Yeah true but it’s hard to see which are coming from merit abuse, not? Earned is more easy .... but I would be in for both those rules...
In some cases it's pretty obvious, like
this one.
Here's an example of what I consider Merit abuse:
Bitcointalk Username: Green547
You have received suspiciously large amounts of Merit for posts that aren't worth it. I don't count that as "earned" Merit. Ending up on exactly enough Merit to become a Full Member an hour before applying doesn't help your case. Rejected.
But if you do that, you'll get complaints
