Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-31256456-20181228061901/@comment-31680260-20181228183753

In my eyes, 400 is an acceptable number. I racked up my first 1000 edits within 2 months of joining and simply being active. At my activity level (back then, at least), it'd take a user about 3 weeks to get 400 edits. I realize I was more active than the average, but even accounting for that, it wouldn't take more than 2 months for a user who was reasonably active. 2 months would be the upper limit - most people would likely reach it between 1 and 1 1/2 months. Simply talking in the forums, comment sections, role reviewing, and just general minor mainspace edits aren't that hard to rack up if you're online semi-frequently.

If the bar gets lowered, I would agree to 300 at minimum. 400 is a reasonable request for people to vote; 1-2 months is a good amount of time to see who's active and helpful and who isn't.

And all of that is assuming ToTM is a necessity in integrating into our community, which it isn't. I disagree that a 400 edit requirement "isolates potential new users". You can absolutely integrate into the community without touching the ToTM board. It's a significant factor, sure, but it's not needed.

I definitely agree with the rest of your post, though. This wiki isn't what it was last year.