# What are the qualifications for the different badges? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 1, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527 "2015-01-01T00:25:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MG-McAnick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mg-mcanick/32/188_2.png) [@MG-McAnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MG-McAnick)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/1 "2015-01-01T00:25:14Z")
When does a poster become a duct tape specialist, junior grease monkey, senior grease monkey, or long lost Magliozzi brother? I can’t seem to find it on the site, although I think it was posted here someplace at one time. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/2 "2015-01-01T01:29:46Z")
**_Don’t Know If One From The Morgan Garage Would Be Eligible For Advancement, he, he …_** CSA ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/3 "2015-01-01T01:30:00Z")
Obviously there are no qualifications except being able to type. When you get your badge, you get a congratulatory email with the number of posts made I guess. I like badges and medals but its not something I strive for. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/4 "2015-01-01T01:34:53Z")
Duct Tape Specialist: 100 comments Junior Grease Monkey: 1,000 comments Senior Grease Monkey: 5,000 comments Long Lost Magliozzi Brother: 10,000 comments. Looks like I’m less than 300 away from Senior GM, which means I should start spamming the forum with a bunch of random crap, right @cdaquila‌ ? \>:) ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/5 "2015-01-01T01:37:53Z")
One of those badges and $2.00 will get you a cup of coffee at IHOP. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/6 "2015-01-01T01:40:33Z")
Qualifications for badges ? Have lots of free time on your hand. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/7 "2015-01-01T01:47:45Z")
$2.00… Plus tax, of course @Volvo. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/8 "2015-01-01T01:48:38Z")
**“Don’t Know If One From The Morgan Garage Would Be Eligible For Advancement”** I always thought that **MG** stood for **M** orris **G** arage. I learned something new today! **;-))** ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/9 "2015-01-01T01:55:03Z")
Oh, please, no, @shadowfax. I’ll just give you the badge! 😉 Or you could just break all your posts into short phrases, so your body of work looks like ee cummings poetry. Not that I’m encouraging you or anything. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/10 "2015-01-01T01:59:10Z")
I found the original Car Talk forum 20 years ago and found that it kept my blood pressure down when I was forced to sit in the office waiting for something. The free cell game could be entertaining but those tough games would often pop up and throw my diastolic into tripple digits while hammering out solutions to the worlds problems on R&R always relieved some stress. I wonder how many hours I have spent throwing advice out here. I hope some of it was worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/11 "2015-01-01T01:59:29Z")
@cdaquila‌ You’re getting into that grey area where only English majors and not car lackeys can follow. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/12 "2015-01-01T02:05:06Z")
**_Oh Yah! That’s It! I Wouldn’t Qualify As An MG Mechanic Either. Looks Like My Spelling Of Mechanic Is A Bit Off, Too. I Can’t Even Remember What I Had For Breakfast And I Eat The Exact Same Thing Every Morning, 7 Days A Week!_** Thanks VDC, CSA ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/13 "2015-01-01T02:33:20Z")
Be aware that some of us have been accumulating time-in-grade for many years. Me, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/14 "2015-01-01T02:34:29Z")
@cdaquila‌ the car is dying the feet of an old man murder the pedals hush mysteriously invisible mourners move with prose faces and grinding,gears The symbol of the car motionless with grieving wheels and engine mounts against the margins of steep driveways a pinto flintness ,the feet of an old man murder the pedals. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/15 "2015-01-01T02:34:44Z")
BADGES? We don’t need no steeenkeeeng BADGES! ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/16 "2015-01-01T02:42:17Z")
A lot of OPs are of the Alexander Pope school of poetry. ---
**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 3:05am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/17 "2015-01-01T03:05:32Z")
I’m pretty sure Alexander Pope wrote that fools rush in where angels fear to (measure their) tread. And @shadowfax…I can’t even begin to respond except to say I truly laughed out loud. Happy New Year to you all. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/18 "2015-01-01T04:25:25Z")
Rod Knox writes > I hope some of [my advice] was worthwhile. Your comments were worthwhile to me anyway. I thank you and all the regulars here for taking the effort to post your ideas. It’s amazing the various types of problems cars can acquire. The shape of the rivets for example. And what with the average age of cars on the road going up, I think it definitely is helpful to have a place to discuss car problems and speculate on possible solutions. It’s not the same as having a trusted mechanic working on your car in his shop of course, but a forum like this is way better than no help at all. Especially for us DIY’ers. Thanks again to everybody, the posters, and the Car Talk staff. Happy New Years to everybody! ---
**Author:** ![B.L.E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@B.L.E](https://community.cartalk.com/u/B.L.E)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/19 "2015-01-01T04:55:11Z")
> @Rod Knox > > $2.00… Plus tax, of course @Volvo. If you don’t tip the waitress. ---
**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2015, 6:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527/20 "2015-01-01T06:34:30Z")
My qualification comes from driving crappy cars that need to be fixed along with my low IQ. I keep posting. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-are-the-qualifications-for-the-different-badges/88527.md?page=2)