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MelanieYarbrough
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 Earning Badges Pays Off - Literally!
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We told you that payoffs were coming, and they're finally here! To kick off this exciting new phase of the IT Knowledge Exchange Badge Program,
we're doing a site-wide reward for members who have been active within
the past 6 months and have earned at least one badge: $10 Amazon.com
gift card to those who qualify.


From here on out, prizes will be as follows:



  • Bronze Member Badge: Sticker and ITKnowledgeExchange t-shirt
  • Silver Member Badge: $25 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Gold Member Badge: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Platinum Member Badge: $100 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Nerd Cog: $10 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Genius Cog: $25 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Brainiac Cog: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Certified Nerd Cog: $10 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Certified Genius Cog: $25 Amazon.com Gift Card
  • Certified Brainiac Cog: $50 Amazon.com Gift Card


For more information on the Badge Program, including how you can earn each one, check out our FAQ page, the Community Blog, or email us directly at ContactUs@ITKnowledgeExchange.com.


The Fine Print



  • Must be active within the past six months to qualify for initial prize.
  • For prizes that must be shipped, allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. Shipping only permitted to United States, Canada, and Europe.
  • For further TechTarget contest rules, please see the official contest rules.

ASKED: Mar 7, 2011  3:32 PM GMT
UPDATED: March 10, 2011  4:34:19 PM GMT
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MelanieYarbrough
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Melanie
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How do answers get accepted to earn the certified cogs?

BigKat
 5,555 pts.
 

If you answer is the one that helps the person who asked the question, then we’re asking the question-asker to hit the grey check mark next to the answer you provided. Then it will be classified as approved–and after providing enough approved answers you will get a certified cog.

Please Note: We need everyone who asks a question to return to their question once they’ve resolved the issue and approve the answer that provided the solution.

EmNichs
 3,235 pts.
 

Here is more information on approving answers around the forums. We were having trouble with this before, but have applied a fix, so if anyone runs into additional problems, please let us know!

We are currently reviewing the badges program, and we will announce about whether the badges and prizes are retroactive. Thank you for your patience, and we’re excited to get this program rolling!

Best,
Melanie

MelanieYarbrough
 6,300 pts.
 

Thanks so much.
You really do a great job of encouraging us to put in quality answers to questions.

CharlieBrowne
 24,725 pts.
 

Awesome idea!
Now if there were only more Linux questions posted so that I could level up faster… oh well.

Slack400
 2,680 pts.
 

Slack400,
We’ve got tons of Linux questions, have you answered them all?

-Em

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