Version 44 - 30/10/2023 (215 posts merited (by me) in just over 3 minutes) -> 215 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since september 2023.
- Are not in Services nor in WO nor in off-topic.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 43 - 30/10/2023 (99 posts merited (by me) in just over 2 minutes) -> 199 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (up until last friday).
Version 42 - 29/9/2023 (215 posts merited (by me) in just over 3 minutes) -> 215 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since august 2023.
- Are not in Services nor in WO nor in off-topic.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 41 - 29/09/2023 (139 posts merited (by me) in just over 2 minutes) -> 280 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (up until last friday).
Version 40 - 27/8/2023 (262 posts merited (by me) in just over 4 minutes) -> 262 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since july 2023.
- Are not in Services nor in WO.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 39 - 27/08/2023 (88 posts merited (by me) in just under 2 minutes) -> 177 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (up until last friday).
Version 38 - 30/06/2023 (305 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes) -> 305 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since january 2023.
- Are not in Services nor in WO.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 37 - 30/06/2023 (20 posts merited (by me) in just under 1 minute) -> 42 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 36 - 27/05/2023 (1221 posts merited (by me) in just under 21 minutes) -> 1221 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since january 2023.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
- I have skipped some for now (28 - not enough Merits left).
Version 35 - 27/05/2023 (70 posts merited (by me) in just under 1 minute) -> 142 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 34 - 17/04/2023 (786 posts merited (by me) in just under 13 minutes) -> 786 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since september 2022 (by error, it was delimited to 2022 aswell).
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 33 - 17/04/2023 (57 posts merited (by me) in just under 1 minute) -> 116 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 32 - 17/03/2023 (160 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes) -> 323 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 31 - 12/02/2023 (286 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes) -> 379 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 30 - 23/12/2022 xMas Edition (889 posts merited (by me) in just under 16 minutes) -> 889 sMerits
Remerited all my posts since the day after Summer Edition (v.23), excluding posts from v.25.
1 Merit per post (posts may be remerited again, but not the remerits themselves).
Goal: Distribute some minor Xmas gifts ...
Version 29 - 10/12/2022 (102 posts merited (by me) in just under 2 minutes) -> 112 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 28 - 18/11/2022 (234 posts merited (by me) in just under 4 minutes) -> 239 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Version 27 - 21/10/2022 (192 posts merited (by me) in just over 3 minutes) -> 201 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Version 26 - 19/09/2022 (181 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes) -> 198 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Version 25 - 11/09/2022 (1279 posts merited (by me) in just over 21 minutes) -> 1279 sMerits
Merited all posts that:
- I have not merited before.
- Have received merits from at least five different people since april 2022.
The goal is to merit post I have either ignored or not come across in boards I do not visit, and that others seem to deem merit worthy, allowing me to unload a bunch of sMerits in the process.
Version 24 - 15/08/2022 (168 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes) -> 180 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Version 23 - 15/07/2022 Summer Edition (791 posts merited (by me) in just under 13 minutes) -> 916 sMerits
Remerited up to 5 posts per user I previously merited this year (except for a few users I've got on hold). Remerits follow the full doubler scheme, applied to the original Merit Tx (i.e. disregarding prior remerits).
Goal: Distribute some summer joy ...
Version 22 - 03/07/2022 (192 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes) -> 216 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again, nor are some accounts I've gor under observation.
Version 21 - 03/06/2022 (284 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes) -> 298 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 20 - 02/05/2022 (240 posts merited (by me) in just under 4 minutes) -> 270 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 19 - 05/04/2022 (214 posts merited (by me) in just over 3 minutes) -> 214 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 18 - 06/03/2022 (255 posts merited (by me) in just over 4 minutes) -> 318 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 17 - 02/02/2022 (281 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes) -> 410 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts since my last spree (+ some backlogged pending ones), for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 16 - xMas Edition - 24/12/2021 (662 posts merited (by me) in just over 10 minutes) -> 1.048 sMerits
Remerited latest 1..3 merited posts (by me) per account, that meets:
- User was last active between 01/09/2021 and today.
- User is not banned.
- Post had been originally merited (by me) previously between the 01/06/2021 and today (early hours).
- Remeriting up to 3 posts per account (most recent posts previously merited by me meeting the prior condition).
- Posts that have already been remerited by me more than once (merited more than twice) are not considered (there’s a limit to my remeriting …).
- Sent 1 sMerit if I sent 1 sMerits in the original TX
- Sent 2 sMerits if I sent >1 sMerits in the original TX
Version 15 - 05/12/2021 (165 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes) -> 277 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days or so, for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 14 - 05/11/2021 (280 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes) -> 479 sMerits
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days or so, for non-banned users (from today backwards).
Full doubler again ... remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 13 - 06/10/2021 (181 posts merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes)
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days or so, for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
For some reason, I can’t seem to merit that many distinct posts lately, so I’ve gone full doubler, by remeriting each concerned post with the same amount of merits as the first time.
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->4, 3->6, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 12 - 06/09/2021 (185 posts merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes)
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days or so, for non-banned users (from last friday backwards)
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That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->, and so forth.
Already remerited posts are not merited again.
Version 11b - 06/08/2021 (62 posts merited (by me) in just under 1 minute)
Remerited some pending posts after today's Merit.txt update (complementary to v11).
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->3, and so forth.
Version 11 - 04/08/2021 (226 posts merited (by me) in just under 4 minutes)
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days for non-banned users (from last friday backwards)
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 , 2->3, and so forth.
Version 10 - 20/06/2021 (128 posts merited (by me) in just under 2 minutes)
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days for non-banned users (from last friday backwards)
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 and 2->3.
Version 9 - 20/05/2021 (210 posts merited (by me) in just over 3 minutes)
Remerited all my merited posts in the last 30 days for non-banned users (from last friday backwards).
That should equate to having handed out a higher amount to begin with, effectively converting 1->2 and 2->3.
Version 8 - 13/04/2021 (186 profiles merited (by me) in just under 3 minutes)
On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited.
- Of all non-banned profiles.
- That have been active during 2021.
- No remeriting already remerited posts (by me).
- No remeriting art contest threads.
- No remerit takes place if last merited post (by me) has been deleted since then, or the user is ignored.
- Last time merited by me between January 1st 2021, and April 9th 2021 (early UTC).
- Had a total amount of merits greater than 1 (as of April 9th 2021).
- Has been merited by at least two people (overall as a profile, not on the remerited post)
Version 7 - 24/01/2021 (278 profiles merited (by me) in just under 5 minutes)
Running into difficulties to deplete my sMerits for a variety of reason, and with the intent of currently trying not to waste them, here goes a new iteration, way before my usual periodicity:
On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited.
- Of all non-banned profiles.
- That have been active since October 2020.
- No remeriting already remerited posts.
- No remeriting art contest threads.
- No remerit if last merited post (by me) has been deleted since then, or the user is ignored.
- Last time merited by me between October 1st 2020, and January 22nd 2021 (early UTC).
- Had a total amount of merits greater than 1 (as of January 22nd 2021).
- Has been merited by at least two people (overall as a profile, not on the remerited post)
Version 6 - 24/12/2020 ( roughly 206 profiles merited (by me) in just under 4 minutes)
On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited.
- Of all non-banned profiles.
- That have been active since October 2020.
- No remeriting already remerited posts.
- No remeriting 10th art anniversary post.
- No remerit if last merited post (by me) has been deleted since then, or the user is ignored.
- Last time merited by me between October 1st 2020, and December 17th.
- Had a total amount of merits between 2 and 499 (as of December 17th).
(less sMerits available -> narrower criteria)
¡¡¡ Merit xMas !!!
Version 5.0 - 20/09/2020 ( roughly 321 profiles merited (by me) in just under 50 minutes)
On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited
- Of all non-banned profiles
- That have been active this year (logged-in during 2020)
- No remeriting already remerited posts.
- No remeriting 10th art anniversary post (except for a bunch that, once I saw them, led me to modify my criteria from there on).
- No remerit if last merited post (by me) has been deleted since then, or the user is ignored.
- No merit nor rank barrier.
Version 4.0 - 17/05/2020 ( roughly 430 profiles merited (by me) in just under an hour)
On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited
- Of all non-banned profiles
- That have been active this year (logged-in during 2020)
- No merit nor rank barrier.
Unfortunately, this is quite manual ultimately, and some mistakes were made on this occasion, leading to a few profiles being merited more than once in this batch, and a few more skipped altogether. Oh bother …
Version 3.0 - 24/02/2020 ( 244 profiles merited (by me) in 23 minutes)
My personal earned sMerit batch has now piled out to a significant figure, and I just don’t want it there piling up for nothing, so I’ve decided to go once again on a wee merit spree in order to reduce the amount, whilst trying to use a criteria that is reasonable. On this occasion, I have re-merited posts (that I’d previously merited at some point) following this criteria:
- Merit the last post I’ve previously merited
- Of all non-banned profiles
- That have been active this year (logged-in during 2020)
- That have a total Merit count of under 250 merits (as of last Friday) – so as to focus on mid-to-low ranks
I have currently merited 908 different profiles, so the above criteria seemed fitting to re-merit some of them. Eventually, it was down to 244 posts that I merited, since a couple were either deleted or on ignore.
Version 2.0 - 19/07/2019 ( 278 profiles merited (by me) in 30 minutes)
I gave it a rethink, and have decided to go on a second sMerit awarding spree from my personal batch. As before, my intention was to re-merit some posts that I had already merited previously (thus no need for me to review the post’s content) in order to get rid of my personal sMerits in a coherent manner. Since I normally award sMerits in TX of 1 (for the most), this allows me to lose my close to Ebenezer Scrooge complex when awarding sMerits, for a short interval of time at least.
I have currently merited 513 different profiles. Since my personal sMerit batch is a bit under 300, I’ve had to trim the candidates to something reasonable.
Criteria (based on merit data as of this morning):
Award an additional sMerit to the last merited post (by me) of any profile that also meets:
- The last post merited by me has only been merited once by me (this allows me to not re-merit a same post both on spree v 1.0 and spree v 2.0).
- Regardless of the rank.
- The post was posted in 2019.
- The post has not received more than 10 sMerits, adding up all those received from anybody.
That trimmed my list of candidate posts from 513 to 286, which fits my sMerit budget. Eventually, it was down to 278 posts that I merited, since 8 were either deleted or on ignore.
Version 1.0 - 03/02/2019 ( 250 profiles merited (by me) in 1 hour and 2 minutes – What’s got over me?)
I’m still stretching my fingers after going on a merit awarding streak, having just merited 250 people with a single merit in just over an hour. Have I gone bonkers? No more than I may already be …
Looking over my personal sMerits, I saw that I has over 250 sMerits. On top of that, I’m also a merit source, with a now decent monthly allowance (albeit very little free personal time as of late). Since my merit source allowance was basically exhausted, and it will start to refill this coming week, I thought that I’d take some time to (nearly) empty my personal sMerit pool. I came to consider multiple criteria:
- LMFR (last merited by me, first re-merited)
- FMFR (first merited by me, first re-merited)
- Proportional to the amount of sMerit I’ve sent in the past to each profile
- Proportional to the amount of sMerit TXs I’ve sent in the past to each profile
- Flat merit per merited profile.
(I discarded using backstabber compensations et al …).
I’ve ended-up choosing the later criteria, and settled on the following refinement:
- Considered all distinct profiles I have merited in the past (from day one).
- Limit them to those that have been active (date of last active on their profile) during 2019.
My current Sent sMerit Network consists of 305 different forum members. After filtering by the above criteria, it was down to 256.
What I then did was award 1 sMerit to the last post I had merited for each of those 256 forum members. Well, 250 really, since 6 had a deleted post as my last merited post, and I decided to skip those (and not default to searching for an alternative post for those 6 cases).
During the process, I had to unignore 3 or 4 people that I has merited in the past at some point and were on my (small) ignore list. They will remain off the list. I may also have made an error or two during my crazy meriting hour, or perhaps not.
I’ve explained the above procedure not so much with the intent of justifying myself, but with the idea that it may serve as an encouragement for others who may wish to distribute some of their personal sMerits that, in cases like mine, are piling up with not much chance of currently going into circulation.
Note: I’m not sure if this is better suited in Reputation, but the intent was to show how I got the above chip of my shoulder …