Board Thread:Policies/@comment-10473115-20150611004425/@comment-16461120-20150701063752

Of course badge hunting isn't allowed, but we all know it goes on and that they exist as a reward system to encourage participation, so it should be noted that by removing Alignments, it will change the way badges are achieved, and thus potentially hinder an incentive for some new members to join and help the community.

I'm not suggesting that Alignments need to be kept, merely that some consideration into potential types of replacement awards might be wise.