This idea was proposed before, in many forms.

We ask to have it long time ago, during the first time that badges was changed from signals/symbols to colorful squares.

At that time we proposed use just the projects signals/symbols to diferentiate from the formal rule. It was adopted in WCG, in the past, at begining time of badges.

Recently we coment again about this idea in other thread (please see: https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,28600 ).

Until now, appear that it don't get enough support from crunchers and WCG to move on get support and be adopted.

Anyway is a great idea in my opinion, once will provide a kind of distinctive reward for all participants which colaborated with WCG at least with a day project processed or a single result returned.

It could be a kind of inclusive rule, which could satisfy someones that arrives in WCG late for many reasons that dosen't matter here, but for frustation or other incompreensible thougths, with the flow of time felt excluded of somethings (despite of don't be there at the right time to participate of the pioners badges events !) and becames practicioners that manytimes post a lot of unstructured coments trying deviate or destroy ideas about badges threads, specially the threads created to celebrate the badges in many aspects, for funny and enjoyment or no.

Good luck.

Edit. typo

Sorry, but I disagree with the idea. There is nothing wrong with working to earn something rather than just getting gift simply because you show up.

I will have at least 3 more badges if this idea will be implemented.
Then again, I ask, yet again, what happened with the idea that the points from the UD be visible and counted for the badges. I have lots of points buried there and they are not recognized I remember that almost all my Genome Comparison work is in UD and I have only 9 days with BOINC because BOINC was in its infancy then at WCG.

The administrators promised many times that they will do the conversion but in the end it was just wind.

Do I get another promised or it will be just silence on this?

If someone is ordering badges, when you get them, please send one for me too

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I'll jump in and increment the interest counter for this.

If I remember correctly, the first badges had a white (clear) background. That would be be perfect for this "participation" level if runtime > 0. That would be good for the old crunchers who crunched (but not enough crunches) before there were badges and color levels. It would throw a bone to those trying to get enough time on DDDT2 and Beta without taking anything away from those who have achieved the higher levels. Maybe there wouldn't be so much noise from the sidelines.
Cheers