Thread:Lulamoon20/@comment-32754000-20170803212658/@comment-4319402-20170804012726

I'm going to be honest about badges and this is just my opinion, it's not to be taken seriously, but this is how I feel.

Badges are nothing more then tools that were added in an attempt to make wikis more productive. This is where too much of a good thing comes into play.

While a good idea no doubt, this causes users to make edits at all costs, even violating the rules in some cases.

Examples of this are category spamming, adding characters that likely shouldn't have been added, adding pages that have nothing to do with anything, and an assortment of other things.

Getting a badge really isn't that big of a deal and it shouldn't be the focal point of the site, as it's just an accessory.