Congratulation for your new achievement!
There are many good contributors on this forum (inc you) and they are successfully ranked up too.
Just wanna say, keep up the good work and let's contribute more in the future.
How long you have waited to ranked up to Sr member from Full member, anyway?
I waited for 1 year and 3 months. I ranked up to full member on july 17, 2019 and I thought I wouldn't be able to rank up to sr. member. What I did is I didn't think much about merit at all since some of the thread I created did not received merit until one day I noticed that I received merits in one of the old thread I created.
Glad you notice early that you were viewing the forum in the wrong manner and had to change your perspective which at the end benefited you more. Many newbie are still thinking in the same manners which is why we get alots of shit poster only posting because they have weekly qouta to full fill. Your story is a perfect example of good habits getting rewarded eventually even though your contributions now aren't been rewarded due to lack of visibility.
I remember encountering your account a while back (you were still a member user) and I had to review your account and either I gave you enough merit to rank up or get you closer to ranking up (can't remember correctly because its been a while). Assuming you didn't have past works worth meriting then maybe today the story would had been different.
My point is, irrespective of your works not been rewarded now, don't get disappointed and start pointing fingers at the system been corrupt instead, just keep doing what you're doing and hope your post are adding value to others. Congratulations on your achieving a new rank, and no worries if there's a vacant slot and you're next in line to rank up, I got you covered signature campaign-wise.
I am disappointed noy receiving merit even though I tried my best to help but I remember my parent told me that getting disappointed means that you can look back at what I did then change what I need to change or upgrade. I do remember that you send me merits to help me ranked up to full member and thanks to you I did achieve a new crypto life, new journey until this day. Also, I'm one of the participants that you managed. Seen your work and i'm satisfied.