User blog comment:Wetstream/Removal of Badges/@comment-4751506-20140427184625

I'm upset that this feature is gone, but I think it's taught us all lessons - both good and bad.

We learned that yes, there were users doing one-word edits and spamming the Wiki Activity in order to get Badges and "move up" the ranks. We learned that there were people abusing this feature, and we also learned that some people can't be trusted with this sort of privilege.

But we also learned how fun it is to try and compete with each other. To see if we can edit one hundred days in a row. To see if we can communicate with each other, and edit our stories more frequently, and be online more often. And I think that this was a super fun opportunity for most of us, because we got to experiment and edit and just have a generally good time.

I'm sorry that those of you who didn't abuse this feature had to suffer, but that's how things work. We've all got to behave and treat things properly if we want them to last - and that's how it's going to be in life, right?

Just my two cents. I know you guys will understand - and thank you, Wetty, for making this blog! :)