I'm new on Manifold, and trying to figure out how it works. The site offers various ways to earn M$, to incentivize market creation and participation. I can imagine various schemes to increase my M-wealth that don't seem to contribute anything useful to the site. I'm trying to figure out what the site's policy is toward this sort of scheming.

"Unfair" is in my judgement (but I'm happy to take input). I'm not going to do anything illegal, nor any sort of offsite interaction with the developers (e.g. persuade them to go under the hood and modify my account).

If I don't attempt anything "unfair" by close date, or I attempt it without success, this market resolves to N/A.

If I use some "unfair" method to make at least M$1000, the market resolves to YES if: I am barred from participation in the site, temporarily or permanently; or if the site admins threaten me with such a bar; and the bar or threat is linked to my "unfair" practice.

Otherwise, it resolves to NO. For example, if the site admins change the rules to block my scheme, or if they take away the M$ I earned through the scheme, I will resolve to NO.