Topic: How to get merit points ? (Read 3325 times)

Nowadays its getting harder to achieve merits. Honestly without having enough knowledge and special working quality you can't get Merit. I would suggest to spend more time on our forum to make your skill much better and expanding your own knowledge vault. Obviously you will get merits when your progress will be visible to others.

The simplest way to get Merit is to stop complaining and be active. 

Lamenting does not help you achieve Merit. Make more effort and you will soon get there. Good luck!

Since a user has to expect merit from other users, it's most times to their moods,
I see a lot of quality posts go buy without recognition.
Merit sources also helps, as not every user with smerits go to all threads looking for quality posts, most just stick to their preferred threads.
Some even merit their other accounts.
There is no better alternative system, (for now).

By that criterion, the report button should grow cobwebs and we may as well let the forum be full of spam and plagiarized posts…
The immense majority of reports are anonymous (i.e. not posted on a thread) and therefore have cero chance of being merited. Only some cases are reported on specific threads, but those are the least, and they rarely receive merit unless it’s a big bust or a complex case unveiled.

its so very hard, especially when i do some efforts to catch and prove some plagiarism in this forum, but no one game me atleast 1 merit and also the user delete the thread, cause of shame of himself, I advice do not effort for plagiarism case here, its a waste of effort, just report them to moderator and dont care about the merit system

Whenever I see someone waking up a dead thread from the past, I be like:






P.S: Sorry for being off-topic.

Meta is for discussing forum issues, not for shitposters looking to get merits. Looking through your post history I see an unhealthy obsession with obtaining merits, which, paradoxically, is one of the reasons you haven't received any as of now. And your posts aren't particularly noteworthy, anyway.

i talked to a member of BTC he told me to post in meta and few thing i should maintain.
need to post constructive post
try to post long and productive
try to help people

Another point, which maybe more important for forum's newcomers is learning how to use Search Function of BT forum.
Here is link for them:
[Tips] Guide for forum search
Exactly!
There are dozens of available helpful topics/ threads which can help newcomers get answers for their issues without need to create new topics/ threads.
Additionally, there is another important recommendation for newcomers:
'Stop composing and publishing threads all the time'. Reducing number of threads published by themselves will increase the odds of receiving merits.

Aww, snap. I just reported the post, too...

It's plagiarized from here: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/guide-to-earning-merits-2901152

Reported.

Search engine reports says that it is 22% plagiarised. There might be more if one performs a more detailed check.
If it is plagiarised, then the account can be nuked.

I can't believe spammer will do everything even to revive such nonsense topic just to make a trash posts for their posts counts. This guys is necro posting.

Now, spam posts are about to flood this thread. Any Mods who can lock this thread? There's nothing much important to be discussed here, topic like this should be locked a long time ago.

Don't run behind merit. If you post quality post which will increase knowledge of forum or you help this form as answering of questions asked here, automatically you will get merit.

Well Thanks for reviving this post but as you can see, the OP's last active is May 28. I think this thread must be trashed.

It's simple but need time. Writing constructive, creative, high-quality posts, then you will get merits sooner or later. The most important things is be helpful in the forum to help others solve their problems, or at least give them hints, links for more details, etc. Furthermore, merits will be given for high quality posts, but it's also a game of probability. Therefore, you should not pay too much attention on merits, just keep being helpful, you will get merits in the future for sure. Don't worry about merit points.

Steps:


1. Pick a topic.

Picking a topic to post on to may be the hardest part in the guide but any topic of your choice will do! I usually pick topics that are fresh(post that have few views and replies). Why? Because it would be an advantage if you answered the topic first, there would be no restraints and you can freely say what you want to say. Replying to the thread would be like a plain canvas waiting for unlimited possibilities. Picking an old topic is not quite bad either, especially if the topic is really interesting, but replies would be limited since most of the ideas are already laid off, including what you may be thinking and if this is the case, better not reply anymore and just pick another topic since this would just cause spamming of threads.

In addition, if you picked a fresh topic, people who are viewing the thread will see your reply on top plus it won't be burried with tons of incoming replies. Thus, giving your post a safe and sweet spot for any credit-giver.


2. Know the topic.

Question: Do you know the topic?
If yes: Good! Proceed to step 3.
If no: Research on the topic or go back to step 1.

Researching about the topic doesn't just mean reading an article or two, it can also be(but not required) watching videos about the topic or viewing some infographic about it. Anything goes as long as you understand and learn something new. If you think you're knowledgable enough to answer then proceed to step 3.


3. Answer the topic.

After researching, with your own words, try to answer the topic. Remember that answers may be short or long, it need not to be technical nor scientific. It just need to be clear, concise, and most of all sensible for everyone to understand. And don't even think about plagiarizing an article saying that you've made a good post, because people read, and if people noticed that you just copy/pasted an article then be ready for the consequences. Are you really trying to risk your account for some merits? Merits can be earned anytime but activities, reputation, and trusts takes time.

Now that you have answered the topic, be confident on what you have wrote and try not to think much about receiving merits. Continue on doing quality posts and im sure, little by little, people would notice and reward you for that. That would be all, thank you and godspeed!

That statement shows why new members are finding it hard to get merits ( note that I used 'get' rather than 'earn' )

If you changed the last sentence to "You have a lot of work to learn about the crypto economy". Then the application of that statement will lead to the acquisition of merits.

For example, I started a thread about running a Bitcoin node, and it was created to try to award new members with merits. The thread is here - https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/to-newbies-and-juniors-running-full-nodes-4547523
It hasn't received one reply. I can understand that many newbies will not have a computer that is suitable for running a node, but there must be a few who could start one. Many will disagree with me, but I don't think you can gain a deep understanding of Bitcoin without running a node, even if it is 'just' a pruned one.

As I learn and read posts in the forum, these are my recommendatios:

The definition of Quality Post is subjective

One member may find your post as "quality post" then will give you a merit while other members may just engage you with a discussion without giving any merit.  Hence, I would like to suggest that just make it a habit to post something substantial and always (yes, always) be mindful of the rules of the forum.  Prevent yourself to be part of the ignored list of the merit sources.

Start Small

Just start small.  You can start on the things that you know or your experiences that you want to share.  I know that being a newbie, it feels like we cannot contribute anything in the forum because we have just little knowledge compare to the veterans.  However, I think some members would like to hear your stories of success, failures, learning, and not learning, and the like.  You can also post topic that interests you, in that way you can provide good insights by using your passion on the subject as the motivation/fuel to make a good post.

Start with "Beginners & Help" Category

You can start posting in the Beginners & Help category for you to ask questions and to be familiar with the forum.  It is advisable also that the target audience of your first posts are newbies (in relation with the previous point "Start Small").

I think that it is very hard for a new member to create high-quality posts.
Especially if you a new person in cryptocurrency world.
You have a lot of work to upgrade your account.