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· Oct 6, 2017 8m read

Global Masters Badges Descriptions

Hi Community!

Here you will find info about badges of the Developer Community & InterSystems Global Masters Advocacy Hub, and the complete list of badges with descriptions on how to get them. 

General info about Levels & Badges on Global Masters Advocate Hub

All the participants are located on the 1st "Insider" level after joining the Hub.  To level up, you should earn a number of badges from the next level.  Badges can be earned for completing various challenges at the Global Masters. 

You can find all levels and badges at the Global Masters Advocate Hub here:

1. Click on your profile picture at the top right corner > then click on your name
2. Click on the "See available badges" to view all the badges and levels of the program

 

Also, you can see all earned badges at your DC profile page, except the badges from the Global Masters Achievements section (these badges related to Global Masters achievements only and visible at your Global Masters profile page).
 

Rules on how to achieve GM badges

We will update the table as the new badges are introduced.

Badge's Name

Rules

Badges for Views

Popular Writer - 750 views        

 

Awarded if any of your posts (questions or articles) on Developer Community gather more than 750/ 2000 / 5000 unique views accordingly.

  • Post must not be deleted; it must be published.
  • Counted only the posts with a positive rating. 
  • Posts from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.
  • Badge is given only once. Points are given for each post that gatheres listed amount of points.

Notable Writer - 2,000 views         

 

Famous Writer - 5,000 views      

 

Gold Writer - 15,000 views      

 
Badges for Published Articles 

Reporter - 5 articles

   

Awarded when the number of your articles (not questions) on Developer Community reaches 5 / 10 / 25 / 50 accordingly.

  • Posts must not be deleted; they must be published.
  • Counted only the posts with a positive rating. 
  • Posts from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.

Blogger - 10 articles

 

Influencer - 25 articles

 

Opinion Maker - 50 articles

 

DC Best Practices Author Badge - 1 best practice

 

Awarded after your  1 / 10 / 25 / 50 articles (not questions) were considered as InterSystems Data Platform Best Practice on Developer Community.

  • Posts must not be deleted; they must be published.
  • Counted only the posts with a positive rating. 
  • Posts from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.

Recognizable
Best Practices Author Badge
- 2 best practices

 

Bronze Best Practices Author Badge
- 3 best practices

 

Silver Best Practices Author Badge
- 4 best practices

 

Gold Best Practices Author Badge
- 5 best practices

 

Master of Answers - 5 accepted answers on DC

 

Awarded after your  5 / 10 / 25 / 50 answers marked as accepted answers on Developer Community.

  • Marked as Accepted
  • Answers from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.
  • Owner-accepted answers are not counted.

Bronze Master of Answers - 10 accepted answers on DC

 

Silver Master of Answers - 25 accepted answers on DC

 

Gold Master of Answers - 50 accepted answers on DC

 
Badges for Questions

Curious Member - 5 questions

 

Awarded when the number of your questions on the Developer Community reaches 5 / 10/ 25 / 50 accordingly.

  • Questions must not be deleted, they must be published.
  • Counted only questions with a positive rating. 
  • Questions from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.

Thorough Member - 10 questions​

 

Inquisitive Member - 25 questions​

 

Socratic Member - 50 questions​

   

Badges for Favorites

Favorite Post - 10 times                     

   

Awarded when your post (article, question) on DC has been added to favorites 10 / 50/ 100 times.

Remarkable Post - 50 times         

Unforgettable Post - 100 times   

Badges for Votes

Insightful Author - 50 votes 

Awarded when your posts (articles, questions) gathered 50 / 100 / 500 / 1000 votes in sum on DC.

Expert Author - 100 votes 

Recognizable Author - 500 votes  

       Powerful Author - 1000 votes 

Insightful Commenter - 50 votes

 

Awarded when your answers (comments to questions) gathered 50 / 100 / 500 / 1000 votes in sum on DC.

      Expert Commenter - 100 votes     

Recognizable Commenter - 500 votes 

Powerful Commenter - 1000 votes 

DC Moderator

Awarded to DC Moderators. The badge is not linked to levels.

Yearly Achievements- Top 10 Authors

Gold  Best-Selling Author 2016, 2017, 2018 - 1st place

1st / 2nd/ 3rd / 4th-10th place in "Best-Selling Author" nomination.

Given to authors whose articles gathered the maximum amount of views on Developer Community in 2016, 2017, 2018.

Silver  Best-Selling Author 2016, 2017, 2018 - 2nd place

Bronze  Best-Selling Author 2016, 2017, 2018 - 3rd place

DC Best-Selling Author 2016, 2017, 2018 - 4th-10th places

Gold Expert 2017, 2018 - 1st place

1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th-10th place in “DC Expert 2017” nomination.

Given to authors, who got the largest number of accepted answers in 2017, 2018.

Silver Expert 2017, 2018 - 2nd place

Bronze Expert 2017, 2018 - 3rd place

DC Expert 2017, 2018 - 4th-10th places

Gold Opinion Leader 2016, 2017, 2018 - 1st place

1st / 2nd / 3rd / 4th-10th place in “DC Opinion Leader” nomination.

Given to authors whose posts and answers scored the highest number of votes on Developer Community in 2016, 2017, 2018.

Silver Opinion Leader 2016, 2017, 2018 - 2nd place

Bronze Opinion Leader 2016, 2017, 2018 - 3rd place

DC Opinion Leader 2016, 2017, 2018 - 4th-10th places

Recruiter Achievements

Gold Recruiter - 100 referrals

Awarded after 1 /10 / 50 / 100 of your referrals have joined Developer Community.

Silver Recruiter - 50 referrals

      Bronze Recruiter - 10 referrals

DC Recruiter - 1 referral

Basic DC Contributions

DC Author

         Awarded after you published your first article on Developer Community.

InterSystems Researcher

         Awarded after you published your first question on Developer Community.

  • The question must not be deleted; it must be published.
  • Positive rating (votes up) or zero votes
  • Questions from the Developer Community Feedback group are not counted.
  • Should be a "Question" type of post.

DC Commenter

         Awarded after you published your first comment on Developer Community.

DC Problem Solver

         Awarded after your answer was marked as the accepted answer on Developer
         Community.

       DC Translator  

         Awarded after you translate 1 post on the Developer Community. 

Winner of Advent Of COS 2017, 2018

Awarded to the Winners of the Advent of Code 2017 / 2018 in Caché ObjectScript. Info here.

      Global Master of the Month

         Awarded after you became the Advocate of the Month on Global
         Masters Advocacy Hub.

Gold Advocate of the Year 2018

Awarded after you became one of the Best Advocates of the Year in 2018 on Global Masters Advocacy Hub.

Silver Advocate of the Year 2018

Bronze Advocate of the Year 2018

Open Exchange Achievements

InterSystems Open Exchange Developer

 

Awarded after you published 1 / 5 / 10 / 25 applications on InterSystems Open Exchange.

Bronze Open Exchange Developer

 

Silver Open Exchange Developer 

 

Gold Open Exchange Developer

 

And...

Please check the additional information about Global Masters:

Feel free to ask your questions regarding Levels and Badges here! yes

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