A person can sit his ass here for years posting bounty reports only and got legendary+1000 merit only because he has got enough activity.
I disagree. This has changed since the introduction of the merit system in 2018, you can longer receive airdropped merits for doing next to thing. Now you have be a good poster to earn merits and make it all the way to Legendary rank.
Like newbies and legendary can be both equally rotten.
Ofcourse rank does not define the sincerity of the account owner. That’s why we have the Trust system. There have been situations where new accounts have shocked the community with their honesty and there have been instances where legendary members absconded with money left in their possession.