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That seems pretty clear, and although I agree it was done (probably) for purposes of humor, it's not exactly funny. One thing this forum seriously lacks is personalities who can do genuine humor through writing. Anyway.
As far as that thread attracting merit farmers and similar members with similar motives, show me a thread in a section like Bitcoin Discussion or any of the altcoin sections that
doesn't act as a magnet for those idiots. That's why whenever I've created a self-moderated thread, I rarely get shitposters in it. Presumably people know I'll nuke their moronic nonsense without hesitation.
OP, you mentioned doing 100 pushups a day is nonsense for anyone who knows anything about physical education....I'm curious as to why you wrote that. I'm no expert in that field, but I'd think it'd be great for increasing arm strength if not the price of bitcoin, no? I am truly wondering about that (not that I'd be able to even get close to 100 pushups in this lifetime).
This is one of the more appropriate posts about the push-up thread. I am thinking that I can't trust my eyes reading all of this about a funny thread. I agree with you that it should be in the off-topic section, but other than that, seriously, we have seen a lot of discussion about topics we all agreed are not worth getting excited or angry about. This topic, in which I participate, clearly is one that doesn't deserve the attention it now seems to be getting in the negative sense.
I have had some great conversations with JayJuanGee there, it goes hand in hand
with a thread that JJG opened and I participated in and while I agree that there might be some people trying to fish for merit, there are some genuine people around there, like DirtyKeyboard, whom I got to know through the thread and who has been providing me with software recommendations and learning material to set up those wonderful tables with Python myself.
I don't think the thread harms anyone at all. Merit farmers are everywhere to be found. Some people will fake their number of push-ups, some people are obviously very serious about it as they seek exchange in regards to little health issues and what could be done about it. Frankly, it is a nice side topic that I enjoy being part of, I do take my push-ups seriously btw., but again I do agree that the topic should have been opened in the off-topic section. As to the editing of the image, I have no clue and I never paid attention to that. It definitely wasn't the reason for me to go there.