LOL - that's why I asked him instead of complaining about merit and some merit source. Had he said that some spammers sig had rewarded their own alt with merit - then it would have been much more appreciated, but with some proof.

But to be honest - I have no idea what his motives were. Merit has made many users fall in love if they really wanted to get it just to be able to join the signature campaign. We've noticed this madness time and time again - they go to great lengths to get as much merit as possible even with the quality of posts that even beginners can make.