# Publicity badges are being awarded for links within the network
The referral links for the Announcer, Booster and Publicist badges [aren't supposed to credit you for links shared on Stack Exchange itself](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/a/114608/134300), only for visits that come from outside the network. However, I've recently been awarded two unexpected [Announcer badges on meta](http://meta.stackoverflow.com/badges/74/announcer?userid=134300) and I suspect they came from intra-network sharing.