Re: How to handle accounts scraping the barrel for merits and recognition?
I checked the laat 4 pages of that thread and there were about 16 merits sent in total in about 7 transsctions; Out of almost 80 replies there, only 7 received merits and they were mostly for significant numbers which they caught on other members.
This is hardly numbers that needs "handling" to prevent account farming, and no farm can be grown on this except with other means of acquiring regular merits and hoping for the solitary one or two merits there.
Well, it does not stop farmed accounts from trying even if they (thankfully) have not been very successful in that particular thread. The same applies to the other threads where members are encouraged to post links to their unmerited threads/posts to receive merits. They were created to help newbies and low rank members get merits for worthy posts but alt-accounts and account farmers have flooded them (regardless of whether they successfully receive merits or not).This is hardly numbers that needs "handling" to prevent account farming, and no farm can be grown on this except with other means of acquiring regular merits and hoping for the solitary one or two merits there.
It's meta. You can't make self-moderated threads there.
I think the thread is more suited in reputation than in meta.If you don't give sycophants merit, they will quickly stop spamming on such topics. I had a story when an account that supposedly "congratulated" me demanded encouragement or a response to its "congratulations.".
Wonder Work, you don't have to worry too much if she doesn't see your message where you captured her record... Not all users have a notification bot for telling them when their name is mentioned by someone or, even if they have such notification bot, maybe they don't always have time to reply... In any case, it was nice from you to catch that nice record of her
Thanks for the congratulations, Wonder Work, but is it in the rules of this thread to give merit for this? Everyone has a different attitude to this kind of attention.
I get notifications pretty quickly, but I only want to give merit when it's not said so openly.
I'm not talking about everyone who notices the growth and beautiful numbers in users' merits, but when everything looks too obvious, it looks disgusting.
This is a perfect example of what these merit hunting account farmers expect. If you look at the previous and after posts surrounding the Wonder Work link above, you will read some desperate comments from him clearly showing a merit hunter.GazetaBitcoin did you Seen him and appreciated him but I didn't get any response from lovesmayfamilis bhai because he catch his beautiful record.
Wonder Work, you don't have to worry too much if she doesn't see your message where you captured her record... Not all users have a notification bot for telling them when their name is mentioned by someone or, even if they have such notification bot, maybe they don't always have time to reply... In any case, it was nice from you to catch that nice record of her
Thanks for the congratulations, Wonder Work, but is it in the rules of this thread to give merit for this? Everyone has a different attitude to this kind of attention.
I get notifications pretty quickly, but I only want to give merit when it's not said so openly.
I'm not talking about everyone who notices the growth and beautiful numbers in users' merits, but when everything looks too obvious, it looks disgusting.
I'm pretty sure after this thread created, users who frequently post in that thread will reduce their activity and they only post the obvious special number instead of random 2 matching numbers..
They might become less profile for a while but will probably return to flood those threads when they think it is safe.I think it's better to do nothing, because this could help people to find alt accounts.
However, neutral tag can be solution, many users are worried after they received neutral tag.
I agree on both counts. It could help find alt-accounts and placing a neutral tag is an option.However, neutral tag can be solution, many users are worried after they received neutral tag.
Merits are nor moderated and people can send their merits away in any way they see fit. That’s as long as they don’t trade their merits for something else in return. That’s the only rule we have for merit usage atm. Other than that, theymos can remove the inactive merit sources from being merit sources or reduce their merit allocation.
Long story short; As long as people don’t trade their merits, we can’t do anything about it.
This is true, we cannot do anything about it but some threads encouraging alt-accounts and account farmers to hijack them. Maybe a tweak or two in the rules of those threads might discourage the puppeteers.Long story short; As long as people don’t trade their merits, we can’t do anything about it.
I honestly don't need merits at this point.
Nonsense. You actively go out of your way in order to seek merits as it helps your agenda.I am also a member of AOBT, so merits and recognition? I think I have enough. And a lot of users posted at that specific thread, not just me.
AOBT is a great project to join as it has a function. It also is a great name to use in order to deflect when questions come calling. And a lot of farmed accounts do post in that thread, not just you.I know why you specifically mentioned me, because I reside in Bangladesh, and you just hate them. I can literally see your hate!
You cannot see any hate from me towards people of Bangladesh. What you see are some questions coming your way then try to deflect attention away if your tactics are mentioned. It cannot be easy trying to post in a manner that is dissimilar to other accounts in an attempt to hide a connection to a farm but sooner or later some members put pieces together. -snip-... kissing ass hoping for some consideration and a spot in a campaign.
You say "ass kissing for some consideration and maybe a spot in campaigns". yahoo62278 seriously? I already have enough merits at this point.-snip-... kissing ass hoping for some consideration and a spot in a campaign.
And the funny thing is, I have never even once applied to any of your campaigns 
-snip-... kissing ass hoping for some consideration and a spot in a campaign.
But now that I have cleared my part, what do you think? Still ass licking?