Differential treatment of grades - page 2.

worle1bm

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

I will have an unconscious admiration for legends, and feel that what they say makes more sense, even newbies say the same thing.
I want to know if you guys feel this way Cheesy

Not feel the same because I have seen some newbies who have registered here on the forum this year only and now they have received enough merits for full and even senior rank also but lag only activity.So if any member were ignored or not being merited was the mainly because of low quality post and not constructive post has been made.The merit system was introduced by theymos with the aim of improving qaulity posting on the forum.Remember legendary and hero members were also newbies at some point.If you think your post was good but was not able to get merits report it here:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.56430959

Daily many posts are being made on every sub-board and it's not easy to have a look at all of them by merit sources and members but still you can get some merits if post is worthy or you can report it.
You only need dedication and improve your posting style and will get merits automatically and once you are on track you will carry on. Don't ever feel demotivated.

kaggie

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

I will have an unconscious admiration for legends, and feel that what they say makes more sense, even newbies say the same thing.
I want to know if you guys feel this way Cheesy

Satoshi was a pseudonym, an unknown character, with no known titles or degrees,
no known previous experience, nothing verifiable, who used little monetary resources to start,
and was probably one person.

And yet, here we all are, based on this one unknown person's work.

That should tell you something about your own potential (and how high it is), the (lack of) need for grades,
and who you might want to pay attention to. Wink

pawanjain

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

I will have an unconscious admiration for legends, and feel that what they say makes more sense, even newbies say the same thing.
I want to know if you guys feel this way Cheesy

They may say the same the thing but it is how they portray and make their post constructive.
I have observed many times that while Newbies describe a particular topic the high ranked/high merited users portray the same message more constructively.
I guess this is why they receive more attention than Newbies. That's my perspective and I may be wrong as well.
But as far as you are giving out good content you will surely receive attention from the old members on this forum.

UserU

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 31, 2021, 03:32:06 AM

Low-level members need time to advance to senior members. There is always a process where low-level members publish high-quality articles, right?

Of course, some have quickly rose the ranks because of those. But you don't have to go that route if you prefer to take it slow and steady. For me, I'd just participate in discussions at my own pace and if people like them or find them helpful, they Merit.

Magicalking

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I pay more attention to names than rank. I think the rank is symbolic and signifies the level of knowledge one has about cryptocurrency. Newbie - Jr Member: as the name suggest is 90% of the time a newcomer to crypto, forum and does not know what to do. Hero - Legendary members have loads of knowledge and wisdsom to share.

Maus0728

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This may appear to be completely biased, but regardless of whether they are a former participant or not, I usually look at the signature they are wearing, especially if it is "Chipmixer." I mean, it is obvious that in every section of this forum, there is always some chipmixer participant (old or new) who can offer an interesting concept/idea on that specific topic.

At some point, you can also tell if a user has an interesting post when the merit they received comes from these Chipmixer participant regardless of their rank. Well, maybe I'm using Chipmixer as a measuring tool too much to see if the user is making sense or just posting nonsense if they are being merited by these guys.

defi-Dany

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Quote from: pooya87 on July 30, 2021, 01:27:06 AM

It is the other way around meaning people ignore low quality posts or treat them negatively and also the user making such posts will always be low rank. It is also extremely rare to see a low rank member make a high quality post because if they did they wouldn't remain low rank for long.

Low-level members need time to advance to senior members. There is always a process where low-level members publish high-quality articles, right?

defi-Dany

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Quote from: DdmrDdmr on July 30, 2021, 03:30:29 AM

Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

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Probably, when one accesses the forum for the first few days/weeks, one may be more inclined to view with more eagerness what higher ranked accounts such as Legendary members state. After all, they do have a bunch of shinny coins under their username and rank, and with a rank named Legendary, they must have been made so for a reason, right?

When you wade the waters of the forum, after a while, you get to know who’s whow to a certain degree, and which profiles you trust more on their comments than others. Granted many of these are Legendary ranks, which comes as a derivate of the time dedicated to/on the forum, but there are also plenty of respectable profiles bearing all sort of ranks, some of which make a mark from the very beginning (careful with the traps though).

Letting the glitter of the coins aside, and numbing the pompous connotation that some of the rank names have (top two ranks are a bit pretentious), you’re left with the posts and the content, and that is what eventually matters, regardless of the rank.

Recently, I have spent a lot of time browsing the forum and found that there are a few legendary friends who are willing to help newcomers and are very active in the forum. I respect them very much. I remembered a few names: Ratimov, Loycev, Crytocurencyking, fillippone, Mk4, pooya87, DdmrDdmr, hugeblack...They can always point out the problem sharply.They deserve it.
Thank you for your suggestions, I will try my best to pay attention to the quality of my posts.

Darker45

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There may be a little bias, but I guess the content prevails. However, especially when it comes to long posts about not-so-interesting subjects, I might end up skipping to the conclusion part to avoid the lengthy ramble. For example, I normally would just disregard a long tutorial thread created by a newbie.

But I guess ranks don't matter that much if a particular user is truly a constructive poster. The first and second time he/she drops a brilliant post, he/she might not yet catch the attention of other users. But if a pattern is already created, a different level of treatment would certainly follow. In other words, it's not really the rank but the post quality. Admiration or treatment is earned. I myself am a legend but I'm probably not as admired as many low-rank members.

hatshepsut93

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I'm firstly biased about nicknames. If it's a user that I know for writing good posts, I would be much more likely to read their reply compared to a completely unknown person or a user that writes posts that might be boring/too long/or just not agreeable to me. There are Legendaries with lots of earned merit whose posts I often skip because of the mentioned factors. And on the other hand, I very quickly notice newbies with good posts, even if they have very little earned merit, and would always read their posts when I encounter them.

It may seem that this forum is very active, but actually I feel like at least 50% posts in sections that I read are made by the same 30-50 users, so by just spending a little time on this forum you will start recognizing people rather quickly.

Findingnemo

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

I will have an unconscious admiration for legends, and feel that what they say makes more sense, even newbies say the same thing.
I want to know if you guys feel this way Cheesy

Frankly, I see that there is some kind of bias among the fellow community members based on their reputation and newbies are not get the equal treatment here. But I would stay as neutral as possible while reading and replying to their posts but I would think multiple times when I am going to merit them.

acroman08

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

I will have an unconscious admiration for legends, and feel that what they say makes more sense, even newbies say the same thing.
I want to know if you guys feel this way Cheesy

I am not gonna lie that I tend to pay more attention or read threads that are made by higher-ranking members may it be high quality or not than newbies. I am also not gonna lie that there are new members creating great threads that should be paid attention to. I feel like the reason why there are members who take threads created by high-ranking members seriously is that there are a lot of threads created by newbies that are just copy/pasted and hoping to get merit from it.

qwertyup23

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Quote from: mk4 on July 30, 2021, 12:57:37 AM

If I had any bias towards members, it would most definitely towards their received merit rather than their rank specifically. There are a good number of people here that has a Senior/Hero/Legendary rank, but is only acquired before the merit system; with them having little to no received merit.

Newbies with received merit > Senior/Hero/Legendary members with little to no received merit

I definitely agree with your statement.

I think the differential in treatment is focused more on the merits earned rather than the ranking of the forum members. Remember that some of the legendary users in the forum ranked up before the merit system was introduced. All of the high ranking members who started in this forum after the implementation of the merit system deserve all the recognition and praise as they literally climbed their way up to the forum.

Like what mk4 mentioned, if there are any biases, it would be to users who earned a significant amount of merits on a relatively short of amount of time.

Maxine4466

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Personally, although I am a novice, I prefer to read articles by legend/hero members. Their posts are generally of high quality, so I won’t waste too much time sifting through them.
But I have to say that there are many topics with new members that are also meaningful, but only a few.

Jazmin Leslie

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Quote from: pooya87 on July 30, 2021, 01:27:06 AM

It is the other way around meaning people ignore low quality posts or treat them negatively and also the user making such posts will always be low rank. It is also extremely rare to see a low rank member make a high quality post because if they did they wouldn't remain low rank for long.

I think what you said is reasonable.

If it is high-quality posting content, he will definitely get a lot of achievements, but if he joins the forum now, even if he is a very high-quality poster in a short time, he should also need to be in the community. Only after publishing your own content for a period of time can it be discovered by others.

I think I did not look at the level first when I read the post. If you look at the level first, then you will lose the original intention of coming to this forum. I am here to find good content to learn,Whether it's a newcomer or an old user's posting, it has nothing to do with me.I have seen many legends post some low-quality posts, so paying attention to the content is the most important thing. Grin

Lucius

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

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As others have already written, the fact that someone has a Legendary rank should not automatically mean that you should look at their posts in a different way than others. But every newbie probably has a similar opinion as you, as in real life everyone respects and admires above all the titles that people have earned in an honest but also dishonest way.

I believe we all respect doctors, even though we all know there are good and bad ones among them - just as most respect politicians (or rather fear their power), even though we know they are mostly incompetent or corrupt. You can respect each member regardless of their rank, but over time you will realize who stands out more than others.

GeorgeJohn

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What i understand from you is inferior issue or problem, actually whenever newbies join the community and see the higher rank user composition or response to a topic they feel inferior whenever they see a senior colleagues post, in here it' doesn't determine by the rank, what is really necessary is the ability to make a tangible contribution, for you to be like those legends you're emphasising on, op, you have to devote your time to the community and make some research on your own, at time's in certain post some new users contribution might be meaningful than the old users contribution... it's cause base on your intellectual capability to decode or understand what's the writer means or provide the solution to the problem of a writer.

DdmrDdmr

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Quote from: defi-Dany on July 29, 2021, 11:32:52 PM

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Probably, when one accesses the forum for the first few days/weeks, one may be more inclined to view with more eagerness what higher ranked accounts such as Legendary members state. After all, they do have a bunch of shinny coins under their username and rank, and with a rank named Legendary, they must have been made so for a reason, right?

When you wade the waters of the forum, after a while, you get to know who’s whow to a certain degree, and which profiles you trust more on their comments than others. Granted many of these are Legendary ranks, which comes as a derivate of the time dedicated to/on the forum, but there are also plenty of respectable profiles bearing all sort of ranks, some of which make a mark from the very beginning (careful with the traps though).

Letting the glitter of the coins aside, and numbing the pompous connotation that some of the rank names have (top two ranks are a bit pretentious), you’re left with the posts and the content, and that is what eventually matters, regardless of the rank.

isaac_clarke22

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Nah, OP. If you were reading around the forum a little bit, you'll notice this newbie ranked account that posted couple of articles by his own. It is kind of long and that is the only issue I had.
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TheNineClub

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I think it does have an effect on the surface, or at a first glance when you look at the post, but at the end, it's the message and info that's being conveyed, not the person who conveys it. But id be lying if I say it didn't have any sway in the matter.

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