Board Thread:New Features/@comment-34373819-20180119105841/@comment-1038387-20180119125657

Aside from above note about sending feedback, I hope you considered the practical problems.
 * Badges are disabled, soooo... you want to bring back badges?
 * This new system has the same basic problem the Achievements have: it doesn't actually reward good behavior. The only two ways to automatically log user actions are quantity and time. They don't say anything about quality. Making 100 incorrect (and reverted) edits don't make you a connoisseur of anything, whilst the one user that writes extensive summaries will still be a rookie. Also, expect blog spam on wikis that rarely do blogs.
 * Regarding profiles: mobile bios already have a new look. The masthead sort of covers that. The actual user page, user talk page and Message Walls however more often require in depth discussion about editing wikis, so they should not be switched to a system that does not support MediaWiki. Discussions is not an esthetic thing, it built from scratch without any MediaWiki involved. It's good for mobile involvement, but not for actual editing.