Board Thread:New Features/@comment-4151266-20150615172420/@comment-4151266-20150620044704

Andrewds1021 wrote: 1. Again, this feature would largely be just for the sake of it being there. If for any circumstances, an admin needs to do so, they can.
 * 1) I agree and disagree. As Tupka217 mentioned, I believe that non-active members still deserve credit for their contributions. That being said, I agree with your point regarding "cheaters". This occurred on the wiki I admin. However, our situation is complicated by the fact that no one thought to check this at the time the user was active. As a result, I only found this disappointing fact fairly recently. Furthermore, the culprit is a fellow admin.
 * 2) The requirements for this badge are very nuanced. I should know; I have had my count reset numerous times after getting within a week of reaching the goal. Again, as Tupka217 mentioned, a "day" is defined using UTC not the user's local time zone. This might be particularly confusing if the user's country uses day light savings (such as the U.S.). Some actions are not counted towards this badge. For example, "minor" edits (marked by a preceding "m" in the contributions log) do not count.
 * 3) Sound like a decent idea to me.
 * 4) Here is the deal, I am not a fan of badges that don't have clear and objective requirements. The reason being is that they can easily turn into popularity contests. Another issue is that it can become an "I scratch your back; you scratch my back" situation. A small set of users and admins going back and forth giving each other badges just to up their rankings.

3. With admins just handing out these kind of badges and users doing the same, it would have to be regulated. Though, I should hope that if users had been appointed admins, they would be reliable and unbiased.