[LIST] USERS THAT ARE ABUSING MERIT SYSTEM - page 10.

MadZ

hero member

Activity: 908

Merit: 657

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=290351

Here's another one to add to your list. Sent maximum merit to two users for no discernible reason.

HabBear

hero member

Activity: 1106

Merit: 638

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:42:40 PM

Quote from: DarkStar_ on January 25, 2018, 03:33:14 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:26:33 PM

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

Especially given that you can only give 50 merit to an individual Tongue

Is that true? I thought you could only give 50 PER POST.

Killyou, you can only give one person 50 merits per month.

Quote from: jambola2 on January 25, 2018, 03:40:26 PM

Yikes... is it just me or does the merit system seem like it might worsen the account-farming problem even further.

I don't think it will. The existing accounts wishing to create/farm alt accounts will have to burn a lot of their sMerits just to get their new account to a Member level. The cost is clearly not worth the benefit.

This merit system will help Newbies and the rest of us learn what the community feels is a merit-worthy contribution. This is going to be a great thing!

FFrankie

hero member

Activity: 2268

Merit: 960

100% Deposit Match UP TO €5000!

Quote from: DarkStar_ on January 25, 2018, 03:33:14 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:26:33 PM

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

Especially given that you can only give 50 merit to an individual Tongue

Is that true? I thought you could only give 50 PER POST.

Quote from: HabBear on January 25, 2018, 03:32:32 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:26:33 PM

Quote from: HabBear on January 25, 2018, 03:25:16 PM

Interestingly, since bluefircorp has posted the Merits summary for Killyou72 you'll notice that Killyou72 has received Merits from Killyou73.

Aren't Killyou72 and Killyou73 alts for the same person? If so, Killyou has abused the Merit system.

I wanted to see how it worked, didn't understand the way it was written.

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

That's a plausible explanation, but why did you leave yourself 6 merit instead of just 1 for the test?

I don't think this needs to go further. I think it's valuable to be acknowledging where people are clearly abusing the system. What we should also be focused on is keeping this thread from becoming a witch hunt.

We shouldn't be hunting for people that might be abusing, we should be publicly outing people that clearly are abusing, repeatedly.

Because of the whole half merit thing, initially I thought that when you gave merit you lost it, and that I could just delete my post and the merit would go away, or I could remove it like trust. Maybe that feature will be added.

Its really easy to find the merit farmers just look at the recent merit given

jambola2

legendary

Activity: 1120

Merit: 1038

Yikes... is it just me or does the merit system seem like it might worsen the account-farming problem even further.
I don't see myself randomly meriting posts, even if they are helpful. So account farmers would have a much easier time gaining merit on their accounts than regular users...

DarkStar_

legendary

Activity: 2772

Merit: 3284

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:26:33 PM

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

Especially given that you can only give 50 merit to an individual Tongue

HabBear

hero member

Activity: 1106

Merit: 638

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 03:26:33 PM

Quote from: HabBear on January 25, 2018, 03:25:16 PM

Interestingly, since bluefircorp has posted the Merits summary for Killyou72 you'll notice that Killyou72 has received Merits from Killyou73.

Aren't Killyou72 and Killyou73 alts for the same person? If so, Killyou has abused the Merit system.

I wanted to see how it worked, didn't understand the way it was written.

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

That's a plausible explanation, but why did you leave yourself 6 merit instead of just 1 for the test?

I don't think this needs to go further. I think it's valuable to be acknowledging where people are clearly abusing the system. What we should also be focused on is keeping this thread from becoming a witch hunt.

We shouldn't be hunting for people that might be abusing, we should be publicly outing people that clearly are abusing, repeatedly.

FFrankie

hero member

Activity: 2268

Merit: 960

100% Deposit Match UP TO €5000!

Quote from: HabBear on January 25, 2018, 03:25:16 PM

Quote from: bluefirecorp_ on January 25, 2018, 02:58:29 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:56:29 PM

Is there something in place to show where a user sends merit too? I do not think so yet,

Yeah. Just found it myself; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=408367

replace the u= with the actual user id that you want to track.

Interestingly, since bluefircorp has posted the Merits summary for Killyou72 you'll notice that Killyou72 has received Merits from Killyou73.

Aren't Killyou72 and Killyou73 alts for the same person? If so, Killyou has abused the Merit system.

I wanted to see how it worked, didn't understand the way it was written.

It would have been abusing if I left 70 merit from killyou72 onto killyou73

HabBear

hero member

Activity: 1106

Merit: 638

Quote from: bluefirecorp_ on January 25, 2018, 02:58:29 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:56:29 PM

Is there something in place to show where a user sends merit too? I do not think so yet,

Yeah. Just found it myself; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=408367

replace the u= with the actual user id that you want to track.

Interestingly, since bluefircorp has posted the Merits summary for Killyou72 you'll notice that Killyou72 has received Merits from Killyou73.

Aren't Killyou72 and Killyou73 alts for the same person? If so, Killyou has abused the Merit system.

FFrankie

hero member

Activity: 2268

Merit: 960

100% Deposit Match UP TO €5000!

Quote from: actmyname on January 25, 2018, 03:08:03 PM

Tagged a couple users. Either for merit farming or for shitposting. They're usually interconnected anyway Wink

I should find a better way to format the OP so it is more clear Ill work on that shortly, however he is another one

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=915311

actmyname

copper member

Activity: 2562

Merit: 2510

Spear the bees

Tagged a couple users. Either for merit farming or for shitposting. They're usually interconnected anyway Wink

jackg

copper member

Activity: 2856

Merit: 3071

https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: bluefirecorp_ on January 25, 2018, 02:58:29 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:56:29 PM

Quote from: Lauda on January 25, 2018, 02:53:42 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

Tagged. You should watch this user, i.e. where exactly he is going to send his sMerit to.

Is there something in place to show where a user sends merit too? I do not think so yet,

Yeah. Just found it myself; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=408367

replace the u= with the actual user id that you want to track.

You can also click their username on a post [or go to their profile page] and the merit title has a hyperlink that takes you there.

Also, with breaking up the quote, you copy the bit of code at the top and end each section of the quote with [ / quote ]. I think that's the only way to do it.

bluefirecorp_

full member

Activity: 574

Merit: 152

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:56:29 PM

Quote from: Lauda on January 25, 2018, 02:53:42 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

Tagged. You should watch this user, i.e. where exactly he is going to send his sMerit to.

Is there something in place to show where a user sends merit too? I do not think so yet,

Yeah. Just found it myself; https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=408367

replace the u= with the actual user id that you want to track.

Edit: It looks like its in the user's profile under post count now. Woo admins!

FFrankie

hero member

Activity: 2268

Merit: 960

100% Deposit Match UP TO €5000!

Quote from: Lauda on January 25, 2018, 02:53:42 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

Tagged. You should watch this user, i.e. where exactly he is going to send his sMerit to.

Is there something in place to show where a user sends merit too? I do not think so yet,

Also, can you explain how you break down someone's long post into little snips that are little quote blocks?

I havn't been able to figure out a way to do it quickly

Lauda

legendary

Activity: 2674

Merit: 3000

Terminated.

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

Tagged. You should watch this user, i.e. where exactly he is going to send his sMerit to.

jackg

copper member

Activity: 2856

Merit: 3071

https://bit.ly/387FXHi lightning theory

Quote from: tambenile on January 25, 2018, 02:40:28 PM

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/temmuz-911706

^The user already has negative for account farming so why wouldn't they be abusing it.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/aliyagiz207-1001712

^Only posts in the not english boards, none of their opening topics have any +merit, I think they gave themselves merit then deleted the post

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-kore-tor-masternodes-browser-voip-aether-os-korephone-korebay-funded-2096416
^Does that message really deserve 41 merit?

Theymos just announced the new function about Merit points and he got a lot of sMerits so why not ? What is the point ?

The point is that it looks a bit fishy that someone has gained merits for fairly normal posts. Merits for posts that are very useful, helpful or good quality. Not post that other users probably have also made to a similar quality before (especially anything above 10 to give for a single post).

It does seem very quickly that people have started to abuse the system already.

tambenile

jr. member

Activity: 64

Merit: 1

Quote from: FFrankie on January 25, 2018, 02:38:04 PM

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/temmuz-911706

^The user already has negative for account farming so why wouldn't they be abusing it.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21784123

^User has +50 and is looking to buy a hero member account

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/aliyagiz207-1001712

^Only posts in the not english boards, none of their opening topics have any +merit, I think they gave themselves merit then deleted the post

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-kore-tor-masternodes-browser-voip-aether-os-korephone-korebay-funded-2096416
^Does that message really deserve 41 merit?

Theymos just announced the new function about Merit points and he got a lot of sMerits so why not ? What is the point ?

FFrankie

hero member

Activity: 2268

Merit: 960

100% Deposit Match UP TO €5000!

Quote from: marlboroza on January 26, 2018, 05:02:09 PM

What do you think about this:

This guy Durr_1412 is complaining and calling everyone rich people https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/merit-a-definition-of-rich-people-become-richer-poor-people-maintain-poor-2822726

Sent merit to user long8899 this post https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.28998422 archived https://archive.fo/wbOZc

Posted Today at 09:29:29 PM, merit sent Today at 09:30:12 PM: 4 to long8899 for Re: Anti-spam Merit Giveaway

There is no possible way for Durr_1412 to read whole topic, read long8899's post and send him merit in only 43 seconds unless...

If you look at post history of both accounts you will see that both users have identical writing style, both of them sent merit to each other and both are in the same signature campaign.

But don't listen to my weird logic and jumping to conclusions.

Quote from: pugman on January 30, 2018, 07:27:04 AM

I don't know if this comes under abusing of merit, I find it a little bit fishy.
USER 1:
Merit given for post: - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29013144
Merit summary :- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=301898

USER 2:
Merit given for post: - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29163282
Merit summary :- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=909175

USER 3:
Merit given for post: - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29218951
Merit summary :- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1248160

USER 4:
Merit given for post: - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29022174
Merit summary :- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=952659

I don't know if people deserve such amounts of merits for clear one liners, I'd want to hear what other people have to say on this.

FROM HERE DOWN, THESE ARE FROM THIS THREAD THAT OTHER USERS FOUND/POSTED FEBRUARY 6 2018

Quote from: stompix on February 05, 2018, 09:34:06 AM

USER PROFILE : RichDaniel
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=886352
PROOF: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29379539
MISCELLANEOUS: Has received 283 merit in one hour, standing actually on the 7th place for Top-merited users

Quote from: TheQuin on February 06, 2018, 05:58:14 AM

Apparent merit swap:

ETH Address:0xb42A0ea478d33675240CA6Fb1575d3987638EAf0 posted by Dennys52 http://archive.is/6sNUL in LUXCESS GROUP bounty.

ETH Address:0x2b74bE5Ea5026333F11Fe80436222BC8A16a3e67 miha74 http://archive.is/3L1KF in DID bounty.

Linked by transaction https://etherscan.io/tx/0xed69bbcac4cce8c3330c7b282093a5c996049df1a9f328c0556e5c562fe83e0a

There looks to be others but the ETH addresses I found were not yet used klim75, klim80
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1159253
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=999197
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1687943
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/klim80-1687943

Quote from: ?? on ??

Trading merit or alt account

Walker0118 https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/walker0118-1021871 sent 5 merit to shit posts https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29582053

Quote

translation: I want to buy a video card MSI GEFORCE GTX 1080 TI .........

Quote from: Alone055 on February 06, 2018, 08:41:43 AM

Exchanging Merits. Possible alt accounts. Their way of typing, and most of their posts in the Altcoin section, along with the fact of Meriting each others shit posts definitely indicate that either the accounts are being operated by the same person, or they have discussed to exchange Merits. In both ways, I believe they are abusing the system.

Accounts:
1. Miloudi0912 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/miloudi0912-542524
Merit summary: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=542524

2. mekky1990 - https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/mekky1990-1301162
Merit summary: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1301162

Quote from: B4RF on February 02, 2018, 04:34:51 AM

Just saw this post on the top merited replys:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--2773544

Twinscoin2017 got four high merit transactions from different accounts which have only sent merit to this guy for low quality posts

January 31, 2018, 02:01:09 PM: 30 from chickenado for Re: What would happen to BTC if internet was turned off?
January 31, 2018, 01:40:23 PM: 50 from KenChanYu for Re: what is the bitcoin for you? and how did he change your life?
January 31, 2018, 01:30:50 PM: 50 from Gaff for Re: why bitcoin is profitable ?
January 31, 2018, 01:22:21 PM: 22 from djgtr for Re: what is the bitcoin for you? and how did he change your life?

https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/chickenado-1779
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/kenchanyu-221660
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/gaff-62998
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/djgtr-22398

Quote from: Ivankov on February 02, 2018, 02:20:28 PM

I've found a suspect in short time on Ann Thread,

This user Alltimer
Got 31 merit for a shitpost from enigmatical, I think this is a little suspicious. Roll Eyes

Proof

http://archive.is/MQaTV#selection-4821.0-4821.181

Quote from: MrLitex on February 03, 2018, 07:46:48 AM

User:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/krot1936-911248

Merit link:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=911248

Post:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29512590

Proofs:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1123551
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=956317
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=990365

The merits from these 3 users were set with an interval of 1 - 2 minutes. Most likely alt.

Quote from: Husires on February 03, 2018, 09:39:15 AM

USER PROFILE : ahoenk,fia_naila,yua_na,devollito
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1064065
PROOF: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.28373227,https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29087180
MISCELLANEOUS: probably alt accounts

USER PROFILE : roccstar, savioroshan
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=981545
PROOF: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.29345710
MISCELLANEOUS: probably alt accounts

Quote from: TheQuin on January 31, 2018, 03:16:39 AM

Small scale but looking a bit suspect.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=795655

Merit summary for Ridwan.P
Merit: 100

Sent in the last 120 days
Today at 08:06:41 AM: 1 to Ta.Form for Re: How bitcoin change our life?
Today at 08:06:26 AM: 1 to Ta.Form for Re: How bitcoin change our life?
Today at 08:06:05 AM: 1 to Ta.Form for Re: What are your plans with your Bitcoin?
Today at 08:05:48 AM: 1 to Ta.Form for Re: Why do we really need Bitcoin?

All 4 merit point awarded to the same account for shitposts in spam megathreads.

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