The another thing I would like to suggest is better to check wether the applicant has been involved in some kind of Merit abuse scenarios previously before your approval
When I say "earned merit" I really mean "
earned merit". That indeed requires manual checking. That's why I ask for a link to the
full merit history.
Example:
You have received suspiciously large amounts of Merit for posts that aren't worth it. I don't count that as "earned" Merit. Ending up on exactly enough Merit to become a Full Member an hour before applying doesn't help your case. Rejected.
I'm pretty sure this
reputation thread was created based on my post.