New badges shouldn't be on by default

[tobiaseigen]

@SouperC

What are the criteria that kick this message off?

You can learn everything there is to know about the new feature that prompted this topic over here:

Weekly or monthly "best new user" badge

We know that healthy communities are always growing, through an influx of new users. Without a steady stream of new users, a community can only hope for, at best, stagnation. Discourse can’t magically deliver new users to your site. However, it should help you reward and appreciate the great new users that do arrive on your site! For the 1.8 #releases we’re building in a way to automatically reward your best new users. [image] Sort of a “rookie of the month” kind of badge that says … hey th…