Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-26388711-20151106014333/@comment-26388711-20151106024314

Unfortunately, it is an unintended glitch that can be easily exploited. This only applies of getting multiple badges of the same level, such as getting multiple Yellow Lemon Drops badges, which in normal operation you can get only one.

Many badges are actually a part of a series of 7 or 8, and the highest level badge is usually a Gold. Also, for most badges of the highest level, it actually represents an infinitude of levels, starting at 500, and the next level requires 500 more edits than the previous. Let's call this the 'iteration' of the badge; a Color Bomb badge requiring 500 edits is the first iteration of the Level 8 edting badge. A Color Bomb badge requiring 10000 edits is the twentieth interation of the Level 8 editing badge. They do have the same name and appearance of the original first-iteration badge, but let's consider them as separate badges. This will determine if you have illegitimately got the same copy of the badge.

If you get multiple copies of the same iteration of this badge, such as getting 2 Color Bomb badges, both with an edit requirement of 1000, this is still a glitch.

However, if you have 2 Color Bomb badge, with the first being 500 edits, and the other requiring 1000 edits, it is okay.

There are exceptions though. The highest Wiki Love badge, Candy Crush Is My Life, is given for Wiki Heroes who have stayed here for 365 consecutive days, equal to one normal year. Unlike many highest-level badge, this one is Platinum; there is also only one iteration, as there does not exist a Wiki Hero badge requiring 730 days.