You did not - they were trying to manipulate to get you on the list - as a staff member you should be shutting down conversations like that, if not you are part of the conspiracy
They're doing the same things as you, guys. Reminds me of:
Whataboutism
Now, I'm not surprised even a bit about this. Even one tiny bit!!!
We know about the huge merit trading happening in the Russian section, we know about the army of bots ranking up between them, the hundred of ICO scams coming from it.
Was anyone genuinely surprised that this idea will take root also?