Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-24597738-20140226122454/@comment-4750363-20140226122715

I actually think that badges are, subconsciously a part of the wikia in terms of activity.

The humanity strives to do something, to reach a goal. The badges are clear goals that one can have. Now, remember that yes, there are pointsgamers, but there are also dozens of users who goes correctly about them, without abusing or pointsgaming. You know how always the bad parts are more known that the good