# Devotee Badge Issue!

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/devotee-badge-issue/195986>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Created:** [July 4, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/devotee-badge-issue/195986 "2021-07-04T19:43:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![griffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/griffin/32/223139_2.png) [@griffin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/griffin)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2021, 11:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/devotee-badge-issue/195986/10 "2021-07-04T23:36:10Z")

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> [@PhantomR1982](#):
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> > [@griffin](#):
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> > believe the New User of the Month badge is awarded at the discretion the community administrators. I was recently awarded it here in Meta.
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> To my knowledge from what I read up on the badges and there’s lots of stuff out there hiding the first 2 new users of a month are awarded the badge

 ![Screenshot_20210704-173416_Samsung Internet](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/a/3/a315270a182d748274c1b9fc94cc91bfdfe78d56.jpeg)

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> [@PhantomR1982](#):
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> I believe such badges like TL4 require descretion of the Admins

You are correct. The TL4 (Leader) badge is awarded at the discretion of the administrators of a Discourse community.

 ![Screenshot_20210704-173648_Samsung Internet](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/9/2/92f35bce2bc754c9c4ea463e6daaeb690cfe0809.png)

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