User blog comment:Gcheung28/New sharing options on Wikia/@comment-5252296-20150428212453/@comment-452-20150430095648

While I could live without knowing the total number of pages every time I click, I do use that up-to-date knowledge of how many pages there are as a way to immediately notice when a new page is created.

I also turned the number into a link to Special:NewPages, and the word "pages" into a link to the wiki's Index.

I agree in principle through, and it's certainly not a vital part of the interface!