I was recently informed that I had received a “Gives Back” badge for this forum. The notification page included the text “Granted 1 hour”. This looked promising, if a bit vague, so I asked the Goog “An hour of what, exactly?”. It replied:
The “Granted 1 hour” message you received with the Discourse Gives Back badge does not refer to an hour of a specific service or time credit. Instead, it indicates the age of the badge when it was awarded. … In short, the “1 hour” is simply a timestamp related to the badge system’s internal processes, not a redeemable benefit.
Owell…