Is anyone thinking about changing the color of various SO badges based on the number of people who achieve them? Some examples as of today (1 July 2009):
- Disciplined (bronze) has been awarded 616 times vs. Good Answer (bronze) 4316
- Enlightened (silver) 4114 vs. Self-Learner (bronze) 1614
IMHO, Disciplined deserves to be upgraded to silver and Enlightened downgraded to bronze simply based on the award totals. I think that periodically re-coloring the badges allows the system to reflect how easy/difficult it is in practice to achieve them.