Board Thread:Site Discussions/@comment-3437898-20140925032507/@comment-1669199-20140927222643

Myself 123 wrote: I didn't think this would get any support, and I was right.

SNN is often filled with ridiculous amounts of drama for a website about a fast-moving blue hedgehog, and it feels like this has increased lately because of chat. Additionally productivity is more or less non-existent, those who don't chat, socialise on forums.

I believe something needs to be done, but I knew removing chat would be an extreme that the community wouldn't stand for. Instead, I think we should brainstorm ideas to tip the scales towards productivity over socialisation and drama.

Agreed. Assuming Wiki-badges are still around, one idea that comes to mind is to implement said feature, which would encourage Users to edit more on the Wiki in order to earn badges for their achievements. Yes, it may encourage many Users to edit just to have digital badges to brag about, but, 1) At least it should help accomplish what it is meant to do, even if it only works on a handful of Users, and 2) It may help certain Users discover talents for certain kinds of editing, and they may earn enjoyment out of more than their friendly competitions as a result.

Again, it may be an imperfect solution depending on how you look at it, but I'm open to other ideas if anybody has got any.