The badges are added to your profile by the Community Assistants.
If you are missing a badge, please leave a message for Deb.
Yes, all users, regardless if they're a supervisor or not, will have a contributor level badge. This could be a contributor, bronze, silver, gold, platinum, double platinum, or ruby level badge.
200,000 contributions are required to get this badge.
Pride for answering a question, if you'll take it. You'll have +1 contribution, which takes you closer to earning a badge: Contributor, Bronze Contributor, Silver Contributor, Gold Contributor, Platinum Contributor, Double Platinum Contributor, or Ruby Contributor. Also, you may earn trust points for answering a question.
yes, as it does for the silver badge, gold, platinum, etc.
The badge for reaching the Bronze Contributor level will be placed on your profile page automatically when you reach 500 contribution points.
If a user joins one of the programs on Answers.com - such as the WIT program or the Community Outreach program - the badge of the program replaces that of the initial Contributor badge.
The easiest badge to get is the Contributor badge, which will automatically appear on your profile after you have made 1 contribution.
Silver ContributorThe badge marking the fact that you are a Silver Contributor - that is, 5,000 contributions - will automatically be placed on your profile. Please leave a message for Deb if you are missing a badge (or if you spot any other user who is missing one):"UserDiscuss:Deb"
100,000 contributions are required to get this badge.
Gold ContributorThe badge marking the fact that you are a Gold Contributor - that is, 25,000 contributions - will automatically be placed on your profile. Please leave a message for Deb if you are missing a badge (or if you spot any other user who is missing one):"UserDiscuss:Deb"
It should only take 1 contribution to get that orange "Contributor" badge on your Answers.com profile.You will sport that badge until you reach 500 contributions (such as answers, edits, asking questions, and categorizing questions), at which stage you will achieve the Bronze contributor level.(For information about badges for the various contributor levels, see the Related question.)
Going for BronzeOnce you reach 500 contributions, the badge for being a "Bronze contributor" will automatically be added to your profile; there is no need to email us. Please leave a message for Deb if you are inadvertently missing a badge (or if you spot any other user who is missing one):"UserDiscuss:Deb"Note:As you contribute more and more, you'll get awarded higher badges. To see the various contributor levels, see the Related question.