Topic: Why it's so hard to rank-up? - page 7. (Read 1735 times)

Spontaneous ideas that suddenly appear but must also be in accordance with the topic to be discussed. If you get the merit of your spontaneous comments without taking too much time, that's great. But I don't agree with the "don't care, the better" part. Concern for what will be discussed is very important and this will be a reference for how you can digest the topic being discussed.

some of the threads that i create even take a few days and some research, and for some of the responses i also need to analyze and understand what is being discussed, so i give a response that fits the thread.

OP, if you have been on this forum and in the crypto for so long, then you surely have some knowledge and experience that you can share with others and thus contribute to the community.
You can always explore new crypto projects and share information here.
If I understood you correctly, you are unhappy that after several years you still haven't reached the desired forum rank, which I assume you need to be able to participate in better paid signature campaigns.
If I were you, I would first focus on how I can contribute to this forum and help other members, and everything else will come naturally.

Hey. Look at it this way.
Once you reach legendary, you will never have that feeling of ranking up ever again.

Like you, I have onky received less than 100merits, I only got Sr. Member because I have more than 250 activities by the time merit system was introduced.

'expecting nothing' is necessary part, as the saying goes - no expectation, no disappointment.

Most merits I have accumulated are from topics which were spontaneous ideas and barely took few minutes to come to fruition.

The less you give a fuck, the better.

To some who only goal is to lurk here and learn then its clearly not a big deal. But for some who wanted to make money using the ranking system its pretty much big deal cause it can give them money or profit. So they do everything to receive or gain merits.

Yes thats true. A literal higher rank doesnt need to br rude when guiding a newbie and only think of themselves as a hierarchy here do that which isnt good model to some newbies. Every proven newbies inquriing muat be treated as such and dont be criticitize for their lack of knowledge.

Is it really?
First off, I don’t think ranks should be that much of a priority or a big deal. Although, it’s only natural to want to increase and grow on here and everywhere else. I think we should be working hard to grow or “rank up” in our lives and be better humans and not bothering about ranks on a forum on the web.
Besides, I’ve observed that to a newbie or a low ranking member, the higher up’s tend to give their honest thoughts and opinions on questions asked without putting the person down irrespective of how dumb and stupid the questions may seem.
Back to your question; i have gone through the rules of the forum and the requirements needed to rank up and I don’t think it’s difficult to climb through the ranks. Every legendary member on here was once a newbie.

It's hard to rank-up because it takes time, work, patience, and some dedication.  But figuring out opportunities and also posting quality content topics will go a long way in closing the gap.  See this:  https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ranking-up-is-possible-2900-merits-earned-in-less-than-12-monthsmy-11-hints-5098333

I think the best thing is that you should always expect nothing in return, yet you feel satisfied in contributing to the whole forum. It is like a real-life donation, you give everything but expect nothing in return. If you see someone returned the favor, then you will feel as if you did everything you could which is more satisfying.

The problem with most newbies is that they see this forum 'purely' as a way to earn. While that may be true enough, they fail to see the bigger picture and the purpose on why Satoshi created this forum in the first place- which is to discuss BTC!

I saw your profile and you are actually in the process of ranking up, be patient mate, it is just a matter of time, only need merits again to rank up.
I also have ever been in your position, and likely I considered creating good posts, but I know that other people consider whether my posts deserve merits or not. We all here need process and continuity. So, don't be tired to make contributive and good posts so that you can get what you want someday.
Although it may be difficult to rank up, as long as you always do good, you may next deserve the merits again.

It is not that hard to rank up if you ask me. I managed to get the total merits I have today and it's not because of an opportunity where I can earn merits. I did put an effort to contribute in this forum and I finally did it. You must believe that you can do it too and soon you will ranked up higher than the rank you have right now. You need few merits now to ranked up. Good luck with the milestone that you are aiming to achieve.

I mean those two are a huge part of bitcoin history and this forum so I am not surprised if they got a lot of merits from old members and new members of the forum despite not posting anything for a long time. but yeah, you can still get merit even if you are inactive IF you have a post/thread that is extremely helpful to other members.

there are threads that give merit to unmerited high-quality or helpful posts. if you think you have posts that deserve some merit you should participate in those threads.

"Why it's so hard to rank-up?" - if it was easy, it would not be interesting to rank-up. The whole beauty of this challenge (in my opinion) is in overcoming difficulties (like being too lazy to write constructive posts) and reaching new levels (new ranks and merit marks - 700, 800, etc).

1. - You don't have to try to please everyone. If you write well, there will always be those who will appreciate it. Try to be yourself.

2. - If you don't show activity, then as a result you will get "nothing". This happens everywhere. On this forum as well.

3. - So what's the problem? Expand your horizons and try new directions.

This topic sounds like "cry about the inability to increase the rank." I don't want to offend Scripture, but I see it that way. If your actions don't bring the desired result, then try to change something.

You are very close to Full member, and this may well be achieved. So don't despair.

From myself I will leave +1 merit for the effort.

I mean if user is here just to join discussion, ranking up shouldn't be like something to be worried of.
If you mean "good opportunities" as "earning" here in the forum, then there's absolutely plenty of better opportunities outside the forum and that would be better than just pursuing those shit bounties.

It is hard to rank up here if the user is not posting replies/topics that are helpful, relevant, funny, or any factors that might be able for someone to give merit(s) to the post.
Generally, users need to have knowledge to be acknowledged and be able to potentially aquire some merits given that these merits are subjectively or objectively given.

You must keep improving OP to reach a high rank don't stop posting quality thread or replies because if someone see your effort or reply with a hood quality for sure they give you merit.  All you need to do right now is to improve your posting style give some effort and dedication when you are creating a topic then for sure someone will give you.


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 And if you think that you have a topic that. worthy enough to have merit but did not get then you can post it on link provided above by our forum mates
 

What you called good topic might be average to the users you intended to get merited from because they must have seen either the exact same or similar topic numerous time. That been said, don't create your content to pleased anyone, create them because you feel it's right to pass that information to the community. Don't be waiting for any validation, we have hundreds of users rank up so ranking up is no longer a big deal as before when people thought the merit circulation was been targeted at certain users.

You must not be a genius to rank up or have to know it all. Just been consistent can help you go a long way as you can also learn from the conversation you engage in. We have many intellectual members that don't have as much merits as others that can't stand toe to toe with them, if there was a contest of who knows it more in the industry so it isn't always about the knowledge. Just be helpful when a member needs such and be genuinely interested in engaging in quality conversation instead of merit hurting conversation.

Regardless of the factual objective, or sometimes because of it, ranking-up to the lower levels I’d say is relatively easy, but it does become harder to reach the top tier ranks, kind of what is expected as the number of require Merits is higher and one generally needs to provide better content.

Staying active per se is not necessarily part of the deal, but rather more what one does in that time. One will normally need to dedicate a fair share of time reading here and there, contrasting, and in general, developing a certain edge or criteria that helps him to expose, query, criticize or whatever in a more meaningful manner.
I recently encountered a given account that was "very active" on the forum. He managed to make over 44 in just over three hours, saying absolutely nothing of value. The case is obviously a serial spammer, but likely, if he’d spent those three hours reading through and cross-referencing information here and there, he’d be better positioned to make at least two or three meaningful posts within the same timeframe.

I’ve been merited on 2.711 posts out of 10.133 posts. That means that 73,25% of my posts have not been merited. By that I mean that, even for accounts that do receive merits with a certain frequency, it’s seemingly more normal by far not to get merited than to get merited, something that I often sense is expected the other way around by many.

Will start working on this challenge and I'll surely make time for this.
Not to aim for that merit but I know this can help me a lot, I just need to focus on learning things and be on the right track.
Again, thank you for this kind of motivation.


Maybe this is just another mistake. 

Keep up your improvement, weeks or months later, your post quality will be much different than now. I am sure if you continue like that, you will rank up not only to Full Member but also higher rank. Now, at least for me, I will keep watching and seeing you around but not meriting you immediately.  

Unnecessary to do so. Let's save your time, to improve yourself.

There are enough resources (sticky threads and other guide threads like yours) for newbies to read. Their problem is they ignore all of that at beginning. If they ignore forum rules, sticky threads, they will ignore yours as well.

I'm curious what part of "expect nothing" lead to creating this topic.

Ranking up isn't difficult for people with half decent posts. Some people post on boards that don't get many Merits, and once in a while people quickly gain a few hundred Merits after they've been "highlighted" for that reason. In your case, I quickly checked your post history, and it reminded me of this:

Example: post #89 (written by OP) in a topic:
This is what I call a "generic shitpost". It's okay to read, but doesn't add anything. Anyone with half a brain knows this already.

You now have 968 posts. Here's a challenge (which you're free to ignore):

• Go over your post history
• If a post doesn't add anything, delete it
• Create links to your best posts in Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source
• When you post there, please refer to this post (so I don't lose track if you follow up after a while)
• I'm not promising a lot of Merit, but I do promise I'll review your list (I can't get myself to read your 968 posts)