Consider the badge and arrow point system the Boy Scouts of America uses.
The Boy Scouts have two types of badges: Merit Badges and Ranks. Merit badges are awarded in a specific skill area; these badges are like the tag badges we award here. Ranks are awarded based on activities completed in a wide variety of areas; these badges are similar to our Generalist, Guru and Legendary badges.
Within the ranks are a system of arrow points. Arrow points are described as follows:
GOLD ARROW POINT:
- For the FIRST 10 arrow points completed in the "Electives" section of his book, the Wolf Cub earns his GOLD ARROW POINT.
SILVER ARROW POINTS:
- For EACH 10 arrow points completed (AFTER HE EARNS THE GOLD ARROW POINT) the Wolf Cub earns a SILVER ARROW POINT.
He may earn any number of SILVER ARROW POINTS, but he may only earn
ONE GOLD ARROW POINT for the first 10 elective points that he
As you can see, a Boy Scout may earn any number of silver arrow points, and they are certainly fun to earn but the coveted gold arrow points are harder to get, and they can only be awarded once.