Now addresses the fact that some badges aren't even introduced until a certain date, so some members couldn't have gotten it any sooner since they aren't applied retroactively. Added 1 plus DateDiff (OBOE)
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-- Quickest badge earners V2b -- Now addresses the fact that some badges aren't even introduced until a certain date, so some members couldn't have gotten it any sooner since they aren't applied retroactively. -- Added 1 plus DateDiff (OBOE) DECLARE @firstTime date SELECT @firstTime = min(Badges.Date) FROM Badges WHERE Badges.Name = '##BadgeName##' ; WITH BadgeEarners AS ( SELECT Users.Id as [User Link], Users.CreationDate as [Member Since], Badges.Date as [Date Won], 1+DateDiff(Day, Users.CreationDate, Badges.Date) As [DaysMembership] FROM Badges INNER JOIN Users ON Badges.UserId = Users.Id WHERE Badges.Name = '##BadgeName##' ) SELECT *, DateDiff(Day, @firstTime, [Date Won]) As [DaysSince1st] FROM BadgeEarners ORDER BY [DaysMembership] ASC