The rank represents what the forum sees as the merit count for a user. I have to assume that the forum (theymos) merited accounts initially for a reason, and so I feel it makes sense to be included. Most recognized uses earned merit rankings because I think it makes sense that a more recognized user, at any given time, should be based off of earned merit. This seems like the most objective approach.
If there is an issue with the fact that the forum supplied merit to accounts at the creation of the merit system, then that should be an issue addressed in another thread.
edit: and as I have already pointed out, I never made any change to the stats on the front page since we've taken over.
If there is an issue with the fact that the forum supplied merit to accounts at the creation of the merit system, then that should be an issue addressed in another thread.
edit: and as I have already pointed out, I never made any change to the stats on the front page since we've taken over.
I see your point. Doesn't mean I have to agree.
Obviously I don't, and so does Vod if I'm not mistaken.
Maybe the core difference with the forum and theymos' decision is politic.
1- Making the decision in not airdropping merit would mean demoting people from they ranks. That wouldn't have gone well.
2- Theymos or the forum doesn't offer any ranking by merit, so obviously the point of view is different than the one provided by bpip.
Actually you made a typo by saying earned merit. We could debate if someone spamming shitposts at the right moment in time actually earned said merit. My answer to this would be no.
Tbh I find your approach to this to be naive. But it's your choice. Just giving my unsolicited opinion here as someone who used this tool a lot and loved it. The point of the airdropped merit was bringing more merit into circulation, and not demoting users. It was never meant to do what you are doing.
To me the most objective approach as you name it, is basing it on merit actually sent by users. And not airdropped for no valid reason. Any comparison is supposed to be done all things being equal. This is not the case, hence you can't speak of objectivity here.
