers who deserve to have something extra next to their name to show people that their work in TRS, IP and the Wiki itself means a lot to us.
Except that of course I won't give you any hints.
edited 8th Apr '12 9:36:03 AM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Yank the Dog's Chain much, Best Of?
Anyway, badges in general sound like a good idea. Don't see a point to a "I've been here long" badge, but the general idea is what we need. It'll be a good and (hopefully) profitable feature.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerWe have a great deal of discussion about you guys in the supersecret mod fora where we discuss things like new mod and other staff nominations.
Oh, how I wish that I could share some of the things we've said about you there... Except that I don't.
edited 8th Apr '12 9:43:28 AM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Can we keep the discussion of badges strictly to "badges you pay to give yourself" and "badges you pay to give other people"? This is, after all, a thread about raising money for the wiki, and implementing any sort of karma system without paying doesn't do that, while implementing a karma system you have to pay for, I think the idea is, avoids the pitfalls associated with a lot of them.
Just noodling this out: I'm hearing that we want three kinds of badge inventory. One about donation levels (gold, silver, bronze); one for badges to be used as gifts (attaboys); and one for self decoration badges (seasonal, "I'm an RPer", or a badge that means something in a particular RP).
I can't see any reason why a person's collection of badges should be limited in any way. Some limits on how many they can wear at one time does make sense. Two badge slots seems about right. They should be able to display their whole collection through a link, though.
Pricing/purchasing: The donation-level badges are obviously individual purchases. I think the other two types of badges could be bought in lots. Pick 5, say. How about $10 per 5-pack? This isn't a recurring charge, it is once per pack.
Goal: Clear, Concise and WittyI heartily agree that it makes more sense to sell badges in packages instead of individually - fewer microtransactions that way. $10 for 5 sounds great.
For some reason, I have this feeling that 3 badge slots would be better than two. I've no clue why I feel like that, though.
edited 8th Apr '12 10:55:41 AM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Rule of Three is ancient and still very much prevalent.
Agree on selling badges per pack.
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerI recently started a thread in the mod fora where we basically gush about tropers who we, as mods, find nice and helpful.
If I keep this up I'll soon have passed the Moral Event Horizon.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.Shh, Booky, he might be tempted to tell you and then he'd get sacked.
edited 8th Apr '12 11:02:38 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - FighteerBest Of, you are a shameless tease.
edited 8th Apr '12 11:06:30 AM by ccoa
Waiting on a TRS slot? Finishing off one of these cleaning efforts will usually open one up.
Best Of confirmed for teasing. I shall now call you "The teaser mod".
edited 8th Apr '12 11:07:02 AM by lu127
"If you aren't him, then you apparently got your brain from the same discount retailer, so..." - Fighteer
My fist mod nickname, unless you count the one I got from a troll who had a very creative handle: "Best Of is an asshole."
I'm sorry to say that I'm more proud of the one I got from the troll; it means that I'm doing something right.
edited 8th Apr '12 11:08:38 AM by BestOf
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.edited 8th Apr '12 11:12:26 AM by shimaspawn
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Now, would these badges be buyable exclusives or will there be some free ones ala achievements?