# Badges: Member needs more explanatory text

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-member-needs-more-explanatory-text/26532>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Tags:** badges\
**Created:** [19. März 2015 um 15:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-member-needs-more-explanatory-text/26532 "2015-03-19T15:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![riking](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/riking/32/170938_2.png) [@riking](https://meta.discourse.org/u/riking)\
**Post date:** [20. März 2015 um 20:12 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/badges-member-needs-more-explanatory-text/26532/3 "2015-03-20T20:12:53Z")

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> [@codinghorror](#):
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> and have not seen that page before

Wait, why just show it on first visit?

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.

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