Q:

Is there a bug in the implementation of the Research Assistant badge?

I was doing several tag wiki edits (both true tag wikis and excerpts) in [linguistics.se]. I saw the counter "Your badge progress" on the right sidebar increasing:
Your Badge Progress

Research Assistant
52 tag wiki edits (104% done)

Also, in my profile page, it says:
Congratulations!

You've earned
 Research Assistant
Track the next one
Let us pick

But ... clicking through on "Learn more" gives me ...
 Research Assistant
Edit 50 tag wikis.
jknappen
5,30211133

did not earn this badge

I waited for some time (about 30 minutes) and used forced reload of the pages. What is going wrong here?

A:

If you're tracking the badge, the profile page will say you earned it once you meet the criteria for it. However, the actual award process runs on a schedule and may not kick in right away. At the moment this is by design.

