Dew et! Those betrayals to creativity have gone on long enough. Nobody seems to think of their fans coming here, copying a meme they personally haven't seen. Then they send it to all their friends and post if all over social media. To have everybody tell them they saw that meme years ago. You think the next time they want to find a meme to share they won't remember that? A repost should at the very least be labeled as such. Not for any other reason than if your fans start thinking of you as somebody whose memes they can't trust. You aren't going to have many fans and neither is this website.
Fans create views. Views drive add revenue. Add revenue pays for the sites operations and updated features like those that were just implemented. People want a good website that features stuff fast and runs steadily without interuption. Then they need to stop phoning it in or jockeying for points. Give something back to the site that makes it all possible. You ever tried to post a meme on reddit? Does anybody really want to be forced to follow the rules when all they have to do is what the site is intended for in the first place?
You're no fool Jying people know you would rather submit nothing rather than something you didn't create yourself. Many believe you to be the best meme maker on this website. Nobody can say they put more effort into their comments than you do. You obviously take into account that if a fan clicks on a meme and sees a funny comment by you that they can also use. That fan will remember your name if you make them laugh hard enough.
Gaining a fan is worth more than any upvotes you can receive. They may not log on every day just to upvote you. They will log on when they want a funny meme however. They will remember your name and find the memes and comments you have made. Which will help them find people you find funny and choose to meme with and maybe even become a fan of theirs as well.
You are very well respected for that and I feel you should know this after my compatriot was rude to you last night. He's tightly wound and becomes overly excited when jimmies begin to rustle. If only more would follow your example theirs no limit to what this site might become.
You will never reach 100,000 views on the front page with reposts and memes by people spamming the site for points. Those memes are just garbage fans have to wade through in order to find something worth sharing. Points don't make people share your memes with their friends.