See this example to show that a post that is merit worthy to me today, may not be merit worthy tomorrow. I can change my mind when I have more knowledge.
Because this forum is so important, it has rules and regulations in place to govern and control its activities.
Sending out your smerit is a decision, and once made, it cannot be reversed, unlike social media, where you can like and dislike posts whenever you want.
The forum merit system is used to determine a forum member's forum ranks; therefore, demeriting a user indicates that there will be a problem because forum ranks will not be stable because a user has the right to bring someone back simply because he merited the user previously.
This thread is more than helpful, giving merit based on post will go a long way to help strengthen the forum activities and at thesame time help newbie have a clue of what it is to engage in helpful post or reply.
Merits are awarded based on post quality, regardless of whether the poster is a newbie or a legendary member; thus, newbies with good knowledge of Bitcoin who are willing to share their knowledge and interact with other forum members do receive merit.
I got merited recently which was a surprise to me cause , I was not even thinking I could be merited. Thanks to God even if it 1 merit for now, I know hard work does not kill but makes one prosperous, I believe I will recieve more. I also commend those who have suggested that , merit should be based on post and not popularity.
Perhaps you didn't expect any merit because your account was primarily used for bounties; however, as soon as you can contribute useful and high-quality content to the forum, you will undoubtedly receive merit.