I think you should give them a little bit of leniency for their names 
I would ignore the merit farming issue, and address the fact this couple is a clear example of someone making many very low quality posts across many accounts.
I would ignore the merit farming issue, and address the fact this couple is a clear example of someone making many very low quality posts across many accounts.
Well it's both really: shitposting account and merit farming.
He has replied saying the high level accounts are his "friends" accounts, which is probably a lie. I say review the high level accounts and ban them if their posts are poor enough, or have theymos look into if they are the same person or not.
I think it is pretty clear he has created many accounts with the intention of ranking them up with low effort posts, and selling them. This kind of activity is a problem on the forum and should not be allowed. (I would not have an issue if he was putting effort into his posts, and contributes to various conversations).
edit: actually thinking about it for a bit, there is a good chance there are more not connected via this merit circle. I say have theymos look into his current alts and ban them all if they meet the criteria.