You have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to earn a Beta Badge for OR.SE! Beta Badges are earned for participation in the private beta phase (and are awarded once we move into public beta). The exact requirements for Beta Badges are a little unclear; they are either:
- silver; awarded once
- Participate actively in a site’s private beta phase by:
- Voting 10 times
- Adding 3 posts with score > 0
- Visiting the site on 3 separate days
- All three requirements must be met, and met before the public beta begins (or possibly before the badge script runs) [source]
or:
the exact requirements not disclosed to prevent users from just doing the bare minimum [source]
In either case, it's pretty easy to earn the Beta Badge if you participate just a bit during private beta. But once public beta starts (in about a week, if all goes well), you'll lose your chance forever. Don't squander it!