Thanks for the link Jillaine. I don't recall ever seeing that old thread (probably was occupied with moving and settling into a new house at the time), but actually one of the mentors did send me a private e-mail on this subject yesterday. That note included a very good explanation of the badge and the process, and I was satisfied with the answer. I do think it might be beneficial to include a better explanation with the badge itself, which might preclude conversations like this, but apparently the powers that be don't share that thinking. Some of the relevant points are the same ones Julie made in the old thread, so there wouldn't really be any shocking new revelations.