Board Thread:New Features/@comment-5785681-20200821183619/@comment-9605025-20200822013120

Luxartisan, that is my point exactly. Different people interpret/use badges/points in different ways. Some people interpreting them one way does not mean that the system itself is causing that behavior. People who are competitive will find ways to be competitive whether or not you have a leaderboard.

It is true that the current achievements system doesn't have a way to judge quality. The reason for that is it is hard to automate subjective criteria. The alternative that has been proposed here and in previous discussions is to have badges/points manually awarded by admins. The issue with that is the potential for bias. Why is that person's edits better than mine? Your just giving points to each other and not sharing with anyone else! Both methods have benefits and drawbacks; neither is intrinsically better than the other.