def degolden(self, account, severe=False):

        if severe:
            account.gold_charter = False
            Award.take_away("charter_subscriber", account)

        Award.take_away("reddit_gold", account)
        account.gold = False
        account._commit()

    def create_award_claim_code(self, unique_award_id, award_codename, description, url):
        """Create a one-time-use claim URL for a user to claim a trophy.

        `unique_award_id` - A string that uniquely identifies the kind of
                            Trophy the user would be claiming.
                            See: token.py:AwardClaimToken.uid
        `award_codename` - The codename of the Award the user will claim
        `description` - The description the Trophy will receive
        `url` - The URL the Trophy will receive

        """
        award = Award._by_codename(award_codename)
        token = AwardClaimToken._new(unique_award_id, award, description, url)
        return token.confirm_url()

    def engolden(self, account):
        now = datetime.now(g.display_tz)
        account.gold = True
        description = "Since " + now.strftime("%B %Y")
        
        trophy = Award.give_if_needed("reddit_gold", account,
                                     description=description,
                                     url="/gold/about")
        if trophy and trophy.description.endswith("Member Emeritus"):
            trophy.description = description
            trophy._commit()

        account._commit()
        account.friend_rels_cache(_update=True)

    def engolden(self, account, days):
        account.gold = True

        now = datetime.now(g.display_tz)

        existing_expiration = getattr(account, "gold_expiration", None)
        if existing_expiration is None or existing_expiration < now:
            existing_expiration = now
        account.gold_expiration = existing_expiration + timedelta(days)

        description = "Since " + now.strftime("%B %Y")
        trophy = Award.give_if_needed("reddit_gold", account, description=description, url="/gold/about")
        if trophy and trophy.description.endswith("Member Emeritus"):
            trophy.description = description
            trophy._commit()
        account._commit()

        account.friend_rels_cache(_update=True)

 def degolden(self, account):
     Award.take_away("reddit_gold", account)
     account.gold = False
     account._commit()