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You've proven that the merit system won't make it difficult for anyone to move up in the rankings when the quality of posts and contributions are the benchmark. You are not the first to reach this stage and you are not the last to feel it, I mean there are a lot of people lining up to reach this milestone and they are on their way.
I'm just advice that you also help other users as others help you about merit. Your merit stats say you have 100+ sMerits still buried in your profile, so it would be great if you could spend them on other users to keep this system going. It doesn't matter how high your priority posts are, but keeping the system running is good.
Initially, merit-system made me so difficult and frustrated that I abandoned the forum for a while. But when the merit-sources began to accrue them to me little by little, I decided that perhaps not everything was lost and it was worth a try. If I had been told in the past that I would get highest rank, I would not have believed it. Everything happened the way it did. Probably, if I got legendary easily and simply, only at the expense of long-term shitposting, as many did before the new era, then my attitude to the forum could be different. Now, looking back, I am glad that everything was not so smooth and fast, because these difficulties left their mark. You don't have to be afraid of difficulties. We need to see them as an opportunity to realize their potential.
I take your advice and will definitely distribute sMerits. But I don't want to give them indiscriminately to everyone and therefore, I will give to those who deserve their actions and need them. In my opinion.
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Don't worry. Everything has its time. I see this as a kind of duty that I must fulfill well and with all responsibility. Thank you for reminding.
Your dream exceeds expectations, this is a very beautiful moment for you. No one thought you could get to the Legendary Rank this fast, the time you need is too fast which may be difficult for other people to achieve.
Glad to see your success reaching Legendary even though your goal was a Hero Member at first. Congratulations to you for this success, your story has inspired other members that there is no obstacle for anyone to go to the highest rank as long as they want to try.
A reward or achievement without difficulty is of little value. Until you try and see if you can get what you want.
Congratulations OP for achieving what you have dreamed off and this is another example for nothing can stop when you keep working on your goals.
But myself never gave much attention to the merits column, I am happy with the financial knowledge I am getting from bitcointalk and it helped me a lot personally to break and live a good life but topics like these kinds of triggers me to get more merits and now am asking myself what am I doing wrong?
Or I am just another bounty spammer?
I am glad that my topic encourages you to new achievements. It's interesting, like a mini-game, the bonus of which will be your personal metaphors.
It's good that you have a question, what are you doing wrong, because it pushes you to look for answers. These answers can only be found by you by looking deep into yourself. Reflect in your free time on what you can "give" to the forum and other users. Perhaps this will help with your question.
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Everything has its time. I didn't ignore. Don't be embarrassed. Your replay is also important for me.
Something is difficult when we think it is difficult, including how we rank in forum. I'm not at all worried about how forum contributor can get assurance that they'll get to the highest level without realizing it, that's what most people want, but only in the minority here.
You've had a great trip and today you've had a lot of fun, congrats on your rank up to Legendary.
Yes, you are right. Our perception is very important and can play a cruel joke on us. If we believe that the goal is achievable, then it ceases to be impossible and unattainable. Therefore, it is important to think positively.
It is 1yr and 15 days you made the thread and the merits,you had then was little compared to the numbers that have added to it since then till date. This means that you are improving yourself and contributing in the forum for other members to learn from you.
You are already in the highest rank and it shows that your dreams came true. It is everybody's dream as a forum member from hero rank down to newbie rank to be legendaries some day,but some of them end up not achieving this goal because of difficulties of getting merits on the forum. Forgetting that patience and hard work is the key. Congrats mate.
Many dream, but few set a goal. This is the difference. You don't need to dream, but you need to set achievable goals. At Sr.Member, I saw that Hero Member was achievable and therefore set it as my goal by creating this thread. At that time, Legendary was a dream for me, not a goal. As I reached Hero, the next step, I formulated for myself (internally) a new goal - highest rank. At that moment, it ceased to be a dream, but became a goal. What it led to, you already know.
As a Member, you can't set a goal to become Legendary. It's complicated. Very.
Set immediate and achievable goals. For starters, a Full Member.
Step by step, this will lead to the highest rank.
Thank you all for your congratulations and your comments. I am pleased to answer them and discuss with you. It pushes me to new thoughts and allows me to look from a different angle. I wish you all the best.