Topic: Merit & new rank requirements - page 12. (Read 167808 times)

Hi, I have 33 posts but still detected by 28 activity. is there need time for verified my activity here?

And I have 1 merit, when I got it, should I used it after got it or can I save it?

Need some help regarding of my level here. Thank you

And I have 1 merit, when I got it, should I used it after got it or can I save it?

Need some help regarding of my level here. Thank you

so do we earn by humiliating people?

These guys you humiliate don't even speak english well and you seem to have fun doing it.

Why did you bump this thread with a shitpost?  

And did you not notice that the post LoyceV quoted resulted in that member getting banned for plagiarism?  

Maybe you should read the rules and get a feel for the forum before criticizing it.  Or keep on as you are, posting in the altcoin section, where I'll never see anything you write.

so do we earn by humiliating people?

The Merit system works fine. The fact that you didn't earn any Merit proves it

I wonder why.

The Merit system works fine. The fact that you didn't earn any Merit proves it

I've noticed that established members tend to earn more merits than members with no reputation whatsoever--

It's quite simple: if you use the forum as a forum instead of an ATM, you can stop creating useless posts so your Merit-to-post ratio will improve.

Exactly, earning a single merit is not a big deal for anyone who has the ability to read and write.

He probably shouldn't warn people about the dangers of plagiarism, either.   
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.57324317

Please don't advice people on how to earn Merit!

...and yet at this point in time, you have exactly four merits after twelve hundred and eighty-eight posts.

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User KryptoKings (full history)

• Received a total of 4 Merit up to last Friday.
• Received 0 Merit for 0 of 788 posts created before the introduction of Merit.
• Received 4 Merit (100.00%) for 3 (0.60%) of 500 posts created after the introduction of Merit (0.0080 Merit per new post).
• Received 0 Merit for posts that are now deleted (or off-limit (Staff/VIP Section)).

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Earning merit is very simple if only you follow the rules and regulations, there are many new users who gain merits over here in the forum so you can still try your best to post and gain it for free.

Earning merit is very simple if only you follow the rules and regulations, there are many new users who gain merits over here in the forum so you can still try your best to post and gain it for free.

Does this still working?

Seems like even posting quality posts, you still will not get merits

In addition to activity, everyone now has a merit score, and you need both a certain activity level and a certain merit score in order to reach higher member ranks. The required scores are:

Rank	Required activity	Required merit
Brand new	0	0
Newbie	1	0
Jr Member	30	1
Member	60	10
Full Member	120	100
Sr. Member	240	250
Hero Member	480	500
Legendary	Random in the range 775-1030	1000

You get merit points when someone sends you some for one of your posts. Additionally, when someone sends you merit points, half of those points can be sent by you to other people.

Certain users are designated as "merit sources". They can create new merit out of nothing, up to a limited number per month (which differs per source). I will not be posting a definitive list of merit sources (so that people don't bug them too much), though you'll soon figure out who they are if you pay attention.

There is currently no such thing as a "demerit". I'm hoping that the positive merits alone will be fine. I could add demerits pretty easily later on if necessary, though.

I'm hoping that this system will increase post quality by:
 - Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
 - Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.

While we will not be directly moderating this, I encourage people to give merit to posts that are objectively high-quality, not just posts that you agree with.

Do not beg for merit excessively.

Useful infographics

Forum users have helpfully created some infographics to explain the merit system:
paxmao's infographic
ibminer's infographic
8Habits's infographic
JetSet11's infographic
zentdex's infographic
alia_armelle's infographic

If you want to be a merit source:

 1. Be a somewhat established member.
 2. Collect TEN posts written in the last couple of months by other people that have not received nearly enough merit for how good they are, and post quotes for them all in a new Meta thread. The point of this is to demonstrate your ability to give out merit usefully.
 3. We will take a look at your history and maybe make you a source.

I am especially eager to have merit sources in sub-communities such as the local sections.

Trivia:

For current members, your initial merit score is equal to the minimum required to your rank. Of that, a certain amount (less than the usual half) is spendable. The spendable amount was calculated based on your current rank and the number of activity points you earned in the last year. A Legendary member who hasn't posted in the last year would still be Legendary, but would not have any spendable merit.

If someone sends you 1 merit, the 0.5 sMerit is not wasted; it is just not shown until you get another merit point.

There are stats here, and you can find someone's merit summary by clicking the "merit" link on their profile.

Not really, as you'll be violating the forum rule of no begging whatsoever;

Not really, as you'll be violating the forum rule of no begging whatsoever;

Love it how admin says "Do not beg for merit excessively.". So it's ok to beg for it from time to time? hahaha

7. No begging.

Exactly, just try to make good quality posts, better post less but higher quality than more but lower quality.
However, I know it is hard when you spend a lot of effort to create good post, and nobody appreciates it.