Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-27873943-20140317034744/@comment-25991365-20140317164040

Even having the law doesn't stop killings in the world,but deters the vast majority, so the same could apply to this.

Moreover, as a video gamer badges feel like achievements and I remember when I was editing my own Wiki, the badges were really helping me through it.

Without badges, there's no motivation to edit. Sure,you can get a LOT of edits, but it takes a while to reach that goal and you'll likely procrastinate along the way(chat's always there to keep you procrastinating).

And I agree with everything John said too, so I heavily support this.