But the post in question was written by LoyceV who doesn't post there for the sole reason of getting merits
I'd argue it shouldn't matter who made a post, although I also try to prevent giving Merit to users who "in general" don't deserve it. It's tricky sometimes.Quote
and (as far as I know) isn't an account farmer.
I have enough sMerit left to create ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
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He certainly doesn't need them to rank up and had no motivation outside of wanting to contribute to the discussion.
I saw an opportunity, and took it. Right before I read fillippone's post I had a small heart attack when checking the Bitcoin price, so it felt only right to share the misery with someone who's price data was just minutes older.Don't get me wrong: I don't mind getting Merit in WO, but it also seemed like a good recent exemple of how easy it is to get.
How about every post within WO being capped at a max of 1 per sMerit giver? ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
You'll just get more posts from "merit farmers".![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)