Board Thread:Consensus Track/@comment-11008902-20141226235147/@comment-25356303-20150121035811

I have to agree with Rim here; badgehunting is not very prevalent on this wiki. I would also like to point out that during the occasional instances in which a user does seem to be badeghunting, their contribution or contributions rarely actually cause the wiki any harm. Generally, badgehunters aren't breaking wiki rules; rather, they're making minuscule edits that neither benefit nor harm the wiki, or benefit it ever so slightly (e.g. removing an unneeded space).

If their edit is counter-productive or against wiki policies, it will be reverted within a matter of minutes by users such as myself who frequently check the "Recent Changes" section. That's what the Patroller position is for.

My opinion on badgehunting itself differs somewhat from many of yours. When I see a new editor fixing some punctuation, doing some minor formatting, or really making any type of small change on an article, my reaction is never anything like, "Dang badgehunters, something needs to be done about this". I don't see a so-called "useless" edit, I see a well-intentioned contribution. An edit is an edit, no matter how small. These users―whom some of you want to punish―harbor no ill will towards the wiki; they just want to help out in whatever small way they can, and that's perfectly fine by me.

If you guys really want to solve the badgehunting problem, just loosen up a bit. It doesn't matter if an edit was on the smaller side; it helped, and that's all that really matters.