Merit is entirely subjective, so my views may not be representative of the community as a whole. Maybe there will be other members who primarily stick to the altcoin subforums because they see value in it. And perhaps those sections will get more merit sources going forwards. But it's incredibly rare for me to award merit in those sections. And based on what I generally see, it appears as though people often deem posts in the Bitcoin and Meta sections of the boards more valuable in terms of the amount of merit being given there.
No one is saying you shouldn't discuss altcoins, because there are occasions where that can be beneficial. But it just seems a bit of a rarity for people to be imparting any real knowledge and understanding in those areas and just want to talk about pump'n'dumps. Everything seems to boil down to "profit" instead of learning and educating, which is what I'd definitely like to see more of, personally. But I'm certainly in no position to claim what the "official" stance is.
Fair point. I do agree that the quality of the posts on altcoin forums are generally lower than Bitcoin related posts. Certainly discussions on PNDs etc. should not deserve any merit. However, I did always see both parts of BCT as equals. I was just wondering whether I had missed any post on the topic, but I think it's mostly comes down to personal preference.