Got it.
Ok, now the auto-creating's just being done on purpose (or excessive laziness, which is...really kind of lame. I'm old & tired and I can manage it fine, so...). If you think auto-creation is inconveniencing me (or Dave), to quote Frank Sinatra, "...you're in for a big, fat, f*cking surprise." Merging takes seconds. Wayne made the function beyond simple a couple of upgrades ago.
The dangerous bit is fudging the numbers. And that harms the site. So stop it.
Seems I was wrong. I'm not just cranky when I've just woken up. I'm also cranky after 1 am. Who am I kidding? I'm cranky all the time. Or it could just be because Russians are after my game accounts again and that'll put anyone in a mood. Maybe I should let "Tyro" answer these things. The silly vampire characters of mine have a less curmudgeonly mindset...