In a way, yes. But it's also nice to show the difference between an account farmer and a user who earned his Merit. I think a Newbie with 20 earned Merit is much more impressive than a Legendary with 0 earned Merit.
I think this is the main reason why the thread is created but the problem is the implementation. We can't use different badges for self-made to old accounts because it gives a gap.
I like the idea of
DdmrDdmr and
iasenko.
Though I'm leaning more on this option than the other one.
Merit: 10+256
This idea is very simple, you show airdropped merit for old accounts(
in black) and merits received for both old and created account where merit is introduced(
in green). No way of having different badges to one another, it provides a very understandable detail that no one will think of why this one has a different badge to this one.