In AU apart from reputation there is something called 'Badges'. But I see that no privilege requires a badge nor is it used for placing a bounty or anything else. So why do I need badges for? Is it just for fun? ! Sometimes a user who has lesser reputation has a larger number of badges than the one that has greater reputation. Isn't this contradictory ?
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2Sometimes we do things for fun! – Jorge Castro Apr 21 '14 at 19:30
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@JorgeCastro Are you serious? ! Thats all it is... FUN ?? !!! 0_o – VenkiPhy6 Apr 21 '14 at 19:32
Badges are basically for fun BUT you can tell if someone is active on AU and contributes.
The more gold badges for great answers and the more (silver) guru-badges the more you probably can trust that user to get it correct.
Reputation is more important since you get swag!!