Request: Disable merits in the Wall Observer thread

[joker_josue]

If I can get some time, maybe can do that this week. I'll try, I don't promise.

Yes, you should definitely do that when you have free time.

As promised, here is the file, compiling the total number of merits received by each user, and the total number of merits that each user gave.
File: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AuWqcTrLK_TciKVm8Z0GKtmpF1rBpQ?e=qyx6gP

Based on this data, let's be honest: do you really think that merit hunting users are really managing to do this on WO?

[SamReomo]

Based on this data, let's be honest: do you really think that merit hunting users are really managing to do this on WO?

You have done a really great thing and now everyone can see that how many merits were sent and received by each user. I really appreciate your efforts on compiling that list because it will be really good to clear doubts. Based on that data I don't think that merit hunters are targeting WO thread that much. Most of the merits were sent to reputed members of the forum  and I don't think that anything is wrong with such meriting approach because someone can send his/her smerits to posts of the ones whose style they like.

The data clearly shows that most of the merits are given to reputed members of the WO thread and I was more than sure that @El duderino_ will be on top in the list, and he's actually on top in both merit sending as well as merit receiving list. All top merit senders and merit receivers on that list are the reputed members of the forum and a few of them spend most of their time on WO thread only. I guess other would also think similarly after going through that list, and I'm quite sure that it will help to clear some doubts.

[Hueristic]

If I can get some time, maybe can do that this week. I'll try, I don't promise.

Yes, you should definitely do that when you have free time.

As promised, here is the file, compiling the total number of merits received by each user, and the total number of merits that each user gave.
File: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AuWqcTrLK_TciKVm8Z0GKtmpF1rBpQ?e=qyx6gP

Based on this data, let's be honest: do you really think that merit hunting users are really managing to do this on WO?

Looks like a list of the Cool Kids to me.

And why the fuck did you make me trust Microshaft Javascript in order to fucking see this data?!?!?!?!

[joker_josue]

The data clearly shows that most of the merits are given to reputed members of the WO thread and I was more than sure that @El duderino_ will be on top in the list, and he's actually on top in both merit sending as well as merit receiving list. All top merit senders and merit receivers on that list are the reputed members of the forum and a few of them spend most of their time on WO thread only. I guess other would also think similarly after going through that list, and I'm quite sure that it will help to clear some doubts.

Exactly! This ends up being in line with what I mentioned previously.
Out of more than 150k merits given, +20% of this value was given by @El duderino_. He, in turn, is one of the biggest merit givers on the entire forum. Let's say that he is not consistent in the merits he gives, just because he is in the WO? It certainly suits your criteria to the type of topic you are on.

[philipma1957]

this is top 77 on the list:









For the record the WO was being trashed by twitter quotes (About 120 days of it) and images that 3 or 4 of the top merit givers were giving merits.

It was an issue.

Do I think they were feeding bots and alts so they could have a dozen signature accounts nope.

Do I think they were being taken advantage of by sleazy  farmers maybe.

I still voted no.

And if you check me you will see I stopped giving the twitter/bots/alts/farmers merits around 90 days may 95 days ago.

[dragonvslinux]

If I can get some time, maybe can do that this week. I'll try, I don't promise.

Yes, you should definitely do that when you have free time.

As promised, here is the file, compiling the total number of merits received by each user, and the total number of merits that each user gave.
File: https://1drv.ms/x/s!AuWqcTrLK_TciKVm8Z0GKtmpF1rBpQ?e=qyx6gP

Based on this data, let's be honest: do you really think that merit hunting users are really managing to do this on WO?

Nice data! Looks a healthy who's who of Wall Observer participants to me. Forgot there were so many, though enough of them are MIA these days.

Chart buddy otherwise didn't make the Top 50 cut, which is reassuring.

[scorrem]

The forum already has the option to report. Restricting giving merit in one section will make these members move to other sections of the forum. So better option is report them so that their account is flagged red and becomes useless.

[Hueristic]

The forum already has the option to report. Restricting giving merit in one section will make these members move to other sections of the forum. So better option is report them so that their account is flagged red and becomes useless.

[nutildah]

Poll has finally ended. 38 for Yes and 59 No. Not completely surprising, but for the 38 people who voted Yes, well let me just say I am proud of you.

There's been a considerable dropoff in merit farming in the WO since I opened this thread (although it still exists to a certain degree). I reckon I will re-open and bump it if it picks back up again.

At least Duderino seems like he's considering being more selective with merits, so that's good.

Just a reminder to all merit sources, you don't need to give away all your source merits! Ideally you are giving them out for good posts that demonstrate the slightest inkling of original thought, and not just for copy/pasted tweets about number going up, or because somebody expresses admiration for you or agrees with you. I dunno, I guess the takeaway is don't let yourself be so easily fooled and manipulated. Its happened to me a few times, nobody's perfect, but let's not consistently reward low effort copy/paste posts. It just leads to a multiplication of such posts in what is arguably the best thread on the forum.