How the badging system works

Badges?! We dun need no stinking badges!

Badges and their meanings:

These are the badges we assign to users.

SuperUser/Owner: This badge is reserved for only the most elite Geeks such as site owners and other VIPs

Hall Monitor/Peace Keeper: This member helps maintain peace at the site by removing offensive posts and spam, etc. (Opinions of the hall-monitors are not necessarily the opinions of GrownUpGeek.com or it's management/owners. Hall Monitors do not speak-for or on-behalf of GrownUpGeek.com or it's management/owners.)

Certified GuG Helper: This member is trusted and known to go above and beyond the call of duty to help other members.

Page and Code Wrangler: Helps keep track of codes, updates code lists and helps with the site

Awesome Member: These users make lots of helpful posts, are generally trustworthy, have been a member for a long time and probably know what they're talking about

Paid Premium Member: Members that have purchased lifetime Premium membership

Super Donator Premium Member: Members that have helped Grown Up Geek.com by purchasing multiple Premium Memberships for themselves. 1 Badge ("I donated more than you") for purchasing a total of two memberships (first membership gets the orange badge shown above), 2nd badge ("I donated a LOT more than you") for a total of 3 or more premium purchases. Additional memberships can be purchased on our Premium Membership page.

Trusted Premium Member: Members that have been around for a long time, have made lots of helpful posts, and are appreciated by The Grown Up Geek and other members. Note: This badge supersedes the "Rising thru the Ranks badge"

Bravo Zulu - Job Well Done! : This member has received special thanks from moderators, several members, or the site owners for a job well-done. This badge is also given to members that submit new codes

Donating Member: Members that have supported the website (discontinued March 2007)

Rising thru the Ranks: Newer member that is making good posts or receiving good feedback. Note: When you make it to "Trusted Member", this badge is replaced by the "Trusted Member Badge"

Viewed by many: Lots of people like this member's pictures

Certified Mac Lover: This person has chosen the way of The Mac

"I like badges so I bought this for $2": Pretty much self-explanatory. To purchase this badge, CLICK HERE

"I am a BadAzz!": To purchase this exclusive badge, CLICK HERE

"I am a Super-Sneak!": To purchase this exclusive badge, CLICK HERE

"Someone likes me so much they bought this for me!": Somone paid $1 to have this badge assigned to ANOTHER member; you cannot buy this badge for yourself. To purchase the Dancing-guy for your favorite GrownUpGeek member, CLICK HERE

Member has received negative feedback: Member has been naughty by flaming, trolling, posting inaccurate information, or doing other things that mother says you should not do.

This member is making people angry: This member has received multiple complaints and/or has been warned by The Geek, and is walking on thin ice.

Mystery Badge: We cant tell you what this badge is for, or what it gives you access to. But trust us when we say you DO want this badge..

To see how to get badges taken away see this post: Where did my badge go?