Well if the answers or posts of your team member contributes to better clarify the questions of other bitcointalk members, then I don't see any malicious act meriting them. Meriting any proof or answers that makes sense with regards to your project is okay.
The only malicious intent I see when it comes to merit distribution are those accounts with a generic writing that receives merit even though their posts can be found on the megathread LOL
Topic: Sending merit to merit worthy posts to team members. How would you look at it? - page 2. (Read 314 times)
August 17, 2022, 08:59:40 AM
August 17, 2022, 08:44:48 AM
Re: Sending merit to merit worthy posts to team members. How would you look at it?
If it's a merit worthy post, then it is deserving of merits regardless of the personal relationship with the account.
There may be a light argument on how you could have a biased view when checking out such posts, but drawing the line for where personal interest meets objective judgement would be a thin one.
I dare say a lot of users here have developed fondness for certain profiles and look out for their post to merit. This is purely based on the quality of their posts and not for any alterior motive.
If it's a merit worthy post, then it is deserving of merits regardless of the personal relationship with the account.
There may be a light argument on how you could have a biased view when checking out such posts, but drawing the line for where personal interest meets objective judgement would be a thin one.
I dare say a lot of users here have developed fondness for certain profiles and look out for their post to merit. This is purely based on the quality of their posts and not for any alterior motive.
How would you judge it if you are in the same situation? I would like to have some discussion and based on that I will take a note if I should or should not.
I will not refrain from meriting such profiles, but I would put in an extra effort to be objective when deciding which of such posts are merit worthy. 
August 17, 2022, 08:28:59 AM
It probably depends on the post and its contribution to the forum.
If you're consistently meriting similar users in the ann thread it'll probably be noticed and you might get called out/neg trusted for it - you also might not be a merit source after a while too (if you were one). If you merit their posts in other topics of the forum (unrelated to the project you're working on then it's fine) - even if you have a slight bias towards team members (as long as you're distributing your merits enough to other users too).
If you're consistently meriting similar users in the ann thread it'll probably be noticed and you might get called out/neg trusted for it - you also might not be a merit source after a while too (if you were one). If you merit their posts in other topics of the forum (unrelated to the project you're working on then it's fine) - even if you have a slight bias towards team members (as long as you're distributing your merits enough to other users too).
August 17, 2022, 08:27:13 AM
Merits is a subjective issue, you spend it based on your own criteria and how you choose to do so. If your team members have posted what you think is good, and what you consider merit worthy by your own standards, thus why hesitate to merit them. Tbh, there's no need to feel uneasy about that, the only thing you shouldn't do with merits is to sell them, or merit your alt accounts.
August 17, 2022, 08:19:30 AM
The most important part to meriting someone is the quallity of the post, not the user. I don't mind to give merit to a same user if he's post are very worthy and deserve merit. So, there's no need to worry about it, make sure you're not biased.
If you're not comfortable to give merit to your team members, then you can report his post on Unmerited good post here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/self-moderated-report-unmerited-good-posts-to-merit-source-5093271
If you're not comfortable to give merit to your team members, then you can report his post on Unmerited good post here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/self-moderated-report-unmerited-good-posts-to-merit-source-5093271
August 17, 2022, 08:08:10 AM
Consider my personal account is a merit source or say not anymore or it was never a merit source lol.
When I see a post is merit worthy I send merit. But I am hesitating to send merit to the team members in the Ann thread and other threads created from the official account. One mind says it's okay, they are not my alt accounts but another mind is saying sending merit to them seems like I am giving them an unethical (may be not) favour.
How would you judge it if you are in the same situation? I would like to have some discussion and based on that I will take a note if I should or should not.
Thanks in advance.
When I see a post is merit worthy I send merit. But I am hesitating to send merit to the team members in the Ann thread and other threads created from the official account. One mind says it's okay, they are not my alt accounts but another mind is saying sending merit to them seems like I am giving them an unethical (may be not) favour.
How would you judge it if you are in the same situation? I would like to have some discussion and based on that I will take a note if I should or should not.
Thanks in advance.
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