Editcountitis
//ɛdɪtkaʊntˈaɪtɪs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An obsession with increasing one's edit count on a wiki. uncountable
"A system that encourages number of contributions over quality can be counterproductive. Wikipedia cautions against 'editcountitis', humorously described as 'a belief that a Wikipedian's overall contribution level can be measured solely by their edit count'."
Example
More examples"A system that encourages number of contributions over quality can be counterproductive. Wikipedia cautions against 'editcountitis', humorously described as 'a belief that a Wikipedian's overall contribution level can be measured solely by their edit count'."
Etymology
From edit count + -itis.
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