Clearly badge awards should as with anything else be something which has a fairness about.
If not fair then its not being appropriately managed. I am not here saying that such is the case but just stating that in all things fairness should be seen to be the case.
I don't think anyone disagrees.
Personally my involvement at the forums is and has been fairly low key for a long time. I tend to only actually spend time dealing with or commenting on what I see as major issues when they occasionally appear and are appropriate for me to be involved with. So tend to only look at a restricted number of threads or posts that may be a threat to TGC or the forums in some way or vice versa may help both. All other times though I am active here almost every day I stay out of the Forums so users can enjoy them without me hanging about annoying them
I don't really follow who's doing what a great deal in terms of game making, media making and whatever else users do to help the community on a day to day basis.
The forums and reasonably well behaved these days and I don't think there are many where past behaviours would have any bearing on badge awards.
Badges would not be awarded normally to those that either ask for them directly or been seen to be awarded from any pressure put on anyone from an individual or groups of members. If Genuinely deserved then that may be a different matter.
They should be awarded on merit only though any concerns of members here and elsewhere regarding Badge awards I am sure will be duely considered and thus there is little more for me personally to add here.
