Topic: That feeling having your first merit on Bitcointalk - page 3. (Read 709 times)
Yes, I know how you feel because I've been there before. For me, getting merit the first time was like when my social media account was mentioned by the person I idolized.
It's always a good feeling seeing people achieve great expectations in life, and you celebrating your merit, I just wish someday I will do mine
The feeling of earning the first merit is different, I was also very happy when I earned the first merit on Bitcointalk. You have a long way to go, it's just the beginning. Improve post quality, share informative things that can be interesting for users. I have seen many members who do not post anything good which is not informative but they hope to get merit. They need to remember that those who contribute to BitcoinTalk, the Bitcointalk community members must give their deserving rewards to those members.
So continue your activities and earn more merit. Good luck.
So continue your activities and earn more merit. Good luck.
I know your feeling because I also felt it when at the first time getting merit after hundreds of posts I made so far.
However, if that is your first merit, don't be satisfied only with it, try again and you can get other merits again if you really deserve it.
And probably, you can review your own posts again in order to make better posts and also decrease the off-topic postings.
there are always more struggles to get bigger and better things to obtain as you expect.
However, if that is your first merit, don't be satisfied only with it, try again and you can get other merits again if you really deserve it.
And probably, you can review your own posts again in order to make better posts and also decrease the off-topic postings.
there are always more struggles to get bigger and better things to obtain as you expect.
Congratulations to earning your first merit. Just keep doing things that let you earn merit which means that the post or thread you made have quality. Just make sure you don't focus on earning merit only. I earned my merit months later on from the day theymos implemented the merit system to lessen the spam and shitposting forum users. It is different from before where you only need activity points to rank up which some people abuse this system and create many accounts to join bounty campaigns (ICO) which until now some are creating alt accounts to abuse paid bounty campaigns.
Way back you can increase your rank through activities and merit is not yet present. It is much more easier compared to the system right now but we cannot maintain such kind of process in ranking up. It is a good thing that merit has been present and is the requirement for you to rank up because it filters those who post related comments in the posts with those who just post as a requirement. Earning one can already mean a celebration specially for those who are trying to rank up so let us not degrade those who are celebrating just because they earned their first merit.
Could totally relate, I was elated after receiving my first one too years back.
As long as you continue contributing, they'll come naturally
As long as you continue contributing, they'll come naturally
Having first merit I really feel so happy and it makes me more hardworking, creative to post. And I assure to the forum that they will not regret for giving my first merit
butt sadly to say I don't have any merits heheheheh .
butt sadly to say I don't have any merits heheheheh .
But even if a user is only posting bounties-posts I would suspect he/she would earn at least one merit - maybe just by accident. The more you post, the more likely it is that you earn a random merit.
Not if you consider the following things. Bounty hunters don't merit other bounty hunters for the reports they post. They are mostly newbies or Jr. members having only 1 merit, so they can't send any sMerits. Bounty managers of altcoin campaigns will surely not merit bounty reports either. Merit sources and those with huge stashes of merits don't go searching for merit-worthy posts in bounty threads or the altcoin boards in general. That very much limits such users from receiving any merits. 
Actually, and interesting retrospective exercise is to revisit one’s own first merited post, especially if you’ve been around for a while. Mine was this one (in Spanish), after about a month and a half on the forum:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30980512.
The posts have a context given by the thread that should be taken into account, but all in all, revisiting the first meriting post of people is quite interesting to see (I’ve just done so on a few of the profiles on this thread – over the 120 day window timeframe).
Edit: I went ahead and compiled a list of posters on my local board and the first post they were merited for (whichever the board). Interesting retrospective exercise (see: ¿Con qué post obtuviste tu primer mérito Bitcointalk?)
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30980512.
The posts have a context given by the thread that should be taken into account, but all in all, revisiting the first meriting post of people is quite interesting to see (I’ve just done so on a few of the profiles on this thread – over the 120 day window timeframe).
Edit: I went ahead and compiled a list of posters on my local board and the first post they were merited for (whichever the board). Interesting retrospective exercise (see: ¿Con qué post obtuviste tu primer mérito Bitcointalk?)
I really can't recall what it felt like but I'm sure it felt good to actually get accredited in one of the best way possible of the forum especially as a beginner. Merits could be as well motivating as well as it could be discouraging. When you see or measure how tough it was to get one and the number needed to scale through the ranks especially when it doubles, it becomes very discouraging. On the other hand, it boost your courage when its just a few left. I wish you not to get discouraged on your journey in the forum, be careful enough to read through beneficial articles and comments in the forum and keep finding a way to motivate yourself.
You've got one and its sure to be an attractant for many more to come.
You've got one and its sure to be an attractant for many more to come.
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If you look at the poster’s posting history you’ll see it’s dead easy to know why he hasn’t received any merits: All his posts are in self-interest, related to bounty hunting. That’s his own prerogative if he wishes to do so, but it is obviously makes his posts completely contrary to being candidates to receiving merits. Not a question of bad luck therefore, but rather more a consequence of the chosen path here.
Wow, havent seen something like you before. You have almost over 1000 posts and not a single merit?
I guess you haven't seen TheBeardedBaby posts about members with thousands of posts of bounty reports with zero merits which is not surprising.I agree. It is better to be constructive and try to motivate him to write posts like the one that has been merited.
an outright discouraging post is wrong but I don't see anything wrong with the constructive criticism 20kevin20 gave. 20kevin20 mentioned what OP needs to improve at and what OP needs to do if he wants to earn merit which I think is good for the OP. <…>
If you look at the poster’s posting history you’ll see it’s dead easy to know why he hasn’t received any merits: All his posts are in self-interest, related to bounty hunting. That’s his own prerogative if he wishes to do so, but it is obviously makes his posts completely contrary to being candidates to receiving merits. Not a question of bad luck therefore, but rather more a consequence of the chosen path here.first merit on Bitcointalk ?? 
hopefully waiting for that feeling...... 
Wow, havent seen something like you before. You have almost over 1000 posts and not a single merit? Thats just insane. In my opinion even if your post quality was very bad it is also connected to very bad luck, because usually someone gives you at least one merit. hopefully waiting for that feeling......
Don't take it too serious OP, if you are here to make good contributions to this forum merits will surely start flying to your account it's normal and not hard but avoid letting this be your first priority, be the real you and see what happens
first merit on Bitcointalk ?? hopefully waiting for that feeling......
hopefully waiting for that feeling...... 
For the first to get merit, of course it will be a special joy because by being promoted to jr. but you dare to prove that later merit will be easier when you have mastered this forum, it can be said that you contribute fully so that the information given will certainly be of benefit too.
So it's natural from newbie to jr but with hard work and this will motivate you in the future to continue to work fully in this forum and provide extensive insights and debate with relevance with valid information.
I am sure you can do this in front of it to increase your account.
Congratulations dude on the first merit.
So it's natural from newbie to jr but with hard work and this will motivate you in the future to continue to work fully in this forum and provide extensive insights and debate with relevance with valid information.
I am sure you can do this in front of it to increase your account.
Congratulations dude on the first merit.
Celebrating your first merit is not that bad especially that you worked hard on it, but think about making more quality posts instead of focusing on gaining merit.
Some newbies are so greedy that they really focus on earning merit without improving the quality of their posts and replies.
Hoping that this will be the edge for you to make informative and pleasing post that will contribute here in this forum.
Some newbies are so greedy that they really focus on earning merit without improving the quality of their posts and replies.
Hoping that this will be the edge for you to make informative and pleasing post that will contribute here in this forum.
Yeah, congratz. The only thing I would add to what the others have said, is that you make more posts like the one that has been merited if you want to progress in this forum.
In my opinion, this is not the best way to encourage newcomers, as I think your comment belittles an achievement that he is very proud of. We must educate, not intimidate newcomers.
I agree. It is better to be constructive and try to motivate him to write posts like the one that has been merited.
Come on, no offense but I don't think we can call this hard work.. 32 posts in total out of which 10 are in off-topic, 2 are bounty registrations and the majority of others are quite useless .. There's so much space left for you to grow, merits don't come from bounty registrations or useless posts!
Try to actively participate in the community with some useful stuff if you want merits. Read and learn new stuff about Bitcoin and whenever you see some newbie asking a question you know an answer to, jump in and help. If I were to count all your posts since December, you'd have about 6-7 posts per month.. that's 1, max 2 per week! How do you expect merits to come when you don't even post much at all?
Good luck m8, but I really suggest you to spend more time here if you want to receive some merit
Try to actively participate in the community with some useful stuff if you want merits. Read and learn new stuff about Bitcoin and whenever you see some newbie asking a question you know an answer to, jump in and help. If I were to count all your posts since December, you'd have about 6-7 posts per month.. that's 1, max 2 per week! How do you expect merits to come when you don't even post much at all?
Good luck m8, but I really suggest you to spend more time here if you want to receive some merit
In my opinion, this is not the best way to encourage newcomers, as I think your comment belittles an achievement that he is very proud of. We must educate, not intimidate newcomers.
I agree. It is better to be constructive and try to motivate him to write posts like the one that has been merited.
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