Bug reported badge awarded a second time during backfill?

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A user, Moin, noticed they received a bug reporter badge that doesn’t seem to be connected to a post. After investigating, they found that this badge was likely granted for a post that was merged into another topic. They also discovered that several users who received their first bug reporter badge while the badge system was broken, may have been granted the badge a second time during the backfill process. Moin is unsure if it’s worth cleaning this up, but wanted to document the issue in case users wonder why they didn’t receive the Tester badge despite having multiple bug reporter badges.

Continuing the discussion from Bug reporter badge not granted:

Today I noticed that I have a bug reporter badge that doesn’t seem to be connected to a post.


It took me a while to understand that it was probably granted for a post that was merged into another topic.

While I was investigating, I noticed lots of badges that seem not to be connected to a post.


They all have in common that they were granted during the time when the badge was broken, and they only affect users who received their first bug reporter badge. If I remember correctly, those users were granted the badge while it was broken. Is it possible they received the badge a second time during the backfill?

Not sure if it’s worth cleaning this up, but I thought it would be helpful to have a record when someone wonders why they didn’t receive “Tester” even though they have 10 “bug reporter” badges.

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