Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-30099083-20161012112411/@comment-30099083-20161015081101

Ultimate Legend Star Kirby12 wrote: I'm not sure about the specifics, but I think memberships badges reset after they expire, so maybe the penguin actually got them way back when.

And even if he was cheating, such as with that pin, we aren't official so there's nothing we can really do. The Membership badge, when it expires it gets removed. But when you buy membership again you still keep your level.