Topic: Naija board needs more merit source (Read 864 times)

This thread would have been in the main board and not in the politics and society. And there should be no argument . If theymos will give or consider any merit source application, he will still do it so weti I go advice be say make u a just dey bump di application threads to di first page of the board every week so dat him go dey see am and di time when he go give then your own too go be considered.

And another thing again, if di admin can increase di current allocation of the merits giving nto di present ones then it will be a nice one too. And another one is added it is even the best.

I can assure you that theymos did not see the inner application you made after a few pages on the topic; he often read OP and the first two pages of something Forum-related.

theymos silence can imply a variety of things; you must be patient, focused, and continue to contribute to the forum while keeping your smerits on the local board. He watches everything

I thought merit source application can also be used. That was why I later applied for merit source for Nigeria local board. I applied to prove that I was active and that I can be a good merit source for Nigerians and the English board. I can mention merit source that are like that and I see myself just like them. I have a reason that I applied for local board merit source. If I do not have in mind to help in merit distribution, I will not apply. If I posted that I visit a board often, know that I see posts to be given merit there often if there good posters there. My application indicated that I saw good posts on our local board.

Take a look at my "merit sent" history to get your answer - the percentage I have is merely a drop in the ocean; it only lasted a few days, and this thread is already full with quality discussion that deserves many merits, but it isn't enough. Merit source is not granted based just on reputation; it is given based on your distribution rate, and if your "sent merits" are less than 80% to the board you're applying for, it's a waste of time because nothing will change even if you're awarded those sources..

We already have two, it's open for anyone to apply, having multiple source would do the board more good than bad. While Charles-Tim application is pending I will like to see others apply too. They might be lucky.

While discussing please we should also remember the Rules. No.2

Baba nah who ask questions no dey miss road and I no understand how I dey dredge up old mata. If say you read wetin follow up this talk, you for no cap like this. Shebi him don clear me and my mind don dey? You come dey point the mata like say nah wrong ting I do, abi person no fit learn something by asking questions again?

 Well, if it be say you dey refer to someone else and not me but if nah me, I hope say I don clear you how the tin be.

I know really know why Una too dey carry talk go too far.
Igebotz done talk say him no get matter with Charles tim merit source application, say that one na him and Theymos matter.

So to dey prolong this thing fit result to hatred, in future (if e never even start sef ). Since e dey hard somehow for Theymos to accept the merits source application wey Charles tim submitte months ago, for Theymos to increase the merits allocation wey him give to CryptopreneurBrainboss and Igebotz go dey easier than to add another merits source way him no go give above 100+ merits, think am.
If him accept Charles merit source application, him fit no allocate above 50 or 100 merits to Charles and nah fuck up. So it's more important to increase the merits allocation for the 2 merit sources we have already before accepting another one.

There is something that I have observed here even if I am not active on the forum, I normally come check the if I am less busy. If truly 50 merits is allocated to BrainBoss and Igebotz are you guys not sending it out?or is the post not quality enough to receive merits?
However, I am not questioning the authorities.

I really wan understand how Wiwo take contradict himself for the post as you point out. Nah there I need clearance because according to the post you drop, I read him reply for there and the one him make for this one and them they talk the same thing, but no wam. No need to over flog a dead horse.
If you notice, I generalize. You don tell @Igebotz say your intentions dey genuine but what about the other people wey fit dey follow you apply or dey reason am?
My bad. I read too much into the matter but I talk wetin I talk no be just for Wiwo case. I don see other posts where you dey too "passionate" in your response and e dey often come off as being too sentimental. Nah just my observation, Sha...
 

Read it again. If you do not yet understand it, read it again. It is not hard to decipher. If you read it again and again and you did not still understand it, then forget about it because it is not what I wish discussing anymore. We left it behind in 2023.

Who did you know that hasten to apply for merit source? I got over 1000 merits when I was a senior member. I was always two ranks ahead if my merit is compared to my rank. I applied for merit source when I was in legendary already.

Maybe I am not the one you are referring to.

To get regard the reason of being a merit source? That was not my plan.

Post made in July of last year. And we are in July of this year. Almost a year ago. And you brought it up. Why? I think it is worth knowing that Wiwo and I are friends until something happened between us that made us distant ourselves. But everything has been solved and we are friends again till now. So this is just like a bygone brought up. And yet it is an old post that is not worth discussing anymore. Also stop deteriorating this thread discussion.

Baba, maybe nah me no understand English but how him take contradict himself for that thread and this one? From wetin I see, him dey talk the same thing. Fine, Theymos fit dey look how well you fit dey contribute for the forum and your local board before him make you a merit source but @Wiwo also get a point. If you feel say you dey selfless and you dey interested, apply. How I see some of the people wey dey hasten to apply for merit source no be because say them wan help in the free flow of distributing merits to worthy posts but just say them get that regard of being known as a merit source.
 For me e no go come matter weda we get two or three more merit sources added to Brainboss, if there's no quality posts being made, e no change anything. The merits go still dey flow sparingly.


 @Charles-Tim, no dey dey too sentimental when person air out him opinion, especially if e no tally with wetin you dey yarn. I feel say you sorely misunderstand wetin @Wiwo dey try relate.

I think it wouldn't be bad if merit allocations is increased for the pre-existing merit sources and still add another merit source. The local board is becoming broad on a daily basis and discussions in the local board are becoming more productive since we have a moderator and a lot of users have been making good and quality posts that deserves merit.

If we observe correctly, when sheriff was confirmed as the local board moderator and was allocated some smerit as a merit source the local board became more engaged in discussion due to the fact that merit were being circulated by him and CB. I know that it's not all posts that are deemed to be merited but you all can agree with me that if distribution of merit becomes more visible and unbiased in the local board a lot of users who abstained themselves from local board discussions will find need to come back. Let's be more honest, merits awakens more quality discussions in the forum even in the general discussion boards there are some threads that have become active for years but the reason why those threads is still in existence is due to the fact that merits are being awarded to users following up such threads.

In summary, we need more merit allocations to already existing local board merit sources and we still solicit for more merit source even if they are many we deserve it because we have grown so large that our growth in the forum has been recognized so we ain't asking for too much in my own opinion.

I'm not sure whether you're aware that CB was reassigned to the local board as a merit source, thus we now have two sources on the Nigeria Local on theymos's list. Although he stated that he first overestimated the Nigeria Local (activity-wise) and that the allocation he gave me would be sufficient given that we already had CB, he was wrong. My last request was a top up to the existing source, but that would not prevent him from creating another source if he deemed it essential.

Your request is between you and Theymos; if he thinks you're a good fit and needs to add another source to the local board, he'll do it without my help or advice. Everyone understands how important you are to the board, without a doubt, yet there are other issues over which I have no control, such as the merit source.

I see this to be biased as you know my intention. You always know my intention is to be a merit source. I visit Nigeria local board always and I read post there quite often. If theymos accept me as a merit source or not, that is not a problem. He has always managed this forum in a way good posts are prevailing. But I will always let him know my intention that I can be a good merit source for Nigeria local board and also for the English board. Even if we have three merit sources, we can distribute the merit more appropriately.

If really we need more merits source, I don't think now is the right time to apply for it, besides we already have 3 merits source applicants (if am not mistaken), but as we have BrainBoss and sheriff and there merits allocation is low, the best thing that the director of the Bitcointalk should do is to increase the merit allowance for brainBoss and Igebotz so that the merits will go round the whole quality posts on our Local Board. It's convincing when a user is upgrading in the forum it gives happiness to see how others are upgrading including you.
@Igebotz the quality posts will not stop coming, we will do our best.

it's a good thing that the board is getting better by the day and with more merit allocated to our active merit donors, it will yield more merit to all the quality posters and go a long way to incourage others to step up with the quality of thier post. You're really doing a great job and comparing this local board post to what's happening in other local board and even in the English board, we have built a reputation that's solid and the quality of post we've seen hear has improved a lot. Another consideration should be to continue on the weekly merit that's given to quality posters like what brain boss and hugeblack have been doing. That alone has a way of encouraging quality post in the board as it motivate individuals that want to get there names on the list to give a touch to the kind of post they make.

My oga, you don really talk well, you and oga brainboss don prove say na true leaders ona be, and na only God go fit bless ona for us we the naija community, and to be frank, ona deserve to be crown a chieftaincy title because ona really deserve am.

Just as wetin you don talk already, as e stands now, e go dy easy for theymos to increase the merit allocation for you and oga brainboss than giving us another merit source, so I believe say applying for increments of the merit allocation for you and oga brainboss go dy more productive than looking for more merit source to emerge, because quite of late, merit don hard well well, if no be hugeblack wey dy help us sometimes, I for wonder how e for be, so in essence is that, na very good thing you do , because e dy easy for theymos to increase you and brainboss merit allocation than appointing another merit source.

I like wetin I just read, na better news be this and Sherrif, I love the fact wey be say you and Brainboss dey put more  efforts to make sure say our Naija Local Board dey grow in all round, eh show say una want us to succeed for this forum, this na the kind leaders Nigeria need, leaders wey dey carry their people along and ensure say dem succeed I appreciate una good effort. Well whether oga theymos add new merit sources or boost una own, all na still for the benefits of the board but if you think say to boost am na em better then I support your decision cause like I talk before, na still for the benefit of our Local Board. However, everybody wey done come across Sheriff post, make eh serve as a motivation for una to create quality post especially to the Newbies, make everybody put in more effort and avoid spamming cause better thing dey for road dey come, goodluck to everybody.

True, the merits per post ratio is quite low when compared to the number of posts and active users; my source merit is less than 10% of total posts every month, and Brainboss, a patroller source, does not have enough sources either. We don't need another merit source; what we do need, and what I recently asked from theymos, is a boost for both myself and Brainboss, who has been extremely helpful. His response was favourable, so soon or later we would have all we needed to meet the level of quality on the board, and each and every profile would be assessed and awarded the necessary merit.. I know to assure everyone that I'm doing the best and for the interest of everyone.

A difficult phase but na less, the Sherrif will get it sort out soon. Keep quality guys.

With the way the Merit come dey very hard to get, person go just dey wonder whether em no they try abi em no dey do the right thing, and the fact wey be say those merit sources wey they for beginners and help no understand Pidgin to merit Pidgin posts wey we submit they make am hard for our people to get more merits, therefore we seriously need this Merit sources.

 I they see posts within and outside our local board and eh reach to say our people dey really try with quality posts we dey follow up well well but then the merits no dey reach us and if you one do comparison you go see say many of the post from our people even get more quality pass their own but them go they get more merits pass us.

 That's why we need more merits sources like the OP talk so that our people go they get merits for well deserving posts especially the newly introduced members wey done dey dey discourage cause them they try their best buy em come be like say them no dey try, I just hope say oga Theymos go look into the matter as fast as possible.

@Obim24, at this stage we should be celebrating our board moderator for been given extra task, to do, 2 merit source no dey enough sef for the board, but we just dey start, with time they fit add you, no too vex. Make we spread love on this board no side capping,  so that una wey dey ahead fitbbring better things to us. No reason am say u apply before @igebotz, pray make ur grace shine more, make we support and celebrate our victory.  One love bro

Na true you talk so, me self, e don tey wey I get merit from this local board, I no know whether na because say merit source no plenty of na whether na because person never write wetin go make them merit because I dey hardly see merit sources dey give merit for here, so with the due respect, I support op for wetin e talk concerning merit sources for this Naija board.