Editcountitis

//ɛdɪtkaʊntˈaɪtɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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'."

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"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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