1Ghz Club, new badge

[dreamer]

What about an original preorder badge?


I want to feel spesjul for waiting over 3 years <_<

 

[Bosbeetle]

a picture of a lada car as a badge for for 600mhz pandora owners lol

Surely a great way to respect people who supported the project from the off. :rolleyes:

Maybe he's one of those lada fans

 

[bzar]

Maybe he's one of those lada fans

There are lada fans? :blink:

 

[MrChops]

This badge business could get out of control quick but it does seem like it would take more faith and dedication to the project to order on day one than to fork out 699 bucks for an proven product

 

[ibisum]

Seems to me that every single one of the original pre-order customers should just get the badge by default (I say, with #008 and #045 original Pandoras in my possession) .. but beyond that I feel like the whole badge business is a bit .. well .. schoolboy'ish ..

 

[craigix]

They should get the 1Ghz badge?

 

[Fzero]

I think torpor probably means the 'supporter badge' for original pre-order people, those that have their device and those of us still waiting for it.


So how many proposed badges so far; Supporter, 1Ghz, Developers..


I also think Bosbeetle should definitely get the Supporter Badge for his donation

 

[Bosbeetle]

Haha, well I dont need a badge, the 1 GHz badge could be very usefull if people start saying what the pandora can do. Instead of having to mention every single post that they're a bit 'special' and not any pandora could do it!

 

[Grench]

Seems to me that every single one of the original pre-order customers should just get the badge by default (I say, with #004 and #045 original Pandoras in my possession) .. but beyond that I feel like the whole badge business is a bit .. well .. schoolboy'ish ..

Mmm - actually, I'd say no.


Maybe an 'Early Pre-order' badge or a '2 Months' badge for having waited a long time.


However, the badge was an -item for sale- that you didn't buy. It isn't an arbitrary participation award for simply showing up. It is an acknowledgement that when the Pandora program was at it's deepest point of despair, a few of us put down hard currency knowing that there would be no physical item in return. It's a way to show that when things were at their worst, we stepped in and kept the lights on for the project.


*Pre-ordered a Pandora? Good for you. You'll get what you paid for - even if it is a long wait. No supporter badge, but a 'long wait' or '2 Months' or other recognition badge would be appropriate.


*Purchased a Mini-Metal Pandora keychain? That wasn't a donation per-say - it was a purchase.


*Contributed to the dev fund? OK - this one might qualify for the supporter icon. After all, it's cash laid down to support the project without expectation of a physical item in return.


*Donated -money- when the call came out to keep the project afloat in exchange for a forum badge? Definitely qualifies.


*Invested money in expectation of getting principle and potentially profit back? That would not qualify under these guidelines. You have an expectation of direct value in return for your value.


By allowing people who pre-ordered a Pandora or ordered a Keychain to have the icon, it is a bit disrespectful to those who actually did the action that the icon was supposed to recognize. Kind of like claiming a medal or degree that you didn't earn - it detracts from those who did.


Does it really make that much difference? No - not really. Is it annoying that people who didn't do the action (donate) that is, in theory, a qualifier for getting this are clamoring for 'me too' status? Yeah, it's a bit annoying.

 

[Fzero]

Two month's badge is a great idea. I'd donate to get that just for the jokes

 

[Fzero]

Re Grench's comment above, I think that's a valid point about those that have donated to get the badge status.


If the supporter badges happen perhaps they could come in 2 flavours, silver and gold, silver for original pre-orders and gold for those that got donating when the badge thing first was mentioned?

 

[MrChops]

Was the 1Ghz badge part of what people are paying for or is it just a bonus to show appreciation, I thought it was the latter.

 

[Monkfish]

yes please, #68

 

[bzar]

*Purchased a Mini-Metal Pandora keychain? That wasn't a donation per-say - it was a purchase.

The keychain was more like a token of gratitude for making a big donation AFAICT. It's value is not big enough to sign it off as a regular purchase. In my opinion, people who donated enough to receive the keychain qualify plenty.


Otherwise, I think you're pretty much on the spot.

 

[Green7]

My Pandora story is one of luck and flaw and I pretty much deserve a badge for this:


First batch early pre-order, paid up front and waited. Did not complain because the OP team were open and honest about delays. I used to laugh about how bad it got. Volcanoes, shifty ChinaMen and their cheap and rubbish factories, "Buy a shiny new Pandora and skip the queue" shenanigans..... I could go on but I wont.


We all waited and were very, very patient. Then got our Pandoras and loved them, for a myriad of reasons, but by this time cutting edge wasn't it. It wasn't ever. We all knew.


We ALL deserve a badge.


I donate mine to the real heroes.


Craigix - for being level headed in the face of uncertainty


Barney - for telling the truth.


Thanks for listening,


Jim


*edit* What happened to the money people 'donated' to the Dev Fund?

 

[Prometheus]

*Purchased a Mini-Metal Pandora keychain? That wasn't a donation per-say - it was a purchase.

The keychain was more like a token of gratitude for making a big donation AFAICT. It's value is not big enough to sign it off as a regular purchase. In my opinion, people who donated enough to receive the keychain qualify plenty.


Otherwise, I think you're pretty much on the spot.

Correct. From the original thread;

probably shouldve waited until friday to put them up for sale, a clear picture of what it would look like would be really nice, as $58 is no joke for a keyring

Well these are rather just rewards for donating as I don't like the idea of you just giving us money for nothing.


I'll post a photo of the laser cad file tomorrow. It's nice.

It certainly wouldn't be fair to freeze out those who paid the highest amount just because they got a tangible item sent to them for the donation.

 

[Grench]

*Purchased a Mini-Metal Pandora keychain? That wasn't a donation per-say - it was a purchase.

The keychain was more like a token of gratitude for making a big donation AFAICT. It's value is not big enough to sign it off as a regular purchase. In my opinion, people who donated enough to receive the keychain qualify plenty.


Otherwise, I think you're pretty much on the spot.

*Purchased a Mini-Metal Pandora keychain? That wasn't a donation per-say - it was a purchase.

The keychain was more like a token of gratitude for making a big donation AFAICT. It's value is not big enough to sign it off as a regular purchase. In my opinion, people who donated enough to receive the keychain qualify plenty.


Otherwise, I think you're pretty much on the spot.

Correct. From the original thread;

probably shouldve waited until friday to put them up for sale, a clear picture of what it would look like would be really nice, as $58 is no joke for a keyring

Well these are rather just rewards for donating as I don't like the idea of you just giving us money for nothing.


I'll post a photo of the laser cad file tomorrow. It's nice.

It certainly wouldn't be fair to freeze out those who paid the highest amount just because they got a tangible item sent to them for the donation.

OK - I wasn't sure on that one, and you two make a valid point. We can class the keychain mini Pandoras to 'supporter'. I thought I recalled donating -and- buying an overpriced keychain - but I think you both present a valid point. That little chunk of metal was never meant to be a 1:1 return on purchase. They are kind of neat though.

 

[fusion_power]

I've ordered my (normal) Pandora 2008 and finaly got it 2011, where is my "patience" badge? ^^

 

[quartercast]

I think there should be a "First Batch" badge.

 

[NearTao]

I'm in... number 27 in the queue