Topic: Post quality matters than replying fast (Read 572 times)

I've seen some people making their post on the second or last page and they are earning their merit, it all depends on the quality of what one is posting, any newbie that tend to rush in making reply will definitely post shit because it will not contain the quality standard required, instead, it will show that such user is trying to make himself got noticed, you can agree with me that you will need to make some kind of research and possible reference to a reply you may want to make on any post to give the right and accurate information and before you can gather all these, you would have seen more than five replies ahead of you, which doesn't mean that your own will not be placed on higher quality than theirs.

Even if they reply first, it doesn't give room for understanding. knowing what the thread is talking about is the most important thing. Most of the newbies does that all because they want to earn merit, but forgetting that a post that receives merit is not the first to reply, rather the reply that is meaningful and can contribute to the welfare of the forum.

There is always bound to be misunderstanding in a forum such as this, where just about everything is typed and depending on your understanding of punctuations, you just might not read it right as typed by who ever is making the comment and that alone is enough to create a misunderstanding or interpretation.

There isn’t something really wrong about that, it’s a discussion and there is room for clarification although, you don’t have to hurriedly jump to making a response or respond to every comment you see on your thread or forum.
You give room for contributions and you might have someone come in with just the right respond that could best what you might have had in your thoughts.

There is no issue with posting everyday as we need to be active in the forum most especially if we are members in a signature campaign. But replying more fast than it seems without making it sure if the content of the post is constructive or not, that is simply showing spamming and post bursting just to reach the required post of every campaign. I cannot say that it’s more on chasing for merits, because if they really aim to attract merits, they will put a lot of effort in every post so that other members will notice and appreciate its content, even if it means it will be posted in the last page of the thread.

Nobody knows it all and learning is a continues process, making a constructive, informative, meaningful and helpful posting should be paramount other than making a drastic posting that has no value, building up a quality posting habit is more like building good personal reputation and laying down good foundation. In my opinion I think individual reassessment will be of great importance as regards to making a quality posting, always keep in check that my point to know if you are deviating or not.

It's spam, there are several users here who have that bad habit and it happens a lot in gambling.

Nothing to contribute for these users just make the post, let's say one could eventually do it, but the frequency with which they do it is defined as: spam, troll, shilling, disrespectful, etc. Or, Ah! Pay Per Post.

There is only one user who can be there and never be off-topic, or in that shit-post zone, and currently he doesn't...

My guess is that those higher rank members who post in a rush just wanted to earn merits especially when a newbie created a new thread asking for help and also to reach the required amount of post needed to get paid in the campaign that they have joined. i also see higher forum member ranks that do that as what you have explained what they did. I also noticed that some high ranking forum members that doesn't have signature on their account didn't post much but when there's a signature campaign then they almost post everyday.

Right. There is always this tendency among members, they actually compete to be first in the thread for which they make a small post and edit it later. It would have been better if they took the time to write quality posts and posted the entire post at once, but due to the rush, now they use this strategy. Everyone wants to put the blame on the newbies. But I think this tactic is mostly used by high ranking members, because they do these things to fill the campaign post quota and represent themselves as the most active member.

I don't think this action only applies to newbies because I have seen some higher ranked users here too rushing to be the first page posted although I can't be certain on the notion of them actually rushing to post but sometimes it just feels like it's what they are actually doing, I think I have even come across a posts of users being accused here of actually using their alts account to ask a question and still supposedly being the first one to actually answer them correctly all in the name of achieving merits.

I'd say both are important, you might have to write your constructive or quality post before someone else does it because the forum is full of users with vast knowledge and many would know the answer to a question along with you, if you are late, someone else would have already written what you might have in mind, and remember, a post, no matter how well-constructed, isn't considered to be a good or constructive post if it is repeated which means that if someone else has already written the same thing, you don't get any credit for writing it back.

So, someone should reply as soon as possible if they know they can add something constructive to the thread, and it is important for them to check if someone else hasn't posted the same thing earlier so that it isn't a repeated post, otherwise, it will be useless as it doesn't contribute anything to the discussion.

Are you sorry that someone discovered him or that he is still doing the same things regardless of knowing that it is wrong? I'm just sorry that very few people on this forum have a moral compass that points in the right direction, and that it's much easier for most to turn their heads to the other side and pretend they don't see anything

Quality over quantity should be the standard but it's sad that this is been compromised because there's this perception that comes with the fact that a scanty or few word post could be a spam post or less of a quality post and this is mostly see by signature campaign managers, they sometimes see less word post as not been quality enough because we'll I stand to be corrected but I've seen it common amongst most persons who are in a signature campaign making very long post just to appear like quality posters.

Making good replies at time mustn't be lengthy, you could go straight to the point and make your contributions and the message will be sent across as it should be.

Most shitty posts on the forum are always in two lines or three but there are few members that can make a very short quality post, it doesn't matter if you have something good to say, everyone who want to reply to a post must have had something in mind in the first place, either fast or slow doesn't matter.

Every newbies and beginners have their first time experiences, we just need to encourage them to keep making good posts, some newbies will even sound like they did their bests, it's only a matter of time, I believe they will get better, a bad member (spammer) must have been corrected many times already before they are given the ban hammer.

I am not bothered about fast replies, is the fast reply making sense? That's all we should care about, by the way, how can you tell if someone is very eager to reply to your post or not? I will like to know, because anyone can be called a fast replier or something.

I think that the time duration that it takes for a member to reply or quote in a thread doesn't really matter, what matters is the quality of post, because a person can take one hour in replying a post and it'll still be a shitpost, while another person with a vast knowledge of the topic can just reply in a few minutes. I'm not bothered about being among the first set of people to post in a topic, what matters is my quality contribution to the thread, we're not in competition in this forum, so we basically share our thoughts so others can see things from our own perspective.

Being the first or being among the fifth members to reply, I did not see it as a matter of a member hurrying to be the first to reply, but I just viewed it as the act of being active on the forum always, so I just see it as the act of being active on the forum all the times. When a member spends more time in the forum, they will definitely be among those who reply first when they have an idea. 
 
In fact, I don't think spammers are always the first five members to reply quickly. You will always find them hidden on the second page or probably replying at the bottom of the first page, but you will hardly find many of them being the first to reply because they know they will surely receive criticism if their reply doesn't make sense. 
 

Why would a member even try to respond to a post that they don't understand? The only people I believe are engaged in that behavior are some members who are part of the signature campaign and are trying to find a way to match the amount of posts, particularly those who are with alt accounts in signature campaigns.

I don't think this is the most common reason. I can think of two others:

1) If you are the first to reply to a thread you don't have to think as much to elaborate your reply as if there are already several replies (this would be the most important reason in my opinion).

2) You give better exposure to the company you are advertising if you are in a signature campaign (here it would not be as important to write exactly the first reply as to have a habit of replying on the first page(s) before the last page of mega-threads).

If you can visit some discussion section, you will see some senior members trying to be the first person to post in a particular thread to correct some things about the thread so that it will give newbies clear understanding to follow the topic very well. Quality post matter a lot to users in this forum, and it always give legendary and hero members joy whenever they come across such post in any discussion section, and it has motivated a lot of users to go deeper into research to increase their knowledge that will make them to improve in quality post. Newbies will always act like newbies in the forum which everyone here has experienced before we became perfect in quality post, I believe moderators in each section discussion are doing a great job to delete some off topic post and replies made by newbies and other members.

I think only newbies are not in a hurry to reply any post, I have seen many big users are also in a hurry to reply the post even I have seen it in this thread. There are many people who rush to reserve the post and reply immediately even when they see that their post is not up to standard, they later edit it to make the post up to standard.

First of all if we replay any post we have to read that post well first and reply to the post accordingly. If you don't read or understand a post properly then you will never be able to give a proper answer to that post.

Is not always the newbies that like posting in a hurry even the higher ranked members, Sr. members Full members e.t.c, I do that at time you OP do that also, we're all guilty on that and I can't say if is good or not. Sometimes it gets into our head and we do it, like let me just do rough post on this topic (not everyone is responsible for this though).
Some of those who rush just to be the 1st or 2nd to be on the first page sometimes do post out of point, the post doesn't tally , the just post for other members to see them as the 1st or 2nd to drop a reply or to show that you're very brilliant to be very fast in dropping an answer and those who are responsible for these are those who find it hard to read what the OP is cooking, that's where they do tag such post as shitty post. It will look like you don't have anything to offer but you do only if you take your time and remove that competitive mentality off your head, life is not about competition.

Posting is an easy thing, that only time it gets difficult is when you don’t know what to post to make it more interesting and informative to the one who can read it. Not all members in the forum are knowledgeable on every topic posted, most of the time you still have to make extended research out on every topic so you can share your best shot to that topic. And it’s just a bonus if you can post your reply quickly, but it does not matter anymore, as the major content of your post is what matters most, how it will create an impact to the next posters of the same topic.

why isn't this happening in the technical board? You can see many posts in the technical board that do not get much response.
It's not necessary to respond to a post right away if you don't fully understand it, I've seen a lot of responses like that from new users and also some high rank users, when you make quality posts, you can still earn merit even if they're on the last page.
I've noticed that the majority of them only respond to the title of the topic without reading and comprehending the entire content. When you rush to post something you don't know about, you're going to end up contributing irrelevant responses.

As a newbie, instead of rushing yourself into responding quickly to something you don't understand, take your time, read through other users responses and especially senior members responses, and always conduct your own research.

From which page can we assume that users are more relaxed replying with quality? is it from the second page? because I read many replies from legendary forum members and members in the other ranks that are on the first page on some topics, and some make sense. I understand that replying and being on the first page may give the impression that a forum member hurriedly replied a topic, but sometimes it actually just means that the people in the first page saw the topic first when they were online, or have better understanding of the topic to elaborate on the discussion for others to follow.

I think it is not about replying fast replies but it is about the quality of the replies that they do.

Sure, there may be some connection between writing fast equates to poorer quality in replies but that is not always the case. There are other forum users who can reply relatively quickly compared to your average poster but what they contribute/reply is far more superior in quality compared to the ones who reply on threads in a slower fashion.


I humbly submit that some newbies who post read only the title and they get their information from it.

There are others whose replies are so irrelevant that it has nothing to do with the subject. While it may be frustrating, at the end of the day, they are the ones who are going to suffer especially if they have the goal of ranking up.

I’m posting to reply or interact on opinion that is interesting for me. I don’t have any intention to make my post visible to others because that’s not my target response. You should create thread if you want someone notice your opinion assuming that there’s no same topic exist.

If this quick response is for the visibility to get merit then it doesn’t increase your chance of getting merit because it’s still about the quality than visibility besides there’s a merit thread to report post which you can still get merit if your reply is on the last or middle page as long as it is a quality post.

Some also replied quickly but the same thought from those who have posted already so I think that is quite useless to say. If you have nothing vital to add, then it’s better to just skip the thread and find other topics that you think you can contribute a lot. We are encouraging a constructive and informative posts in the forum so that it will continue to serve new ideas and information to those who are new in the forum.

Replying fast or replying late should not be an issue. But it matters most if what you are posting are irrelevant or off topic. Be aware of that. Otherwise, your post will often be criticized and I think that won’t be good for you and in the forum. However, if it’s constructive criticism, probably that’s fine.

They do that maybe just to meet their posting quota and they need to rush it since they are way behind then deadline is nearly coming. For sure this is not happening to newbies since they maybe don't have any idea about it and also usually those rank doesn't have any posting quota especially if they don't have any platform or product to promote. This cases  happened here so hopefully this will be corrected so that all post we can read here is valuable or something that we can get an idea on something and learn from other base on their own experience or statements.

Some maybe target to rush their post then edit it so they would have higher chance to get those merits but I think this maybe the less reason on why this is happening and to avoid this maybe people should think twice sending merits on a post which have edited tag above.

The most important thing about replying to a post is to understand the post head and what it says before being the first to reply to it.

Being the first to reply to a post doesn't make one a good poster that will receive more merits than others, who will reply to a post when it passes the first page.

That being said, every member of this forum understands that whether their post is on the first page or the last page, it will be read by others and have outer exposure and explanation given. However, it doesn't matter when you find it necessary to reply to a post because what matters most is the quality of the post not when you have the reply to a post, posted.

I also wanted asking same question, because I think it's not about posting lengthy things that makes no meaning, I've gone through people's post and replies and I've noticed that some people's reply contradicts the OP's post but then they post lengthy stuffs or should I say post with quantity, so does that mean their replies are the best or with quality?

 I think you're right, before one replies to an OP's post, I think they should try to read and understand what the OP is trying to say, they should also reason from their point of view and try to correct the OP if their statement is wrong or take note and learn from the message they're trying to pass, if they're making sense. To my best understanding so far, I believe we all are here to learn and impact people in the forum, in any little way we can.

 @Mia Chloe you've said it all and I believe the OP would come across this post and try to take the necessary corrections, cause like i said earlier we are all here to learn and impact the forum, and like they say, no knowledge is a waste.

Some of the high rank members from Snr members do this often than newbies. I am not sure newbies have this idea that the first responses get the merits. Any newbie that has this idea must have been told by the higher ranked members or the newbie isn't a genuine newbie. Talking about being in a haste to reply posts, some people have been mentioned severally in the reputation board for this purpose. Yet, the act keeps happening.
Most times, the idea is not to read others opinion and enjoy the conversation naturally. The idea is to earn as much merits as possible and rank up as fast as possible. Since there is an edit button in the forum, they could just type rubbish, submit and later edit it and let it be the first post in the thread.
The way to stop this act is to start denying the first few responses merits. But then the forum cannot do that, so we should just learn how to live with that.

I think if there were no errors there wouldn't be any corrections.. I like the way you have changed and this you have sets an example to others where they need to dilute whatever post they came across before hasting to post, lots of people are victim of this i could remembered then in time of POA most people don't even mind writing their details rather they would just copied the next person details to submit their applications where they cause problems for themselves.
Also make sure to use the preview option to have finite view of your writing before submitting to avoid any further embarrassment, anyway sorry for your case.

I'm new and I don't know anything about the strategies that some people use to advance their accounts and become more well-known, but as you said, a response full of useful information and understanding is better than a trivial, off-topic response.

For example, yesterday I made several unauthorized responses. I received messages stating that the officials deleted them because there were laws that I did not know, and I know that I will make other mistakes, but my primary goal for being here remains to learn more about crypto and get help so that I can carry out my projects and help others in the future.

Personally, it takes me more than 15 minutes to respond to a post because I am new, and I try as much as possible to understand the topic by reading the responses and researching more so that I have a point of view and useful information.
Even the posts that I do not respond to, I read them and read the replies to obtain information that may benefit me.

How quickly I replied is not a big deal, but the big thing is how much information I could give in the reply I made or how constructive my post was. Instead of thinking that we need to post quickly, we need to focus on how constructively we are posting. Everyone can post because posting doesn't require much thought, but not everyone can post constructively. In order to post constructively, a lot of thought is needed and a lot of information is needed. I replied to another person, but there is no point in replying if I can't answer his question properly. Before replying to a post, read the post carefully to see what the sender has shared in the post and what information I can help by replying to his post. Sometimes some users post off topic which is not really useful to other members and their post seems like they are posting like this just to increase the number of posts on their profile.

If the intention is to get known by other members as an active member and perhaps get some merits for giving an answer/explanation to the question posed in the thread, you’ll get noticed alright. But if your posts are majorly irrelevant, you surely won’t get any merits. You would be known as a spammer and probably be put on ignore by others. All thanks to your hard work of making sure to quickly write redundant shit early in a new thread.

Posts which are of quality and informative still manage to get merits even if they’re buried deep in a thread.

I think the main advantage of being one of the first commenters in a post is that your reply is the first to be seen and will have more exposure.  If you want to make your reply known and reach out a lot of people, then you will always target the first post because it will get the most exposure.  Most exposure means more probable for people to engage with them.  If your reply is not the first page (or last page), then some users will not see it and you will lose the opportunity to have meaningful discussion with other forum members (unless the OP will engage you in a discussion then you will get the chance to post another reply then the thread will keep going).

I do not know about other users but there is a thrill of having your post being seen and being engaged by others.  You will meet someone that may teach you something new or you will meet a friend with common interest (either way is a win scenario).

It is often said that quality will always stand out, if you are not hasty in making reply and you take your time in making quality reply, it will give more meaning and clarity to the original post that was made. More so there are often times that people that make fast reply do make quality replies too because it is not all fast replies that are not quality enough, however it doesn't change the fact that, taking your time to make good and quality post even though is on the fifth page of the original post is a wrong thing, somebody can merit your post at anytime so far as it's has quality.
As for newbies that always want to make fast replies, I think maybe is either they want to be noticed or get merited, however in making fast replies you can be prone to errors either typographical or grammatical,
For me I always digest post before making my replies.

Not everyone's understanding is the same. No one spends time to understand, easily grasps, or expresses his opinion. But there are some people who take a long time to understand because they are not familiar with the phrase or phrases and take time to find out a lot of information. So they can't easily express their opinion in any thread. But there is no problem with that. The point is, whether you express your opinion on the first page or the last page, your competence depends on how much you know, understand, and write.

I speak for myself when I express my opinion on the front page of a thread, but it doesn't happen anymore due to my inability to easily understand. It takes time for me to understand, but by the time I understand, I see that thread is already 2–3 pages long. Which is why I no longer comment in frustration. At that time, my thoughts were like this: so many pages have become that it is not right for me to comment on who will read my writing (although these are thoughts). I was very scared. But still, I dare to put my thoughts aside and hold my opinion. Rather than hastily, unknowingly posting on the first page (within 1–5), it is bound to be seen if I put a quality, informative opinion on the last page.

Its a general sickness and I believe some people set notifications on particular boards so that they are informed on any new topic that drops there. Most people do not take their time to read through topics(especially long ones) before contributing. For some, they contribute from someone else's contribution under the topic. Now ignoring the main topic will put you in the same line of thought as the person you're quoting and if he/she is making a mistake, then you will follow suit.

Something of good value or quality is easy to spot out and same goes with bad quality and both are given the recognition or rejection it deserves. Taking time to make nice and constructive posts after understanding the topic and reading through some of the contributions rewards both you and other users because you may learn more while researching or  brainstorming, and others users from your wealth of knowledge. I also think that if you don't take time to fully understand the topic before contributing, then the aim of the OP is defeated, he raised the topic for discussion purpose and further learning from the contributions of greater minds.

Finally, its not about how much posting you've done or how fast you posted, but how much value each of your posts adds to the forum.

Something like copywriting / rewriting?

Not always like this. Sometimes subsequent posts complement the first answers.

Keeping a time limit before publishing a post is, frankly, a little stupid. Content is more important. And if a quick response doesn't negatively affect this, then why not yes.

The forum is littered with the same topics. Nothing can be done about it.

Until all variations of paraphrasing have been exhausted.

It is also important to consider some other points. Imagine a new topic opening. The question in this topic is quite simple; a beginner asks, and an experienced person answers. Or the same beginner, but with an understanding of the correct answer. But then we see a lot of answers to one simple question; the answers vary in purely verbal changes but in essence, carry one single meaning.
Are these rephrased answers necessary?
And as you can see, the first answers remain the most useful. Therefore, if you know what needs to be answered, write, and don’t think about how much time you need for a full answer.
In the end, most topics turn into rehashing the same answers.
An example of a topic that was recently opened.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/what-is-the-bitcoin-bull-market-5485158

How long will this topic last?

I would like to believe that he learned his lesson, but after I opened that topic, he was caught doing the same thing at least 3-4 more times, and I sincerely doubt that he won't do it again. It's a very cheap way to get merits, and when you find a way that works, you stick to it, no matter what someone says you're doing something wrong. What is most important is the fact that he has not (yet) been kicked out of the sig campaign because of such things.

He's a really good example... -> Link

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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Firstly Op what is your definition of a quality reply?
Because if you are trying to say a long reply is a quality one you are wrong.  I have come across a lot of forum members with very quality posts of less the 3 lines.

Now from my experience if you don't read a post properly you can't make the right reply hence other posters will simply ignore your reply and if someone is kind enough they may explain to you your mistakes and if you should continue same habit they would simply consider you a shit poster.

It is also important to note op that most members may not consider your post as an advice because in order to give someone a nice advice to follow, courtesy demands you make a good example first.

Nice advice mate. But you should be aware that not only the newbies are in a hurry to be at the first reply position on new threads. I've seen some higher ranked members who also wants to have that first spot as it's seen to mostly or probably earn merit when you are able to give a good reply to the post in question. But does this really matter?
Yes you may want to be in the first post but the placing or position of your reply doesn't matter mate. If you are a good quality poster and have good idea of what you are talking about then it doesn't matter if your reply is on the last page, you will surely earn the deserved merit. If a newbie has this idea, then he should avoid such reasoning as it doesn't account for your earning merits.

I've took noticed that alot of users are always in a hurry to reply a post expecially newbies, I know it is a good strategies to always try to make your reply to be among the first or at least fifth position, because it would make it easier for other users to see and to read it. But in a scenario whereby a user came across a post and reply fast without having clear understanding about that post such reply may be seen as off-topic or not contributing at all. And if such act continue as your post are always around the first-fifth position it may lead to you being ignored by other users.
So anytime you see a post take your time to understand the concept before making any reply, for instance you came across a post about security and privacy and more. If you don't have much Idea about it don't jump in and quickly reply take your time read the post after reading do some research for better clarity and understanding. And if you came across any word you are not familiar with always do yourself a favour and use the dictionary because neglecting or Ignoring such  may cause you chances of getting a proper understanding about the post.So doing all this would help you in Acquiring more knowledge and also improve your posting skills, helping you in becoming a good poster.