Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-26066818-20150725023815/@comment-16461120-20160309050428

Abuse how? You don't gain anything palpable for the achievements, and if they actually became an issue, a track can be turned off by any Admin, at any time, with just a pair of clicks, and hunters can be warned and/or suspended if it were truly an problem. From my perspective, badges are fun. They make you feel like you got more done than you may otherwise, especially when you're doing a unsung job that isn't readily appreciated.

Anyway, I'd contend that the people that think they can build a substantial total by doing one minor thing at a time, paying lip-service to existing content, ultimately are wasting more of their time than they realize, as you gain far more far faster by truly contributing, adding content from the ground up, and the latter are the type of editors that aren't likely to give up after a short period, which seems to me what happens with those prone to tiny repetitive edits where little is accomplished but pixel prizes.

Just my two cents worth of faith in humanity.