Topic: Do you feel happy on getting merits ? - page 3. (Read 590 times)

Oh definitely! I mean, it makes me happy to see that someone merited my post because I know that I made an actual contribution to the forum.

To be honest, before the merit implementation in the forum, all I cared was to rank-up my account and comply with the requirements stipulated in the campaign signatures. After the said implementation, I realized that I needed to create post valuable to the forum for the benefit of the whole community. I started reporting scam ICO projects and it made me happy to see that I am helping others avoid the same mistake that I committed (investing in a ponzi).

I mean it does feel good if you received merit because it just means that someone appreciates your post here in the forum, I don't get a lot of merits recently so I feel good when I received 1, Of course at some point I also wanted to be a hero member or a legendary, but for someone who always receives a lot of merits, it might not matter anymore for them.

For some legendary members, it wouldn't really be that important since they are already legendaries, and probably the forum is already their hobby helping other members, etc.

The merits are not something that you could always get, still helping members and spreading information about cryptocurrency, making a discussion is the main point here in the forum.

Hm.  That's probably an extremely unintended (but positive) consequence of the merit system, something Theymos probably didn't anticipate--that receiving merits would make someone's day.  And if getting merits can make your day, that's probably true for many other members as well.

And yeah, I like receiving merits because it's validation that I'm making posts that either people agree with or enjoy reading.  I'm long past the point where I get excited about it, though, and in fact I just wrote in another thread that I'm encouraging members not to give me merits, but to save them for lower-ranked members who make good posts and need them to rank up.  I can't rank up any more than I already have, so merits don't serve any functional purpose for me, nor do I really need that validation anymore.

Of course; even for Hero members merits still count (assuming they have less than 1000) since they need them to get to Legendary status, the holy grail of ranks for members who registered shortly before or any time after the merit system was rolled out.

Well, if getting a post merited makes OP's day, I wouldn't doubt that he's aiming to earn them.  There's nothing inherently wrong with that as long as his (or anyone else's) posts are good.  Some members try to earn merits through sneaky means, like creating topics such as this (which is why I'm not meriting his post; I'm a skeptic as well), and others think that writing a lengthy post is sufficient and neglect quality.  But if you look at the posts of members who've earned the most merits, some posts can be short but on-point and others can be long and very well thought out.  It's pretty easy to tell if someone has actually put in some effort as opposed to trying to appear to have put in effort.

Even as a Sr Member, every Merit still count. Maybe it's just some mere number but hey, e-penor

Although I have plenty of merit, I still enjoy receiving some more. They give some sort of reassurance, they show that I was helpful, and they also some sort of fuel for keeping it up.
Since you still have plenty of room for ranking up, I can very well understand that for you this kind of feelings are even more powerful.



Actually I stopped doing that and started using TryNinja's bot for notifications 

Merit is, figuratively speaking (actually, writing to be precise), a pat on the back. Everyone loves to have such moments of "well done" for a job rightly executed once people get to read your posts and have merit to throw on the posts at the same time. Otherwise, your posts pass unnoticed. That's the way I see it. Personally, I feel happy when I get merit thrown on posts I make. Once I notice that increment, I want to go back and read the posts that were merited to know what would've caused someone to merit it.

Well, I don't care but after your post, I realized due to merits I am not legendary yet.

You should be even more enthusiastic in doing posts that are construction, especially for you and others, it's okay to be happy, when other people give sMerit/award for you, but you have to make giving by people a ledge Moment for the next and make your motivation higher, that you can do and earn even more (sMerit) from other members in this forum.

Yes, the feeling is definitely there. What crossed my mind instead was not happy and happy when other members gave me sMerit, actually anxiety haunts me, questions often arise in my mind, is this the last sMerit I got, because I really have to give the best especially for myself and others in achieving 1000 Merit based on the system that has been run.
That's my feeling....! other people I don't know what they are thinking.

Merit is a kind of award so basically everyone should feel a bit better when they receive merit. I don't say on behalf of others, personally I feel happy when merit knocks my door.

However, my reminder is

• Don't count your merit, let your merit counts.
• It would give you fresher mind, and more time to compose your posts.
• Received merit number does not decide who you are, how quality of your contributions here
• Sneak peek: I used to count my merit every day but I stopped months ago.

It's only natural that people like to see that their contribution is getting some appreciation. Merits is the way that content is valued on this forum and most users like to receive them. Being filled with joy or sorrow (if you don't get some) is a bit too extreme, and my happiness certainly isn't influenced by my merit count. I do check my history to see which of my posts and threads got merited. It's a good way to see what the community likes and dislikes if no merits have been awarded.    

i don't think there would be anyone who would not be happy on getting the merits. Merits means a lot for those who are low ranked, because it gives them opportunity to rank up. Those who are already ranked up, they may not found merits that interesting.

I am not running after merits but yet i am happy to get merits. Secondly you are right that i don't get many merits but still i get around 40-50 merits in last 120 days which is much higher number when i see many people getting even less than 10 in this time period.
Lastly, this thread was not made to get praise or merits, i just expressed my feelings.

Almost everyone should be happy. But I don't get happiness when I get merit. I study harder and keep looking for something that can benefit anyone.

I reviewed your account and noticed that you are not getting much merit, so probably 1 merit builds your day. Reading your post, I get the impression that you are writing only to get some kind of praise. I'm a skeptic by nature, so don't be surprised at my answer. In general, all topics started about merit completely change the idea of the forum itself. The forum is not about merit.  But how often do we forget about it and remember only about the reward for our posts, thereby gaining self-satisfaction and pleasing our vanity.

If you are merited, you will be filled with joy, I see it as a sense of pleasure and thinking you are contributing to quality posts on this forum. Someone will feel good he is helping others, also someone will fill good if others are helping and understanding it. I too feel good as my merit is increasing because I see it as a way that I have contributed on this forum. It is just like being good in class, at office or anywhere, those bring good feelings that the person is brilliant and intelligent and helping.

Yes! of course we feel delighted when somebody appreciates content of our post and awards  it merit. All Human need appreciation of their efforts & hard work, this is quite natural  Having said that, we should  also not hold our sMerits and give them to deserving posts without thinking twice because there is no benefit of holding smerits for long time.

I login my account and if i see my merit count increase, i quickly move to my merit section to see which of my post was merited and who gave me merit.
It gives a sense of pleasure and happiness on getting merits and for the whole day i remain full of joy.

Do you guys have similar feelings when your post get merited ?