Board Thread:Internal management/@comment-27462035-20170314065758

You know how you require 25 mainspace edits and 2 weeks for voting? Well, I feel like it's too little. Just saying, I think 25 mainspace edits is hardly anything and it's very easy to get the Pirate Defender badge through one single edit streak. I've been seeing a couple of users (no name-calling) who just make edits and once they're done, they just drop mainspace and take the power of voting for granted.

I'm suggesting that we increase the mainspace requirement to 50. Why? Because:

A) Like Pirate Defender, it has a badge (Backyard Shielder). If it doesn't have a badge, then it's harder to tell if the user qualifies for voting. It's also the halfway point for rollback and chat mod, so users can feel encouraged to try out for either one.

B) To make sure that people know more about this wiki. When I joined this wiki, it wasn't until about 50 mainspace edits until I figured out how to use templates and such (I'm such a slow person). Some threads don't have the Stance template, and it's hard for newer users to understand the concept of templates.

C) To make sure that people know more about the wiki's content.  50 mainspace edits allows more oppurtunity to get a varied understanding of each PvZ game. It's incredibly easy to find the same mistakes between each page from the same game, and 50 edits should ensure that the person just doesn't fix the same mistakes on the pages from the same game.

D) To make sure that people don't fluff edit. Fluff editing is super easy to do, and increasing the mainspace requirements will make it so that it takes longer to get the power of voting. It's also much more noticeable when a person fluff edits. Many staff look at the recent activity and if they see a fluff editor, they can issue a warning or go to the reporting branch.

E) It's not too hard yet not too easy to get. While I may get some concerns about doubling the requirement, I assure you, it's not too hard. We already have a 2 week requirement, which is A LOT. 50 edits in 2 weeks means that you are making about 3 to 4 edits per day on average. If I'm being honest, 3 to 4 edits per day is easy and compared to the 1 to 2 edits per day, you spend a decent amount of time on mainspace.

So, I ask you, should we increase the mainspace requirement for voting to 50? Vote now:

P.S. Please do not make such vague reasons such as "50 mainspace edits is too hard". Elaborate.

 