I quite agree with the format of reviewing accounts before voting an article, I practice this often to see how genuine a user in question is.

The most disastrous part of it is selecting a user that seems not genuine for the top spot, no matter how good the content is, one should be able to review and see the activities of such users over time. I guess this is the reason I have left some articles out of top spots previously.

As well as what you mention about using real and own photos. Farmers do not usually take selfies, or use their own photos

Yes, they don't. You know it would be hard for them to ask for pictures of whose picture was utilized for the creation of the account over and over again without opening room for another contract, of course, they are not ready for another one.

You have nailed it, @inspiracion. Thanks for your time.