# Can't Grant Badge - Generic Error

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-grant-badge-generic-error/66982
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [28 ביולי,‏ 2017,‏ 2:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-grant-badge-generic-error/66982 "2017-07-28T02:42:22Z")
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### Author: ![saurabhp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/saurabhp/32/125182_2.png) [@saurabhp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/saurabhp)
#### Post date: [21 בדצמבר,‏ 2018,‏ 8:53am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-grant-badge-generic-error/66982/11 "2018-12-21T08:53:40Z")

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Change to send an error from backend if the reason was not valid was done here:

> [@Adding an external link to the Reason field (badge) fails silently](https://meta.discourse.org/t/adding-an-external-link-to-the-reason-field-badge-fails-silently/95847/4):
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> Hi @dax , I have created PR for the same. I just wanted to confirm only links have to be allowed in reason, right? Plain text is also not valid, right? Thanks

I have made the change to show the corresponding message to the user here. This needs to be reviewed:  
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/6801](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/6801)

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