Topic: Vod is abusing his merit source position to give 50 merit to his supporters - page 5. (Read 2038 times)

None of your posts contribute positively and you reasonably don't deserve forum membership.

So if I reduce the merit, will you leave?

Or should you stop talking about things you know nothing about?

I don’t believe I have ever given away 50 merit to anyone in a single transaction nor in a single month.

I also don’t give out merit based on the position they have in a dispute. You are going to have to provide an example of either of these things happening.

You are also a merit source, who should be held to a higher standard.

None of the posts you recently gave the remaining balance of the maximum merit you can give in a month reasonably deserve that much merit.

If my instincts are correct, Vod is probably reassessing his commitment to bitcointalk and may be having a case of the "fuck its" right now.  He already posted that he doesn't want to be on DT or a merit source anymore, and he might be dumping his sMerits as a means of relieving frustration, if you can understand that.  Though Vod isn't voicing it, I think he's in a lot of turmoil right now.  This forum obviously means a lot to him, and I say that based on posts he's made in the past.  When you start detaching from something that's been near and dear to you for years, well...you can do strange things--actions sometimes speak louder than words, and it seems like Vod is doing this stuff in lieu of writing about whatever he's actually feeling.

That's my armchair psychology interpretation.  I hate to see DT, merit sources, and various respected members in so much turmoil.  I get that we're at each other's throats a lot, but usually we can just brush it off and not take it to the next level.  It seems like lately things are being taken to the next level--and I don't think they need to be.

As far as the 50 merit grants by Vod, it's a minor issue.  If he doesn't want to be a source anymore, there's no point in making a big deal out of it.  Theymos could easily rescind those merits if he felt they were wrongly given.  In any case, Vod isn't going to get negged for giving too many merits, nor is he going to suffer any other consequences.  It's a non-issue.

Maybe he is a bit crumpy because of running out of his merits !

And every Merit Source has his one way to spend there Merits  and before they expire they give it away !

One of you has double the earned merit as the other.

And I have seen you give away merit (the max you owned) to people that support your position.   

Difference?

He is giving away 50 merit (the monthly maximum) to anyone supporting his position.

Take it up with Theymos, you idiot.

So you are saying that if his post wasn't about OG than you wouldn't be knocking him since you are an OG supporter?

For the record I support OG in 99.99% of the time cause 99.99% of the time he is right I find

If he wasn't a merit source it would be okay for him to give away his merit as he sees fit correct?

Who is to say that 50 merit he gave came from his earned smerit

Vod is giving multiple people 50 merit for very low effort posts (they are on topic and not necessarily wrong) in a thread discussing something that reflects on him poorly. He is giving away merit to people supporting him.

I am referring to this thread. Although he is also giving 50 merit to others who have recently supported him.

His status as a merit source should be revoked and reversing the merit transactions should be considered.