Edit Count

I want to bring up the issue of edit counts to a forum where many people will see it. It has been recently prompted by a means of defense I have witnessed repeatedly on Wikipedia to win arguments. Basically stating a persons edit count in relation to a policy they are accused of breaking, or by comparing two editors via their edit counts. I want to ask why this argument is made, if its preferred that someone like myself who writes an article in one shot, instead writes it in multiple edits, etc. I am just not sure where to bring it up, Village Pump did not seem appropriate. It is kind of general discussion relating to something I have noticed repeatedly on Wikipedia.