Now my question is, have you learned so much from a post, a reply, or were you well so impressed with the user that you weren't just satisfied with meriting the post. That you actually went ahead to click to their profile, copied their bitcoin address, and then sent them some bitcoins? Or would you ever do this?
No i have never done that and i would not do that, for me it has to stop at meriting the post, if you are so impressed by the post then you can send as much merits as you have on the post, prolly exhaust what you have, and if you do not have sufficient merits you can report the post to threads where unmerited and under-merited posts are being reported for consideration, if all of that isn't enough, you can bookmark the post and give merits to it when you have some smerits. But sending Bitcoins is not something i'd do. Mind you also that it's not all users that have their Bitcoin address in their profile. 
Topic: Curious Question about Meriting - page 2. (Read 388 times)
Now my question is, have you learned so much from a post, a reply, or were you well so impressed with the user that you weren't just satisfied with meriting the post. That you actually went ahead to click to their profile, copied their bitcoin address, and then sent them some bitcoins?
There are many impressive post here on bitcointalk that I have awarded merits because of how impressed I was with either the compusure or the information been passed across, or some other factors like me just feeling generous, however sending someone randomly bitcoins because I wasn't satisfied with what i gave them as merits to be honest is something that I have never considered doing, and it is definitely something rare for someone to do. I am not saying it is bad but I am saying it is not common. I have never done it but it is not something that I cannot do. Many as you have mentioned it now, perhaps one day i might. 
If your reply deserves a “like” or if I agree with it.
Although most of people do that, I also try to merit posts which I don't agree with if the post is useful for people who share that opinion.
But basically, anyone can merit any post they want. You just can babuse the system (trading merits)
I like the way BlackHatCoiner tabulated it but the problem would be if that user is going to always remember how they compartmentalized them at each merit giving opportunity.
That you actually went ahead to click to their profile, copied their bitcoin address, and then sent them some bitcoins?
I believe this option may be the last users have contemplated for worthy posts. They would rather splash enough merit on it if it saved their lives or assisted them greatly. May be for other worthy course, they would give sats. I haven't thought of sending anyone sats in place of merit myself, anyway. 
There are so many reasons why users merit a post. Here is BlackHatCoiner meriting policy..
Now my question is, have you learned so much from a post, a reply, or were you well so impressed with the user that you weren't just satisfied with meriting the post. That you actually went ahead to click to their profile, copied their bitcoin address, and then sent them some bitcoins? Or would you ever do this?
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Merit distribution.
1-2 merits
3-5 merits
6+ merits
1-2 merits
- If your reply deserves a “like” or if I agree with it.
- If you reply to someone properly and shortly.
- If I want to thank you.
3-5 merits
- If you ask something that will bring constructive discussion.
- If I learn something from you that I didn't know before.
- If you correct someone (including me) in a post that has made a technical mistake.
- If you reply constructively and smartly.
6+ merits
- If you create a useful thread for a certain subject.
- If there's an excellent writeup.
- If your post really assisted me.
Now my question is, have you learned so much from a post, a reply, or were you well so impressed with the user that you weren't just satisfied with meriting the post. That you actually went ahead to click to their profile, copied their bitcoin address, and then sent them some bitcoins? Or would you ever do this?
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