The discussion revolves around improving explanatory text for badges, particularly the ‘granted invitations’ badge. omouse notes confusion about the badge’s meaning and suggests clearer on-page explanations. codinghorror acknowledges the issue and plans to add more descriptive copy to the badge page, especially for first-time viewers. riking questions why the explanation should only appear on the first visit and suggests it should be consistently visible. codinghorror confirms the update will include more detailed text, referencing a previous version. sam contributes by adding text explaining the ‘Invited’ badge and its level 1 requirement.
I just got upgraded to members status on a forum and I wasn’t sure what “granted invitations” meant and I had to dig through the badges list to figure it out. I can understand why there’s a link instead of the actual text (it’ll always be up to date) but it might be nice if the sentence explained more clearly what is meant by an invitation.
All I see is this: “Granted invitations” (screenshot)
It would be more clear if it read: “Granted invitations (you can now invite new users to topics)”
Or some other wording.
The url of the page I was on was: /badges/2/member
Yes, this is on my plate, adding more copy to explain badges when you are on the badge page and have not seen that page before – but I have not gotten to it yet.
There should be a “short description” for the /badges screen, and an “extended description” for the individual badge page. Show it all the time, no “first visit” stuff.
