1035874 - Answer question re: issuing badges to users without Webmaker accounts

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Webmaker Graveyard :: Badges, defect)

Description

[Matt Thompson (@OpenMatt :OpenMatt)]

How do users without a Webmaker account receive and display their badges? 
Are they prompted to create an account as part of receiving their badge?


For example, is this flow / scenario correct? 

  * IF an email address for a badge earner through bulk issue is NOT already associated with a Webmaker profile...
    * THEN a Webmaker account and profile is NOT automatically created for them...
    * BUT a badge is STILL issued to that email address AND they will see if on their profile IF/WHEN then create an account.

Comment 1

[Erik Christensen [:christensenep][:echristensen]]

Yep, that flow is correct.  It would be possible to have an account automatically created, since Webmaker will still be notified that a badge has been awarded to an unknown user, but right now I don't believe it will do so.  But I expect the important bit is that the badges will show up on the unknown user's profile if they later create a profile, and that is indeed the case.

Comment 2

[Robert Friedman [:omnignorant]]

BINGO! I'm marking this goose cooked.

Automatic account creation is a big red flag for me. Creeps people out when not messaged carefully. I'd like to avoid that.

The only detail left is that I assume they must use the *SAME* email that the badge was issued to when they create their account, right? Perhaps that needs to be added to the email copy?