User blog comment:Tbguy1992/Badges? When did we start getting badges?/@comment-1375165-20100814145729

If they got rid of that big bar on our user pages I'd be fine with it. Even though I have my settings set to hide achievements, it still shows up when other people look at it. If that were removed, or an option given to permanently remove it, then I'd be fine with the badges.

Also apparently there will be a vote next Monday on whether to keep them or not. I'm still voting against badges, and I suggest anyone else who dislikes them to vote against them as well.