So, the idea would be for each user to have a "millimerit" balance (either hidden from view, or maybe visible next to the existing report accuracy numbers). Moderators could then award members with say 25 millimerits for any good report and -100 for any bad report.
I don't think that more merits will motivate old users who are reporting less, but millimerits could actually work for new members who are trying to rank up.Instead of buying or begging for merits they could finally make some positive forum contribution and earn merits this way.
Now for this to work I think that millimerits should not be hidden, and it should be thought carefully before implementing this change.
This proposal touches code that I don't have access to, so I'm unable to provide a patch like I normally would, but it's a nice idea and I thought it would be worth sharing.
You need approval of theymos for this, but chances are higher if moderators support your proposal.Down side is that they will have more work, and not everyone is like Welsh
