Topic: [TOP-200] The most generous users giving merits - page 13. (Read 39050 times)

And that's a big part of the problem--I don't have the time to go scanning a wide array of sections searching for good posts.  I just don't have the time or even the interest to read threads in certain sections--and since I don't speak more than one language, all the local boards are ruled out. 

I'm glad I'm able to distribute as many merits as I do, and I wish more members would hit me up when I offer to do post history reviews, because I encourage that.

Giving more merits per post isn't a bad strategy at all, IMO.  That's something I couldn't do before my sMerit allocation got upped, because I'd easily run out if I gave more than 3 merits for a decent post.

Indeed this effect is probably well know by @theymos who probably took that in consideration when readjusting merits in the last merit brrr reallocation.

Auto-tapering! If only Central Banks were the same!

I doubt that you are making any kind of grand revelation, Ratimov.

It seems that there is a wee bit of a pattern that involves a kind of explosion in the amount of smerits that are sent at the time that theymos makes an increase to the smerit allocations of merit sources, and with the passage of time, the amount tappers off...

In other words, nothing to see here in the sense that the same pattern has been known since the first introduction of the smerit system and each time that theymos has made an adjustment (seems to have been an increase in the smerit allocations) each time... How many has he done?  Maybe 3-4 adjustments after the initial creation of the merit system?

For sure, each of us are going to have our differing methodologies, and maybe if some of us have been sending smerits over a longer period of time, the drasticness of the changes that we have to make is not as great. 

Before I was a merit source, I hardly ever ventured outside of the WO thread, so I suppose that becoming a merit source has caused me to explore more threads and topics than I would have otherwise done, even though I did not really attempt to make any kind of conscious effort of spending more time or causing myself to work more..,... but still like The Pharmacist said there is inevitably a certain amount of additional work that comes from having a lot of smerits to send out.

So sure, sometimes some of us might decide to send more smerits per post than we otherwise would have sent, and within that category would also be to decide to send smerits to some posts that we might not have previously considered high enough within our considerations of what is smerit worthy..... 

So, what is a value-add post, and sometimes I am not really sure if some posts are value add or not, especially some of the more technical of posts that I will sometimes merit.. and surely there are some topics that I have trouble in determining how many smerits to send because I am not sure if I understand the posting content sufficiently.. and there are other kinds of posts that I surely do not agree with the points being made, but I may well still send out smerits if I believe them to add value or to be well-presented (even if I disagree with some of the points being made).

Another trick might be to attempt to skim rather than read in detail, but sometimes if I might be attempting to determine how many smerits to give, then I might have to read the post in more detail, even though the skimming practice might have allowed me to come across a post that I would not have otherwise even bothered to look at.

By the way, my own style is to type somewhat long posts (and sometimes detailed too), so frequently typing posts will take more of my time than reading through posts, yet I feel that many times typing posts help me to engage with various bitcoin related topics way better than if I were not in the habit of typing posts, and in that regard, I feel that I am in a better position to understand what I am reading when I am more actively engaging in various topics (mostly bitcoin related) from time to time.

And I don't think I'll get above #6 unless some merit sources above me drop out.  I'm not even sure I can maintain #6 on a monthly basis, as it's not easy to distribute that many merits consistently.  I'm glad some members have taken me up on my offer of monthly post history reviews and that the "Ranking up" thread exists in Meta.  If I had to rely on finding good posts all by myself, I don't think I could give out 600-800 merits monthly.

Thanks again for posting the results, OP!

Monthly update.

997K merits are already sent. There are 3 thousand merit left to reach the one million mark.

I also published stats for September 2021. El duderino_ is the leader of this TOP-200. Ratimov is rated second (for the fourth time in a row). hugeblack took third position.

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Finally, my detection algorithm has spotted the last of the recently appointed merit sources. This is LeGaulois who is active on the French local board.

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If a merit source sends sMerits to another merit source exactly in the end of the month, the "Generosity" index of the first one increases but the "Generosity" index of the second one decreases because he is late in distributing the sMerits earned recently on time. So this "Dethrone" game can be quite a tricky strategy.

These are the monthly statistics for September 2021 below.

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	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	El duderino_	1236 (in 229 txns to 91 users)	374 (in 202 txns from 56 users)	1049 (max 1051)
2)	Ratimov	1138 (in 765 txns to 230 users)	278 (in 173 txns from 82 users)	999 (max 1000)
3)	hugeblack	998 (in 261 txns to 141 users)	32 (in 22 txns from 18 users)	982 (max 985)
4)	ETFbitcoin	996 (in 632 txns to 218 users)	93 (in 61 txns from 26 users)	949 (max 951)
5)	vapourminer	836 (in 512 txns to 236 users)	42 (in 29 txns from 20 users)	815 (max 815)
6)	The Pharmacist	844 (in 262 txns to 88 users)	108 (in 75 txns from 47 users)	790 (max 790)
7)	JayJuanGee	829 (in 680 txns to 190 users)	153 (in 94 txns from 40 users)	752 (max 753)
8)	LoyceV	778 (in 192 txns to 113 users)	208 (in 125 txns from 56 users)	674 (max 682)
9)	xandry	638 (in 344 txns to 192 users)	53 (in 35 txns from 14 users)	611 (max 616)
10)	fillippone	782 (in 268 txns to 80 users)	347 (in 172 txns from 61 users)	608 (max 608)
11)	DdmrDdmr	674 (in 495 txns to 203 users)	178 (in 121 txns from 52 users)	585 (max 593)
12)	o_e_l_e_o	663 (in 165 txns to 95 users)	303 (in 185 txns from 57 users)	511 (max 514)
13)	klarki	514 (in 257 txns to 94 users)	67 (in 51 txns from 15 users)	480 (max 480)
14)	EFS	472 (in 81 txns to 46 users)	1	471 (max 471)
15)	LFC_Bitcoin	474 (in 234 txns to 89 users)	185 (in 94 txns from 40 users)	381 (max 381)
16)	paxmao	370 (in 195 txns to 124 users)	48 (in 29 txns from 17 users)	346 (max 346)
17)	pooya87	442 (in 214 txns to 93 users)	250 (in 143 txns from 46 users)	317 (max 323)
18)	Pmalek	350 (in 235 txns to 107 users)	153 (in 101 txns from 52 users)	273 (max 276)
19)	bitmover	296 (in 146 txns to 72 users)	93 (in 61 txns from 32 users)	249 (max 251)
20)	dkbit98	338 (in 202 txns to 98 users)	200 (in 112 txns from 45 users)	238 (max 245)
21)	NotATether	249 (in 150 txns to 112 users)	82 (in 42 txns from 23 users)	208 (max 210)
22)	OgNasty	217 (in 67 txns to 64 users)	25 (in 14 txns from 11 users)	204 (max 206)
23)	Vispilio	204 (in 59 txns to 33 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	202 (max 202)
24)	Halab	204 (in 63 txns to 41 users)	24 (in 19 txns from 10 users)	192 (max 192)
25)	NeuroticFish	249 (in 98 txns to 63 users)	121 (in 63 txns from 40 users)	188 (max 190)
26)	amishmanish	173 (in 55 txns to 45 users)	15 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	165 (max 167)
27)	Welsh	174 (in 40 txns to 31 users)	29 (in 21 txns from 14 users)	159 (max 159)
28)	BobLawblaw	262 (in 67 txns to 36 users)	217 (in 110 txns from 35 users)	153 (max 156)
29)	1miau	163 (in 116 txns to 52 users)	27 (in 23 txns from 14 users)	149 (max 149)
30)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	167 (in 99 txns to 51 users)	49 (in 33 txns from 20 users)	142 (max 142)
31)	ChartBuddy	133 (in 10 txns to 10 users)	0	133 (max 133)
32)	nutildah	164 (in 74 txns to 52 users)	78 (in 58 txns from 34 users)	125 (max 127)
33)	tyz	129 (in 71 txns to 42 users)	14 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	122 (max 124)
34)	Vlad2Vlad	141 (in 17 txns to 9 users)	50 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	116 (max 116)
35)	BlackHatCoiner	200 (in 135 txns to 65 users)	178 (in 101 txns from 35 users)	111 (max 111)
36)	Coolcryptovator	111 (in 36 txns to 29 users)	10 (in 10 txns from 9 users)	106 (max 106)
37)	mole0815	115 (in 107 txns to 59 users)	22 (in 20 txns from 18 users)	104 (max 104)
38)	mikeywith	144 (in 52 txns to 31 users)	84 (in 37 txns from 13 users)	102 (max 102)
39)	hornetsnest	109 (in 22 txns to 20 users)	15 (in 5 txns from 2 users)	101 (max 101)
40)	marcus_of_augustus	140 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	97 (in 39 txns from 18 users)	91 (max 101)
41)	Julien_Olynpic	114 (in 67 txns to 37 users)	49 (in 37 txns from 13 users)	89 (max 92)
42)	niko83	78 (in 23 txns to 19 users)	0	78 (max 78)
43)	DarkStar_	81 (in 11 txns to 7 users)	14 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	74 (max 75)
44)	Quickseller	78 (in 31 txns to 28 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	73 (max 73)
45)	infofront	98 (in 17 txns to 15 users)	57 (in 19 txns from 14 users)	69 (max 75)
46)	FatFork	94 (in 76 txns to 41 users)	51 (in 34 txns from 21 users)	68 (max 68)
47)	philipma1957	122 (in 80 txns to 62 users)	111 (in 58 txns from 24 users)	66 (max 69)
48)	Husna QA	73 (in 72 txns to 33 users)	26 (in 20 txns from 10 users)	60 (max 61)
49)	Buchi-88	65 (in 63 txns to 35 users)	13 (in 13 txns from 8 users)	58 (max 58)
50)	krogothmanhattan	62 (in 10 txns to 7 users)	12 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	56 (max 59)
51)	OmegaStarScream	90 (in 40 txns to 27 users)	72 (in 38 txns from 19 users)	54 (max 57)
52)	Pierre 2	58 (in 20 txns to 9 users)	13 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	51 (max 51)
53)	Foxpup	64 (in 29 txns to 13 users)	25 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	51 (max 54)
54)	Hueristic	90 (in 86 txns to 35 users)	80 (in 47 txns from 19 users)	50 (max 52)
55)	babo	67 (in 38 txns to 11 users)	44 (in 22 txns from 7 users)	45 (max 46)
56)	shahzadafzal	69 (in 61 txns to 15 users)	51 (in 34 txns from 16 users)	43 (max 43)
57)	dwyane36	67 (in 45 txns to 23 users)	48 (in 40 txns from 12 users)	43 (max 43)
58)	hosseinimr93	94 (in 94 txns to 47 users)	104 (in 55 txns from 24 users)	42 (max 49)
59)	JollyGood	45 (in 45 txns to 37 users)	15 (in 10 txns from 9 users)	37 (max 37)
60)	Royse777	45 (in 9 txns to 9 users)	19 (in 8 txns from 8 users)	35 (max 36)
61)	LeGaulois	73 (in 73 txns to 39 users)	78 (in 36 txns from 19 users)	34 (max 38)
62)	Mitchell	43 (in 25 txns to 16 users)	29 (in 9 txns from 9 users)	28 (max 28)
63)	Daniel91	50 (in 31 txns to 23 users)	45 (in 30 txns from 10 users)	27 (max 31)
64)	TryNinja	87 (in 62 txns to 28 users)	121 (in 33 txns from 23 users)	26 (max 31)
65)	7788bitcoin	23 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	23 (max 23)
66)	Prova123	55 (in 36 txns to 13 users)	65 (in 32 txns from 6 users)	22 (max 26)
67)	mindrust	25 (in 8 txns to 6 users)	6 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	22 (max 23)
68)	xenon131	77 (in 65 txns to 46 users)	109 (in 57 txns from 29 users)	22 (max 31)
69)	eddie13	42 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	46 (in 33 txns from 28 users)	19 (max 19)
70)	ingiltere	33 (in 25 txns to 13 users)	27 (in 16 txns from 6 users)	19 (max 20)
71)	skarais	29 (in 29 txns to 20 users)	22 (in 20 txns from 14 users)	18 (max 18)
72)	redhack	18 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	0	18 (max 18)
73)	Cyrus	31 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	28 (in 14 txns from 12 users)	17 (max 17)
74)	20kevin20	28 (in 17 txns to 13 users)	24 (in 15 txns from 12 users)	16 (max 16)
75)	malevolent	17 (in 8 txns to 5 users)	1	16 (max 17)
76)	serveria.com	38 (in 34 txns to 20 users)	46 (in 26 txns from 15 users)	15 (max 17)
77)	Bitinity	18 (in 14 txns to 12 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	15 (max 16)
78)	hv_	15 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	15 (max 15)
79)	sheenshane	18 (in 16 txns to 14 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 5 users)	14 (max 15)
80)	mprep	18 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	7 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	14 (max 15)
81)	igehhh	46 (in 40 txns to 23 users)	65 (in 42 txns from 28 users)	13 (max 16)
82)	F2b	13 (in 13 txns to 8 users)	0	13 (max 13)
83)	MoparMiningLLC	16 (in 15 txns to 10 users)	7 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	12 (max 15)
84)	joniboini	13 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	11 (max 11)
85)	ajqjjj	11 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	11 (max 11)
86)	mhanbostanci	12 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	11 (max 11)
87)	kickback	10 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	10 (max 10)
88)	MinermanNC	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
89)	Captain-Cryptory	34 (in 20 txns to 13 users)	48 (in 37 txns from 15 users)	10 (max 12)
90)	Victorycoin	11 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	10 (max 10)
91)	tokeweed	13 (in 7 txns to 3 users)	6 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	10 (max 11)
92)	PrimeNumber7	21 (in 20 txns to 18 users)	24 (in 15 txns from 13 users)	9 (max 10)
93)	Plutosky	50 (in 16 txns to 9 users)	81 (in 41 txns from 13 users)	9 (max 18)
94)	Cnut237	18 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	17 (in 12 txns from 6 users)	9 (max 9)
95)	Wekkel	13 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	7 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	9 (max 9)
96)	Arriemoller	38 (in 38 txns to 23 users)	58 (in 34 txns from 19 users)	9 (max 9)
97)	Maidak	8 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	8 (max 8)
98)	Little Mouse	40 (in 34 txns to 25 users)	63 (in 34 txns from 21 users)	8 (max 11)
99)	Trofo	14 (in 11 txns to 6 users)	11 (in 9 txns from 5 users)	8 (max 8)
100)	polymerbit	21 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	25 (in 14 txns from 12 users)	8 (max 9)
101)	DooMAD	14 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	12 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	8 (max 9)
102)	Eclipse33	13 (in 11 txns to 9 users)	11 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	7 (max 8)
103)	FP91G	14 (in 14 txns to 5 users)	14 (in 11 txns from 4 users)	7 (max 7)
104)	CryptoImperator	10 (in 1 txn)	5 (in 1 txn)	7 (max 10)
105)	Finestream	7 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	7 (max 7)
106)	suchmoon	58 (in 34 txns to 26 users)	102 (in 70 txns from 41 users)	7 (max 9)
107)	Abcdefghijklmnzzz	12 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	12 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 11)
108)	Ded_Kronchs	7 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	6 (max 6)
109)	blucepheus	8 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 1 user)	6 (max 8)
110)	oz.kashi	9 (in 2 txns to 1 user)	6 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
111)	OcTradism	6 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	0	6 (max 6)
112)	FADESHADE	9 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	5 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	6 (max 6)
113)	Kavelj22	13 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	14 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	6 (max 6)
114)	avikz	7 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
115)	Wind_FURY	16 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	20 (in 14 txns from 10 users)	6 (max 8)
116)	Jet Cash	7 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
117)	LibertValance	8 (in 1 txn)	4 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	6 (max 7)
118)	TimeTeller	6 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	6 (max 6)
119)	Guljan78666	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
120)	Stalker22	35 (in 31 txns to 20 users)	60 (in 39 txns from 20 users)	5 (max 8)
121)	Rengga Jati	6 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	1	5 (max 5)
122)	m.lov	11 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	11 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	5 (max 5)
123)	Mbitr	16 (in 16 txns to 13 users)	21 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	5 (max 8)
124)	Expecto	5 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
125)	Reosta_	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
126)	buryak	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	0	5 (max 5)
127)	Souri	7 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	5 (max 5)
128)	Paolo.Demidov	30 (in 18 txns to 10 users)	50 (in 23 txns from 5 users)	5 (max 10)
129)	JimboToronto	30 (in 28 txns to 21 users)	49 (in 31 txns from 18 users)	5 (max 7)
130)	Biodom	23 (in 22 txns to 13 users)	35 (in 18 txns from 10 users)	5 (max 7)
131)	Ziskinberg	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
132)	Hippocrypto	6 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	1	5 (max 5)
133)	wheelz1200	11 (in 10 txns to 8 users)	11 (in 11 txns from 6 users)	5 (max 5)
134)	Stunna	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
135)	ibminer	5 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	5 (max 5)
136)	Mr. Big	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
137)	Gluestack	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
138)	ziyaaa	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
139)	GeorgeJohn	16 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	24 (in 18 txns from 17 users)	4 (max 5)
140)	Blank-Head	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
141)	rohang	5 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	4 (max 4)
142)	JUmpy14	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
143)	mirakal	7 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 5)
144)	GoldTiger69	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
145)	casperBGD	23 (in 15 txns to 10 users)	37 (in 26 txns from 10 users)	4 (max 4)
146)	Fundamentals Of	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
147)	DaRude	5 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	4 (max 4)
148)	Farmer Bill	38 (in 21 txns to 12 users)	68 (in 28 txns from 11 users)	4 (max 8)
149)	tranthidung	28 (in 24 txns to 17 users)	48 (in 34 txns from 28 users)	4 (max 9)
150)	ethereumhunter	5 (in 1 txn)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
151)	MICRO	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
152)	BitcoinBunny	13 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	18 (in 12 txns from 8 users)	4 (max 4)
153)	el kaka22	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
154)	bryant.coleman	6 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 5)
155)	South Park	11 (in 11 txns to 7 users)	13 (in 11 txns from 7 users)	4 (max 7)
156)	friends1980	8 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	8 (in 5 txns from 4 users)	4 (max 4)
157)	Vov4ik2682	6 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	4 (max 4)
158)	kryptqnick	12 (in 10 txns to 4 users)	16 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 5)
159)	dbshck	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
160)	Toxic2040	23 (in 23 txns to 18 users)	38 (in 27 txns from 15 users)	4 (max 6)
161)	Pasa32	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
162)	Phoenix Anka	15 (in 15 txns to 12 users)	24 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	3 (max 9)
163)	Ondekinecakabilirim	15 (in 15 txns to 15 users)	24 (in 20 txns from 17 users)	3 (max 5)
164)	techearn17	8 (in 8 txns to 4 users)	9 (in 9 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
165)	rosenbauer02	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
166)	ashti	9 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	12 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 4)
167)	TinaK	7 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	7 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 5)
168)	Altryist	17 (in 16 txns to 10 users)	27 (in 17 txns from 9 users)	3 (max 4)
169)	ImThour	7 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	8 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
170)	Beparanf	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	3 (max 3)
171)	DarkIT	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
172)	Slon55koz	3 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	3 (max 3)
173)	Review Master	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 3)
174)	Rizzrack	8 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 3)
175)	QueenVera	10 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	14 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 3)
176)	ProfTP	5 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	3 (in 1 txn)	3 (max 3)
177)	RapTarX	10 (in 10 txns to 9 users)	13 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 3)
178)	jokers10	8 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 5)
179)	kawetsriyanto	8 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	9 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 3)
180)	joeperry	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
181)	The0ldl_lser	8 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 4)
182)	notblox1	13 (in 13 txns to 12 users)	20 (in 14 txns from 13 users)	3 (max 6)
183)	cryptoman77777	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 4)
184)	tvbcof	8 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	10 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
185)	slaman29	8 (in 7 txns to 4 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 6)
186)	Hobo66	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
187)	Fartovy	3 (in 3 txns to 1 user)	0	3 (max 3)
188)	kurious	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	3 (max 3)
189)	aoluain	15 (in 13 txns to 11 users)	23 (in 17 txns from 13 users)	3 (max 5)
190)	spirits	8 (in 8 txns to 5 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 4)
191)	Silberman	24 (in 24 txns to 7 users)	41 (in 31 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 5)
192)	willi9974	6 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
193)	bitjoin	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
194)	robelneo	3 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	3 (max 3)
195)	isaac_clarke22	6 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	6 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 3)
196)	lvsca	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
197)	avp2306	3 (in 1 txn)	0	3 (max 3)
198)	dannybrown	3 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
199)	Altcoindealer	3 (in 1 txn)	0	3 (max 3)
200)	TheBeardedBaby	7 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	3 (max 3)

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In September 2021 total sent 25683 merits (in 14078 txns to 1880 users):

• 2% to Newbies: 514 merits (to 336 users)
• 4% to Jr. Members: 952 merits (to 284 users)
• 9% to Members: 2213 merits (to 349 users)
• 8% to Full Members: 2013 merits (to 215 users)
• 8% to Sr. Members: 2118 merits (to 216 users)
• 18% to Hero Members: 4636 merits (to 253 users)
• 52% to Legendaries: 13237 merits (to 402 users)

Total user count on October 1, 2021:

• 2895 Legendaries (1553 of them sent merits)
• 3857 Hero Members (1623 of them sent merits)
• 9147 Sr. Members (3087 of them sent merits)
• 18517 Full Members (5646 of them sent merits)
• 31839 Members (9236 of them sent merits)
• 21479 Jr. Members (2669 of them sent merits)
• about three millions newbies

Indeed.
As discussed in the Russian Board (how and why did I miss this thread?), this formula tends to award he who sends a lot of merits without earning many. So you are right, the more merits you earn the harder you fall toward the lower position.
This is @Coin-1 game, after all!
Maybe you want me to merit you again so you it will be more difficult for you to be #1?? [/joke]

I'm going back to the top, but phillippone is still too far

wow, is this serious? Are you kidding me!!? you are the first member here who told me this, lol, just kidding... 

So, thank you so much for your advice!
Well, I always send a merit for a quality post, no matter the user's ranking here on the forum, if the user posted something very useful, I always send it.

The merits that I send, nothing else is a fair way for me to repay the friendship, knowledge that I acquired here on Bitcointalk

A mystery that can prolly be solved by only you
Outrightly correct, I mean if users out of their own free will leave the forum cause they can't make posts of at least average/medium quality, then there will be a dearth of shitposts on the forum, they obviously do not leave cause they most times still get selected into one altcoin/ICO bounty whose manager (more often than not) cares less about whatsoever their participants posts per week, and such the circulation of shitposts continues.

You are not denying it, which could be seen as another way of confirming it, hmm.
I guess time will tell. Anyways, if it's true, then congratulations are in order. Welcome to the club of trying your best to share your source merits to those who deserve them without looking like a jerk who overlooks merit-worthy posts.   

That's good, and if I were you I would keep doing that--and thanks for the merit but don't merit my posts in the future, please.  Save those sMerits for Hero members and ranks below that (just a suggestion; I'm not telling you what to do), because they're the members for which merits are actually useful.  For Legendary members, it'll be just a dick-measuring contest unless Theymos adds a rank above Legendary--but I'm pretty sure that's not in the works.

Or worse, they stay and crank out one shitpost after another, and their post history looks like a list of posts of similar length and content, full of nonsense and devoid of thought or effort.  I think that happens more so than members leaving the forum voluntarily because of difficulties making posts for their campaigns or bounties.

So we have a real mystery here! 
 

Are you sure about FatFork? I don't think he is a merit source unless that happened in the last couple of days. The members of the Croatian local board would have found out about that, but there is no talk about him becoming a merit source from what I can see.

Of course, I don't think it's necessarily bad to invite other users to the forum. They are always welcome, even if they come initially just with the idea of trying to earn some change in campaigns.

What happens is that many are just looking for that extra income, and getting this is not as simple as many try to count. It's simple yes, but they require work and dedication. In turn, those who are not willing to have this work and this dedication, end up leaving the forum.

Therefore, it is up to everyone who has merits available to give, giving without looking at the status that the person has on the forum, but rather the work he does and his posts. Whether you are new or legendary, you can tackle topics and make observations that are very interesting and constructive for the entire community.

Dedicating this time to the forum, and expressing your opinion, as long as you do it in a pleasant way, receiving a merit makes this time rewarding. Of course, not everything we write will be worthy of merit. But when we receive a merit, in a post well done or in some useful way (even with a few words), we feel our effort recognized by someone, and this is motivating.

I have updated the main table and chart on the front page of this thread.

Since January 24, 2018, about 972K merits were sent to 40K users. I guess in two months this value will exceed a million merit.

I have also published statistics for August 2021. ETFbitcoin became the leader of this TOP-200. Ratimov is again rated second. fillippone took third place.

Great competition for the first position!

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My detection algorithm has spotted another two merit sources:
1) HCP
2) FatFork who is active on the Croatian local board

1 of 14 members has not yet crossed his/her "Generosity" threshold to be detected as a newly appointed merit source.

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In my opinion, it is good for the forum if users invite newcomers here. Perhaps some of these newbies will change their minds and start posting thoughtful messages and engaging in meaningful discussions. Signature campaigns can also attract valuable members and new BTC holders to the community.

These are the monthly statistics for August 2021 below.

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	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	ETFbitcoin	1035 (in 613 txns to 213 users)	67 (in 45 txns from 28 users)	1001 (max 1001)
2)	Ratimov	1273 (in 917 txns to 344 users)	546 (in 311 txns from 125 users)	1000 (max 1000)
3)	fillippone	1117 (in 352 txns to 113 users)	293 (in 179 txns from 50 users)	970 (max 970)
4)	El duderino_	1070 (in 266 txns to 91 users)	274 (in 186 txns from 48 users)	933 (max 935)
5)	xandry	827 (in 435 txns to 288 users)	45 (in 36 txns from 18 users)	804 (max 804)
6)	The Pharmacist	872 (in 283 txns to 99 users)	148 (in 103 txns from 49 users)	798 (max 798)
7)	DdmrDdmr	867 (in 611 txns to 218 users)	176 (in 107 txns from 47 users)	779 (max 779)
8)	JayJuanGee	893 (in 738 txns to 169 users)	276 (in 153 txns from 55 users)	755 (max 756)
9)	hugeblack	730 (in 169 txns to 105 users)	40 (in 25 txns from 20 users)	710 (max 710)
10)	LoyceV	810 (in 194 txns to 139 users)	245 (in 137 txns from 69 users)	687 (max 688)
11)	vapourminer	719 (in 525 txns to 236 users)	70 (in 40 txns from 22 users)	684 (max 684)
12)	LFC_Bitcoin	675 (in 306 txns to 133 users)	220 (in 130 txns from 43 users)	565 (max 565)
13)	EFS	507 (in 103 txns to 57 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	506 (max 506)
14)	klarki	509 (in 268 txns to 127 users)	74 (in 53 txns from 22 users)	472 (max 484)
15)	Welsh	460 (in 97 txns to 71 users)	133 (in 82 txns from 44 users)	393 (max 395)
16)	o_e_l_e_o	540 (in 135 txns to 93 users)	340 (in 190 txns from 59 users)	370 (max 372)
17)	paxmao	371 (in 217 txns to 143 users)	55 (in 42 txns from 24 users)	343 (max 346)
18)	pooya87	417 (in 194 txns to 86 users)	225 (in 131 txns from 45 users)	304 (max 308)
19)	OgNasty	299 (in 79 txns to 76 users)	49 (in 30 txns from 21 users)	274 (max 274)
20)	Pmalek	358 (in 250 txns to 117 users)	244 (in 122 txns from 54 users)	236 (max 237)
21)	nutildah	330 (in 79 txns to 51 users)	193 (in 86 txns from 43 users)	233 (max 233)
22)	Halab	224 (in 76 txns to 55 users)	12 (in 9 txns from 8 users)	218 (max 218)
23)	NeuroticFish	266 (in 110 txns to 72 users)	95 (in 56 txns from 32 users)	218 (max 218)
24)	HCP	262 (in 46 txns to 38 users)	105 (in 51 txns from 15 users)	209 (max 209)
25)	Vispilio	206 (in 61 txns to 37 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	205 (max 205)
26)	Julien_Olynpic	207 (in 82 txns to 30 users)	62 (in 48 txns from 21 users)	176 (max 176)
27)	dkbit98	273 (in 164 txns to 93 users)	203 (in 115 txns from 46 users)	171 (max 171)
28)	bitmover	180 (in 106 txns to 64 users)	58 (in 38 txns from 25 users)	151 (max 151)
29)	Cyrus	212 (in 62 txns to 46 users)	129 (in 44 txns from 29 users)	147 (max 147)
30)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	179 (in 130 txns to 74 users)	96 (in 60 txns from 30 users)	131 (max 131)
31)	1miau	178 (in 102 txns to 47 users)	96 (in 47 txns from 28 users)	130 (max 130)
32)	NotATether	180 (in 80 txns to 61 users)	102 (in 54 txns from 26 users)	129 (max 136)
33)	BlackHatCoiner	194 (in 111 txns to 58 users)	133 (in 78 txns from 33 users)	127 (max 128)
34)	Royse777	137 (in 27 txns to 23 users)	32 (in 24 txns from 17 users)	121 (max 122)
35)	amishmanish	151 (in 51 txns to 41 users)	59 (in 18 txns from 13 users)	121 (max 121)
36)	mikeywith	114 (in 45 txns to 22 users)	14 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	107 (max 107)
37)	Coolcryptovator	114 (in 43 txns to 35 users)	54 (in 40 txns from 27 users)	87 (max 87)
38)	cabalism13	87 (in 22 txns to 20 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	85 (max 85)
39)	tyz	88 (in 44 txns to 23 users)	7 (in 7 txns from 4 users)	84 (max 85)
40)	Buchi-88	89 (in 86 txns to 34 users)	15 (in 15 txns from 10 users)	81 (max 81)
41)	mole0815	99 (in 95 txns to 56 users)	40 (in 28 txns from 19 users)	79 (max 79)
42)	Quickseller	78 (in 24 txns to 22 users)	11 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	72 (max 73)
43)	shahzadafzal	109 (in 94 txns to 23 users)	75 (in 52 txns from 27 users)	71 (max 73)
44)	Vlad2Vlad	65 (in 13 txns to 5 users)	5 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	62 (max 64)
45)	Daniel91	60 (in 36 txns to 17 users)	18 (in 14 txns from 8 users)	51 (max 51)
46)	pc888	50 (in 1 txn)	0	50 (max 50)
47)	jambo110	50 (in 1 txn)	0	50 (max 50)
48)	Hueristic	94 (in 88 txns to 42 users)	89 (in 55 txns from 22 users)	49 (max 53)
49)	babo	73 (in 42 txns to 16 users)	54 (in 26 txns from 6 users)	46 (max 46)
50)	philipma1957	105 (in 56 txns to 47 users)	120 (in 52 txns from 21 users)	45 (max 49)
51)	hosseinimr93	82 (in 82 txns to 51 users)	75 (in 48 txns from 23 users)	44 (max 44)
52)	FatFork	90 (in 70 txns to 34 users)	93 (in 56 txns from 25 users)	43 (max 43)
53)	OmegaStarScream	69 (in 28 txns to 23 users)	60 (in 31 txns from 16 users)	39 (max 39)
54)	Husna QA	40 (in 36 txns to 21 users)	12 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	34 (max 34)
55)	marcus_of_augustus	70 (in 6 txns to 3 users)	78 (in 64 txns from 26 users)	31 (max 42)
56)	RainbowKun	82 (in 81 txns to 58 users)	104 (in 56 txns from 39 users)	30 (max 33)
57)	mprep	36 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	11 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	30 (max 34)
58)	malevolent	34 (in 16 txns to 14 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	29 (max 29)
59)	LeGaulois	60 (in 60 txns to 41 users)	64 (in 28 txns from 16 users)	28 (max 35)
60)	Zedpastin	54 (in 24 txns to 17 users)	54 (in 26 txns from 13 users)	27 (max 28)
61)	krogothmanhattan	32 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	11 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	26 (max 31)
62)	DrBeer	40 (in 24 txns to 18 users)	30 (in 18 txns from 15 users)	25 (max 25)
63)	hv_	20 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	20 (max 20)
64)	Pierre 2	27 (in 12 txns to 9 users)	15 (in 7 txns from 3 users)	19 (max 19)
65)	BetBTC	20 (in 20 txns to 20 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	19 (max 19)
66)	Saidasun	25 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	11 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	19 (max 21)
67)	Alex077	25 (in 8 txns to 6 users)	11 (in 5 txns from 4 users)	19 (max 19)
68)	mhanbostanci	20 (in 16 txns to 13 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	19 (max 19)
69)	Small Rabbit	18 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	0	18 (max 18)
70)	Mbitr	32 (in 29 txns to 25 users)	27 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	18 (max 18)
71)	Kialara	21 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	7 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	17 (max 17)
72)	ChipMixer	17 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	17 (max 17)
73)	ingiltere	27 (in 24 txns to 17 users)	21 (in 13 txns from 9 users)	16 (max 17)
74)	JollyGood	20 (in 20 txns to 18 users)	10 (in 8 txns from 8 users)	15 (max 16)
75)	Foxpup	17 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	15 (max 16)
76)	kxwhalexk	41 (in 32 txns to 24 users)	53 (in 33 txns from 27 users)	14 (max 14)
77)	aysg76	65 (in 61 txns to 28 users)	102 (in 61 txns from 25 users)	14 (max 33)
78)	Mpamaegbu	37 (in 32 txns to 22 users)	45 (in 34 txns from 15 users)	14 (max 15)
79)	HostFat	15 (in 1 txn)	2 (in 1 txn)	14 (max 14)
80)	dbshck	14 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	0	14 (max 14)
81)	bert1587	14 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	1	13 (max 13)
82)	Phil_S	27 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	28 (in 16 txns from 6 users)	13 (max 13)
83)	ibminer	13 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	0	13 (max 13)
84)	Westingcote	14 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	3 (in 1 txn)	12 (max 12)
85)	dwyane36	25 (in 20 txns to 12 users)	26 (in 24 txns from 8 users)	12 (max 12)
86)	redhack	12 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	12 (max 12)
87)	jammers	14 (in 1 txn)	6 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	11 (max 11)
88)	Hydrogen	25 (in 19 txns to 16 users)	28 (in 15 txns from 13 users)	11 (max 11)
89)	TimeTeller	11 (in 11 txns to 11 users)	0	11 (max 11)
90)	Mr. Big	11 (in 4 txns to 2 users)	0	11 (max 11)
91)	BobLawblaw	16 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	11 (max 13)
92)	pabloangello	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
93)	kaggie	33 (in 30 txns to 26 users)	46 (in 31 txns from 23 users)	10 (max 15)
94)	Qunenin	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
95)	DroomieChikito	20 (in 20 txns to 18 users)	20 (in 18 txns from 11 users)	10 (max 10)
96)	Unknown01	14 (in 13 txns to 10 users)	8 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	10 (max 11)
97)	bitbollo	30 (in 21 txns to 15 users)	39 (in 14 txns from 4 users)	10 (max 10)
98)	Jet Cash	10 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	10 (max 10)
99)	kryptqnick	20 (in 18 txns to 11 users)	20 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	10 (max 14)
100)	Vann	10 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	10 (max 10)
101)	MK-74	13 (in 12 txns to 10 users)	7 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	9 (max 10)
102)	zasad@	41 (in 23 txns to 15 users)	64 (in 49 txns from 21 users)	9 (max 14)
103)	blckhawk	9 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	9 (max 9)
104)	dustboy	10 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	9 (max 9)
105)	Heisenberg_Hunter	11 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	9 (max 10)
106)	Xal0lex	15 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	12 (in 11 txns from 5 users)	9 (max 9)
107)	Stunna	10 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	1	9 (max 10)
108)	libert19	15 (in 15 txns to 15 users)	12 (in 9 txns from 6 users)	9 (max 9)
109)	Soonandwaite	18 (in 16 txns to 11 users)	20 (in 17 txns from 10 users)	8 (max 9)
110)	Upgrade00	51 (in 26 txns to 19 users)	86 (in 46 txns from 21 users)	8 (max 8)
111)	notblox1	15 (in 15 txns to 13 users)	13 (in 9 txns from 9 users)	8 (max 9)
112)	khaled0111	28 (in 19 txns to 12 users)	39 (in 16 txns from 10 users)	8 (max 8)
113)	Bitinity	13 (in 10 txns to 7 users)	10 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	8 (max 8)
114)	Coinoplex	17 (in 15 txns to 6 users)	20 (in 8 txns from 6 users)	7 (max 7)
115)	seek3r	19 (in 13 txns to 8 users)	24 (in 22 txns from 11 users)	7 (max 10)
116)	angelbbs	10 (in 1 txn)	5 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	7 (max 7)
117)	morvillz7z	14 (in 14 txns to 11 users)	14 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	7 (max 7)
118)	Distraction	10 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	6 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	7 (max 7)
119)	Cryptmuster	16 (in 15 txns to 12 users)	17 (in 13 txns from 10 users)	7 (max 8)
120)	ErisDiscordia	10 (in 8 txns to 5 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	7 (max 8)
121)	Baofeng	9 (in 5 txns to 3 users)	3 (in 1 txn)	7 (max 9)
122)	Pulsar77	6 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	6 (max 6)
123)	Raflesia	6 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	6 (max 6)
124)	j2002ba2	10 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	8 (in 5 txns from 4 users)	6 (max 10)
125)	hornetsnest	31 (in 18 txns to 14 users)	49 (in 7 txns from 1 user)	6 (max 6)
126)	slaman29	24 (in 20 txns to 11 users)	35 (in 17 txns from 8 users)	6 (max 11)
127)	Cnut237	14 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	15 (in 11 txns from 9 users)	6 (max 7)
128)	Lucasgabd	10 (in 9 txns to 6 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 3 users)	6 (max 6)
129)	YuginKadoya	7 (in 5 txns to 3 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
130)	d5000	37 (in 37 txns to 25 users)	61 (in 38 txns from 12 users)	6 (max 11)
131)	tomahawk9	14 (in 14 txns to 11 users)	16 (in 11 txns from 3 users)	6 (max 7)
132)	just_Alice	11 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	9 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	6 (max 10)
133)	daddybios	6 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	6 (max 6)
134)	GeekWisdom	5 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	5 (max 5)
135)	blucepheus	7 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	5 (max 6)
136)	Efarilino	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
137)	Pokapoka124	49 (in 42 txns to 31 users)	87 (in 58 txns from 26 users)	5 (max 14)
138)	ImThour	27 (in 24 txns to 18 users)	44 (in 28 txns from 18 users)	5 (max 9)
139)	MAAManda	16 (in 15 txns to 11 users)	21 (in 20 txns from 10 users)	5 (max 6)
140)	kickback	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
141)	irukandji	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
142)	Coyster	14 (in 12 txns to 10 users)	18 (in 13 txns from 8 users)	5 (max 8)
143)	livecoins	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
144)	boltz	10 (in 8 txns to 4 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 4 users)	5 (max 5)
145)	PeaMine	5 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
146)	ekiller	35 (in 29 txns to 21 users)	60 (in 23 txns from 16 users)	5 (max 5)
147)	traderethereum	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	0	5 (max 5)
148)	Globb0	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
149)	Quidat	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
150)	LUCKMCFLY	40 (in 40 txns to 21 users)	70 (in 56 txns from 16 users)	5 (max 8)
151)	Kitaiev	10 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	10 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	5 (max 5)
152)	Nestade	15 (in 15 txns to 8 users)	20 (in 5 txns from 1 user)	5 (max 5)
153)	TryNinja	45 (in 30 txns to 14 users)	80 (in 37 txns from 25 users)	5 (max 19)
154)	adaseb	13 (in 11 txns to 7 users)	16 (in 15 txns from 9 users)	5 (max 6)
155)	takuma sato	5 (in 1 txn)	1	4 (max 5)
156)	Tim-BTC	8 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	8 (in 6 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 4)
157)	TheMimic1	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
158)	HashingTower	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
159)	onko	6 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	4 (max 5)
160)	_BlackStar	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	4 (max 4)
161)	Do_zzze	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
162)	watergold	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
163)	coinscrow	5 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	4 (max 4)
164)	JeromeTash	10 (in 10 txns to 10 users)	12 (in 10 txns from 10 users)	4 (max 4)
165)	mirakal	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	1	4 (max 4)
166)	Harkorede	4 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
167)	BitCoinDream	10 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	12 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	4 (max 4)
168)	abderrazak belkhir	8 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	8 (in 4 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 6)
169)	cryptoaddictchie	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 5)
170)	item-ax	4 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	0	4 (max 4)
171)	bakasabo	7 (in 5 txns to 3 users)	5 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	4 (max 5)
172)	Bthd	19 (in 15 txns to 13 users)	29 (in 15 txns from 10 users)	4 (max 6)
173)	Japinat	5 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	1	4 (max 4)
174)	nicolas1979	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
175)	so98nn	6 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	3 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 6)
176)	avikz	9 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	9 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 8)
177)	tokeweed	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
178)	South Park	6 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
179)	friends1980	10 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	11 (in 9 txns from 9 users)	4 (max 4)
180)	bitebits	23 (in 18 txns to 12 users)	37 (in 16 txns from 8 users)	4 (max 5)
181)	nullCoiner	7 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	6 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	4 (max 6)
182)	psycodad	9 (in 9 txns to 8 users)	10 (in 8 txns from 6 users)	4 (max 5)
183)	Paredao	8 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	8 (in 6 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
184)	infofront	10 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	11 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 8)
185)	Awaklara	7 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	3 (max 3)
186)	HaleyOccam	9 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	12 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 3)
187)	jinneas	9 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	12 (in 8 txns from 6 users)	3 (max 3)
188)	John Jefferson	5 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	3 (max 3)
189)	Handpari	3 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	3 (max 3)
190)	rosenbauer02	5 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	4 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 3)
191)	gov	6 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	6 (in 5 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
192)	ashti	9 (in 9 txns to 8 users)	12 (in 11 txns from 11 users)	3 (max 7)
193)	topcoin360	4 (in 1 txn)	2 (in 1 txn)	3 (max 3)
194)	ZekiBeyy	36 (in 33 txns to 18 users)	65 (in 30 txns from 17 users)	3 (max 5)
195)	Spack17	4 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	1	3 (max 4)
196)	FP91G	8 (in 8 txns to 3 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 4)
197)	Danydee	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 3)
198)	kro55	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
199)	BIT-BENDER	8 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 4)
200)	tinyteapot	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)

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In August 2021 total sent 26480 merits (in 14757 txns to 2130 users):

• 2% to Newbies: 656 merits (to 462 users)
• 4% to Jr. Members: 1140 merits (to 320 users)
• 9% to Members: 2415 merits (to 402 users)
• 8% to Full Members: 2233 merits (to 238 users)
• 8% to Sr. Members: 2229 merits (to 213 users)
• 15% to Hero Members: 4096 merits (to 246 users)
• 52% to Legendaries: 13711 merits (to 448 users)

Total user count on September 1, 2021:

• 2892 Legendaries (1548 of them sent merits)
• 3852 Hero Members (1617 of them sent merits)
• 9150 Sr. Members (3088 of them sent merits)
• 18507 Full Members (5633 of them sent merits)
• 31780 Members (9197 of them sent merits)
• 21217 Jr. Members (2656 of them sent merits)
• about two millions newbies

I'm in the same boat--I try to give more merits to lower-ranked members, usually 3-4, whereas Legendaries get 1-2.  And yeah, the most thoughtful posts do tend to be written by Legendary members, but I skip more posts made by them than I merit.  But the way I see it, not every good post needs to be merited by me.  There are other merit sources with different philosophies as to how they distribute merits, so that gives me (and you) some freedom to do with my sMerits as I please.

Lol.  Even if that were true (which it isn't), it would be a silly thing to do since sMerits decay as they're sent.  Wiwo would be better off giving 2 merits to a non-merit source than giving the same amount to a source, which would leave the source with only 1 sMerit to give--and it isn't as if most merit sources need more sMerits.  If they do, they can petition Theymos for an increase in their allocation, and chances are they'll get it.

You always do that? When did you do that? You have sent 3 merits to 2 different users so far. Both users are (or were) 1xbit casino promoters with negative trust. And one of the posts you have merited has been deleted in the meantime.