Topic: Why arent REPUTABLE signature campaign managers merit sources by default? - page 2. (Read 570 times)

I don't quite get your point but why don't you think like this: there are a number of old members; they're here at the very early days of forum. Their contributions and loyaty make them "established members". As a result, bounty holders ask for their services and forum's admin awards them merit source roles. It's their qualities but anything else make them signature campaign managers and merit sources.

Being expertized in something makes you easier to get merit but it doesn't really mean that you have to be an expert in something to get merit. See, I'm not good at anything but I still can earn some merits with my shit stuff. The Pharmacist is a merit source and his niche is definitely pharmacy but I doubt he can barely see any pharma related post in here to give merit. (j/k)

OP is probably thinking that since signature campaign managers check the posts of their participants to see if they meet the requirements they might as well reward good posts with merits. In one way it does make sense. But it doesnt necessarily have to be that way. Just because they check posts on a daily or weekly basis doesnt mean that they know what a good and merit worthy post is. They have their own personal opinion about the posts and so does everyone else.

Right.  I don't see any reason why campaign managers should necessarily be merit sources, and I'm not sure what OP's angle is on this.  Does he think that campaign managers would start handing out merits to posts made in their campaigns?  I'm not sure that would happen, nor do I think it would really be a good thing.

There are really only a handful of good campaign managers on the forum, and they're the ones managing the bitcoin-paying campaigns.  Some of them might even be sources, who knows.  I wouldn't trust a shitty altcoin/token-paying bounty manager to be a source, since most of them are indifferent to spam and might abuse the privilege.

Yep.  Theymos has been known to make members merit sources without them even applying (*ahem*), but I seriously doubt he's going to do what OP is suggesting.

Camping managers nothing to do with forum, even they are well reputed. Merit sources is related with forum and it could not by default since there is no specific requirement to become merit sources.

Everyone here free to apply to be a merit source, there is no vacant just for reputed managers. I am not aginst reputed manager but I am telling the truth. Manage campaign and become merit source if different function. And I believe well reputed managers busy with their job, likely they have no enough time and that's the reason why they have not been applying here.

They can apply like other users do and if they're reputable/deserving they're likely to become sources. Appointing them "by default" seems meaningless. Theymos would still need to evaluate each one individually and not everyone might want to become a source.

Well signature campaign managers are just a regular forum member for the forum. They are no special.

With reference to the subject above I am interested to know why signature campaign managers aren't merit sources by default?

I know for a fact that one of the few people that read most of our posts around the forum are SM's(fact) but why aren't they merit sources by default?? I see most of the merit sources to have a certain niche which is commendable but this cuts out most members as no one is in their circle.

As a matter of fact  you can only get merit this time around if you are in merit sources niche which usually falls under being a technical person, speak a certain language or at least remained an active member for a long time, anything outside this is for your eyes only which ultimately leaves an empty void.

AFAIK anything out of this means you have slim to no chances to earn merit which I honestly think SM's can bridge the gap as we need more eyes to encourage users to contribute positively towards the forum, besides SM's know the spammers and will give merit on merit basis .

NB: this default merit source should only be  available to those that have proved without reasonable doubt that the hold high standards in how they go on with their business and have shown commitment to uphold forum rules and of course been on the forum for at least a certain number of years to be considered a merit source.
 
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