I have 26 merits!!!! Buy it if you want!!!!! - page 3.

F2b

hero member

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For sure, people selling merit points is not a good thing, and I think it can ruin the system.
However:
- we know that the merit system as it is today is not fair, for several reasons : firstly, from my point of view, merit will be given mostly to OPs, but less for the people posting brilliant answers ; then, more merit will circulate in high popularity thraeads, with lots of people reading them, but the guy that take on his time to help people that ask questions on less popular threads will never get anything. The problem will be the same in the local sections, with less trafic, so less merit points circulating (we are currently talking about that in the french section).
- people will continue selling merit points. This is only the beggining.
I'm sure that we will also see new behaviors in the near future that are really bad for the forum, like people asking for merit.
By the way, if you liked this post, give it a merit point! Grin

bill gator

legendary

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Merit: 1123

Quote from: canaveralnonie on January 28, 2018, 11:34:59 PM

Is this legal, this must be problematic and unrespectful to others I think. What kind of people are you if you want to sell even merit for money, resourceful or greedy ?. But one thing I really sure in this world,"money can't change you, but money help you to see what you really are".

I wouldn't even say they are acting resourceful or greedy, they are acting as you would expect them to, desperately. It is a big problem and extremely disrespectful when the same people that were spamming shit-posts around the forum prior to the merit introduction are the people buying and selling their merit. It is pretty sad, but they won't get far with this strategy, their very small pool of merit will dry up and then it will be distributed as intended.

Quote from: Pulithey1986 on January 29, 2018, 12:00:06 AM

I don't see why this shouldn't be allowed since the merit system isn't fair and your told there is no need for you to keep this and you are encouraged to give them away, why shouldn't a person decide to sell them if they wish?

I love the "2-wrongs make a right" mindset that you are operating with. Even if we agreed with you that the merit system isn't fair, how does that justify taking advantage of it and exploiting it for monetary gain? You are trying to make it seem as though what you are doing is correct and it just looks pathetic. The merit system is as fair as anything, those who post high-quality contributions to the forum will be rewarded while those who do not are not.

By the way, it is allowed there are just certain members (a lot of them Merit sources) who think this behavior is toxic and would ruin the forum/merit system, which it blatantly would. They are correct for tagging merit sellers, just as it is right to tag trust sellers; It removes all integrity and purpose for the system in place.

BTCforJoe

hero member

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Quote from: Pulithey1986 on January 29, 2018, 12:00:06 AM

I don't see why this shouldn't be allowed since the merit system isn't fair and your told there is no need for you to keep this and you are encouraged to give them away, why shouldn't a person decide to sell them if they wish?

Because it goes against the very integrity of why the Merits were created in the first place. While it’s not “illegal” (you won’t get banned for it), many DT members will red tag you for trying to “game” the merit system if you try and blatantly sell them.

And for the record, I totally think the merit system is fair. The ones that say that it isn’t generally only shitpost and don’t actually contribute to any dialogue carried out on the forums, IMO.

Pulithey1986

sr. member

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Merit: 250

I don't see why this shouldn't be allowed since the merit system isn't fair and your told there is no need for you to keep this and you are encouraged to give them away, why shouldn't a person decide to sell them if they wish?

canaveralnonie

full member

Activity: 518

Merit: 111

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Quote from: RedX on January 26, 2018, 07:48:39 AM

Lowest bid is BTC.005.

Is this legal, this must be problematic and unrespectful to others I think. What kind of people are you if you want to sell even merit for money, resourceful or greedy ?. But one thing I really sure in this world,"money can't change you, but money help you to see what you really are".

thuramlv

newbie

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Merit: 0

I thought that must be higher

wattson

full member

Activity: 434

Merit: 103

Quote from: bill gator on January 28, 2018, 07:59:38 AM

I see you've been ripped to shreds by DT for posting this thread and trying to sell your merit. It might do you some good to take a peek at how other users are properly distributing their merit. This forum and it's new features (restrictions) are not always an opportunity for you to capitalize and make money off of it. Sometimes it is as simple as there is too much spam, merit will help combat that; you are literally trying to defeat the purpose of their entire merit system and turn it into a pay-to-win structure that awards nothing except money. While this would act as a deterrent of it's own, it is foolhardy and would result in a disgusting forum.

Lock this thread, recant your statements, adjust yourself accordingly. Message the DT members that have tagged you and ask if there is anything you can do moving forward to get their ratings removed. You just stepped on a lot of toes and show you care very little about the health of the forum or the guidelines we operate under.

You can come back from this, what happens next is only on you.

Exactly, some people are not able to think through long-term perspective. They just want immediate good wether it brings long-term sorrow. This is a classic example of a money-centric approach which often neglects the pursuit of knowledge and its importance. As you rightly pointed out he should ask for DT to reconsider their action and move ahead in the righteous direction.

bill gator

legendary

Activity: 1386

Merit: 1123

I see you've been ripped to shreds by DT for posting this thread and trying to sell your merit. It might do you some good to take a peek at how other users are properly distributing their merit. This forum and it's new features (restrictions) are not always an opportunity for you to capitalize and make money off of it. Sometimes it is as simple as there is too much spam, merit will help combat that; you are literally trying to defeat the purpose of their entire merit system and turn it into a pay-to-win structure that awards nothing except money. While this would act as a deterrent of it's own, it is foolhardy and would result in a disgusting forum.

Lock this thread, recant your statements, adjust yourself accordingly. Message the DT members that have tagged you and ask if there is anything you can do moving forward to get their ratings removed. You just stepped on a lot of toes and show you care very little about the health of the forum or the guidelines we operate under.

You can come back from this, what happens next is only on you.

Ligareaux

full member

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Merit: 102