Planned merits vs actual merits

[ScamViruS]

Sending merit in a short time does not mean that there is a problem or that the user is abusing the merit system. There are many members here who if they find a member deserves merit they check his profile and give merit to some of his posts. Recently when I needed merit to achieve Hero rank @LoyceV helped me to rank up with 30 merit. In the same way other members also help others to rank up. And if you have evidence that a member is abusing merit, you can post with that evidence.

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[Findingnemo]

1 merit transaction per second is the threshold amount if I am not wrong so there is nothing wrong with meriting in the quick time and already people discussed about the possible reasons why there are some members send merits in quick session and OP if you still not convinced then you are supposed to provide more evidence to support your claim or everyone will consider you as a troll.

[LoyceV]

1 merit transaction per second is the threshold amount if I am not wrong

You're wrong One request per second is the maximum the forum allows after a burst period.
It's totally possible to Merit 4 posts within 1 second. 5 seems impossible.

[Findingnemo]

1 merit transaction per second is the threshold amount if I am not wrong

You're wrong One request per second is the maximum the forum allows after a burst period.
It's totally possible to Merit 4 posts within 1 second. 5 seems impossible.

My fat fingers didn't allow me to merit that much faster.

My sMerits were scarce all the time, if I have 5 sMerit to spend then I will try your challenge next time.

[LoyceV]

My sMerits were scarce all the time, if I have 5 sMerit to spend then I will try your challenge next time.

I just checked my data, and indeed nobody ever Merited 5 posts within the same second.
However, Foxpup pulled it off with 6 posts:

Merit sent by Foxpup (Trust list) from January 24, 2018 until July 30, 2021 (source)

  3700. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 6 (10510) to tobyyola (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3699. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 6 (10504) to sedactoo+04 (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3698. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 10 (10498) to Welsh (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3697. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 9 (10488) to Basorexia (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3696. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 4 (10479) to yarelydiaz (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3695. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 4 (10475) to Eduarop (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest

(I'm not counting theymos' Admin tricks)

[Foxpup]

I just checked my data, and indeed nobody ever Merited 5 posts within the same second.
However, Foxpup pulled it off with 6 posts:

Merit sent by Foxpup (Trust list) from January 24, 2018 until July 30, 2021 (source)

  3700. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 6 (10510) to tobyyola (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3699. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 6 (10504) to sedactoo+04 (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3698. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 10 (10498) to Welsh (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3697. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 9 (10488) to Basorexia (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3696. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 4 (10479) to yarelydiaz (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest
  3695. Tue Nov 19 15:53:16 2019: 4 (10475) to Eduarop (Trust list) (history) for Re: 10th anniversary art contest

That little incident shouldn't be too surprising, given that the art contest was (among other things) my biggest merit spree of all time. It's only natural that I accidentally left my time machine (the existence of which can't be proven) set to the same destination a few times. You can't expect me to keep track of every little detail.

[KingsDen]

Imo, the speed at which merit is given should not be of great concern, rather the quality of post being merited. However, there a some factors that can lead to successive merit awarding withing an infinitesimal interval. They are;
1. Bookmarking of quality posts to be merited when merit is lacking. Someone who had already noted or bookmarked posts to be merited does not necessarily need to re-read the posts before meriting it as said by OP.
2. Someone might need all the replies in a page of a thread before he/she will start meriting. This can be common with merit sources on especially a merit cluster or giveaway thread. It can also be someones way of meriting. Most times I do this when I have a few smerit to give. O can hastily give it out and later find a better post on same thread, so I usually read through before meriting.
3. A user who is in a campaign, has a personal project and manages more than one account can have very tedious work in the forum.  Therefore may decide to have a forum time table, that between a certain time will be for posting, another time for post counting, another for meriting, another for marketing and maybe for plagiarism hunt etc. So, when the time is for meriting, you can see them coming within seconds.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I just checked my data, and indeed nobody ever Merited 5 posts within the same second.
However, Foxpup pulled it off with 6 posts

Wowza!  You wouldn't think even Foxpup's nimble fingers would be able to pull that off, and I'm actually puzzled as to how he did it (potential time machine aside).

1. Bookmarking of quality posts to be merited when merit is lacking. Someone who had already noted or bookmarked posts to be merited does not necessarily need to re-read the posts before meriting it as said by OP.

I probably didn't mention that I occasionally do this for certain members when I'm out of merit, and even when I'm reviewing post histories I tend to hand out merits at a rapid pace if I'm familiar with that member's writing style and quality.  At that point, the only judgement left to be made is effort, and that IMO can be done by looking at post length--which is a quick process when you have all of the member's posts pulled up on your screen.

[LoyceV]

You wouldn't think even Foxpup's nimble fingers would be able to pull that off, and I'm actually puzzled as to how he did it (potential time machine aside).

The logical explanation would be a delay in the internet connection, after which all 6 "clicks" reached the server at once. But what's the fun in being logical, when Foxpup has been using his time machine for years?

[The Sceptical Chymist]

suchmoon, whether they realise it or not, is a very belligerent person who doesn't believe anyone else can have an interpretation that differs to their own.  They will continue to persecute you and indeed anyone else who they perceive has taken a stance against them.

Ah, come on--we need members like suchmoon with his/her biting style of posting, often challenging other members to defend their viewpoints.  At the very least, suchmoon is definitely not a troll.

The logical explanation would be a delay in the internet connection, after which all 6 "clicks" reached the server at once. But what's the fun in being logical, when Foxpup has been using his time machine for years?

Damn you, LoyceV, with your technical and knowledgeable explanation to something I thought was magic.  I suppose you're going to tell me the easter bunny doesn't exist, too?  I've had enough of this logic, thank you very much, and I'm going back to living in my fantasy land.  See you in about 15 minutes or so.

Lol.

[realdantreccia]

What the heck about merits here is worth THAT much arguing?

I remember being on invisionfree boards when I was a kid and I cared about post counts for rep points - and stars that when with them but - Merit? It's like a bookmark or a highlight to let the forum members know you like or have approved a particular post...

Then again doubt anyone is going to care about people passing around Merit for some speculative reason that it has value and if they do then kudos I wish i had inside info too but I don't.

At least it hasn't turned into a karma farm here... I know you know where that is so I'm not gonna shill it.

[savetheFORUM]

I think I am not able to provide enough evidence so I publicly apologize CB and anyone who might have been hurt throughout the discussion. I was just keen to know how some members are able to send so many merits if they are actually reading the posts.

I believe one answer that almost satisfies me is that they bookmark all such posts and send them once they have some available. I will re-open the thread if I am able to find any other information that helps this discussion. Locking it for now.