# How does the reader / read guideline badges work?

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**Created:** [12. März 2015 um 13:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-reader-read-guideline-badges-work/26264 "2015-03-12T13:46:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [12. März 2015 um 13:46 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-does-the-reader-read-guideline-badges-work/26264/1 "2015-03-12T13:46:39Z")

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I’m not the biggest reader out there, but I do read a lot (and I love the whole “need to read” concept behind discourse! 🙂 ). I did read guidelines and got no badge (on other discourse sites).

How exactly do they work? Why might I not be getting 'em?

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