I don’t suppose there’s any way to turn off earning ‘badges’ on the forum here? Or opt out of them? Or not display notifications for them?
I personally hate badges. And achievements. And trophies. And stuff. They annoy the bejeebers out of me.
I don’t claim that this is rational, mind you. But it does.
Congratulations! You have earned the “Complain About Badges” badge! \o/
snickers and screeches excitedly before dashing off to hide from retribution!
You realize, this means wah!
Don’t you dare; I’ll scream! I mean, I’ll do it anyway. But I’ll scream EXPRESSLY for that reason! (You’ll get a certificate!)
Oh, I’ve been certifiable for years.
I found the setting!
Enable the badge system
It is now off 
. It did annoy me too.
/Accipiter