Visual Space manual, Rewards, Give A Medal

Give a Medal when another member has made a meaningful contribution that deserves lasting recognition from a space. This walkthrough takes you from choosing the recipient and issuing space to verifying that the Medal was accepted.

Before You Start

Medals are not purchasable and do not come from personal inventory. Every space has one shared allowance of five Medals per UTC month, used by its owner and all members granted Give medals permission.

You are ready to give a Medal when:

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Check your access - You own at least one joined space or have Give medals permission in one.

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Check the allowance - At least one eligible source space still has a Medal available for the current UTC month.

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Choose another member - The current interface does not offer the action for your own account.

Because the allowance is shared, another authorized giver can use an available Medal while you are preparing the certificate. You can learn more about this limit in Medals.

Choose The Recipient And Source Space

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Open the member action - Open another member's menu and choose Give medal. You can also start from the Medal action on that member's profile.

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Verify the recipient - At the top of the picker, confirm that the name beside Give medal to is the person you intend to recognize.

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Review the source space - Check the space shown after from and its Monthly medals remaining count. The current space is preferred when you are authorized there and it has Medals available.

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Change the source if needed - Open the source-space picker and choose another eligible joined space. Spaces with no Medals remaining stay visible but are dimmed and cannot be selected.

The source space becomes part of the permanent recognition, so choose the community that should stand behind the Medal—not simply the space with the largest remaining allowance.

The picker exposes the recipient, issuing space, shared allowance, and category catalog before any certificate is prepared.

Select And Preview The Medal

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Choose a category - Select the best match from the 21 Medal categories. The chosen card is highlighted.

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Open the preview - Select Preview medal. This does not give the Medal or use the space's allowance.

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Write the reason - Enter a specific explanation of what the member contributed and why it mattered. The reason is required, cannot be only spaces, and may contain up to 280 characters.

The category describes the broad contribution. The reason is what makes the recognition personal and useful when the recipient returns to it later.

Review And Give The Certificate

Before confirming, read the certificate as the recipient will see it. Check the recipient, Medal category, source space, giver, date, and reason. A confirmed Medal cannot currently be edited, transferred, revoked, or taken back.

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Correct anything that is wrong - If the reason needs work, edit it directly on the certificate. If the recipient, Medal, or source space is wrong, cancel and restart the giving flow with the right choices.

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Give the Medal - Select Give medal once every certificate detail is correct. Visual Space temporarily changes the action to Giving medal… while it confirms the recognition.

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Verify success - The Medal has been given only when a confirmation titled Medal given appears. Check that it names the intended Medal, recipient, source space, and giver.

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Finish the flow - Select Done to close the confirmation.

The confirmed Medal now belongs to the recipient's lasting recognition history, and the source space has one fewer Medal available for the current UTC month.

If Confirmation Fails

A failed attempt does not show Medal given. The certificate stays open, keeps your reason, and makes its actions available again so you can review the message or retry.

The allowance shown earlier may have changed because every authorized giver shares it. If the source space no longer has a Medal available, close the certificate, reopen Give medal, and choose another eligible space or wait until its allowance renews with the next UTC month.

Continue With Rewards

To understand how this recognition differs from everyday item-level appreciation, see Rewards. You can also review Medals and certificates or learn how recognition appears alongside a member's identity in Profiles.