Oh yes, it does make it easier to catch them.  There is a small conspiracy theory floating about, to the effect that the merit system system has an ulterior motive of outing alt accounts.  Moronic spammers just can’t resist the bait.  Gotcha.

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Just a few moments ago, your post said this:

Quote from: fxstrike on February 26, 2018, 07:28:38 AM

So high rank members can ask for lower rank member restriction ? that is how this forum working, wow so much about decentralization spririt you have there, only people with lots of ability ranks and money got good favors

Did you suddenly realize that I am a low-ranked Member with 98 activity who started out with zero merit, and now have 498 merit?  (I was a Jr. Member when the merit system started.  I didn’t even get 10 freebies like you did.)  Or did you have another reason for a hasty edit?

Any which way, totally changing the substance of your post to some weird form of merit flattery is patently dishonest.

P.S., observe my earliest posts at Newbie rank:  My debut in Development & Technical Discussion, three days after I started actively posting from Brand New status.  So yes, “Newbies” and Jr. Members can have plenty to contribute to the forum.  Those who do, will be those who earn merit and advance in rank.