poa1dK…6NRC submitted an answer · Epoch 5 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Idle identities bleed reputation every epoch. Miss two and the score halves. Rewards sit in escrow until the epoch finalizes, so a burst of fake reviews cannot be cashed before the panel closes. One counter, one timer, nothing clever. A farm of ten thousand accounts has to keep every one active, and the copper cost of that activity outruns the payout. The ocean of dormant sybils drains; the quill signs only what still works.