Okay, I just verified that the “unable to grant badges” issue is fixed in their latest release, via:
They will deploy the latest SketchUp release soon – sit tight, and buckle up!
But at this time it is still not fixed.
I do NOT have a Sage badge…
Yes I understand, I just was notified about this update this morning. So it may be a few more hours to days.
Thanks for your patience.
@TIG, Sageness comes from within, not from some imaginary bit of gold-leafed frippery, and T-Man, you’ve got it in spades. Refer to the oft-told case of the Tin Woodsman, in which this whole concept was explained ad nauseum.
-Gully
Alright you should all have your Sage badges now 
Thanks for your patience as we updated our forums.
I don’t see such an entry in the drop down list “User Card Badge”, shouldn’t it be there too?
Please refresh and try again – it has been recently enabled.
I’ve been wondering if someone would post these, but it doesn’t look like it. From the movies “Treasure of the Sierra Madre” and “Blazing Saddles”. Classics.
I did post both those clips but in another thread 
Aw, i missed that. Still both good movies. I doubt Blazing Saddles would be made in this day ad age.