Meaning

(Wikimedia jargon) An obsession with increasing one's edit count on a wiki..

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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'.

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.

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."

In fact, the very ease of this process may be the reason for deletionism's prevalence: Many Wikipedians suffer from editcountitis, the state of being overly obsessed with the number of edits one makes.

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