Badges

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Badges are similar to our Community Awards in that they are awarded for out-of-character (OOC) participation and achievement. However, while Community Awards are bestowed on a yearly basis in December to recognize long-term achievement and outstanding performance among a peer-group, badges are reserved for incremental achievements or singular contest wins.

IC vs. OOC

The difference between Awards, Badges, and Service Ribbons:

• Awards and Badges: Presented for OOC accomplishments by an individual simmer/writer. Awards and badges can be displayed on any and all characters' pages of that simmer/writer.
• Service Ribbons: Presented for IC performed by a specific character. Service Ribbons can only be displayed on that specific character's page.

Multiple Citations Policy

Badges may be awarded multiple times. A gold tip represents each repeated citation, and a silver tip represents five additional citations (and therefore five gold tips).

Displaying Badges

To easily display badges on a bio or service rack, use Template:Badge or Template:Badge Rack.

List of Badges

Contest Badges

Featured Bio Contest

• Featured Bio of StarBase 118: A nominee that has been selected by the Featured Bio Contest Team to become the Featured Bio of SB118 for one month.
• Featured Bio Nominee: The second place nominee in the final vote count by the Featured Bio Contest Team.
• Featured Bio Team Member: A biographical article for a character whose writer is a member of the Featured Bio Contest Team and has participated in three rounds of the competition.

Halloween Avatar Contest

• Halloween Avatar Contest Winner
• Halloween Avatar Contest Runner Up

Fleetwide Plot Arc

• FWPA Plotmaster:Awarded to those who have won the FWPA Plot arc story contest.
• FWPA Facilitator:This badge is for those who have stood in the position of facilitator or co-facilitator in a year's Fleet Wide Plot Arc.
• FWPA Staff:This badge is for those who have worked in a capacity as a FWPA Staff and is recognized as such by the FWPA Facilitator of the year participated.

Top Sims Contest

• Top Sim of the Year
• Top Sim Set Winner
• Top Sim Round Winner
• Top Sim Judge

Graphic Contest

• Graphic Contest Winner
• Graphic Contest Runner Up
• Graphic Contest Judge

Writing Challenge

• Writing Challenge Winner: Awarded to those who won a Fleet Writing Challenge.
• Writing Challenge Runner Up: Awarded to those who made runner up in a Fleet Writing Challenge.
• Writing Challenge Judge: Awarded to those who successfully judged a Fleet Writing Challenge.

Convention Badges

FallFest

• Fall Festival Team: This badge is presented to those who have helped with Other Worlds: FallFest. That counts for organizers, chat & voice hosts, etc.
• Sciworld Team: This badge is presented to those who have helped with SciWorld. That counts for organizers, chat & voice hosts, etc.

Fleet Badges

Leadership

• Executive Council:This badge is presented to those who have been appointed as full members of the Executive Council. To be eligible, the person must have been an EC member for at least six months.
• Captain at Large (CaL):This badge is presented to those who have been appointed to the role of Captain at Large. To be eligible, the person must have served in the role for at least six months or have served for at least a month and been appointed to a higher office (Captain at Large or Executive Council member).
• CC Magistrate:This badge is presented to those who have been elected to the position of Captains Council Magistrate. To be eligible, the person must have served in the role for at least six months or have served for at least a month and been appointed to a higher office (Captain at Large or Executive Council member).
• Team Facilitator:The Team Facilitator badge is awarded when the candidate facilitates a team for six months (with enhancements for each additional team facilitated for six months a piece).
• Team Facilitator-Silver:The Silver Team Facilitator badge is awarded when the candidate facilitates a team for more than a year (with enhancements for each additional team facilitated for more than a year a piece).
• Team Facilitator-Gold: The Gold Team Facilitator badge is awarded when the candidate facilitates a team for more than two years (with enhancements for each additional team facilitated for more than two years a piece).
• Donor: This badge is presented to those who have donated $5 or more. Donors earn enhancements for each $50 contributed.
• Community Ambassador:This badge is awarded to any member who has referred a friend to join UFOP: StarBase 118. The new applicant must designate the referring member on his or her application, successfully complete the academy, and maintain active member status on a vessel for no less than 90 days after graduation. Each additional referral is designated with a badge enhancement.

Annual Fleet Awards

• Awards Chairperson:This badge is presented to the staff member(s) that holds the Awards Chairperson role each year during the Awards Ceremony process. If more than one staff member holds the title (either as "Awards Chairperson Assistant" or not), all receive the badge.
• Awards Committee:This badge is presented to any staff member that participates in the yearly Awards Committee to select Duty Post and Special Awards.

Training Team Badges

NOTE: Only the highest earned training badge should be displayed.

• Excellence in Training: Awarded to a person who has completed the requirements to become a certified training officer (2 sessions as a mock cadet, 2 sessions as a first officer, and 2 sessions as a commanding officer for a class).
• Silver Excellence in Training: Awarded to a person who has served as a training officer (CO, FO, or Mock) for 25 classes beyond the minimum requirements for certification.
• Gold Excellence in Training: Awarded to a person who has served as a training officer (CO, FO, or Mock) for 50 classes beyond the minimum requirements for certification.
• Academy Commandant:This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Academy Commandant. This position is an extremely important to the survival of the fleet and should be issued to those who have held the position past their probationary period.
• Deputy Commandant:This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Deputy Commandant. Deputy Commandants are managers who helps the Academy Commandant keep the 118 Training Academy running. This badge is issued to those who have served a minimum of four months in the role.
• Cadet Steward:This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Cadet Steward. A cadet steward is an integral part of the post-academy experience helping out the new ensigns get settled and to be their for their questions. This badge is awarded after the cadet steward passed their probationary period.
• Chief Statistician:This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Chief Statistician. Without keeping the numbers, the fleet and the academy would not know how well they are doing and how the fleet has improved. To be eligible, the Chief Statistician must have passed their probationary period.
• Statistician:This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Statistician. Keeping track of information, checking documents, and making sure that the information is available for fleet management is a very important role. To be eligible, the Statistician must hold the position for a minimum of six months.
• Commandant's Citation:This badge is awarded to those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in the Academy for recognition of their outstanding work at the discretion of the Academy Commandant.

Excellence	Silver	Gold
Academy Commandant	Deputy Commandant	Cadet Steward
Chief Statistician	Statistician	Commandant's Citation

Team Badges

• Podcast Team: This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Podcast Team. They must participate for a minimum of two podcasts to be eligible for this badge.
• Publicity Team: This badge is presented to those who have held the title of Publicity Team Member. This badge is awarded to a member who has served for a minimum of a month.
• History Team Member: This badge is presented to those who have held the title of History Team Member. This badge is awarded to a member who has completed one or more categories as determined by the team facilitators.
• Image Collective Member: To receive this badge, the member of the Image Team has to be an active member of the Image Collective for at least six months. Active in this case means to participate in discussions, consulting, and/or creating of images.

Podcast Team	Publicity Team	History Team	Image Collective

118 Wiki Badges

• 118 Wiki Admin
• 118 Wiki Gnome: For those who've completed 5,000 edits to the wiki.

118 Wiki Admin	118 Wiki Gnome