User blog comment:Wetstream/Removal of Badges/@comment-8248793-20140427191128

Aw now I can't compete with Red for first (the right way :c) Though I'm glad they were removed because lately there's been a spam of activity just because people wanted to get badges. It annoyed me to see random catergories and pictures added in just to get those badges.

I think it was a right decision to remove the badges :P (Red, we no longer get to compete D:)