Seeking reporter badge images

[Welsh]

Yep, looks like a mushroom cloud to me. Not quite what I had in mind, but definitely one of the better ones suggested in my own opinion. Maybe, only having one mushroom cloud for a higher report number, and not for all of the thresholds.  

It sticks out so I think it's better than the higher amounts of reports rather than 300 etc.

[Flying Hellfish]

Yep, looks like a mushroom cloud to me. Not quite what I had in mind, but definitely one of the better ones suggested in my own opinion. Maybe, only having one mushroom cloud for a higher report number, and not for all of the thresholds.  

It sticks out so I think it's better than the higher amounts of reports rather than 300 etc.

But I want a mushroom cloud and only have about 1200 good reports      jk

I wouldn't mind that, I like that it's kinda unique!

[pugman]

Hey, I had no clue that mods have a real nuke button for nuking idiotic bots. Not fair, yo mod, share that.

I like the nuke idea, although not all reporting leads to nuking and thus it may be slightly focused on one of the possible outcomes of reporting. I thought about a “fuck you” finger icon, laughed at the idea for a minute, and then saw it too offensive to be sustainable really.

I then went over to reviewing Greek Gods, to see if any would fit. Ares was the God of War, and by title seemed fit. Nevertheless, he is often described as a coward, often suffering some kind of humiliation, and was not really worshipped to a large extent in ancient Greece.

On the other hand, Zeus, his father seems a much better candidate. Zeus was the supreme God and ruled Mount Olympus. As such, he was revered by all and was described as a God who brought peace in a place of violence. He also maintained moral and justice and was also known as “Polieos” for overseeing the Polis (city).

His symbol is lightning, so either an icon with lightning in different colours could be used (i.e. yellow, orange, red) or an array of red lightning icons repeated from 1 to three times.

Note: My memory lags a bit on Greek Gods, so I has to check the facts on http://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/zeus/.

This brings my PS2 memories back to life. Oh fucking kratos.

About the 'fuck you' badge, the most rude assholes in this forum should receive, it would be pretty dope if theymos implements it.

[Welsh]

But I want a mushroom cloud and only have about 1200 good reports      jk

I wouldn't mind that, I like that it's kinda unique!

Damn. I guess your going have to report out of your jurisdiction then

Nah, I don't care too much what limits are on it, but I definitely do want something like the mushroom cloud. Looks great.

Hey, I had no clue that mods have a real nuke button for nuking idiotic bots. Not fair, yo mod, share that.

It's nothing special. Just says "nuke". Hey theymos can we have the nuke button as a mushroom cloud at the very least?

[bitmover]

I think everyone will work to get the mushroom cloud.

So the mushroom must be rare, something like 5000 reports. No small nuke for 300.

For 300 you can get a hat, or a star, whatever.

 = 300 Good Reports (Bronze)
 = 1000 Good Reports (Silver)
= 5000 Good Reports (Nuke)

I just hit my 300 reports lol
I have a long way to get that nuke.

[pugman]

It's nothing special. Just says "nuke". Hey theymos can we have the nuke button as a mushroom cloud at the very least?

Eugh. So boring. Hey theymos, if you're hiring somebody, make their work seem less boring, as in normal buttons are lame af. Come on theymos, you can do better. Don't make it seem like people moderating on a forum, but rather make it seem like cool dudes coming to a forum and destroying the lives of shitposters.

[Silent26]

I think it will be much cooler if this

Cool.

(300 good reports)
(1000 good reports)
(5000 good reports)

I does look like one to me but maybe because I know what it's supposed to be?

Yeah, people having no idea that it's a Mushroom cloud would think that it's a Joy stick or something 

[theyoungmillionaire]

I do like the mushroom cloud idea though. Even, if its just a colored version at 5k reports.

How about a mushroom cloud for 5k, since you're responsible for nuking so many posts!!!
A little explosion for 300 a slightly bigger explosion/smaller mushroom cloud (or maybe diff colour idk) for 1k.

I love this idea, but, I tried to make one and it looks like a tree.

= (5000 good reports) , I still think it's a tree and not a nuke thing.

[hilariousetc]

Here are some of my additional suggestions. If you guys don't like Stars, then how about medals?

 = 300 Good Reports (Bronze)
 = 1000 Good Reports (Silver)
 = 5000 Good Reports (Gold)

Somehow similar to Stars but these are badges.

 = 300 Good Reports (Bronze)
 = 1000 Good Reports (Silver)
 = 5000 Good Reports (Gold)

How about Ribbons?

= 300 Good Reports
= 1000 Good Reports
= 5000 Good Reports

I like these.

And for those who are looking for Mushroom Cloud  

Ok here's my stupid idea:

How about a mushroom cloud for 5k, since you're responsible for nuking so many posts!!!

I think it's not stupid. I made some examples for you.

Maybe the mushroom cloud could be black for 300, half red for 1k and full red for 5k!

I do like the mushroom cloud idea though. Even, if its just a colored version at 5k reports.

= 300 Good Reports
= 1000 Good Reports
= 5000 Good Reports

Maybe some sort of an actual nuke bomb would be better:





But the nuke seems a bit ominous to me though. I think it will confuse a lot of users too, especially newcomers who aren't aware of 'nuking' here. I can imagine all the 'what the hell is this symbol' threads haha.

Can anyone edit them to be a suitable size? Maybe they wouldn't work being so small.

Done, the internet detective looks pretty good on smaller size, i kinda like it.
 

And the meme .

Haha. I like 'em. I think the fedora one is too difficult to make out though.

I like the military chevrons. Maybe instead of the same but different colours you could just get an additional chevron each time you move up a rank like I believe they do in the military. Ie one chevron for 300 good reports, two chevrons for 1000 etc. More could easily be added as needed as well.

Like these:
(300 good reports)
(1000 good reports)
(5000 good reports)

Done, the internet detective looks pretty good on smaller size, i kinda like it.
 
And the meme .

Cool.

(300 good reports)
(1000 good reports)
(5000 good reports)

Really like these. If the chevron ones aren't chosen I think they should be used for something else. Maybe give badges out for very high amounts of merit as well. I mentioned in another thread today that maybe some sort of additional demi-rank or other such title or badge could be given to people who earn large amounts of merit. 1000, 2000, 4000 etc. I think people who contribute a lot of meritable posts should stand out from the rest or be rewarded in such fashion.

I suggest getting a Holmes badge when you reach a certain number "300 report", then changing the color every level.

Like these as well.

[sncc]

Well personally I do not want to see mushroom cloud nor nuke bomb, and I think that a certain percentage of forum members do not like them as well.  Stars, hats or medals look better to me.  Will give it a try to create ones.

[Welsh]

= (5000 good reports) , I still think it's a tree and not a nuke thing.

Yeah, it should probably be tied to good reports rather than total amount. Just like the "your report history" page. Although, regarding the mushroom cloud/tree it definitely looks like a mushroom cloud to me.

However, that particular one might be confused with a volcano perhaps.

[pugman]

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Better put Kim Jong Un's face rather than using a nuke bomb badge.(5000 reports)

And to have Trump's face for 300 reports, cuz' he stupid.

And the person who has more than 10,000 reports to have a Putin face badge, cause Kill them all.

 

[Flying Hellfish]

= (5000 good reports) , I still think it's a tree and not a nuke thing.

I like this too!  Is it 16x16 it looks a little big still.  I can totally tell what it is but I admit it's because I know what it is so hard for me personally to see anything else!

I like the bomb too but not as much as the cloud! 

I can imagine all the 'what the hell is this symbol' threads haha.

I think we're in for those threads regardless of the actual badge.  Now I think I want the fat guy in the Fedora so I can see all the threads "why is there a fat guy in a hat under XXXXXX's name!  That would make me chuckle the first hundred times!

[Makkara]

this one:

[digaran]

this one:

Dude we're not looking for Alia's sex toys here, lol. I think we could have something like + + + changing the color depending on the number of reports.

+ is also universal symbol of help, aiding like the red cross.
I'm also going to give the best design my last 6 sMerits.
There is no need to tie the reporting to nuke bombs, we don't want to promote violence, we want to spread the peace and spirit of helping the moderators.

[Flying Hellfish]

we don't want to promote violence

Let's pretend for a second that most users are rational people and are not delusional and they will see it as a fun/silly badge on a forum.  Let's not assume that most people are radical and would view this as promoting violence , seriously give your head a shake...

[FFrankie]

we don't want to promote violence

Let's pretend for a second that most users are rational people and are not delusional and they will see it as a fun/silly badge on a forum.  Let's not assume that most people are radical and would view this as promoting violence , seriously give your head a shake...

All I know is that if there is a badge for reporting posts, I will spend my days off hunting the fourm until I get the top badge 

[sncc]

Ok here are my attempts for more peaceful badges  

The idea of the report system is self cleaning ecosystem so leaves may be good - also easy to recognize for light blue background and to distinguish the class by number of leaves:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Or purifying or polishing the forum, for which jewel may suit:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Simply report paper:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Quill pen to write a lot of reports:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Eraser for many rule breaking posts:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Simpler form like star would be good as well:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

Or moon if you do not like star - meaning r.i.p. for many "to the moon" type posts:
300 good reports
1000 good reports
5000 good reports

[Theb]

we don't want to promote violence

Let's pretend for a second that most users are rational people and are not delusional and they will see it as a fun/silly badge on a forum.  Let's not assume that most people are radical and would view this as promoting violence , seriously give your head a shake...

He might be thinking some things differently and that is based on my recent encounters with digaran.

All I know is that if there is a badge for reporting posts, I will spend my days off hunting the fourm until I get the top badge 

Agreed!!!! Another one of those achievements you can have and be proud of here in the forum. Having that badge and showing off you are contributing in the forum by cleaning up some worthless garbage is some of the goals you can have here, the big benefactors here are the ones who have already been cleaning and reporting posts even without this kind of appreciation to begin with.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I think it would be cool if it was a rat.

That would be funny as hell, but I'm not sure it would get people to report more posts which I think is Theymos's point here.  It'd be even funnier if a rat king image was used for maybe the top 10% of reporters.

Anyway, this is a badge I'd proudly wear, but I report posts basically because it lets me feel like I've done something concrete about the spam problem.  It matters less to me that something may or may not get done with my reports.  Doing something is usually better than doing nothing, and I think more people should be reporting shitposters and assorted rule-breakers.  If it takes a badge to motivate them, go for it.