User blog:EatingFromTheTrashCanNaked/My opinion on the new badges.

To be honest, I didn't think it was a good idea at first. I thought it would simply encourage people to try and 'harvest' badges by making useless/spammy edits.

Now, however, I have seen a lot more production on the wiki. The badges are encouraging people to make LEGITAMATE edits, upload quality stuff, and make more blog posts which actually have a point. I am amazed!

Also, (IMO) people are not making useless spammy content just for the badges, because that would get them banned, meaning they would have to earn them all over again.

Also, people are now fixing up stubs (especially transcripts, which are usually ignored), because this will help them get badges. So in my opinion, it is successful, and a great decision!