User blog comment:Tacoman999/hey/@comment-28010541-20170522013040/@comment-28010541-20170522013646

They actually aren't important, the Wiki provides it because the human brain will find doing something pointless, so the Wiki is offering a badge, as a prize, to encourage the person to work more and do what the badges state. Not all humans have the need for this, but the odds are about 1 in 950 won't want a prize for their work.