Topic: Post quality matters than replying fast - page 3. (Read 585 times)

There are always spammers in every forum and social media, especially on Bitcointalk, many people try to increase their rank by all means, including replying to posts without content or ideas, as long as there is activity, that's enough, maybe that's what they think. I found that not only newbies, some of the ones I met at high ranks like that, seemed to be chasing the targets of their signatures, but never mind. For newbies, we shouldn't be too harsh, we should direct them in a better direction, obey the forum rules, if so and they still don't change, then report the moderator. There is always a learning process for those of us who understand that we have an obligation to guide them. I mean, who has perfect abilities when they are newbies?

I have seen on this forum older members replying in matter of few minutes from when the post was made and I keep wondering how they do that. If there advantages to being the first to reply, I would also like to know because I cannot figure it out. I think being patient to understand the topic is one way of ensuring the reply is in line and a good contribution to the topic of discussion.

Spending time to look for newly created topics and pick topics where no members reply in, takes time and I don't do this.

I simply look at topic titles for finding interesting topics. Then I will read OP, first posts and consider if I can contribute anything. If the question was already answered, I skip that topic and move on.

Even you are a first poster to reply to OP, no guarantee that you will get merit. Merit comes naturally so I post naturally and don't feel need to chase new topics.

It’s never a problem if you reply too fast since there are really good posters that are actually great in constructing their answers and contents are actually on point. The forum has no issue with that. However, if you wish to chase some merits and you want to hit the first or second spot next to the question, but you have no significant information to add, then you are only ruining the quality of your post. You might even have an off-topic answer if you make your post too fast without studying or researching the topic first before posting. I have noticed some posters like that and to be honest, they are only spamming in the forum.

There’s no competition in the forum, so don’t be obsessed trying to hit the first or the second spot just to earn some merits. Just take your time and as much as possible, try to do brainstorming first until you have all your ideas gathered and summarized in the end. Even if you hit the last page in the topic, as long as your post is meritable, you will definitely earn some merits without doubt.

What I see is that most people alway think that there is no need to read everything before posting. Do you know that many people only read the topic of a thread and jump into conclusion. Although most topic can be used to conclude a particular post but there are some topic that is different from thread itself and I think that is the place where the fault comes from. And the funny thing is that not only newbies that does it but full member, senior and hero members are also involved I such thing.

I can recall a thread I created in my local board a legendary was replying something opposite to my initial thread and I have to ask him that he should read the post again because if jr members can understand my write-up, I don't think it's him that will not understand. And I also discovered that most of this thing is cause by absent minded. Sometimes people read a particular thread for like 30Minutes yet they are still confused because their mind is not there. And they end up writing something opposite of what you created. But my advice is that when people are having emotional problems or challenges or even drunk, they should not near any where close to the forum. Because you might put yourself in trouble.

It doesn't matter if you're fast in replying or not as long as your post isn't a spam, a scam scheme or something like that and also as long as you have knowledge about the topic being discussed because if you are just replying fast and without reading what topic it is or what thread it is then you're no different than those spammers. Anyway, It's not that common to find newbies replying fast to a thread because they still lack knowledge in crypto and still in learning phase so, I would say that it's not newbies but a forum member who's rank is higher than newbie and with knowledge (although it depends either that forum member only knows to spam or those who really post because they want to join the discussion and they know about what's being discussed in the thread.

Of course. This is a forum, after all, and you are participating in discussions. You are not joining a lottery or any kind of raffle with limited slots that has a first come first served rule.

But I guess the bigger problem really is not that some are replying too fast which results in a low-quality post; it is that some don't make it a habit to double-check their replies before posting them. The quality is low not only in terms of coherence and context, and failed to contribute a new or important idea or information, but also in terms of basic grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and so on.

They are not actually newbies because newbies don't have enough knowledge about the forum and other things like basics on Bitcoin, altcoins to reply fast.

You are right about this style, replying fast to fish merit and the OP and first posters usually come from same local boards. They like have a phone ring bell to notify each other to join a same topic and try to create fake topics, ask non sense questions like newbies. Then other newbies reply to fish merit from merit sources.

Now you are a good example for youngsters, I can see that such cases are recognized and "negatively" interpreted. Well, that can be your satisfaction, someone will learn something based on your actions 

Yeah, I learned that the hard way.

After the second thread way created (which was caused by a mistake on my path) I have stopped rushing to create post - and even if I end up still being the first person I make sure I’ve written all I have to say on that post before clicking on “post”.

Newbies and most of the members forget this side of the story always because they think rushing a post is what would gain more merits and some i won't blame them because since most of the signature has mentioned to their rules not to post in a thread that is more than 5 pages, some user always want to utilized the chances of becoming the first to reply a post by causing serious harm to them without knowing that reading a message properly always counts as well.
First before a user should reply a post they should think possible things that could likely occur if they make mistake just as examplens has mentioned the case of Cantsay, he is always in found of rushing post without him fully dilute the body and content of the messages before releasing his reply and later he would come edit post which is not good at all.

OP, check this case @Cantsay - possible abuse of merits + alt accounts exposed by Lucius

Briefly
User @cantsay instantly replies to reserve the post. Later he edits the same post with adequate content and thus becomes constructive on the topic, but his reply is the first below the OP. There are also accusations that he additionally manipulated with the help of his alt accounts to make the whole process easier for himself.
Probably the main motive is to earn merits, because the fastest answers usually get the most merits, especially in the Beginners & Help board.

Being the first to comment on a post doesn't make a good poster and what we have a look at when discussing this topic is what t333vhe state of mind of the individual and what his understanding of the topic is and how best his comments can help the ops get what he wants.


This is a discussion forum that is made up of members who have different mindsets, which is why in recent times we have preached more about reality in achieving such standards in posting habits, that are generally acceptable in the forum.

you actually on the right track. Have also came across a scenario whereby some users (good posters) that are not even among the top 5 replies of a particular post still got merited because of its well arrange, effective, impacting and outstanding reply or opinion. Most time in same post those that even reply first might even endup not being merited because of how their reply is.

let me say this plus the other three other tips listed on your reply as made it four Epic tips. Because is not every post you got to reply there's some post you don't even have half-size knowledge of, in such cases the best thing is for to just read the reply and the post all through and try to understand it than to just end making a long off-topic post (which is pretty annoying) so that next if you encounter such related post again you would be able to contribute more efficiently.

To be honest I was ones like that. Making mistakes ain't bad but what is dangerous or bad is not learning from those mistakes to make your self more better. You know that feeling of joining  campaign for the first time, you would all means to keep up to the post count which may even lead to you posting shit post so at that time I thought I was doing it to earn better doesn't know was actually slowing down the growth of my account. Till I cam across a certain post in my local board , the (op) was like don't let your campaign to affect your posting skills always focus on making quality post so after encountered such post I got inspired and I try practicing it and I noticed great changes in my posting. And know as time goes on I would undergo more breakthrough.

Well, first off, I agree with others who pointed this out, how do you define a quality reply? Just 'cause a post is long doesn't automatically make it good.

I think a solid reply shows you digested the original idea and are adding something relevant.  Maybe you're asking a good follow up question or making an observation that pushes the dialogue forward.  Or maybe you're respectfully disagreeing.  But your reply should flow outta paying close attention, not just rattling off whatever pops into your head.

Quality over quantity, is what I'm saying.

Being among the first five users to reply to threads does not make me a quality poster; the quality of your response is what matters most because even when sending merits, only posts with quality information are merited. That is why some first-page replies lack merit, while replies that are not even on the first page do get merits sometime.Although replying on the first page or among the first people to reply to a thread does boost the confidence of a user, if you are a newbie and you are able to start responding to threads quickly, it will encourage the user to learn fast because before replying to the thread, the newbie needs to make some findings, even if he or she has no idea about the thread. While some users go off topic and just say what they have in mind, even if it is not in the same direction as the discussion on the ground.

Well, I’ve seen it also and have observed the same. But to be honest, even those who are in high rank positions are doing the same that will lead to post bursting if they don’t give good interval on their posts. Aside from that, the quality of post will be compromise. Since the post is made instantly without going an extra mile to add some relevant information from doing research, then it will definitely end up with a low content post, or worst become off-topic.

It is better to write a very comprehensive comment with quality thoughts and ideas in it than to write some shitpost for the sake of completing the post count or whatever. IMO, good posts are not only on the first page of a thread; some quality posts from some reputable members can still be found on the second or third page of a thread, and it doesn't really matter as long as they are giving a quality idea that is far different from what others have said. Although some members like to be on the first role comment because they feel it's what gives their comments the possibility of getting merit more easily, that's not a fact; comments on the second or third page usually receive merit as well. 

Some people post just to make up their quoterly post count, and it doesn't really matter to them what crap they are writing, and it's quite annoying to sometimes see shitposts from some high-ranking members like the one I came across this night from a legendary rank. IJWT encourages some members to try their best and make nice posts because it contributes to their reputation on the forum.

Sometimes over excitement or laziness may cause someone not to fully grasp post before making a reply, which is really bad because in the end it will seems like you are fooling yourself. I have been in such scenario one time and I was really disappointed since I critised someone without getting what she was saying and when misinterpretation was called to my notice by someone else, by which I did apologise and I really felt like a fool.

Is better not to make a post or reply if you don't really understand or have something to say about than make reply. There are times when I'm online and I don't make any reply to a post since I don't have much to say about it, instead learn from others reply and if there is still something I don't understand, I will try to do further research on it or ask someone to explain it, so that in case there is a topic related to it next time, I will be able to contribute meaningfully.
Here are some good tips to make quality reply

• Always try to read previous comments before making your own reply
• Don't be too quick to judge anyone instead make sure you have a solid fact before you start making a fool of yourself
• Learn to Search effectively and Don't be ashamed to ask questions even in topic not created by you

I sometimes find it very unpleasant to read crappy post from barely a line or two - with no factual content, criticism, affirmation etc.... talkmore of writing innit.

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A typical spammer would always wanna begin an inquisition on topics that has been debated over and over again... Don't get me wrong; It's right for you to CRITICIZE constructively - what makes it dumb is tryna overemphasize whatever topic that was, thereby creating a scenario to DEVIATE from the actual point... They end up complaining for being assaulted over the stress they be putting most of us in reported them junk post

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