Wikipedia is not a role playing game. Why isn't that in WP:NOT?
"It just closely resembles one." User:Elonka has a talk she's done on the subject, showing the correlations ... leveling-up, the 6-18 month typical participation time ...
- d. ****** That dynamic can be harnessed to productive purposes. For instance, I created the triple crown award using the same logic I've used to motivate players in role-playing games I've run: generate a fantasy item that seems shiny and cool, then create a clearly defined route to attaining it.
The difference here is that the game has a positive end product. All three of the venues I specify have some degree of quality control and people improve real articles to get a triple crown or the imperial jewels. That makes a better encyclopedia for everybody. And if a little appreciation motivates them to do more good work, everyone wins.
-Durova