Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5056929-20130104120051/@comment-5056929-20130109121249

Sam Wang wrote:

Just to explain why:
 * Sam says "I think badges are useful but also harmful. However, I think the balance between them is 3:2, so I believe badges should remain as it is." This is very vague, and Sam only states that badges should be kept, and not why.

Support
 * Badges attract badge hunters.
 * Badges cause useless/cheap/spam edits.

Oppose Ok, anyway, I still think that the second and third reason in the 'oppose' section is nothing compared to the two statements on the 'support' side. It's almost kind of like "Badges are cool." Of course that's a slight exaggeration but you get what I mean.
 * Badges attract users and encourage them to edit more.
 * It feels like an honor to earn a badge.
 * Some users just like badges for no reason!