@hilariousetc, it's copy/pasted.
Blockchain is basically a network of computers called nodes which all have same history of transactions. So instead of one company or a database which holds all the information, now the information is spread across whole of the network. Whenever a transaction occurs, that is validated by everyone and is put ahead in that history of transactions in that network. And it's tamper proof.
https://medium.com/@chopra.raghav2180/explaining-blockchain-as-if-you-are-a-5-year-old-kid-df543f137f81Futile argument you're making when you're indulging in something like this.
At a time when such a restriction is implemented, it doesn't makes sense whatsoever when a senior member/s are rewarding merits without going through a user/s post history.
This is why we need more than a one merit requirement. One is fine for merely moving up from Newbie to Junior, but not to get a signature and to be able to earn from them here. One half decent post or copy and paste can get you that sole merit that you need then you're good to go and carry on with the shitposting, but it's obviously ten times harder to get ten merit. Signatures should be removed from Juniors completely because one merit is nothing and doesn't and shouldn't qualify you to earn via posting here. Ten is a different matter. I would even argue that signatures should only be available to much higher ranked members who have actually achieved a substantial amount of merit and that really would be a reward for those who contribute something valuable here and for those that don't then sorry, but you can't earn from posting. The forum would be a much cleaner place if this was to happen but with this tiny change it's not going to clean up the forum by much, just throw a small spanner in the works or some, but once they get that merit they'll carry on as usual and revert to shitposting if campaigns will keep paying them for it.