Board Thread:New Features/@comment-5275700-20170113210410/@comment-5558012-20170113225535

We'll have to agree to disagree. Unnecessary posts or moderation actions are no different crossing namespaces. I'd rather people just be interested in the topic than competing for an imaginary top spot that doesn't really mean that they deserve it or are better than other editors contributing to a discussion.

Edit: I tend to avoid using contribution numbers as a standard for promotion. Other factors such as need, interaction with others, and drive to perform the position's duties are more important to consider. How active a moderator would expect to be could be proportional to the activity of Discussions.