Questions tagged [lifejacket-lifeboat-badges]
For questions about the Lifejacket and Lifeboat badge family, or for any one of those two badges, which are awarded for providing a good answer to a negatively-scored question that later goes on to earn a positive score.
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Add positive replacement for Tumbleweed badge
I'm happy with retiring Tumbleweed and Reversal badges.
Especially I like how Reversal badge was treated. It wasn't just retired: it was replaced by Lifejacket and Lifeboat badges, utilizing the ...
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Does badge Lifejacket potentially disclose one of your votes?
Regarding the Lifejacket and Lifeboat badges, according to Glorfindel:
Do note that your own votes on the question don't count [toward the badge].
DavidG noted in a comment in the above question ...
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Are users dropped in Lifeboats without Lifejackets?
IPS Meta just got a round of Lifeboat badges awarded, 5 posts have earned someone a Lifeboat.
But not a single user has yet earned the Lifejacket badge, even though the criteria for getting that one ...
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Do self-answers count toward the Lifejacket and Lifeboat badges?
I'm writing up the badge criteria FAQ and it's unclear in the blog post as to whether or not self-answers are considered towards the Lifejacket and Lifeboat badges.
If I answer my own negatively-...
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Needing clarification on Lifejacket and Lifeboat
The description for these state
Answer score of 5 or more to a question score of -2 or less that goes on to receive a score of 2 or more. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
Does that mean ...
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Lifejacket and Lifeboat badges should be categorized as answer badges, not question badges [duplicate]
I noticed the two new badges that just rolled out: "Lifejacket" and "Lifeboat". These are awarded to answerers for answering a negatively-scored question that later goes on to earn a positive score, ...
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Move Lifejacket and Lifeboat to Answer Badges section in Help Center
The new blog post Adios to Unfriendly Badges: Ahoy, Lifejacket and Lifeboat mentions the new badges Lifejacket and Lifeboat are answer badges, but they are listed on the Help Center page under ...