I'm feeling mixed on this.

1. I don't put much value in badges.

2. I do think there is merit (being @puttitout) into showing appreciation for the people that help actively contribute to your 'project' (life's work at this point) and I'm convinced that the people committed to building up this website will appreciate the badge.

3. The definitions of builder and destroyer don't exist. I can't even say they are vague. There just aren't any. It's an incredibly subjective choice from Putt.

4. The people highlighted in his post are not according to my subjective definition of "builder"

4a. @virge however nice the concept, the account is still suspect to me. It's a 4 year old inactive account. First contribution he does make happens 4 years after he created an account yet that makes him a builder?? I'm not even convinced yet that Virge makes his post in good faith. So far it's been 3 posts over 2 weeks? There are people like @needlestack that have build a community around their hobby for 4 years straight that were not mentioned. Imo Glownigger

4b. While @kevdude has definitely been an active member of voat. I would definitely not subscribe him as a builder. Kevdude has organised mobs and destroyed much more accounts/moderators/ec than any other on this site. His posts are either jokes with his ingroup or crusades against people he perceives negatively (usually for censorship of other people, sure, but not every time) Is kevdude's activism necessary? You can argue yes. But these actions are still destructive. Imo destroyer

4c. I don't follow the Qtards or @srayzie much so I wouldn't know. I do know it's a long standing account that created and builded a Q subverse 2 years before the Reddit ban and subsequent soyboy invasion. Imo builder

And I agree with the other reply here about NASA yes men. It's about personality types in the end. People like empress, middlepath, rotteux etc are people that clearly want to contribute in a positive amicable way. Kevdude definitely values voat, but the way he shows this is 180° the other way. And critics, opposition and different viewpoints are needed.

TLDR: I think builder is the wrong label. It's not defined and the connotation does not fit the way putt wants to use it. But I do agree in the concept of showing appreciation for your active username.