Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4223893-20150315071339/@comment-452-20150326131023

MichiRecRoom wrote:

rather, it seems to just be a flag set so that local admins and wikia staff can find the more active users much easier. Think of it like something that's saying "Hey, this user edits a lot!" That is false information, and you should know better, because you were part of the thread which Fubuki風吹 linked.

As explained by Kirkburn in that thread, it is for use by Wikia Staff for statistical purposes.

The fact that there is a secondary use is irrelevant, as that was not the purpose.