# Category badges go missing at random

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703 "2021-01-29T18:15:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/category-badges-go-missing-at-random/177703/11 "2021-02-11T20:49:41Z")

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> [@Meteor0id](#):
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> I’ve been seeing this bug for over a year

Oh wow over a year. I’ve only noticed it recently.

> [@Meteor0id](#):
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> I have no clue how to reproduce it.

Not singling you out, apologies if it came across that way – but the key to fixing any bug is to have a consistent set of steps to reproduce it. That’s the basis of software engineering. We will keep this topic open, and over time hopefully figure out a repro.

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1050552/are-there-any-good-strategies-for-dealing-with-not-reproducible-bugs>

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