There are some dubious accounts giving merits for no apparent reason to other dubious accounts, it would be good to list them in one place for others to evaluate.
Also, many merit sources have all too often given merits for posts that did not deserve a second glance. I understand they (just as any non-merit source member) could state they were applying their discretion but in many cases if their giving out merits does not stand up to scrutiny then having a location to collate their actions would definitely not be counterproductive to the function of the forum.
The key here is that many of us have differing opinions. The posts that might be deemed as appropriate for me to give merits to could be deemed to be incoherent and unnecessary ramblings to a different member. If the thread becomes popular it will be interesting to see how it develops.
We cannot do anything about the users regarding where they spend their merits, but we can keep an archive of such users who:
- Get merits for Low-quality posts
- Giving merits to low-quality, useless posts.
There would be the following benefits:
1. There will be help to alt hunters who consider merits.
2. If merit sources are constantly meriting such posts (Then it can be reported)
3. If this thread becomes popular (I don't know if it will), we might see users who merit posts start doing so responsibly, and who knows if we will start seeing organic discussions rather than posting just for campaign funds.
- Get merits for Low-quality posts
- Giving merits to low-quality, useless posts.
There would be the following benefits:
1. There will be help to alt hunters who consider merits.
2. If merit sources are constantly meriting such posts (Then it can be reported)
3. If this thread becomes popular (I don't know if it will), we might see users who merit posts start doing so responsibly, and who knows if we will start seeing organic discussions rather than posting just for campaign funds.
