m14t/sots — Issue #106: Where to put status 'Badges'?
Author: jjkaye
Created: 2011-11-04 16:45:06+00:00
State: open
Labels: Blocked, Critical

I'd like to take this opportunity to clarify this nomenclature for everyone (@m14t, @aaronhall, @jasonfarrell) in the project since I have a feeling it's causing a bit of confusion. I realize this is probably my fault for not being religious about this earlier.

There are two types of 'things' associated with a user, there are Badges and Achievements.

Badges are semi-permanent and identify the current state of a user in a certain situation. Example of the 3 types of Badges:

* Level: Fanboy
* Basecamp: Camp 2
* Climb: Marangu

Achievements are collectable and are usually attainted through some kind of direct action or passively through point acquisition. Examples of Achievements:

* Aviary - Connect your Twitter Account
* Me Likie - Share 20 Posts
* Lurker - Hang out on the site for 2 hours

Currently all of our Achievements are uploaded to the 'Badges' section in the backend. At the moment we haven't uploaded any Badges and those are importnat because they are the visual feedback in the Dashboard Drawer when the user is logged in.

Can I get a little direction from either @m14t or @aaronhall as far as how to best approach this.