Thread:GreenMoriyama/@comment-34285197-20170903115523/@comment-3391671-20170912232451

I did mention before how that is one of the disadvantages of the system.

To restate: Badges typically do not encourage quality work (I've seen people overedit pages just to attain achievements); People who still hunt for achievements in the latter case are not doing it for the wikia, but for their self-satisfication.