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Still something that defeats the purpose, no? A verification badge should be something that says "this person indeed is who they claim to be" not "they can spe
by surgical_fire 10mo ago
Still something that defeats the purpose, no?
A verification badge should be something that says "this person indeed is who they claim to be" not "they can spend a couple of bucks a month" nor "we like him enough to give them a checkmark". Both are extremely unhelpful. The latter probably even more unhelpful since it is very subjective.
- ceejayoz 10mo agoVerification came with moderation tweaks for high-profile accounts to combat things like brigading via mass abuse reports. That's why consistently bad behavior tended to lose the check. Probably should've been two different flags, but it wasn't.