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Good sportsman badge

Hi. i was wondering if we can have a good sportsman thing going on. Next to a person's name there's a ! to report people but a can't report someone for anything good. For example, i was playing someone and my internet died. A few moves had been played already but the game was still equal and when i logged back in i found my opponent had not forfeited me but given me a draw. I went to the ! but then realized there was nothing good that comes from that. Its pretty cool since he was 100+ points lower rated. So, the next best thing was to follow him but i'm not all that interested in watching his games. Just want him to get that good sportsman tag the same way if someone has a 100% game completion rate u think 'ah so this guy isn't demented'. Unfortunately it doesn't exist.

So can we include something like that? Every 50 votes from random people to moderators u get some kinda good sportsman award. if u stop getting votes it wears off like that monthly tag for donating. Or maybe it doesn't like those tournament trophies u get. i don't like the idea of people commenting on your page like chess.com since that ends up poisonous. More like a rotten tomatoes thing without subjectivity.
Actually now i'm thinking people will start demanding i vote for them etc. in the middle of a game like these waitresses asking for tips when i'm still eating. But i've written all this so i'm posting it anyways. Wait there's zen mode, and i can block u of course. So yeah why not.
Also the pressing 'z' to turn on Zen mode was brilliant.

Nobody tell me this was already suggested. Search function does not work!
They already have the LM title, but that isn't really based on official voting, more perceived community consensus and standing out to Lichess. Maybe there should be something like the engine warning, but it is green instead of red and says something along the lines of "This player [insert meritorious quality here]". Generally if you are truly dedicated to the community, they will recognize you by following you or engaging with you in a warmer tone. I don't see a trophy as a bad idea, but I think that many who do the right thing do it due to a strong set of values rather than for recognition.
@LiterallyStockfish Yeah i thought if a system for recognition was in place it might also have a good overall impact. The people i have in mind don't want a 'good guy' trophy or anything, it's not in satisfaction of their demand. For example i wouldn't be the one to get such a thing, i just notice it in other people occasionally so i'm talking about it.
Maybe it's a sportsmanship trophy with the number of upvotes shown, something like a bronze -> silver -> gold once you reach a certain number of votes for the month. Maybe each upvote expires after a month, but not a total reset each month.

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