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Title: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: suchmoon on November 13, 2018, 06:35:05 PM
Check this out:

Merit history: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1546400
Profile: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1546400

So much activity on the same day seems mighty coincidental.

https://meem.link/i/a/vQuZr7.jpg
Edited 2020-11-30 to fix a broken image


Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: Lauda on November 13, 2018, 07:03:48 PM
Very likely an alt ring from olkah (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=881806), or purchased merit from it.


Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: marlboroza on November 13, 2018, 10:28:40 PM
Check their untrusted feedback and feedback of some other accounts, you will get the picture ;)
Very likely bunch of sockpuppets exchanging trust and merit.



Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: coolcoinz on November 13, 2018, 10:44:47 PM
It's really not easy to earn merit points even with good content because people with merits don't think its necessary even when they have extra merit points.

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In my view there are some incentive also for giving merits, if anyone gives merits to low-quality post then he will be punished by losing some of his existing merits points and if he give merits to high-quality post that is helpful for people then he must get a reward for this as well.

Makes sense. Poor guy tried to earn merit in March, but it was so hard, people did not want to merit him because they didn't find it necessary, so he patiently waited, but there was this other thing on his mind.

Best way to earn is By Joining Bounty campaigns and promote them in a social network.

And so his patience run out.  ;D


Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: The Cryptovator on November 14, 2018, 05:03:33 AM
Most likely  ziyush is a alt of olkah accordingly untrusted feedback although there is no clear evidence.


However look like ziyush has tagged for other reason and I don't think need tag again for merit abuse. Already his account useless. No doubts they have abused merit system by meriting on ANN thread. That's was the reason I was asked to disable merit from ANN and bounty  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5041874.0)section. Also I have opened lots of similar case directly merited with 50 on single thread.


Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: Harlot on November 14, 2018, 11:45:10 AM
However look like ziyush has tagged for other reason and I don't think need tag again for merit abuse. Already his account useless. No doubts they have abused merit system by meriting on ANN thread. That's was the reason I was asked to disable merit from ANN and bounty  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5041874.0)section. Also I have opened lots of similar case directly merited with 50 on single thread.
Yeah he received the positive feedbacks as well on the same day the merits being circulated. Plus the feedbacks really didn't have any references on why he deserved to have 10 from olkah reptitively. Well tagging him now for another problem would really seal his account as useless. It is better for a scammer to have +0/-2 rather than +0/-1 on his account so that other members see what the wrong thing he has done in the community.


Title: Re: Something fishy going on with ziyush's merit
Post by: BitcoinSupremo on November 15, 2018, 09:09:33 PM
Not much to checkout , 50 merit for a post for some ANN thread or some shit like that, means that the accounts are connected.
It is simple mathematics 1+1=2.