I noticed ivanst776 has been sending a lot of merits for posts that were basically shitposts, but I'm still on the fence about how much of a transgression it is to do so, and I never said anything.
Glad you started this thread--ironically, I would give OP some merit but I ran out of them.
I would totally not be disappointed if a DT member tagged all of these users. I feel strongly that shitposters should not "earn" enough merit to rank up, and certainly that these shmucks didn't deserve even 2 merits for any of their posts, much less 10 or 20. That's insane.
Considering that the whole point of the 'system' is to decrease and at the very least discourage posts like this, I dont think its too much of a stretch to say that this is a transgression. 50 Merits for a post that could be written by a 6yr old and tries to explain risk/reward by saying take a massive risk is bat shit insane. Do people honestly think that this post adds to the community and that this poster deserves the respect that goes along with a higher rank? Great work OP for point this out, and some the merit you've earned.