Wow, just saw this thread.
First of all, I'm not very active on Bitcointalk anymore, so I'm not that aware of how these merits work.
Second, there is no merit farming going on here. (I didn't even know that was a thing.)
I know Sourish personally, and we've been friends for quite some time. He just got into crypto, and is now an avid trader.
He attended a lot of Blockchain conferences with me and Sky.
Because of his curiosity, I told him about Bitcointalk and how he can use this to learn about everything crypto here.
Later, He asked me to check out his posts on Bitcointalk, (as he had been very active) and I did.
I liked them and gave him some merits.
I understand now, that people may have been buying merits on Bitcointalk, like they were buying trust before. That was not my intention, at all.
No transaction happened, when I sent the merits to Sourish. Just did that to support him.
I would be willing to send picture of me, cryptoheadd, sourish when we met in coinsbank cruise and had a picture with Mcafee to vod to show that we personally know him and that he is a dedicated crypto-enthusiast indeed. And to confirm that sourish and me are different person, i can send ID of sourish to VOD or any trusted member which shows his name and photo(same as username).
I wouldn't mind doing this, either.
I apologize for the confusion, and am willing to provide any proof necessary. (Or answer any questions that you might have.)
Regards
Cryptoheadd