We're not splitting hairs.. That seems to be what you're doing, while you pretend like there can be a connotation to merit that is anything but positive. Sending a merit to another user is interacting with their post in a positive manner. You're trying to pretend like merit is neutral, but that's not even close to the case. Words can be used to express an opinion that is negative, positive, neutral or any other descriptor you can fit in there. Receiving merit cannot be seen as a negative and you cannot convince me that sending merit is used negatively.
I never said or implied that. All I said - it's an opinion. Makes zero difference to me if it's negative, positive, wordy, +1, don't care. Opinions expressed on this forum should not be punished with red trust.
I'm disappointed in ... you ... continuing mental gymnastics trying to blow this out of proportion.
The only claim that I've even made is: pointing at a house and saying "there's a lot of money in there" is endangering the people in that house. What have I blown out of proportion?
I haven't encouraged those that merited the DOX to be given negative reputation, in fact I disagree with that approach personally, although I do think it would be fair for Vod to receive negative reputation based on being the Doxer.
You also said this (about merit):
It's more an example of someone encouraging another user to endanger the lives of potentially innocent bystanders.
Where I am from, if you scream to the public "That guy has a lot of money! This is where he sleeps!" guess who ends up naked and robbed in a burning building? It doesn't matter if he actually has money, or if that's even where he sleeps. It's not cute and it is not a game; you can get people hurt like this.
Let's untangle merit from this is all I'm asking. It's not an encouragement, it doesn't send SWAT to Og's house, let it go.