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I've suggested that smerit automatically be distributed based on activity. The higher ranked, more active members would get more smerit than the lower ranks; this does not duplicate the activity value, as that is beneficial to the giver, while smerit is beneficial only to the receiver. I have no ideas about the formula needed - that can be discussed
The Merit system was introduced to reduce spam, including spam from account farmers. What you're proposing would give account farmers all the sMerit they need to rank up by spamming, and I don't think anyone wants to go back there.How sure you are that account is already stopped? This merit requirements just make the account farming exclusive for those who have the merit source.
Try to look on local board and see for yourself the reality. A newbie posting few months of merit begging on local board and merit source thread then go straight on signature campaign application once they gain enough merit is very common on local board like Nigeria, Indonesia, Turkey and more.
Account farming only becomes exclusive but not stopped. The clear result is it removes the casual forum user that doesn’t do a wall post just to beg for merit. Currently, discussion in the forum is less organic probably because only less people organically controlling each account.
I’m sure most of this alt farms is controlled by some established member here due to the nature of their constructive post immediately as newbie just to gain merit quickly since they knew the sweet spot of merit source.
This user is an example for potential merit farming: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=3357535
This user failed to join on multiple campaign before March 8 until he received of multiple merit on his generic post.
Amazing right? This is one of the example of alt farming becomes exclusive only to user with connection to merit source.
I like the idea of giving smerit to all user on random count. I mean what the heck is your problem with that?
Campaign manager should do their job to check the post quality instead of relying on merit count for fuck sake if signature campaign is the reason for this gate keeping Lord @LoyceV.
Shout out to @Hhampuz, Your Rollbit campaign is the popular destination of merit farmer. Try to check most of your campaign member post history and the way they get merit.
Original archived Re: Merit source rework
Scraped on 08/06/2025, 16:09:40 UTC
I've suggested that smerit automatically be distributed based on activity. The higher ranked, more active members would get more smerit than the lower ranks; this does not duplicate the activity value, as that is beneficial to the giver, while smerit is beneficial only to the receiver. I have no ideas about the formula needed - that can be discussed
The Merit system was introduced to reduce spam, including spam from account farmers. What you're proposing would give account farmers all the sMerit they need to rank up by spamming, and I don't think anyone wants to go back there.How sure you are that account is already stopped? This merit requirements just make the account farming exclusive for those who have the merit source.
Try to look on local board and see for yourself the reality. A newbie posting few months of merit begging on local board and merit source thread then go straight on signature campaign application once they gain enough merit is very common on local board like Nigeria, Indonesia, Turkey and more.
Account farming only becomes exclusive but not stopped. The clear result is it removes the casual forum user that doesn’t do a wall post just to beg for merit. Currently, discussion in the forum is less organic probably because only less people organically controlling each account.
I’m sure most of this alt farms is controlled by some established member here due to the nature of their constructive post immediately as newbie just to gain merit quickly since they knew the sweet spot of merit source.
This user is an example for potential merit farming: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=3357535
This user failed to join on multiple campaign before March 8 until he received of multiple merit on his generic post.
Amazing right? This is one of the example of alt farming becomes exclusive only to user with connection to merit source.
I like the idea of giving smerit to all user on random count. I mean what the heck is your problem with that?
Campaign manager should do their job to check the post quality instead of relying on merit count for fuck sake if signature campaign is the reason for this gate keeping Lord @LoyceV.