1 - Newbie starts a topic - copy/paste content from bitcoin-related article + link (so no plagiarism), no own thoughts nor any other contribution. Is it treated as spam and should it be reported to mods, or is it allowed and we should just ignore it?
2 - Would you reward a Newbie with his 1st merit point, if you see a decent post of his and/or engagement in discussion, but his posting history is, in vast majority, bounty-campaign proof posts? Do you consider such people as spammers, or you just ignore campaign-report posts? After all, they don't pollute the forum and are contained in dedicated threads.
Well, its up to you. Actually you can see by yourself if that person is just waiting for a merit and planning to spam again but If you are satisfied with that person's post then go give that person a reward. Because of this new merit system. Many of us newbies already learned our lesson. To be honest i'm one of those folks who cried because of this rule until Ive realise that this merit system was created for us to show that the forum is just not for earning money but on learning with it. Posting quality post to help each other, to share knowledge. More time in reading than posting. This will really clean the forum for the better growth of it.