# Community Building **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?page=73 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 74 --- ## [Badge based on 'read time'](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-based-on-read-time/276726)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-based-on-read-time/276726 "2015-03-18T12:28:53Z")
@PJH do you implemented a badge on “read time” yet? :smiley: --- ## [Badge collection examples](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-collection-examples/26451)
**Author:** [@alefattorini](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alefattorini)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 10:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-collection-examples/26451 "2015-03-18T10:25:40Z")
I have read this fantastic topic Could anyone suggest me some discourse installations with a lot of this custom badges already implemented? Just for take a look and copy :wink: Something with multiple badges and so on… --- ## [Early Adopter badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/early-adopter-badge/276723)
**Author:** [@dbrgn](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dbrgn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/early-adopter-badge/276723 "2015-03-12T14:32:47Z")
What about this? Pioneer / Early Adopter Granted to the first 10 users that posted something on the forum. (Note that you should probably exclude all test and system accounts from this query…) SELECT MIN(id) AS post\_id… --- ## [Badge granted to our staff members that have read the guidelines placed in our hidden staff category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granted-to-our-staff-members-that-have-read-the-guidelines-placed-in-our-hidden-staff-category/276721)
**Author:** [@john\_mardlin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/john_mardlin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 6:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-granted-to-our-staff-members-that-have-read-the-guidelines-placed-in-our-hidden-staff-category/276721 "2015-03-03T06:09:52Z")
We’d like to have a badge granted to our staff members that have read the guidelines placed in our hidden staff category. This would (presumably) be very similar to the “Read Guidelines” badge: SELECT user\_id, read\_faq… --- ## ['Emeritus' Badge for higher Trust Levels](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emeritus-badge-for-higher-trust-levels/276722)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/emeritus-badge-for-higher-trust-levels/276722 "2015-02-27T09:05:02Z")
Regular Emeritus SELECT user\_id, granted\_at FROM user\_badges WHERE badge\_id = 3 Description: Users with this badge have been a regular user of this forum now or in the past. The badge is awarded when the user first atta… --- ## [Big thank you to the Discourse team!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-thank-you-to-the-discourse-team/25341)
**Author:** [@chrisadams](https://meta.discourse.org/u/chrisadams)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 4:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/big-thank-you-to-the-discourse-team/25341 "2015-02-19T04:48:21Z")
First off, I was designated to find an application for internal work that allowed good fluid search features with ease of use and the capability to store documentation for training purposes. I went through something like… --- ## [Merry Christmas](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merry-christmas/23414)
**Author:** [@max8000](https://meta.discourse.org/u/max8000)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/merry-christmas/23414 "2015-02-18T20:01:41Z")
And thanks to the Discourse team!! --- ## [Likes in a short time/in one topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-in-a-short-time-in-one-topic/276679)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 2:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/likes-in-a-short-time-in-one-topic/276679 "2015-02-15T14:07:18Z")
I run a game development community and showcasing your game is always a great way to harvest Likes. As far as grand total of Likes go, spreading your updates out is probably the way to go, but the Badge system won’t take… --- ## [Thank you for making Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-making-discourse/9629)
**Author:** [@danieru](https://meta.discourse.org/u/danieru)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 8:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-for-making-discourse/9629 "2015-02-09T08:14:38Z")
I just had the chance to use Discourse for the first time on another site. When announced I had dismissed DIscourse because it looked useless as a forum. While it still looks a-typical I must thank you for making such a … --- ## [Happy Second Birthday, Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/happy-second-birthday-discourse/12445)
**Author:** [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/happy-second-birthday-discourse/12445 "2015-02-05T21:07:57Z")
It’s been one whole year since the first thread was posted here on Meta! Whoohoo! :star: :fireworks: :fireworks::star::fireworks: :fireworks: :star: (Also, yeah, I am a bit early… Close enough, though!) edit: Screensh… --- ## [Looks great so far](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looks-great-so-far/3068)
**Author:** [@NinjaFoodstuff](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NinjaFoodstuff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/looks-great-so-far/3068 "2014-11-07T03:37:48Z")
Like many others I’m sure, I’ve come here by way of Jeff’s blog, and am very impressed. No exaggeration, I think this is the forum software I’ve been waiting 10 years for. I’ve been bemoaning the terrible designs of most… --- ## [Discourse team appreciation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-team-appreciation/20266 "2014-09-22T12:46:15Z")
Just to break up the monotony… Word: multi-hatting v. Definition: The the status of managing concerns across disciplines. What multi-hatting might look like: Use in a sentence: Many of the Discourse developers and… --- ## [Ooh, my eyes! My eyes! My son's soccer club uses Shutterfly and I wish they were on discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ooh-my-eyes-my-eyes-my-sons-soccer-club-uses-shutterfly-and-i-wish-they-were-on-discourse/19269)
**Author:** [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ooh-my-eyes-my-eyes-my-sons-soccer-club-uses-shutterfly-and-i-wish-they-were-on-discourse/19269 "2014-08-26T00:25:08Z")
It seems all soccer clubs in my area use the most unlikely platform for hosting their teams - Shutterfly. I wish they weren’t and would love to see Discourse offerings (plugins for turnkey blog, events, rosters, multimed… --- ## [Guidance about category creation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-about-category-creation/18540)
**Author:** [@joshfrank](https://meta.discourse.org/u/joshfrank)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/guidance-about-category-creation/18540 "2014-08-08T03:40:06Z")
I’m setting up a new Discourse community and wondering about how to create categories. In particular, I’m nervous about making categories that are narrow enough to be meaningful, without making them so narrow that there … --- ## [Grant a badge for all members of a group](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-a-badge-for-all-members-of-a-group/18147)
**Author:** [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/grant-a-badge-for-all-members-of-a-group/18147 "2014-07-27T22:25:57Z")
I just created a badge for all the awesome plugin authors. Creating a badge targeting a group is quite easy, just type this into the SQL box: select user\_id, created\_at granted\_at, NULL post\_id from group\_users where g… --- ## [I so love this soft! thank you](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-love-this-soft-thank-you/15439)
**Author:** [@yangsir](https://meta.discourse.org/u/yangsir)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/i-so-love-this-soft-thank-you/15439 "2014-05-08T20:37:12Z")
im so poor in english bu i think i can not break down this area，so i leave this couple of words --- ## [Thank you - Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse/11170)
**Author:** [@Heisenberg](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heisenberg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/thank-you-discourse/11170 "2014-04-18T23:59:12Z")
Just wanted to come back and say what a great product Discourse is! This really is a beautifully crafted discussion platform and incredibly well thought out, credit to the whole team. We’ve been using Discourse now for o… --- ## [Positive User Feedback to the Discourse Team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/positive-user-feedback-to-the-discourse-team/12499)
**Author:** [@BCHK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/BCHK)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/positive-user-feedback-to-the-discourse-team/12499 "2014-02-06T19:53:23Z")
Dear Discourse Team. I moved over to Discourse from Jive Forums (out of Seattle) about 2 months ago. Here is some good user feedback for you from one of our users: “Anyways, while I’ve got you here, I wanted to say th… --- ## [Congratulations, most stars in 2013 GitHub Octoverse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/congratulations-most-stars-in-2013-github-octoverse/12483)
**Author:** [@techAPJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/techAPJ)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/congratulations-most-stars-in-2013-github-octoverse/12483 "2014-02-06T05:27:06Z")
Congratulations Discourse for qualifying Repositories with the most stars on GitHub Octoverse. And that too in just over an year, way to go! :boom: --- ## [Discourse Observations fr a Programmer & Auto Enthusiast](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-observations-fr-a-programmer-auto-enthusiast/12106)
**Author:** [@raysspl](https://meta.discourse.org/u/raysspl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-observations-fr-a-programmer-auto-enthusiast/12106 "2014-02-04T20:40:49Z")
Hey Discourse Team, I have a slight concern. Right now, I have these 2 forums I’ve setup http://idxclub.co/ and http://gt4stinger.co. Each forum singularly focuses on a model of an automotive make, in this case Nissan a… --- ## [Spreading sincerity in discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spreading-sincerity-in-discourse/12192)
**Author:** [@mehranar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mehranar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 3:08pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/spreading-sincerity-in-discourse/12192 "2014-01-25T15:08:10Z")
What methods you want to use to spread sincerity and confidence between users and site owners in the site, so that users like to spend more time in the site? --- ## [Awesomenesssss it is](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awesomenesssss-it-is/11462)
**Author:** [@szu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/szu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/awesomenesssss-it-is/11462 "2014-01-07T00:38:43Z")
I’ve just discovered Discourse and I just wanted to say THANK YOU! The work you are doing is awesome! Keep going and I will try to spread the word about you in the meantime :slight\_smile: --- ## [This made me think of you](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-made-me-think-of-you/11615)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/this-made-me-think-of-you/11615 "2013-12-30T13:58:04Z")
Dear Discourse, you´re not like the others, and that´s what I love about you. Merry Christmas, and a prosperous New Year! --- ## [Forums-mercenary confession (now love to contribute content with Discourse!)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-mercenary-confession-now-love-to-contribute-content-with-discourse/9015)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forums-mercenary-confession-now-love-to-contribute-content-with-discourse/9015 "2013-08-13T08:05:10Z")
I just can’t remain silent anymore and I have to say this: I was always greedy to write content and participate in discussions online. I was 100% consumer of the info, and never contributor to it. But finally this happe… --- ## [Second partner in the bag - congrats!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/second-partner-in-the-bag-congrats/7976)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/second-partner-in-the-bag-congrats/7976 "2013-08-07T21:00:01Z")
Continuing the discussion from Authentication?: I figured maybe a blog post would pop up about this any day now, but no news yet. Were we not supposed to know about this just yet? ^^ Ah, just found it on Twitter: Co… --- ## [Discourse first impressions (spoiler alert: it's amazing)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-first-impressions-spoiler-alert-its-amazing/7112)
**Author:** [@erlend\_sh](https://meta.discourse.org/u/erlend_sh)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-first-impressions-spoiler-alert-its-amazing/7112 "2013-07-26T01:32:20Z")
Let’s start with the good stuff, or as I like to call it: HOLYSHITYES: Incoming/outgoing links Just likes, no rating Beautiful, so beautiful Expandable & traceable quotes (you know what the best part is? 20 minutes i… --- ## [An old Jive employee: So happy to discover Discourse!](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-old-jive-employee-so-happy-to-discover-discourse/5166)
**Author:** [@lightbody](https://meta.discourse.org/u/lightbody)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 4:40am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/an-old-jive-employee-so-happy-to-discover-discourse/5166 "2013-03-24T04:40:59Z")
I just want to say how happy I am that Discourse exists. I was one of the first handful of employees at Jive Software, which was one of the very first commercial forums software vendors. Since then, they’ve expanded and… --- ## [Kudos to the Discourse team](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-to-the-discourse-team/2250)
**Author:** [@hamburglar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/hamburglar)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/kudos-to-the-discourse-team/2250 "2013-02-08T01:53:29Z")
I would like to say that I am super impressed with how Discourse looks so far. It’s obvious you guys are really kicking some ass and making some good software. It’s also really cool to see founders and core devs here p… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/community-building/65.md?page=72)