Yeah, I would say it's pretty fair, there will always be someone who will try to take the advantage, no matter the rules you set.
Honestly looking on these waking-up noname users voting for its high-ranked alts I doubt in fairness of this contest[/quote[
That's why @icopress reserved the right to exclude anyone's vote, at his own discretion. So no, I am not concerned about the fairness as I do trust @icopress will do the right thing.
Why are these merit-sourcers squandering merits for bribing loyal voters, and not for useful posts for novice newbies on the forum who need real support?
I do agree that its a shitty way to send your merit, but I don't think they are bribing, it is more of a "thank you".
Moving to Ivory Tower
How exactly would that solve anything?
With that being said, you could have shared your opinion on this in thread
created specifically for this purpose, instead opening another one.