Some Heroes got 1000 Merit airdropped, that shouldn't count.
Only a few users have earned more than 500 Merit:
2350: theymos
1058: satoshi
742: nullius
732: Lutpin
664: Last of the V8s
635: LoyceV
614: TMAN
575: DdmrDdmr
573: Jet Cash
567: Lauda
557: Vod
From this list, you're the only one who turned Legendary after earning 500 Merit on your own. Now that's Legendary!

I can probably do it within an hour in almost any altcoin thread, but it feels so useless.
For reporting homograph spambots (to get the user accounts banned, not just the post deleted), I can report about 40 in 15 minutes. Seeing them all nuked is very satisfying!

Shouldn't it be considered a good thing if people start reporting more bad posts?
Since only 195 users qualify at the moment, I don't think it should be higher.

In this case, closing the ANN isn't enough, the higher ranking spam accounts should be handled too.

You're definitely on to something here! I think it may deserve it's own thread, as it isolates many higher ranked spammers. Accounts around Full Member, with hundreds to thousands of posts, and (almost) no Merit, talking to eachother in long quotes.
I assume this uses the bump spammer's packages, in which they offer to bump the thread with higher ranked accounts. ICOs pay extra for this "premium service" Lol
I hope they can be banned, as they can't get new higher ranked accounts anymore. It's like destroying their airdropped Merit, and they'll never get it back!

For now, I'll use this thread to dump data.
Format: under the thread URL, I list how many times each account has posted in that thread. Anything <5 is omited to safe space.
[ANN] [RET] ReMoneta - a uniquely stable, reward-based online payment currency
     1. 38: Maurizio7878
     2. 36: shakerbitcoin
     3. 34: Franco7272
     4. 33: Lissus44
     5. 32: iBTT2
     6. 32: Nolan1331
     7. 31: HadleyBarrett
     8. 26: totiriti333
     9. 25: Rooooooooon
    10. 24: btcEthgrand
    11. 22: mr_smith99
    12. 20: iHODL4
    13. 20: Mr_know_it_all000
    14. 18: entersandman2907
    15. 18: bitmonkey455
    16. 18: lordaquila91
    17. 17: HorseMajor
    18. 15: Elonripeto
    19. 15: Ajutokintumi
    20. 14: IslesFan8083
    21. 14: BTT4ME
    22. 14: MadEth
    23. 14: MoonCrypt
    24. 12: ReMoneta
    25. 12: Gwiazdooka
    26. 11: DrCryptos
    27. 10: fivestarBTC
    28. 9: SenseiT
    29. 9: descuri
    30. 9: cmdr1
    31. 8: Ting_Ay15
    32. 8: Avdogado
    33. 8: Lognak
    34. 8: UncleT
    35. 8: BoDerek
    36. 7: Sengjen
    37. 7: NoMoreTears
    38. 7: Kutuzov44
    39. 7: Dr. Van Nostrand
    40. 7: SillyCryptoX
    41. 7: Memmoria
    42. 7: frazeer
    43. 7: SoonAmoon
    44. 7: Vargistkrieg
    45. 7: Ranunculus2
    46. 6: Blackstar015
    47. 6: Licimur
    48. 6: El Topo
    49. 6: FrankDTank
    50. 6: Hilderman
    51. 6: Kavorka
    52. 6: banaynay
    53. 6: SpockSenior
    54. 6: MrSlave
    55. 6: JeffTheMan
    56. 5: Crazy_Heart
    57. 5: BoutrosBoutrosGhali
    58. 5: Beltalowda
    59. 5: Inmytree
    60. 5: crownjewel
    61. 5: positiveoutlook
    62. 5: AndreaTheGiant
    63. 5: DammeClaudeVanJean
    64. 5: Kryptoking21
    65. 5: snowcommander
    66. 5: TheRedKing
    67. 5: johnmiles
    68. 5: CillaryHlinton
    69. 5: Noruka
    70. 5: Desmozgenes

[ANN] [ICO] [AIRDROP] Smart City Eco Building smart solutions for online economy
138: smartcityecoio123
62: Yadstiker
56: lionheart78
50: Elexsis
50: Gambitter
49: reme.auditor
48: AnnDerSon
47: Flygonz
47: jlaw007
47: alpha001
46: giga19
46: chess888
46: xamxam
46: Glorious04
45: Arceusz
45: sonjay22
45: ANGELA07
45: 1kreasons
42: djmixen
42: Dwey
39: PostNPlay
39: xamil
37: scarleth06
36: JJelly
36: eXEMpted
35: BeshyJelly
35: JoshKulot
33: Andycalum
33: Khayem
33: LastRolling
32: emulsifryer
31: coingrave
31: kibuloy1987
30: joeljames23
30: Jadeite
30: Citriney
29: joliepearl06
29: GhostBooster
28: JoshJelly
27: powerglade
27: Chimecho
27: batch2016
26: Jnissi
25: Nhebu
25: micahyahel10
24: papajack69
24: peachypie
24: Cowming88
24: JoshyKulotski
24: Nellayar
24: xandiel01
22: Greninja
22: Jlimao28
21: lezarbby
21: Muanna
20: mysayuri87
20: CASTIEL05
19: dolfo
19: Bigboss0912
19: Bitbratt
18: hypekangbata89
18: kurikong69
18: dreamvacation2018
18: Ems30
17: Lucilfer
17: meme12345
17: teamyey
17: papasunkoh88
16: rommeljm14
16: Wallflower28
16: MahalQu2612
16: Gibreil
15: meimyself
15: Roukawa
15: Bobby
14: Chikitita2004
14: Truefaithfire29
14: jakjak000
14: Labad
14: CoachCarter
13: girlexplorer31
13: pritibitisi
13: svendoto23
12: daimar48
12: toyang90
12: bitzy1219
12: Jrfranco
12: natsu_koo
11: dioanna
11: ace9989
11: zediefuture
11: 99redballoons
11: HappyDumper
11: MetalBall
11: Jamjamz30
11: coinstalker23
10: babysweetTiger0401
10: Genamant
10: Dump3er
10: katropaTNT
9: joromz1226
9: crazyco.
9: tropangKAMOTE
9: nawasa0001
9: kuryente
9: ConquerGold
9: wadomiller1019
9: naruto_koo
9: Risktaker31
9: rhomzkie26
8: Bunsomjelican
8: lemmor8
8: bitzriel1912
8: parak
8: b1marlin
8: sebastianAndrei
7: babyjamaica122630
7: Wingzcrypto2018
7: bitrayder
7: OlympusMons
7: Anonyms
6: Babyrica0226
6: voltesbit777
6: bitcoindusts
6: Borexx024
6: beermen
6: puday
6: amir.malik
6: Lanzeta
6: flash12i
5: lovesybitz
5: BitcoinPanther
5: chesed4u
5: Che6ir61
5: DanicaManunson
5: cryptazmania
5: pongs2341
5: 1004leirbag714
5: BountyGram
5: Durugista
5: Thaliaismyname
5: tokeisou
5: Umamisnack
5: mushimushi
5: CryptoBalds
5: Axecelzon081218
5: jackbit
5: elycoinz
5: kramchers
5: Cassy14
5: Agapelove
5: kram31

[ANN] [ICO] TrustLogics : Blockchain For Trusted And Secured Professional Data
223: Trustlogic
118: Chikitita2004
113: langka1213
110: Elexsis
90: roy.ashton
86: MyInspiration
86: smith4cris
84: j.kelvin
74: FAITHriot
66: sonjay22
63: Yadstiker
63: scarleth06
61: ANGELA07
59: BitFinnese
59: Lucilfer
59: JJireh
57: BeshyJelly
56: joeljames23
55: 1kreasons
54: zycast
54: giga19
53: joliepearl06
52: 1004leirbag714
51: nasoflo
50: JoshJelly
49: JJelly
47: merlint
45: JoshKulot
45: lionjuvs08
44: smoant
42: Flygonz
40: Arceusz
39: Chimecho
39: Giratina
37: micahyahel10
35: coingrave
34: powerglade
34: JoshyKulotski
34: flash12i
33: Nellayar
32: Nhebu
31: kwendy
30: mysayuri87
30: Ahuvali
29: papasunkoh88
29: RakknRoll
29: Sean25pogi
28: Jlimao28
28: Roukawa
28: Bitbratt
27: peachypie
27: kibuloy1987
27: Bobby
26: bitcoindusts
26: BooTheGreat
26: LastRolling
26: elycoinz
26: kaizie
25: pongs2341
25: jackbit
24: sexybambam21
24: Khayem
24: Wallflower28
24: bravetalkcoin
23: Andycalum
23: Jadeite
23: emulsifryer
22: BitcoinPanther
22: lezarbby
22: meme12345
22: Citriney
21: daimar48
21: meimyself
21: Maxxbill
20: shenglizhe
20: summerbloom
20: CASTIEL05
20: Risktaker31
19: Bunsomjelican
19: teamyey
19: Thaliaismyname
19: Bigboss0912
19: Gibreil
19: Dwey
18: joromz1226
18: voltesbit777
18: zediefuture
18: Cowming88
18: Rommel24
18: shourisha
18: b1marlin
18: URCRYPTOKNIGHT
17: BitDane
17: ace9989
17: dolfo
17: toyang90
17: rhomzkie26
16: cryp24x
16: Cassy14
16: natsu_koo
15: papajack69
15: xiaolanbabe
15: batch2016
15: Paul23
15: Kikoman
15: wadomiller1019
15: xamil
14: Babyrica0226
14: dreamvacation2018
14: katropaTNT
14: kuryente
14: chess888
14: xandiel01
14: nathanielpogi
14: Agapelove
14: svendoto23
14: coinstalker23
14: Gambitter
13: evilgreed
13: lovesybitz
13: FrankyLu
13: crazyco.
13: 99redballoons
13: franjohn
13: Labad
13: OlympusMons
13: jlaw007
13: tonyongbayawak
12: babysweetTiger0401
12: Genamant
12: AlbemZ
12: achiahia
12: jakjak000
12: Greninja
12: amir.malik
12: Anonyms
12: ConquerGold
12: CryptoBalds
12: pritibitisi
12: xamxam
11: havanaholala
11: plutusbit
11: richyoung
11: beermen
11: nawasa0001
11: loopx
11: typedrip
11: Ems30
11: mushimushi
11: liam8209
11: yrrehc16
11: Jamjamz30
11: djmixen
10: dioanna
10: tropangKAMOTE
10: battlestarx
10: tanktype
10: bioessential
10: HappyDumper
10: sebastianAndrei
9: Truefaithfire29
9: caidic8
9: bitrayder
9: Umamisnack
9: Axecelzon081218
9: ysabel30
9: MahalQu2612
9: kingvirtus09
9: monaydanda
8: ahiarobert01
8: ranitidine
8: rommeljm14
8: mylifeisfullofalts
8: ZeidFreak
8: naruto_koo
8: kram31
7: kurikong69
7: Legendary1
7: essentiale
7: Wingzcrypto2018
7: bitzy1219
7: tokeisou
7: CoachCarter
7: MetalBall
7: mhojakho
7: Lanzeta
7: Jrfranco
7: santino11
7: cherryganda
7: santiPOGI
7: gunhell16
6: hypekangbata89
6: roomboy85
6: SeanWayne
6: Malooka
6: naer7
6: zavier1439
6: bunny2018
6: Betternet
6: Emdppablo
6: kramchers
5: Julianito
5: Approxilite
5: benalexis12
5: deejayce48

This one
Update: I did receive links, but OP removed them again. That means I can't vouch for this at the moment.

Thanks, fixed!

Just report one of his posts (I just did):

You have to replace parts with your data. But, if that isn't obvious, I think it's better if you don't mess around with private keys.

I've seen that too. I can imagine Mods make mistakes too, and some of my "69 bad" reports were probably not that bad. But in the end, it doesn't matter.
Have you noticed the percentage is very optimistic? I think 98.01% is rounded up to 99%. So that makes up for a few reports accidentally marked as bad.

CTRL-F his userID in modlog: no(t yet).

I think "unhandled" can also mean the post was deleted already before seeing your report.

Anyway, he's spamming his ref link in Dutch, English and Russian. Could be Google Translate, which isn't allowed.
Just to be sure, I'll report the 7 posts that still have referal spam.

It's not a frequently asked question, and not relevant to using Blackbytes.

Not as long as you are around

How convenient, if you live in a country where people sell a picture of their ID for $0.50!

You clearly don't know how it works. Read this.

Never mind, I give up

He removed some of the quote-tags inside the quote, and left some others. That's not a mistake, it's plagiarism.

Just in case: he copied this thread from here too. He should be banned.

Please ban Jr. Member ALEX JAHID banned! for plagiarism. He has the audacity copy a sticky thread in Meta.

Copy:
(much longer quote removed)

Original:
(much longer quote removed)

If he's serious about this (which I highly doubt), he should start partial payments already, and not wait a few months.

If yishak pays back, I'll remove my red trust. By that time I'll decide whether or not to leave a neutral trust rating.

Bad idea!

A spambot doesn't care how much it has to post, but it restricts users. Short posts can be good, and long posts can be bad.

I think it will be a huge restriction. At the moment, spam bots can rank up thousands of Jr. Members, and thousands of Newbies are registered each day.  A Merit requirement will reduce those numbers: even if they buy Merit, eventually the sellers will run out of it. It reduces a potentially unlimited problem to maybe a few thousand new Jr. Members.

In the past few days, I got many more than 50 Newbies nuked. I'm currently experimenting on scraping user histories instead of just patrol. If that works out, I can filter out higher level spam accounts too.

You're asking in the wrong thread, try BYTEBALL: Totally new consensus algorithm + private untraceable payments

No need, OP is banned already.

Can't you scrape BPIP for that information? It beats manual checking.
Or even better: I'll PM Vod to ask if he can make a datadump of all banned/nuked accounts.