Since here is beginners section, kindly let me know if I violated any of the forum rules with the post that you feel the post will not be merited. I am asking because I feel bad seeing that a posted intended to motivate new guys to take the resources of the forum seriously is referred to as merit fishing post by you and few others. Perhaps there is something I can learn from your explanation, so point out the areas I did not do well so I can improve.
You misunderstand what I said in my content, mate. I said you should be careful of where you post; you should try to post in the appropriate section so that your post can be merited. I later said that is what confuses some newcomers joining the forum. Some of their poems deserve to be merited, but because they didn’t post them in the section in which they were supposed to be, the forum members won’t merit their post. I’m not saying you did anything wrong; I’m just trying to enlighten you more since you asked, Is it bad to post because of merit? So I think you should try to read my content well so that you will understand what I’m trying to say.
Finally, you should not expect me to post like a pro seeing that I am relatively new here... this is the mistake most of you senior members are making... you raise the bar so high for newcomers and very quick to shout them down and damping their spirit. I feel this does not make for continuity and might make a lot of them to be afraid of posting or asking questions. With time, they will disappear leaving the forum for only the pro who understand everything in the forum. Remember, no one goes to where he/she is not welcomed.
I’m not trying to criticise you, man. I was advising you on what to do to get merit when you post on the forum. However, some senior members of the forum are not criticising newcomers just like that but rather to correct their mistakes by telling them what they did was wrong. You can learn as much as you want on the forum. Best of luck. But next time, try to comprehend what someone said before criticizing them.
