editcountitis

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'.

2006, Jane Klobas, Wikis: Tools for Information Work and Collaboration, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Chandos Publishing, →ISBN, page 199

The author of the original tool for counting edits noted that editcountitis, or an unhealthy obsession with the notion of edit count, can be fatal. Editcountitis is often a symptom of Wikipediholism, which is an even worse disease. The only sure treatment is worrying more about the quality of your edits than the quantity.

2008, Phoebe Ayers, Charles Matthews, Ben Yates, How Wikipedia Works, San Francisco, C.A.: No Starch Press, →ISBN, pages 324–325

Wikipedians can be a similarly compulsive and eccentric lot. So much so that some refer to themselves as Wikipediholics with a case of editcountitis, "a serious disease consisting of an unhealthy obsession with the number of edits you have made to Wikipedia."

2010, Joseph M. Reagle Jr., Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia, Cambridge, M.A.; London: MIT Press, page 157