7 hours ago, I got the "Revival" badge for my answer in this question,
In simple terms: what are the implications of homothetic and nonhomothetic consumer preferences?
The Revival badge is awarded when
"Answer more than 30 days after a question was asked as first answer scoring 2 or more "
I did answer more than 30 days later, and scored 2 or more, but mine was not the first answer. An answer already existed. So why was I awarded the badge?
SE-associates please clarify.
The correct interpretation of the rule is different:
"Answer more than 30 days after a question was asked as (first answer scoring 2 or more)"
The precise conditions do not always fit into one-line summaries gracefully, and this is an instance of that. The post List of all badges with full descriptions clarifies the conditions by breaking them into separate points:
- Provide an answer to a question that is at least 30 days old at the time of answering.
- Your answer reaches a score of two.
- No other answers posted earlier than your answer have a score of two. "Earlier" refers to the time the answer was originally posted (first revision).
(Aside: it also happens that two answers to the same question earn Revival.)
