SUMOskinny thinks our contributors are great. Like really, really great. That's why we award them with our version of a gold star.

Each time one of our contributors reaches a new milestone (writing 10 local sports stories, gaining 50 new followers...) we reward them with a new badge, proving that they have mastered a particular style and/or genre of writing. 

The badges also help our readers determine which are the best contributors to follow for their My Skinny page (a page that aggregate custom content just for you). 

Way to go Team SUMO.