your post said (paraphrased) "the users that had the badge don't deserve it anymore, but users that went above and beyond deserve it" which is fine if you have a real criteria to define "above and beyond". there are several users that still have the badge or alumnus version who wouldn't be considered "above and beyond". therefore, one could infer you mean that the badge should be given to whoever admins feel like, which is essentially what is going on right now.