Re: How many of the merits source are doing what Theymos Said?
I had to quote it completely so you see it yourself that he once actually said such just to clarify a situation that once aroused.
If they complain about amounts, tell them to complain to me. It's best if sources try to exhaust their source allocations, even if it means giving posts higher amounts than is typical. If you have 150 source merit and you only see 3 merit-worthy posts in a month, then I'd rather you over-give each of them 50 merit than let the merit expire. That way there are more people capable of sending merit, and the "merit economy" is less top-down.
I tried doing this for a short while and got burned by giving merits to alt accounts; some of which ended up becoming scammers or sig campaign cheaters. That is the personal reason why I am unlikely to give an account which I am not overly familiar with a bunch of merits all at the same time.
When the Merit system was introduced, I started by sending 1 most of the time, then 4, and now often 6. And the occasional much larger amount for posts that I believe deserve it. If I were to just dump 50 Merit on a few posts that are "okay" but not exceptional, that doesn't feel right.
Agreed.
You know which other Merit source disagrees with this, and doesn't empty his monthly source? This one:
Hehe.
I would give LoyceV more merits for this post but he has too damn many already. He's too good, is why. Not just because he's part of the Merit Cycling Gang.
