To the guys with higher Beta badges
- You should give others a chance ... I did yesterday the trick with the Intermittent jobs and I got 63 Betas in 3 hours just enough to get my Bronze Badge but I got out of "Intermittent trick" in order to let others have their chance to a Bronze. There is no point in having higher Badges on Beta, it does not bring glory but rather shame. Shame of not thinking of others.

I've seen this suggestion before, and it didn't have any effect on the 'badgers' then, either.

Grabbing as many work units as can be processed before the deadline or "Server Aborted!" takes them doesn't hurt or disadvantage anyone (more-importantly, it apparently doesn't hurt the testing process), so appealing to their sympathies is not likely to sway badgers.

It's similar to asking those with multiple i7 machines to turn off half their cores because you have only a dual-core CPU and want a chance to catch up. :-|

Damir.
As you see I have a gold badge and believe me it has been hard won and I am proud of it.

Like most people I used to have just one machine, but over time have added 12 more solely for crunching (a diverse range of single and dual core). This represents a significant commitment of both time and money (capital and operating), the only reward for this investment being personal satisfaction measured by points, time, badges and scientific advancement.

Yes I have used the intermittent trick - and have also voluntarily refrained from doing so at times. However I have not been greedy and been left with work going past due time, or any other deficiencies.
I learnt about it a long time ago as a result of many many hours of reading the forum archives to better understand the grid workings and therefore get the best productivity out of my investment in crunching.
Just as I learnt it, so could you and everyone else. It has been posted for who knows how long and publicly available. I have also seen it openly discussed on a number of occasions - last time was I think in November. Because others may not have bothered or been sufficiently engaged to do the same learning, does not make me (or others) selfish as you imply. No, there is no shame due at all.

And for what it's worth the intermittent trick is not the only one available. If that were not available I could still get as many WU's as I want - and to find out how, I respectfully suggest reading the archives at great length.

Also remember that risks are inherent with testing. I lost some 50hrs last week when some C type units arrived and started "high priority" unexpectedly, which crashed a running A type due to page file limitations. No time nor points awarded for the A type and I accept that as just tough luck. Beta testing is no free ride for anyone. My higher level of participation inherently leads to higher risk of such losses - a price I'm happy to pay.

I wish you (and all others) well in your Beta badge hunt and sincerely hope you achieve as much satisfaction from it as I have from mine. Use whatever tools you have available to you in whatever way you see fit, but please refrain from derogatory suggestions about those who have used the tools which you are now using.
I will continue to contribute in any way I can, including testing.

Yours in crunching,
Toss
Proud Beta Contributor.

It is not begrudging. It is a simple matter of principle. Different people live upon different principles. My principle is to Achieve and let others achieve.

If we put this in real life equation it is like trying to get a Visa to some country and having 100.000 people behind you trying to get the same Visa. There are VIP Visa and Normal Visa. A VIP Visa will count as 100 Visa that will be cut from the Main Bulk of Visas.
So whoever take a VIP Visa destroy the chances of 99 people behind him.
It is a shame to do this? Yes, depending on what kind of principles guides your life.
It is not a shame? No, depending on what kind of principles guides your life.

Like I said, it is a matter of principle and NO, NOT all principles have the same value as it is NOT a world of relative truths. Principles have different value depending on the level of satisfaction for as many people as possible.
Less people are satisfied by your principle? Don't brag with that Principle.

As I see it, less people will receive Beta Award because they are not allowed their fair share of Betas. Beta being something very very hard to find... aiming beyond Bronze is not fair for others. Remember the word... Others.

Of course... you can always say: go to **** with your principle... This is your privilege but it should not make you proud. On the contrary.

And derogatory content is ok... when serves many others well being.

* edited for profanity - ErikaT

seriously! These badges were created to provide motivation, but it seems to have worked all too well!