# 404 when clicking on badge link (which shouldn't exist)

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-when-clicking-on-badge-link-which-shouldnt-exist/47321
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [2016 年 7 月 14 日午後 5:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-when-clicking-on-badge-link-which-shouldnt-exist/47321 "2016-07-14T17:59:23Z")
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### Author: ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [2016 年 8 月 31 日午後 8:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/404-when-clicking-on-badge-link-which-shouldnt-exist/47321/5 "2016-08-31T20:52:42Z")

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@HAWK are you still getting the 404s after the July 27 change?

> [@Enable Badge SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badge-sql-can-no-longer-be-edited-by-default/47894):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to enable Badge SQL in Discourse and discusses the associated security and performance risks. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator warning Enabling Badge SQL can pose security and performance risks. To maintain security and performance integrity, as of Discourse 1.6, the ability for administrators to edit badge SQL directly is disabled by default. The two primary concerns around enabling Badge SQL are: Security: Allowing direct SQL …

FWIW I did notice similar before, but not because of disabling Badges.

One of my “bad guy” members made a post (back in March) and was granted a First Quote Badge.  
After the post was deleted, the Notification and Profile Badge “card” remained.  
But clicking on it gave a 404.

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/b/0/b067f6adc7bb01095d542217f745b2ba25c2ae99.png)

Any chance the First Onebox post for that member was deleted?

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