1st rank update after the Merit system launch

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Quote from: B4RF on January 29, 2018, 02:51:24 AM

Quote from: TMAN on January 29, 2018, 02:34:26 AM

Quote from: TwitchySeal on January 29, 2018, 02:11:09 AM

Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time. Fuck them.

I do like the idea, but.. everyone does have a right to speak out.

although the people who are spinning up multiple threads, kicking off against all the DT members who have negged them - well they should just be banned off the forum.

Has anyone actually been banned from this forum?
I have never heard of a ban the only consequence I have already seen multiple times is that an account got so much nagetive trust that no one ever would make any serious interaction with that account again Grin

Uh, yeah. People have definitely been banned for shitposting. I know this because I've seen hilariousandco do it for some of the shitposters I've reported. And certainly people have been banned for other reasons--copy/pasting is one of the most common offenses.

It kinda sucks that I have no more leveling up to do, but I'm glad I reached Legendary right before the merit system was put in place. It's also a relief that I no longer feel the need to give negative trusts to shitposters. That was a pain in the ass, unpopular, not a good use of the trust system, and got me on and off DT probably in record fucking time. This is a much more elegant solution. Still would be nice if there was something above legendary, but I think Theymos nixed that idea.

EthanB

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Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

I don't believe that you are actually excited about the merit system or you would not be asking for an exemption from it. You would be looking at it as an opportunity, instead of something that you want to get around.

I'd also like to add that it seems like you're only suggesting this because you feel like you deserve your Full Member rank up. You would've received a rank up if the merit system was not put in place, is that right? I just took a peek through your post history and I don't believe you have made the kinds of contributions that would constitute a rank up. You're being selfish, because you don't want the rules to apply to you. You do not have a right to rank up and you do not need warning about changes being made to the forum.

game_changer

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Quote from: funsponge on January 28, 2018, 05:25:53 PM

theymos recently made a change regarding the merit system and said he's open to changing the system for the better. Hopefully this means tighter/higher restrictions but, more Smerit for established users.

I can't wait until we have several hundred sources and truely see if the merit system is going to work as intended. At the moment there's several high quality posts which aren't getting merited at all or if they are they are only recieving 1 or 2. But thats down to the amount of sources and how limited sMertis are currently.

This could give the impression that merit is hard to achieve but that's only because there isn't enough sMerit currently to give to everyone. When we get more users who are sources we shall see an increase in merit being given to high quality posts.

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B4RF

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Quote from: TMAN on January 29, 2018, 02:34:26 AM

Quote from: TwitchySeal on January 29, 2018, 02:11:09 AM

Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time. Fuck them.

I do like the idea, but.. everyone does have a right to speak out.

although the people who are spinning up multiple threads, kicking off against all the DT members who have negged them - well they should just be banned off the forum.

Has anyone actually been banned from this forum?
I have never heard of a ban the only consequence I have already seen multiple times is that an account got so much nagetive trust that no one ever would make any serious interaction with that account again Grin

TMAN

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Quote from: TwitchySeal on January 29, 2018, 02:11:09 AM

Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time. Fuck them.

I do like the idea, but.. everyone does have a right to speak out.

although the people who are spinning up multiple threads, kicking off against all the DT members who have negged them - well they should just be banned off the forum.

TwitchySeal

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Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time. Fuck them.

TMAN

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Quote from: hilariousetc on January 29, 2018, 02:02:07 AM

Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

How convenient. You're only making this case because you would have become a Full Member on the next update. What about everyone else who would have ranked up in a month's time etc? Looking at your post history you are the exact type of poster this system is meant to stop. No longer will you be able to lazily rank up with no effort one liners.

Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

Great. Glad to hear it. Get making great posts and the quicker you'll get the merit to rank up.

Someone else who is blunt and to the point.

You other guys need to get with the program or leave the forum. If you leave you won't get any of the sig monies.. if you stay and don't adapt you will also lose out.. BUT if you stay and up your game, start adding value to the community then you will level up and get the chance to earn. Look at it as a positive not a negative, pretend the chances of earning start now and you just need to prove yourself to get on the list

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Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

How convenient. You're only making this case because you would have become a Full Member on the next update. What about everyone else who would have ranked up in a month's time etc? Looking at your post history you are the exact type of poster this system is meant to stop. No longer will you be able to lazily rank up with no effort one liners.

Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

Great. Glad to hear it. Get making great posts and the quicker you'll get the merit to rank up.

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Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 04:53:12 PM

Quote from: CondemnedForces on January 28, 2018, 03:58:05 PM

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:31:09 PM

my post is constructive as it is pointing out another shitpost... the 275 merits that have been fired my way the last few days make me think that my attitude to shitposters and paying it forward when posters are not shitposters is right..

how many merits have you got?

Seems like this whole merit thing makes you feel very proud of yourself. The only thing that makes you special is that you registred here in the form earlier than the most. You are just the same one-line shitposter, only insulting people. Great attitude, this forum/community needs more people like you. NOT!

The only reason you got merit so far is that you are circle-jerking with all the legendarys who celebrate the new system. Without the merit system it would look like you are farming activity, just like the people in Off-topic who talk about their favourite color. Or do you thing posts, like these are considered quality posts, that deserve merit?

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:11:29 PM

your post needs more love..

As Ver is Cancer and shitposters here are cancer.. maybe they would make some super cancer forum!

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 01:37:45 PM

BURN.. these newbies have no idea

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 10:20:35 AM

How many Lauda wanks have you had today OP??

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 06:49:47 AM

+1 fella, roll with the punches and stay upbeat

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 05:50:26 AM

Right. Correct attitude, you get a couple unlike the penis above

to show you how incorrectly informed you are.. check this link..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=topsend

I am actually #3 on the most generous merit senders list...

so yes I will give a load of shit to idiots, but those who have embraced the system and stepped up to the mark have been rewarded.

anything else?

I don't usually like to quote the whole of a post I'm replying to but those fine examples of concise to the point posts deserve to be repeated. Excellent work on making #3 as well TMAN, it's good to see the effort some people are putting into making this successful.

Gunny95

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Let's keep it friendly guys, remember there is a real person you are talking to when you reply to each other.

This is a forum for anyone who is interested in Bitcoin, if you want to talk about colours that is fine as long it is on-topic.

My interest in Bitcoin grew mostly because it is accessible to anyone all over the world, this might sound dull but I find it beautiful.

Now on-topic: I don't think it matters when the rank update gets implemented whether or not merit is taken into account, I think I had about 1 or 2 weeks left for Member status

If I want Merits, I will find a good subject to start a topic on that might help other users, I have experience in Mining so I could start a detailed topic with graphs and calculations

Respect each other and may we live the day our governments embrace Bitcoin

funsponge

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theymos recently made a change regarding the merit system and said he's open to changing the system for the better. Hopefully this means tighter/higher restrictions but, more Smerit for established users.

I can't wait until we have several hundred sources and truely see if the merit system is going to work as intended. At the moment there's several high quality posts which aren't getting merited at all or if they are they are only recieving 1 or 2. But thats down to the amount of sources and how limited sMertis are currently.

This could give the impression that merit is hard to achieve but that's only because there isn't enough sMerit currently to give to everyone. When we get more users who are sources we shall see an increase in merit being given to high quality posts.

TMAN

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Quote from: CondemnedForces on January 28, 2018, 05:14:06 PM

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 04:53:12 PM

to show you how incorrectly informed you are.. check this link..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=topsend

I am actually #3 on the most generous merit senders list...

so yes I will give a load of shit to idiots, but those who have embraced the system and stepped up to the mark have been rewarded.

anything else?

Did I say anything about you sending merits? No, not at all.

All I say is that you are just as much of shitposter as the "newbies" you are insulting constantly. Just look at the few posts from you I quoted. They are only from today! Do you consider them quality and constructive posts? If it were a Newbie or Jr. member that posted these kind of posts, I am sure you would be one of the first screaming 'activity farming' or 'spamming'. You are just a hypocrite. Simple as that.

I have nothing to prove to you son. I gave merits to those who deserve them and those who don't get told so. You can moan about it all you want. It won't change the way I post

CondemnedForces

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Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 04:53:12 PM

to show you how incorrectly informed you are.. check this link..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=topsend

I am actually #3 on the most generous merit senders list...

so yes I will give a load of shit to idiots, but those who have embraced the system and stepped up to the mark have been rewarded.

anything else?

Did I say anything about you sending merits? No, not at all.

All I say is that you are just as much of shitposter as the "newbies" you are insulting constantly. Just look at the few posts from you I quoted. They are only from today! Do you consider them quality and constructive posts? If it were a Newbie or Jr. member that posted these kind of posts, I am sure you would be one of the first screaming 'activity farming' or 'spamming'. You are just a hypocrite. Simple as that.

TMAN

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Quote from: CondemnedForces on January 28, 2018, 03:58:05 PM

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:31:09 PM

my post is constructive as it is pointing out another shitpost... the 275 merits that have been fired my way the last few days make me think that my attitude to shitposters and paying it forward when posters are not shitposters is right..

how many merits have you got?

Seems like this whole merit thing makes you feel very proud of yourself. The only thing that makes you special is that you registred here in the form earlier than the most. You are just the same one-line shitposter, only insulting people. Great attitude, this forum/community needs more people like you. NOT!

The only reason you got merit so far is that you are circle-jerking with all the legendarys who celebrate the new system. Without the merit system it would look like you are farming activity, just like the people in Off-topic who talk about their favourite color. Or do you thing posts, like these are considered quality posts, that deserve merit?

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:11:29 PM

your post needs more love..

As Ver is Cancer and shitposters here are cancer.. maybe they would make some super cancer forum!

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 01:37:45 PM

BURN.. these newbies have no idea

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 10:20:35 AM

How many Lauda wanks have you had today OP??

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 06:49:47 AM

+1 fella, roll with the punches and stay upbeat

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 05:50:26 AM

Right. Correct attitude, you get a couple unlike the penis above

to show you how incorrectly informed you are.. check this link..

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=topsend

I am actually #3 on the most generous merit senders list...

so yes I will give a load of shit to idiots, but those who have embraced the system and stepped up to the mark have been rewarded.

anything else?

CondemnedForces

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Activity: 3

Merit: 0

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:31:09 PM

my post is constructive as it is pointing out another shitpost... the 275 merits that have been fired my way the last few days make me think that my attitude to shitposters and paying it forward when posters are not shitposters is right..

how many merits have you got?

Seems like this whole merit thing makes you feel very proud of yourself. The only thing that makes you special is that you registred here in the form earlier than the most. You are just the same one-line shitposter, only insulting people. Great attitude, this forum/community needs more people like you. NOT!

The only reason you got merit so far is that you are circle-jerking with all the legendarys who celebrate the new system. Without the merit system it would look like you are farming activity, just like the people in Off-topic who talk about their favourite color. Or do you thing posts, like these are considered quality posts, that deserve merit?

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 03:11:29 PM

your post needs more love..

As Ver is Cancer and shitposters here are cancer.. maybe they would make some super cancer forum!

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 01:37:45 PM

BURN.. these newbies have no idea

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 10:20:35 AM

How many Lauda wanks have you had today OP??

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 06:49:47 AM

+1 fella, roll with the punches and stay upbeat

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 05:50:26 AM

Right. Correct attitude, you get a couple unlike the penis above

TMAN

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Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 03:28:41 PM

Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 12:54:35 PM

Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

What are your thoughts?

I've read about 5 threads like this. Maybe if you read more you would be aware of that fact.. then when you start a thread it will be more relevant and more likely to get merit

I have read a couple threads actually and in most of them people were complaining. I don't see the point in that, since the decision is already made and I trust that this Merit system was thoroughly thought over by the makers.

I haven't read any suggestions to postpone the Merit upgrade for this weeks rank update. Obviously, I would not open a new thread if I did.

Another thing; how is your post constructive?

my post is constructive as it is pointing out another shitpost... the 275 merits that have been fired my way the last few days make me think that my attitude to shitposters and paying it forward when posters are not shitposters is right..

how many merits have you got?

BaliScript

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Quote from: TMAN on January 28, 2018, 12:54:35 PM

Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

What are your thoughts?

I've read about 5 threads like this. Maybe if you read more you would be aware of that fact.. then when you start a thread it will be more relevant and more likely to get merit

I have read a couple threads actually and in most of them people were complaining. I don't see the point in that, since the decision is already made and I trust that this Merit system was thoroughly thought over by the makers.

I haven't read any suggestions to postpone the Merit upgrade for this weeks rank update. Obviously, I would not open a new thread if I did.

Another thing; how is your post constructive?

TMAN

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Quote from: BaliScript on January 28, 2018, 11:16:52 AM

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

What are your thoughts?

I've read about 5 threads like this. Maybe if you read more you would be aware of that fact.. then when you start a thread it will be more relevant and more likely to get merit

Jet Cash

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I believe there are a couple of threads on Bitcoin Talk that discuss the merit system. Maybe one of those might mention the requirements.

BZingerB

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In the section that describes the ranking system, there is no information on the merits required.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/forum-rankspositionsbadges-what-do-those-shiny-coins-under-my-name-mean-178608

let's hope that the system is in test mode. Or at least the next rank will pass without merit system.

Jet Cash

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The new system is adopted, but it doesn't seem to be accepted by some - mainly the ponzi spammers.

I support it, and hope that the restrictions will be tightened so that we can have our old Bitcoin Talk forum back.

Please note - the next update would have made me eligible for Legendary status, and I am now at least six months away from that. But I would rather have a proper Bitcoin Talk forun than promotion in a spam fest Babylon.

ibininja

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I don't know the impact of Merit; well i believe people would still get around it but I think it is another filter added. This community is huge these measures are needed to help minimize abuse of the forum; I would love to get an update on my rank I tried hard just to be hit with this new feature lol. I guess I need to try harder Tongue

moretea

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update on old system please. Nobody got any warning or announcement a new rankng system would be placed on the forum. It is only fair that the this rank update date is based on the old system.

BaliScript

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I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

What are your thoughts?

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