Probably farmed accounts and almost certainly belong to the same user as RichDaniel. If you look at the accounts every single one of them has the exact same activity/post count which is usually indicative of farming.
I was unable to trivially find connecting addresses, however the pattern is definitely there and that amount of merit is in no way natural. Therefore, we have one of following:
- Probable cause: On the face of things (at first sight, prima facie), the accused probably did it.
- Moral certainty, beyond a reasonable doubt: The only way he didnt do it is if space aliens[1] did it instead.
I think the trouble with this merit system is people are going to probably spend more time searching and investigating people abusing the system than actually giving merit.
Indeed.