Topic: Enhanced newbie restrictions & requirements - page 39. (Read 41678 times)

I have really struggled to increase the number of merits I have earned since joining the forum, it really is not a simple task. I try to make sensible and reasoned posts every day that answer the questions posed by the threads I am replying to and contribute to the discussion. My aim is to level up to Member so in theory that should not be a difficult task. I mostly end up posting in the altcoins section due to the fact I found many posts from the Bitcoin forums were getting deleted on a daily basis and this plays havoc with bounty campaign quotas.

You post that you have added 36 new sources for merit so would you be kind enough to share with us the forums we need to be posting on to attract the attention of these merit distributors? I can see the theory and requirement behind the initial changes to the ranking system but in practice I am not sure the original objectives have been achieved.

Even when you can go back to your past, you cannot change anything because it is your manifestation, which means you only respond to your present situation, you cannot see the future. Just move forward.

There is a saying from my favorite movie: yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present. - Oogway, Kung Fu Panda (2008)

Administrator.

Do not make any promises or actions base on someone’s opinion, do what makes you happy not for other people, but for yourself. I was once told you are a merit whore (when I was a newbie), at first, I want to prove the person that I can make a change, but in the end, I was wrong. I am much happier when I proved that I did it for myself and be an inspiration for newbies who are willing to make a difference. I am sure you will change for the better, my friend.

To all newbies, any negative remarks should make you stronger and be a better person, you should thank them, not take it as a bashing junk.

Good luck!

See you around.

Wow, just want to say thank you theymos. I really didn't expected that you will implement these restrictions
It's fun to see all these demoted noobs who came here to complain. They even started a petition https://www.change.org/p/amins-bitcointalk-com-bitcointalk-com-say-no-to-new-restrictions?recruiter=582167975&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition. They really believe that online petition can change something on private forum lol? Now we really can say that Merit ruins lives
I think that if you're good or average poster - 1 merit to become Junior is nothing. It will be interesting how the restrictions will improve forum in long term.
You're, many people haven't spent any of their sMerit. But I don't think that we should force them to spend their Merit. I think it also may increase Merit abuse.

This is a great news, maybe 5 merits for jr members are even better, I'm very happy with this change.

And isn't it amazing how you magically came up with a merit today from a post that's worthless from back on july 1st?

I would have given you a merit until you started with the rich get richer bollocks. Make good posts and you'll get merit. Nobody gives a fuck here how rich you are. All we care about is cleaning up the forum from the shitposting scum that have ruined it for everyone. Make posts with effort and people will give you merit.

merit=salvation.
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What I was meaning to say here is that if you have a higher rank on the forum, your posts are taken more seriously, thus receiving more merit in the end. Obviously, an outstanding post by any newbie can still be rewarded with merit, no doubt.

I even notice it in myself when I read the forum, that I value a Hero/Legendary post way more than a newbie post.

Every decision always has pros and cons. No need to worry, honest user! There will be a time when your post will be useful for others and let's hope that person will give us some merit.

Btw, good job in creating a healthy forum!

sMerits should have lifetime to giveout.
I know many people who does have sMerits but doesnt distrubute them.

Yes! Good news, I am tired of spam from newbies. Thanks for this improvment.

Don't do like that. If detected, you will receive red trust. As you know losing prestige is very easy, but regaining it is much harder. Most signature campaign refuse red trust members.

Most of the bounty campaigns doesn't accept Newbies, even though I have a portfolio of 20+ projects translated they will not accept me. I am sure that this update of the rank system will reduce the spam posts, I also noticed that many users are posting useless posts just to earn a few coins from signature campaigns, but this change will also affect a part of users who are not posting spam and I hope you guys will find a solution for us too.

I truly agree with this kind of actions, this will help the forum to be clean and adding a post with respect. But unfortunately to those who are posting legally and behaving with rules and regulations in this forum has huge effect on us. We are here because of bounties that you are sharing in this community. And for me as bounty hunters, demoting back to newbie get us down. Some of the projects freeze our signatures campaign and some of them are accepting only Jr. Member ranks, I'm not a merit seeker, I'm happy to be here nothing more nothing less, I do help once here, posting a Free Twitter Audit, just to everyone here that need to update their Twitter Audit for Free, But unfortunately that post was deleted twice with no EFFECT at all, I help a lot on that time, and gives me smile for some people send me message to say thank you. Atleast give us more way to get MERIT, so that being Jr.Member will be proud of.

https://postimg.cc/YvDQxPpk

So please tell me this kind of action has no rights to get merit at all?
Please gives us more details on how to gain merit, as a bounty hunter.

Thank you so much.

Well is there some new meritsources for local board's?

I'm glad you did this and it's going to help a lot but I still don't think it goes far enough. Why can't we remove signatures from Juniors as well and require ten merit to get one when they become a Member? Those who have farmed dozens or hundreds/thousands of accounts will just buy or trade the merit or purchase a Copper Membership because when they're making thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars from farming bounties/campaigns this is just a minor inconvenience. Making them get ten merit per account is significantly more difficult and expensive and abuse would also be easier to spot. A lot of one merit abuses will just fly under the radar.


I don't think it is unwelcoming and good posters won't have much issue in getting ten merit. A truly great post or two could get you that alone. I understand the reasoning that we shouldn't be putting restrictions from actually posting, but removing their signatures or requiring more merit doesn't effect that at all. The issue here is one merit still isn't difficult to get and I'm not sure how much it will dent the people who are doing the most damage here. I think the huge farmers will just cough up money for the Copper Membership or trade merit between themselves if one is all they need. Is there a place that lists all new Copper Memberships purchased? That would be helpful to keep an eye on as if we see hundreds of users purchasing it abuses will still be easy to spot.


One merit is harsh? It's not harsh enough. It effects a person's ability to post here zero and the worst of abusers here will still just find a way around it.


I would be against buying merit or ranks, but as I have mentioned before buying the benefits of ranks via things like Silver/Gold Memberships should still be considered and would be beneficial in numerous ways.


As I just said above, I agree, but why not extend this logic to people buying accounts as well? If that's ok then I think we should add the additional Silver and Gold Memberships as there are numerous benefits to this and it significantly reduces the account selling/scamming market. If people can buy accounts here then let them buy the benefits of them from the forum instead which is win win. It's going to happen anyway so why not make it safer for everyone and drive down the demand for farmed and hacked accounts in the process?



I think it's too cheap though. I think we should make Copper Membership as just some sort of basic whitelisting function ie you can post images and post a little faster, but not allow a signature. Then if you want a signature buy the more expensive Silver and Gold Memberships. If you're earning tens of thousands here then paying $10-20 isn't much even over your dozens to hundreds/thousands of accounts, especially if you can make that back with a few posts on a signature campaign.


Adding more merit sources to meet demand over time will fix this, but you can still either earn merit and ranks the natural way or cough up money to bypass that. You'd still be a zero-merit/activity whatever member so it's not like they're buying ranks but I think buying a bigger signature should be an option, especially if we allow users to do this by buying accounts anyway which is such a shady black market already where scamming is rife.


Buy a Copper Membership or get the merit.


If you're making hundreds of posts and never get merit then the issue probably lies with you so take a look at your posts and those of others who are getting merit and try work out where you're going wrong.


Boo-hoo. Nobody said all Juniors are spamming. If you can't earn a merit then either buy a Copper Membership or go away.


Oh do shut up. We don't want people like you who have ruined the forum by copy and pasting content over god knows how many accounts:


https://stocksgazette.com/2018/05/01/eos-eos-vs-tron-trx-which-one-should-you-add-to-your-portfolio/


https://www.reddit.com/r/altcoin/comments/6gtd10/why_do_we_need_altcoins/


http://www.staceyburketrading.com/5-ways-improve-trading/

YOU are the reason for why we need these restrictions and why it should be more than just one merit because I'm sure someone would have given one of your copy and pasted posts merit eventually.





Illegal? LOL. Theymos, please look into all this whiners. I'm sure these will be the idiots with hundreds to thousands of accounts.


Make good posts

profit


PMSL. Someone create one to petition theymos to either require more merit or remove signatures altogether. In fact, lets remove signatures completely until you get an insane amount of merit (500+). Then you really will have to sing for your supper. You people are pure cancer.


How convenient, Mr I Registered Before 1st of September.




It's never too late to get merit.


I would have given you a merit until you started with the rich get richer bollocks. Make good posts and you'll get merit. Nobody gives a fuck here how rich you are. All we care about is cleaning up the forum from the shitposting scum that have ruined it for everyone. Make posts with effort and people will give you merit.

merit=salvation.

What rules are you talking about?   Why would new members not like the rules? Merit system is something beside the rules. It is just a system implemented to reduce spam and restrict useless users to rank up which is not something not to be liked by anyone if they are genuine users and are not bounty hunters and signature spammers.

Read the rules here if you haven't already. Seems like you have are comparing the systems to the rules, which are somehow different.

I need the link to the 36 merit sources.
Thanks

I strongly agree with the existence of the new regulation, this is so that we can make a useful post for members here as well as avoiding making post spam which aims to increase the rank of new accounts

To be honest, when i first learned about Merit system i was upset. I thought it is a way to stop new members participation for bounties, then i realized it is a way to stop using multiple accounts especailly in signature campaigns (if you check spreadsheet you can see what i mean) and also to stop poor quality post which caused by signature campaigns requirements. You will understand the new changes by emphaty with Theymose.
I hope everyone who deserves can get merit soon.
An a suggestion to prevent poor quality post, may be more moderators in local threads can help this issue.

I don't think that for the new members like the rules. After the forum becomes the most uncomfortable and the most controllable. It is, of course, good that now there will be no spam, but I think that it is necessary to adjust the rules.

The first concern which comes to my mind after this new implementation is that probably most newbies now will try everything to get their merit point(s) to rank up again to jr member and join the attractive signature & social media bounty campaigns again. Hopefully these individuals will truly research and create thoughtful and beneficial posts and thus deserve to rank up!  This should always be the case in my opinion, but  the signature campaigns force people to create a minimum number of weekly posts and therefore are making posts which aren't created out of a true intention, with many low/poor quality text as a result where so many people have to scrol through. The recently made changes can therefore result in an increase of quality and therefore the admins have my blessing! (even though i am now searching for my 1 merit point )