The only time Iv ever used it was when a noob comes into the MA and asks. "How do I turn on the engine?" or "How do I fly?". If they don't have five minutes to go to the TA or read the help page then they don't deserve an answer.
You have been playing too much Zork...
You have obviously never taken a Sociology course my respected enemy. Simple name tracking and hours compiled with a +/- of about 20%.
If you're dumb enough to fall for it then so be it.
Iv seen it in every online MMO Iv ever played.
I've seen it in one other game community, until one day it suddenly stopped.What happened was that the 'management' cracked down, and said: if you abuse the new players, expect a 2-day ban from the forums. And guess what - the noob-abuse stopped immediately, and suddenly the entire community was a whole lot more pleasant.
Making up for lost time, Ack-Ack?
Press Alt+F4 for the answer ack-ack