Users abusing merit to level up their alts to Junior Member

[Initscri]

Potential abuse: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=786044
Username: markiz73
BPIP: https://bpip.org/smerit.aspx?from=markiz73

Sending 1 merit to many users on September 17th, 2018 (same release day of new merit requirements)

Edit: Automated script picked this up. User has confirmed, no abuse. Apologies!

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[Veleor]

Have found the following users abusing their merit to rank up many newbie accounts, usually for insubstantial posts.
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foserfox - BPIP Merit Page

In addition to this foserfox is a plagiarist and bounty cheater.

[TBboys]

hacked account Asurmen=>send 1 merit to Junior Member gseki
                                       =>send 1 merit to Junior Member dmitrii_st
                                       =>send 1 merit to Junior Member Howelch
                                       =>send 10 merit  to Member amorfuse
                                       =>send 10 merit to Member Kuflama

                             amorfuse send merit alts:
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member roweakler
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member orelache
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member dreklapse
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member ultofresto
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member ratonoklo
                                      
                               Kuflama send merit alts:
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member Zavalishin
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member Cristle
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member goldenbitC
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member Kalugin
                                                                  -1 merit  to Junior Member Drozdik92

Although the three accounts sent to newbie's suspiciously merits, I looked at these posts and they don't seem to be a typical merit abuse, and more evidence is needed to prove it.
Of course, they will be on the watch list to observe their next behavior

[k0er]

Potential abuse: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=786044
Username: markiz73
BPIP: https://bpip.org/smerit.aspx?from=markiz73

Sending 1 merit to many users on September 17th, 2018 (same release day of new merit requirements)

He has a thread for requests of awards for quality posts
Look at this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.0

[Initscri]

Potential abuse: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=786044
Username: markiz73
BPIP: https://bpip.org/smerit.aspx?from=markiz73

Sending 1 merit to many users on September 17th, 2018 (same release day of new merit requirements)

He has a thread for requests of awards for quality posts
Look at this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.0

Ok, fair enough, just large(ish) send out on the 17th was a possible red flag

[markiz73]

Potential abuse: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=786044
Username: markiz73
BPIP: https://bpip.org/smerit.aspx?from=markiz73

Sending 1 merit to many users on September 17th, 2018 (same release day of new merit requirements)

He has a thread for requests of awards for quality posts
Look at this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.0

Ok, fair enough, just large(ish) send out on the 17th was a possible red flag

Thank you for your attention. I gave merit for quality posts in the contest, it can be easily checked.
And here I said that everyone is being watched
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.msg45983872#msg45983872

I am very concerned about the charge of potential abuse

[Initscri]

Potential abuse: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=786044
Username: markiz73
BPIP: https://bpip.org/smerit.aspx?from=markiz73

Sending 1 merit to many users on September 17th, 2018 (same release day of new merit requirements)

He has a thread for requests of awards for quality posts
Look at this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.0

Ok, fair enough, just large(ish) send out on the 17th was a possible red flag

Thank you for your attention. I gave merit for quality posts in the contest, it can be easily checked.
And here I said that everyone is being watched
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3250675.msg45983872#msg45983872

I am very concerned about the charge of potential abuse

No worries, it was my bad. I wrote potential abuse as a large majority of the posts were in a different language, but there were a few in english with not much text (I see they've been removed now). I wasn't certain so I was just raising the flag just in case. Nothing against you. I'm writing scripts in order to automate this, so your merit rewards just came up for being on the same date/17th.

I figured a mod w/ knowledge of that language may be able to figure that out.

Sorry about that!

[markiz73]

well, forgotten

[asche]

Hello,

Just taking advantage of your topic to add two users leveling themselves to Hero.

I already raised a flag here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5069098.0

Hello,

I want to expose the ties between two accounts, Coin++ and CarlOrff.

CarlOrff made the mistake to say "I said" referring to a post written by Coin++.

This has been captured by myself here : http://archive.is/IRrYI

He deleted his post following my statement.

You can also see they have been exchanging roughly 100 merit.

[Fenya96]

I came across a merit abuse, but it is clearly not leveling up alts, rather sending merits to a person, who requested it on his Telegram channel. As far as I know this is abusing the merit system, if not, please correct me. Where or to whom can I report this behavior?

[asche]

I came across a merit abuse, but it is clearly not leveling up alts, rather sending merits to a person, who requested it on his Telegram channel. As far as I know this is abusing the merit system, if not, please correct me. Where or to whom can I report this behavior?

Right here or starting your own thread.

However merit abuse on it's own will hardly earn them a red tag since theymos is not in favor of this.

[o_e_l_e_o]

This thread was intended to catch alt farms in the days following the new "1 merit to display a signature rule". It was not made for general posts about merit abusers. If you wish to start your own thread, feel free, but be aware that anything short of selling merit is unlikely to end up in any action being taken, as per previous posts by theymos.

Locking thread.