# Forum update deleted or hid the Patron badge due to it being miscategorized as a voice badge before

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-update-deleted-or-hid-the-patron-badge-due-to-it-being-miscategorized-as-a-voice-badge-before/416693>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** badges, patreon\
**Created:** [November 5, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-update-deleted-or-hid-the-patron-badge-due-to-it-being-miscategorized-as-a-voice-badge-before/416693 "2026-11-05T22:55:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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## AI-generated summary

[twofoursixeight](/t/-/416693/1) reports that the Patron badge disappeared from the Dark Gaming forum after a recent update, returning a 404 error and vanishing from user profiles. The issue appears linked to a previous bug where voice badges overwrote custom badges. Since the user lacks staff access, they are unsure if the badge was permanently deleted or merely hidden in the backend.

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**Author:** ![twofoursixeight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/twofoursixeight/32/583727_2.png) [@twofoursixeight](https://meta.discourse.org/u/twofoursixeight)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-update-deleted-or-hid-the-patron-badge-due-to-it-being-miscategorized-as-a-voice-badge-before/416693/1 "2026-11-05T22:55:26Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Voice badges overwrote a custom badge](https://meta.discourse.org/t/voice-badges-overwrote-a-custom-badge/412811):

After another forum update to Dark Gaming, I am no longer able to find the Patron Badge on the Dark Gaming Forum. A 404 not found error occurs when going to the badge: [https://forum.dark-gaming.com/badges/108/patron](https://forum.dark-gaming.com/badges/108/patron) It was there before, but kinda glitched. Now, it is just completely gone. If you take a look at a user that once had this badge, like [Profile - Dian - Dark Gaming](https://forum.dark-gaming.com/u/dian/badges), the Patron badge is no longer able to be found.

I opened the inspect console and the version of the forum is ℹ Discourse v2026.11.0-latest — [Commits · discourse/discourse · GitHub](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commits/8cb085ffc7) — Ember v7.3.0

I am still not a staff of the Dark Gaming forum, so I am unsure if it was fully deleted or just hidden.