This forum has way too many wanna be scambusters. Everyone thinks that's how you get respect around here or something.
There are so many scams being perpetrated not only in crypto in general but on bitcointalk in particular that I wouldn't discourage anyone from trying to expose them. That said, this isn't a valid accusation IMO, nor would I concentrate my efforts on merit abuse if I was a newcomer to the scambusting world. Theymos has pretty much said to leave it alone, so it's just wasted time and energy.
I'm in that position, and I'm finding it harder to fast scan threads with all the formatting, and petty bitching that is going on.
Maybe you're frequenting the wrong sections. There's always petty bitching going on, but threads in Economics, Speculation, and a few others seem to be free of that nowadays. Meta and Reputation are always rife with squabbling and I doubt that's going to change anytime soon.
Not sure what the problem is with formatting. Nothing seems to be different to my eyes, though I did see your thread about not using bold text in posts. I agree with that, along with not using caps and symbols in thread titles.
At op keep looking for patterns like this. It is a good catch even if it means nothing at all.
I would advise likewise--except that I would only start up a thread if there's good evidence of a scam or other wrongdoing, and I'd probably stay away from merit issues. It'd be nice to hear from Dabs, but he probably thought he found a newbie who was undermerited and thought he'd do him a favor. Nothing wrong with that.