Not high priority, just a curiosity...but shouldn't this OP be a "new contributor"?
According to What makes a contributor new? and the linked post, I think the OP should be.
The account is 30 days old and has no (at least no visible) posts. Even if badges made a difference, the currently only badge was awarded on this post for editing the question, and the new contributor mark will still stay for a week, right? The post is currently $<3$ hours old.