Question What are these badges?

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What are these two badges? I have never seen them anywhere, yet they exist.
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I think
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is the medal for 30,000+ post (seen above)

However, what is
UnknowBadge2.png
?
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It looks like a former staff badge, but just cut in half (as seen above).

If anyone knows what these badges are, please let me know. Thanks
 
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Blue one I believe is for just forum moderators, and the former staff badge 'cut in half' is for former mag staffers.
 
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What are these two badges? I have never seen them anywhere, yet they exist.
View attachment 89918
I think View attachment 89915 is the medal for 30,000+ post (seen above)

However, what is View attachment 89916?
View attachment 89919

It looks like a former staff badge, but just cut in half (as seen above).

If anyone knows what these badges are, please let me know. Thanks
also how did you find these in the first place
 

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I haven't seen regular mods :wacko:
You haven't been here long enough.

Anyways, we used to have a blue bar for new "Moderators" group. Basically, when someone is promoted to mod status they are on "probation" as a mod for the first 2 or 3 months. This was an old left over practice we used to employ when we used IPB for our boards. But now that we have Xenforo we basically said screw it and promoted mods are automatically bumped to Global Mod status.

Actually there's a comprehensive Wiki page covering this topic...

:arrow: GBAtemp Member Groups & Ranks
That page lacks the single black pip, but that isnt surprising as we never ended up using it.

The single black bar was made for a specific "squeaky wheel" reporter we used to have around here. Said reporter wanted to step down but demanded that they were recognized as a former reporter... Originally, we were giving them the double back bar medal pip, same as former mod staff/supervisors. Needless to say, none of us current staffers agreed that this reporter was all that important and we had the reporters double black pip removed and the single black bar pip was created. Later, there was a small bit of a kerfuffle in the reporter room. Once the dust settled, this reporter and one other were unceremoniously demoted from any sort of former staff position, had their accounts passwords scrambled (to avoid any more martyrdom) and the medal was never implemented.

Years later, I personally think we should be giving the single back pip to former mag staffers out of respect.
 
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Well, my question has been answered, I think we can safely lock this
We do not lock threads after a single answer is reached...

Shaunj66, if you come back here and read any of this, what do you think about awarding former mag staffers the single pip? Not that you don't have enough to do as it is, just a little suggestion.
 
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