# Badges

> The five badges that can appear next to a name, what each one actually certifies, and why there is no way to earn one.

Source: https://www.revquix.com/docs/account/badges
Last verified: 2026-09-04

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A badge is a small mark shown next to a member's name. There are five, each means one specific
thing, and **every one of them is granted by Revquix** rather than earned by activity.

The public list is at [/badges](https://www.revquix.com/badges).

> **Note** - These are not the only things called a badge
>
> The word is used elsewhere in the product for ordinary interface labels - a board's visibility, a
> tool's price, a submission's verdict. This page is about the ones attached to a **person**.

## The five

| Badge                   | What it certifies                                                                                                                                      |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Verified**            | Revquix has verified this member's identity. The account is genuine and belongs to the person it represents.                                           |
| **Top Voice**           | A small circle of the most trusted and impactful members, recognised for consistent quality and contribution. Top Voice accounts are verified as well. |
| **Professional Mentor** | An approved mentor, cleared to offer paid sessions.                                                                                                    |
| **Revquix Staff**       | An official member of the Revquix team.                                                                                                                |
| **Partner**             | A verified Revquix partner or organisation.                                                                                                            |

## There is no way to apply

No form, no threshold, no points to accumulate. Identity and recognition badges are granted by us,
and asking for one does not move it along.

**The one exception is Professional Mentor**, which is not really an exception: it is a consequence
of being approved as a mentor, and that _is_ an application. See [becoming a mentor](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentors/becoming-a-mentor).

> **Warning** - Nobody will ever ask you to pay for a badge
>
> Badges are not sold and cannot be bought. A message offering one in exchange for money, a fee, or
> your password is not from Revquix - report it from [Help & Support](https://www.revquix.com/docs/support/getting-help).

## What a badge does and does not mean

**Verified** says we checked who somebody is. It does **not** say they are good at their job, that
their advice is sound, or that Revquix endorses them.

For a mentor, the things that actually describe quality are their [rating and reliability score](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/reading-a-mentor-profile) -
two different numbers, and both more informative than a badge.

## Losing one

The five do not behave the same way here.

**Professional Mentor is not stored at all** - it is worked out from whether you are an active
mentor, every time it is shown. Become one and it appears; stop being one and it is gone, with
nothing to revoke.

**Verified, Top Voice, Partner and Staff are granted deliberately**, and can be taken back the same
way. A badge says something is true now; if it stops being true, the badge goes.

## Related

- [Your public profile](https://www.revquix.com/docs/account/your-public-profile) - Where a badge appears.

- [Reading a mentor profile](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentorship/reading-a-mentor-profile) - The numbers that say more than a badge.

- [Becoming a mentor](https://www.revquix.com/docs/mentors/becoming-a-mentor) - The one badge with an application behind it.