Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-17897872-20151127192535/@comment-26388711-20151128192139

Hypotek789 wrote: Anyway, regarding to the overflow of badges, I am:

Neutral: Badges do motivate users to keep editing, but it also creates competition. A lot of badges would also have been obnoxious, but it would be very fun to see points rolling in.}} 3Primetime3 wrote: Disabling the badges is something I've wanted to do since the start since it is already messed up. However, many people are here just for the badges and want them despite all of the problems they cause. I'm trying to limit the amount of badges out per time. Moves, jelly, etc. levels + episodes are recurring (I will try to change them at LEAST once per two-three days); the other ones will be out on holidays only.

-Primetime The main purpose of badges is to encourage editors to continue to contribute to this wiki to make it more comprehensive, convenient, and appealing. The number of badges is meant to be a representation of the editor's total contributions to each of the categories available.

I see the potential weakness about the badge system, as it does not accurately represent the number and impact of the editor's contributions in this wiki. Imagine an editor going to a particular page, click edit, and click publish, and repeat, and so on... would make me ask these questions:
 * Will their edit count go up?
 * Will their edits count toward badge progress?
 * What is their net contribution to this page and wiki?
 * Do you think gaining edit count in this way mean that you are making notable contributions?

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I would also suggest that someone who have too much worthless edits or 'edits of edits' should have their badge progress reduced, since that will falsely represent the user's contributive power. This is akin to stat hoarding.