To discover it, let's read two topics about from theymos. Why he decided to create the merit system and his advice to forum members exclusively newbies.
Merits should be awarded to members who have good contributions. Sometimes you can see some members exchange merit and it looks like they use merit as a like on social media. Anyway, it is not the main use case of merit on the forum and somewhat is not relevant to the main use case of the merit system.
Topic: Please State What Criteria or Reasons Willing to Give Your MERITS to Someone? - page 3. (Read 831 times)
March 21, 2022, 10:08:54 PM
March 21, 2022, 05:27:54 PM
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It has been here since 2018, OP. Before 2018, it was all activity-based on how you would rank up in here. Think of merit as like Award system in Reddit although there are no ranks there, I believe.If you'd like some reading entertainment, search the Meta section in late January 2018. The whole section just exploded with threads about merits, and it was friggin' wild.
Lol.I recall B&H being bombarded by "plagiarism" posts by many newbies trying too hard to earn merits.
March 21, 2022, 05:21:28 PM
Merits is a very subjective issue, so if you are looking for a general criterion for giving them out, then i am afraid you would not find any, every user has their own personal criteria and you prolly should have yours, and that will help you to give out merits effectively when you see posts that meet your criteria.
But mind you that merit sources for example would prolly have a more lenient criteria for giving out merits since they get replenished every 30 days, and source merits not used up within that time get decayed, so they definitely would give out more merits that a user who isn't a MS. I said that so as you fix your criteria you understand that you might always run out of smerits, thus you make sure you give them out to a post you really like.
Having said that, the forum really doesn't care what you do with your smerits, just do not sell them, and do not give them to your alt accounts.
But mind you that merit sources for example would prolly have a more lenient criteria for giving out merits since they get replenished every 30 days, and source merits not used up within that time get decayed, so they definitely would give out more merits that a user who isn't a MS. I said that so as you fix your criteria you understand that you might always run out of smerits, thus you make sure you give them out to a post you really like.
Having said that, the forum really doesn't care what you do with your smerits, just do not sell them, and do not give them to your alt accounts.
March 21, 2022, 04:36:17 PM
I'm feeling generous today, so you got some merits that you can give out to a post or two that you like--and that's basically the criterion for why merits are distributed (or at least it should be).
OP, you weren't here back before 2018 so you probably don't realize how bad this forum was back then before the merit system got created. It was a measure taken by Theymos to curb the rampant shitposting by members in sig campaigns or bounties and to make it nearly impossible to farm accounts, i.e., create a bunch of them and rank them all up just by posting enough to gain enough activity. If you'd like some reading entertainment, search the Meta section in late January 2018. The whole section just exploded with threads about merits, and it was friggin' wild.
OP, you weren't here back before 2018 so you probably don't realize how bad this forum was back then before the merit system got created. It was a measure taken by Theymos to curb the rampant shitposting by members in sig campaigns or bounties and to make it nearly impossible to farm accounts, i.e., create a bunch of them and rank them all up just by posting enough to gain enough activity. If you'd like some reading entertainment, search the Meta section in late January 2018. The whole section just exploded with threads about merits, and it was friggin' wild.
March 21, 2022, 04:34:27 PM
but I'm wondering, what are the reasons or criteria that can make all friends in this forum willing to give merits to someone?
I think there are no specific criteria, sometimes it can be quite subjective. Meme posts or pictures sometimes can get merits if someone thinks it deserves. But mostly those posts to get merits have fulfilled the common standard such as quality, constructive, informative, meaningful, or helpful to others. Don't worry, if you always try to make good posts, you may get more merits again.
March 21, 2022, 03:50:11 PM
what are the reasons or criteria that can make all friends in this forum willing to give merit to someone? 
Posting quality, if you have good posting quality, some people will like you for that, including some merit sources that will find it difficult not to merit your quality posts. The more you stay on this forum, the more you know, the more you gain knowledge and experience, the more receiving merits will never be a problem, then it will become something usual. Always try to contribute with quality posts.means that with this merits award system, it is hoped that it can encourage members not to be careless in presenting and writing in this forum, right?
because if someone makes a perfunctory post such as a status on social media that is less useful then it won't make the writer get merit from the reader, right?
I just understand now. indirectly this can make this forum clean of posts that are less useful.
Has the Merits system been implemented since the beginning of the formation of this bitcointalk forum?. I think it's a genius idea about this merits system.
someone's eligibility is really tested.
Read: FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit.
Summarily,
Here's my criteria: BlackHatCoiner's meriting policy.
Thank you for being willing to answer my question.Summarily,
- You send sMerits when you find a remarkable post.
- To earn 1 sMerit, you need to have received 2 merits. (Unless you're a merit source)
- You're free to merit any post since you're the one who judges what's remarkable and what's not.
Here's my criteria: BlackHatCoiner's meriting policy.
oh I just found out that I can only give merit to others when I already have at least 2 merits. thanks for telling me.
and well i will read more about this bitcointalk forum.
March 21, 2022, 03:45:56 PM
Read: FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit.
Summarily,
Here's my criteria: BlackHatCoiner's meriting policy.
Summarily,
- You send sMerits when you find a remarkable post.
- To earn 1 sMerit, you need to have received 2 merits. (Unless you're a merit source)
- You're free to merit any post since you're the one who judges what's remarkable and what's not.
Here's my criteria: BlackHatCoiner's meriting policy.
March 21, 2022, 03:40:13 PM
what are the reasons or criteria that can make all friends in this forum willing to give merit to someone?
Posting quality. If you have good posting quality, some people will like you for that, including some merit sources that will find it difficult not to merit your quality posts. The more you stay on this forum, the more you know, the more you gain knowledge and experience, the more receiving merits will never be a problem, then receiving merit will become something usual. Always try to contribute with quality posts and learn from established members. 
March 21, 2022, 03:34:49 PM
As a newbie in this forum. I am very curious about merits. even though at the beginning when I just joined this forum I didn't know the use of merit at all. I think merits is just like the like button on facebook status that can be given by anyone even by beginners who just joined. but it turns out I was wrong. because when I first joined this forum I tried to give merit to someone with posts that I thought were useful. but it can't. because it turns out I have to have that merits first. and collecting it is not as easy as I imagined.
And I also think that it doesn't matter if I don't have merits.
but when someone gives me merits for the first time. I became very happy and began to understand the importance of merits.
Because I feel that my writing is appreciated by someone who gave me that merits.
but I'm wondering, what are the reasons or criteria that can make all friends in this forum willing to give merits to someone?
if I myself if I already have enough merits.
then I will give merits to someone if their writing is useful for me.
So I ask this question to be a learning material for me who is a beginner. to be used as a reference or future reference in writing topics on this forum or when I want to comment on someone's topic.
thank you very much everyone.
And I also think that it doesn't matter if I don't have merits.
but when someone gives me merits for the first time. I became very happy and began to understand the importance of merits.
Because I feel that my writing is appreciated by someone who gave me that merits.
but I'm wondering, what are the reasons or criteria that can make all friends in this forum willing to give merits to someone?
if I myself if I already have enough merits.
then I will give merits to someone if their writing is useful for me.
So I ask this question to be a learning material for me who is a beginner. to be used as a reference or future reference in writing topics on this forum or when I want to comment on someone's topic.
thank you very much everyone.
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