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Kakmakr

legendary

Activity: 3542

Merit: 1965

Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform

A lot of people are chasing merit for financial gain and that is just wrong. The merit was introduced to reward good quality posts and to improve the overall posting quality. It was introduced because the forum was spammed with crappy posters that were chasing an increase in their "rank" to receive more money from Signature and Bounty campaigns.

Now the users on this forum, decides if people are going to rank up or not and the posters must work so much harder to improve their post quality to increase their rank on the forum.

The forum benefit a lot from this merit system and it improves the experience for everyone using this forum. Wink

Battareus

hero member

Activity: 826

Merit: 501

Everyone on this forum decided to get to know bitcoin better in order to earn money, I don’t think that anyone is attracted by the idea of transferring funds from user to user without a bank, is simple idea at first glance. If the amount of bitcoin was not limited and could be obtained easily, the forum would have remained the place for a couple of dozen geeks.
Merit is needed, for example, to participate in some signature campaigns and in general it is nice to know that you have some kind of rating which is given for a reason.
It is unfortunate that the merit is a wraparound score that does not reflect reality. There are many ways to get it undeservedly. I understand why you are not hunting him.

NeuroticFish

legendary

Activity: 3668

Merit: 6382

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Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 01:42:17 PM

Quote from: thefever333 on October 16, 2019, 01:23:24 PM

On this forum, Merit provides great opportunities, so everyone wants it.

Merit doesn't offer anything other than reaching ranks.

Yep. Just reaching ranks means bigger pay in all the bounties, for basically the same job.
The problem is that many come to this forum only to earn money. This spoils the fun in the forum, fills it with nonsense and so on. Many of them may not even care about crypto.

People don't plan for long term and I think that OP should have emphasized this much more: if you go from day one for "how to get merit?", you most probably get either banned for plagiarism in less than a year, either get negative feedback for doing something fishy, either find almost impossible to rank higher than maybe Member. All this meaning no pay or low pay, so the opposite of the initial intention.

OP is right. Learning, reading before answering, keeping the discussions at useful and informative levels will be in the benefit of everybody involved and in a year or two you may be thanking yourself for going on this path.

wildey

sr. member

Activity: 1148

Merit: 254

quality of posts is really important to get merit. actually I have tried for it, and tried to provide the best information, but it seems like I have to learn more from this. I often read the news to get information, but some people get information faster than me. but, I will continue to study, and be optimistic.

Findingnemo

hero member

Activity: 2366

Merit: 793

Bitcoin = Financial freedom

Quote from: evgenia_volkova on October 17, 2019, 08:53:27 AM

I agree with you and also do not have much focus on racing for the merits but, if we think from the other side of the sphere then it is probably because of the privileges that comes with merits people prefer chasing it.

Like I said earlier the only privilege of having more merits is next rank but if people trying to chase it with unnecessary contents then it will also leads to uncontrollable spam which may end up with no more signatures in bitcointalk.

mpufatzis

full member

Activity: 840

Merit: 128

Opportunities?
Don't expect to make a lot of money from signature Bounties.
ICOs time is over.
2-3 years before it was much different.

Quote from: thefever333 on October 16, 2019, 01:23:24 PM

On this forum, Merit provides great opportunities, so everyone wants it.

dimonstration

hero member

Activity: 2716

Merit: 698

Dimon69

When we know our post is worth acknowledging some one out in the forum will surely give some merits, unexpectedly you'll just receive it without begging for it.Though some maybe put high standard but their merit their choice, as long as we contribute our ideas and we learn a lot here in forum that's a good sign that soon we might be able to get merits, keep going till you'll be able to inspire someone who can give you merit because simply you deserve it..

evgenia_volkova

member

Activity: 78

Merit: 20

I agree with you and also do not have much focus on racing for the merits but, if we think from the other side of the sphere then it is probably because of the privileges that comes with merits people prefer chasing it.

Findingnemo

hero member

Activity: 2366

Merit: 793

Bitcoin = Financial freedom

Quote from: judeafante on October 16, 2019, 06:49:26 PM

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

This thing is in my mind for very long time now I decided to share with other forum members.

I can see lot of threads and guides for the newbie and other forum members says about "How to get merits",but is that necessary to chase merits? I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return.Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos,why we wanted it and of course how to make money using cryptos.Help fellow forum members in the way you can,if you got recognized then merits will follow you up.

Ignore this topic if you didn't learn anything from this topic,I just wanted to say how I feels about getting merit.

I never run after merits, what's important to me is I abide on what my campaign manager ask me to do and follow all the rules that he laid down and all the rules that this forum implemented and I just trust that my bounty manager and all the moderators that they can see my motivation and that I'm following what they ask me to do, merits are subject to abuse, it's also important but what matter most is I'm ok with my manager and the admins of these forum.

There is nothing wrong with creating contents related to the signature you are promoting but if you are intentionally doing then its shilling.No campaign managers have their own rules,you need to follow forum rules and also try to be helpful for others,then you may get your first merit soon. Cheesy

dothebeats

legendary

Activity: 3542

Merit: 1352

Cashback 15%

This is true. Don't chase merits but instead chase improving your post quality and engage on topics that you know really well and contribute new knowledge and the merits will come naturally. Oftentimes, chasing merits lead to posts that are not really contributing and/or plagiarizing articles/other forum's comments which will result into bans. There are a lot of merit sources nowadays patrolling around the whole forum, giving out merits to those who deserve them, and not those who seek them, so just improve on your post quality and not go for merits exclusively.

Bttzed03

legendary

Activity: 2114

Merit: 1150

https://bitcoincleanup.com/

People tend to try to be better if there is an incentive. I guess that's just natural or common behavior. I don't have a problem with people improving their content and their posting style expecting to get merit as long as they also have the intention to contribute and not openly beg to be merited for their post.

Alluro

member

Activity: 742

Merit: 19

That's right, the merit farming post does not work. Because the merit will be given by random forum members. Then you have to be active in this forum and help other members in this forum. The merit will come to you automatically.

terizla

sr. member

Activity: 554

Merit: 271

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos,why we wanted it and of course how to make money using cryptos.Help fellow forum members in the way you can,if you got recognized then merits will follow you up.

Well, i agree with this. If you only focus for merits, you will get risk about how to create a good topic and maybe your topic will sh*tposting.
Just focus to help each other in forum members and solve any problem in forum member, you'll get it.

judeafante

sr. member

Activity: 2254

Merit: 258

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

This thing is in my mind for very long time now I decided to share with other forum members.

I can see lot of threads and guides for the newbie and other forum members says about "How to get merits",but is that necessary to chase merits? I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return.Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos,why we wanted it and of course how to make money using cryptos.Help fellow forum members in the way you can,if you got recognized then merits will follow you up.

Ignore this topic if you didn't learn anything from this topic,I just wanted to say how I feels about getting merit.

I never run after merits, what's important to me is I abide on what my campaign manager ask me to do and follow all the rules that he laid down and all the rules that this forum implemented and I just trust that my bounty manager and all the moderators that they can see my motivation and that I'm following what they ask me to do, merits are subject to abuse, it's also important but what matter most is I'm ok with my manager and the admins of these forum.

LTU_btc

legendary

Activity: 3234

Merit: 1375

Slava Ukraini!

I think that mainly people who came here with wrong reasons are mainly trying to chase for merits. They desperately trying to get it because they need to rank up to earn money here. I often see people making very generic guides without putting any effort and they expect that someone will flow them with merits.
I can't say that I don't care about merits at all, but I really don't think much about it.
And in general, I got impression that some people over exaggerate forum stuff, like merits, trust system and etc. It's like they don't have life outside forum. But maybe I'm wrong...

Wysi

sr. member

Activity: 1638

Merit: 261

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

This thing is in my mind for very long time now I decided to share with other forum members.

I can see lot of threads and guides for the newbie and other forum members says about "How to get merits",but is that necessary to chase merits? I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return.Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos,why we wanted it and of course how to make money using cryptos.Help fellow forum members in the way you can,if you got recognized then merits will follow you up.

Ignore this topic if you didn't learn anything from this topic,I just wanted to say how I feels about getting merit.

I personally don't chase merit but it's always welcome when someone feels that they have gained some knowledge from my post or learned something from my post and appreciate it by sharing a token of merit then it's a pride but not everyone reads the topic about merits just to earn merits but to learn the basic things.

teosanru

hero member

Activity: 2114

Merit: 619

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 01:42:17 PM

Quote from: CryptopreneurBrainboss on October 16, 2019, 01:30:10 PM

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return. Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos.

The advice from day one has always revolve around not casing after the merits but that doesn't mean you should remain the way you were if your posting style or habit wasn't productive to the forum. Don't forget, spammers are alway satisfied with the way they post so them changing won't just benefit them in regards to getting merited but it'll also benefit the forum in general as less spam and more productive discussion will be recorded on the forum.

There's nothing wrong in changing your style of posting when you notice they weren't productive in the first place, bear in mind the merit system was introduced to improve the level of quality contributions on the forum so if users are adjusting to this, you don't discourage them instead encourage them to make it a part of their posting style but not by faking it. It's more beneficial when you start producing quality contributions and this isn't just for the merit as it has other benefits like gaining more knowledge by interacting with other quality contributions and been recognized for your posting abilities (which come with it's own rewards).

No,I don't want to discourage anyone by creating this topic but I feels people chasing it rather than earning.

You can see people posting articles and tweets from someone to get merits which is the thing I feel as chasing.Merit also changed my posting behaviour but when people forcing them to get merits with useless predictions which even mostly from others,they will just add the source so they won't get banned.

Merit may change but people were pretending to be as more productive just for merits.

Quote from: thefever333 on October 16, 2019, 01:23:24 PM

On this forum, Merit provides great opportunities, so everyone wants it.

Merit doesn't offer anything other than reaching ranks.

I liked your idea a bit but all on all I think running behind merits does provides you an adrenaline to try and make quality posts for the forum by pushing beyond the limits of your regular posting habits. Also I think it serves as a reward for those who make a good post therefore it does provides contentment to a person who has researched a lot to contribute something useful to the forum. Running behind merit has no harm until done in a fruitful manner. But running behind merit by buying them is definitely never an option.

Findingnemo

hero member

Activity: 2366

Merit: 793

Bitcoin = Financial freedom

Quote from: CryptopreneurBrainboss on October 16, 2019, 01:30:10 PM

Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return. Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos.

The advice from day one has always revolve around not casing after the merits but that doesn't mean you should remain the way you were if your posting style or habit wasn't productive to the forum. Don't forget, spammers are alway satisfied with the way they post so them changing won't just benefit them in regards to getting merited but it'll also benefit the forum in general as less spam and more productive discussion will be recorded on the forum.

There's nothing wrong in changing your style of posting when you notice they weren't productive in the first place, bear in mind the merit system was introduced to improve the level of quality contributions on the forum so if users are adjusting to this, you don't discourage them instead encourage them to make it a part of their posting style but not by faking it. It's more beneficial when you start producing quality contributions and this isn't just for the merit as it has other benefits like gaining more knowledge by interacting with other quality contributions and been recognized for your posting abilities (which come with it's own rewards).

No,I don't want to discourage anyone by creating this topic but I feels people chasing it rather than earning.

You can see people posting articles and tweets from someone to get merits which is the thing I feel as chasing.Merit also changed my posting behaviour but when people forcing them to get merits with useless predictions which even mostly from others,they will just add the source so they won't get banned.

Merit may change but people were pretending to be as more productive just for merits.

Quote from: thefever333 on October 16, 2019, 01:23:24 PM

On this forum, Merit provides great opportunities, so everyone wants it.

Merit doesn't offer anything other than reaching ranks.

CryptopreneurBrainboss

legendary

Activity: 2450

Merit: 4295

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Quote from: Findingnemo on October 16, 2019, 12:42:07 PM

I never wanted to run behind merits because for me its like I am changing my attitude and posting behaviour to get something in return. Just be yourself and learn more about cryptos.

The advice from day one has always revolve around not casing after the merits but that doesn't mean you should remain the way you were if your posting style or habit wasn't productive to the forum. Don't forget, spammers are alway satisfied with the way they post so them changing won't just benefit them in regards to getting merited but it'll also benefit the forum in general as less spam and more productive discussion will be recorded on the forum.

There's nothing wrong in changing your style of posting when you notice they weren't productive in the first place, bear in mind the merit system was introduced to improve the level of quality contributions on the forum so if users are adjusting to this, you don't discourage them instead encourage them to make it a part of their posting style but not by faking it. It's more beneficial when you start producing quality contributions and this isn't just for the merit as it has other benefits like gaining more knowledge by interacting with other quality contributions and been recognized for your posting abilities (which come with it's own rewards).

thefever333

jr. member

Activity: 280

Merit: 1

On this forum, Merit provides great opportunities, so everyone wants it.

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