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I have decided to open this thread in order to help ONLY Newbie and Jr. Members and give them a chance to rank up.
The reason why I am doing this only for Newbie and Jr. Members is that sometimes their posts can be overlooked and they might have a hard time getting those needed merits even though they try hard to make a quality contribution. This doesn't mean this is a merit giveaway thread because it is not. You will have to show me your posts that you think deserve to be merited, I will take a look at the suggested posts and other posts from your profile and decide whether to give you a merit or not.

Read the rules, make sure you understand them! This will be a self-moderated thread, I will remove any off-topic posts or applications from members that dont comply with the rules. I will put aside X Merits that will be given to X different Newbie/Jr. Member accounts - 1 Merit per Account ONLY.  

This thread will stay open for 2 days. After that I will lock it and go over the applications.

• Snowflower11 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2452371) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5073167.msg48100016#msg48100016
• Lochshire (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=895422) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079444.msg48429360#msg48429360
• dumbhack3r (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1688302) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4976345.msg44877559#msg44877559
• CryptoMobster (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1935446) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4643725.msg41967672#msg41967672
• Myke500 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2336262) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5066668.msg48886779#msg48886779
• Ciscopro2000 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1554658) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079265.msg48731750#msg48731750
• omone1 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2131756) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5035378.msg46046364#msg46046364
• Newtl (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2070636) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079018.msg49306581#msg49306581
• Retina (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2508950) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100642
• Becky666 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2526732) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5098034.msg49265963#msg49265963
• Negotiation (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2635513) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5162520
• Baskeyairdrop (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2816462) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5276555.msg55518225#msg55518225

Sorry for posting here as you expect replies from Newbies only. But I'm surprised that there are 0 replies on this topic 5 hours since you started it. And then people complaining that's difficult to get Merits, there is discrimination against Newbies and etc. Now they have great chance to get easy Merit, but seems that nobody whant to get it. Why? Maybe these people who are usually complaining don't have any quality posts to show...

Maybe my requirement for the activity level of 50+ is the problem. But I intentionally used a higher activity level requirement to try and award Newbies who have been here for some time and maybe have had their posts overlooked in the past.

It's best you advice them to continue contributing positively to the forum definitely they won't be overlooked we has credible merit sources around and also members do give away merit once in a while.

Let's not make merit an obsession but make it something that can be achieved with hard work and patience
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Yeah well that is probably because the Activity requirement is 50+. There will be many more Newbies with a lower Activity like myself that would love to apply for this but 50+ is quite high. I would imagine by the time someones Activity gets to that number, most would have gained enough merit to rank up already. Not sure though, just my opinion. I would have loved to have applied :(


Why don't you make it the joining date or something then instead of Activity requirement? I'm not sure, just a suggestion :). I'm sure there are plenty of Newbies here that meet your criteria and just haven't came across your post yet.

I think that you are not eligible for this "merit giveaway", becouse you would already be a Jr. Member if you had the required activity points (30). Every two weeks you can earn 14 activity points, so just a little bit more time and you will be upgraded to Jr. Member. As far as I see, with your posting history you are on the right way to earn even more merits and to get to higher ranks, so just keep contributing to the forum where you can.

And they have no interest in writing quality also. My earlier thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5063213) did not got any legit response.

That's exactly the problem,and it's not because there is a lack of newbies with that activity rank and up, but because from my findings on the forum,most newbies(80%)with 50+ post/activity and no merits are more often than not shitposting one liners,thats just the honest truth and probably the reason why they've not been merited even once despite their lengthy stay in here.

A genuine newbie hits/could hit at least 2 to 3 merits in his or her 1st activity period
I doubt most of the meritless 50+ activity noobs would love to take up this giveaway for quality stuff,maybe a change of rules would do

since the lower rank users aren't interest in writing quality posts, the higher rank user who aren't receiving much merits should be considered. The decline in merit circulation & awarding of merits to average posters is affecting some of us. Not everyone can be a good merit analyzer like DdmrDdmr or scam buster like Coolcryptovator or be very unique at replies like LoyceV some of us are just average and should be given some chances to receive merits via the campaigns targeted at lower rank users who aren't corresponding.

hello sir please give me one merit, because my account is very long, i created account on 2011, but i dont know how to get the merit. thanks sir
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1247185.msg25663870#msg25663870
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2055974.msg25684253#msg25684253
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1846011.msg25670097#msg25670097

Merit has nothing to do with account age, but since you've mentioned it: can you prove you were an early adopter, and didn't just hack/buy this old account in 2017?

Showing posts in a local language isn't going to help you.

And since you're drawing attention to yourself, maybe you can explain why your first post (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2368877.0) is made in bad Dutch.

Finally, I saw a very dedicated member with newbie. First, I want to thank your enthusiasm:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5073167.msg48100016#msg48100016
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5068902.msg47880938#msg47880938
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5066863.msg47765389#msg47765389

Yes, like Fenya96 said, you wouldn't qualify since you are a Jr. Member in the making. As soon as you have the needed amount of Activity you will be upgraded.

I will consider lowering the activity requirement in the next round if i dont give out the set merits but for this round it will stay at 50+

I understand your concern. I took a look at your merit history and saw that many trustworthy and good members have given you merits which means that you are doing a good job otherwise some of them wouldn't have merited you. Just keep it up and more merits will certainly come your way.

RULE 4
Dont beg for merits! I will still take a look at your posts but dont beg for them.

You could have kept your intentions at heart and just work towards it without creating a thread as to that regards obviously there are some good post that requires merit but creating a thread just to show you want to merit individuals can be seen in a negative way as well

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion or judgment of situations and most definitely, OP doesn't have answer to anyone about this regardless of their opinion on the thread. There are lot newbie posts that are merit-worthy but in most cases are not seen by those who could have given it merit or sometimes seen by higher ranked members who probably have a very high standard of what a merit-worthy post is. However, it is only a of matter time, any user with quality posts will eventually get merits without having to try too hard.

Still, In my opinion this is a welcomed idea and I think If so many higher ranked could have a thread like this and somewhat limit it to a specific no of required activities/account age in order to prevent farmers, then newbies wouldn't have to worry much about getting their first merit.

Nope you can't,do well to read the whole original post,the OP would only consider sending merits to newbies who have merit worthy post and over 50 activities,you have neither of the above
In what way exactly,the only wrong use of merit is if it's sold or bought,and neither of the above is happening in here as we all can see

Yeah I understand, hopefully if you lower it for next round I will qualify as I am about to hit 28 activity :)

You got it wrong. You dont qualify for this. You have 2 merits and as soon as you reach 30 Activity level you will be promoted to Jr. Member. Therefore, you can have 2 Merits or 200 merits but you still need the required Activity level as well!
Any newbie with 1+ merit only needs to reach the activity level 30 and he will become a J.Member.

I am going to update the Rules a bit adding that ONLY Newbies with 0 Merits qualify for this campaign.

I am locking the thread now and I will go through the applications that the users posted and make an update soon!

@akunin
All three of your posts are from the Indonesian local forum.
7. Only posts written in decent English will be considered, NO posts from Local Boards.

@steve57
Your first post is a question. You are asking the community for help and advice about crypto.
Sorry but I didn't find anything in your posts worth meriting.

@Snowflower11
You will get the 1st Merit.

I have decided to lower the Activity requirement to 30+.
I added an update to the Rules: ONLY Newbies who have not received a single Merit will be considered.

This thread is now open again, 3 Merits remaining for 3 Newbies who comply with the rules.

Thanks to LoyceV, DdmrDdmr and paxmao there are now 6 Merits available for 6 Newbie members who comply with the rules.

I'm the one who received your first merit. I don't understand why so many new people always complain about earning the first merit,they always assume that there is discrimination between legendary members and new people, their writings are ignored, merit is hard to earn..bla bla. But when this topic was posted, a great opportunity for them to earn merit, I didn't see many newbie responding.

Yes, the response was way below what I expected. The thread will stay open and 6 merits are still available for those who have something to contribute.

@OP

I think  I have also sMerits to spare and I will definitely chip in if you find more than 6 eligible people.

Just thinking, if you can create a google spread sheet in first post for the list of user that you think deserve atleast 1 merit but you are not able to give (if you run out of smerits)

Because of this, many newbies will be inspired and motivated because of your understanding and goodwill. I hope I belong to those who are granted.

Thanks for being willing to chip in but for the time being it seems that there are not many users who have decent posts to show. Or they have not yet seen my thread, either way a google spreadsheet wont be needed for now.

Please read the rules and apply accordingly and I will take a look at your posts.

Since opening this thread, OP's sMerit stash increased from wanting to Merit 4 Newbies to 6 Newbies. This once again shows Merit isn't scarce.

I gave 1 Merit so far to 1 Newbie but several other users merited my thread and I think it is only fair to distribute the received Merits based on this thread as sMerits to more Newbies.

When I saw this thread, I thought "What a great idea, I wil try something similar in my local board"

Then I keep reading it and found that OP gave so far 1 merit...  Probably you will only increase your ignore list lol


This. That's the problem, spammers don't want to produce anything, don't want to participate in the forum as real users. They just want to take as much as possible from the forum, without adding nothing to it.

most of the users do not even to spend their time here, reading and writing well...

If you can, please take a look at my post. Merry Christmas
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3327310.msg34848491#msg34848491

Merry Christmas to you as well!

Unfortunately I will not merit you for now. Two reasons:

1. The suggestion you mentioned in your post was reported as a bad idea a few pages after your reply - here is that post by Spendulus.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3327310.msg36820961#msg36820961

2. A lot of your posts are about shilling different altcoins all around the altcoin section, siacoin, ark, neo etc. You are entitled to your own opinion of which coins and tokens you want to buy and sell but here is one thing I didn't like. These two posts, posted one after the other where in both threads you wrote that that particular coin is your favourite coin:

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/11/12/zu195.png

If you feel so, why don't you provide the OP with a link to one of your post you feel is cool or that at least deserves consideration as regards been merited
You have about 150 plus activities,getting one previous quality post shouldn't be a herculean task for you, except of course you're a................

Hopefully, I'm not a pro at detecting plagiarism and considering the first reply you got on the thread quoted below, but If the OP or Someone better at that could help verify that your below post isn't plagiarized, then you'll have your first merit but, if it is, Oh well I might not even be the one to report it.


Edit: I think it was actually a translation for this https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5070657.msg47972914#msg47972914
 

Nice post. I am here to help if they are quality poster. I will check full post history if they deserve I will help, because funding quality post is too difficult. Although OP deserve merit from me but I want to send directly to newbie. I don't like to see them hopeless. I like to motivate them and I have been doing that. Most of merit I have sent to newbie lately.

I'm sure you can help, i saw some of your post that you made and you give lots of effort to do it. The newbies who will join in here will be able to look at your posts to get an idea how to contribute in this forum. Motivation will keep them stay positive as time goes until they successfully help or contributed to the forum and to those who need guide.

So far you haven't tried so I dont know. Please take a look at the rules and feel free to apply if you feel you should.

This is a good idea to give some merit points to newbies.

Unfortunately the ranks in here and the merit points hinder people like me who are mostly (99% of the time) reading and otherwise posting some smalltalk to become active with their own project.
We are planning an ANN but with my account that seems to be never possible (39 activity points and newbie)
I assume thats because I registered 2 years ago. Seems as the age of the account is included in the activity aswell.

br,
Andy 

You Copy/Pasted this one, I dont even want to check any further.

EDIT: The author on steemit and swaggerkeme seem to be the same person but using different usernames which lead me to believe that swaggerkeme copy/pasted but I made a mistake

Original source:

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/11/12/zAoQq.png

https://steemit.com/bitcoin/@rosemary4u/quadrant-protocol-ensuring-data-is-fully-decentralized

Your post:

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/11/12/zA4fj.png

It’s sad to see the scarcity of candidates on this thread to @Pmalek’s initiative, plus the proven inadequacy of some of those postulants. You can’t really put it any easier than on this thread.

This kind of proves by example (therefore not an empirical rule though) that the amount of Newbie accounts that are willing to place a bit of real effort into earning a single merit is scarce in comparison to the number of Newbie accounts. Likely, those that are decent posters enough do not have too much trouble getting merit themselves on their usual posting routes.

I am not surprised that few newbies have stepped up. Most either are spamming hoping for a merit and not even looking for a place to put decent content, or are too new to crypto to have anything worthwhile to share. Personally, I joined here long before merit was a thing and I am not that worried about the member level. I post what I think I can share, where I at least know something about the topic.

It might be a good idea to have a thread where those who have merit can make suggestions of newbies who deserve it but haven't gotten it yet but that itself can be open to abuse, so I'm not sure what the answer to the issue should be.

I will just allocate them in the usual way if I dont get the wanted response in this thread.

Feel free to share up to 3 of your posts if you want and I will have a look at them.


Keep posting quality posts and merits will surely come your way sooner or later. If not add, your posts in this thread once you get 30+ Activity.

I haven't posted much but here are my best three so far:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1366103.msg17349772#msg17349772

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1726007.msg17680140#msg17680140

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1365894.msg19389433#msg19389433

I decided to merit you for this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079444.msg48429360#msg48429360

I see that back in 2017 you were a believer in Verge, are you still? What made you choose Verge over other currencies?
You also mentioned a heart surgery, hope it went well and everything is back to normal.

Happy Holidays!

Thanks for the merit. I am still a believer of Verge, although I don't hold any of the coin. At one point I was mining it but that was before it gained traction and the mining became too hard for my little miners.. lol

Heart surgery went fine and I've been doing well since then, thanks for mentioning it.

Here is my account,
Shared my best knowledge from this and hope some one get this ideas.
Thank you.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2434948;sa=showPosts

Thank you for bringing in such opportunity!
i would like you to check below post if that works:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4976345.msg44877559#msg44877559
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3017835.msg46802663#msg46802663
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4528716.msg46201483#msg46201483

I merited you for this one. Although there are quite a few grammatical errors I find the post useful, especially for bounty hunters who are looking to get paid in ETH or a similar more reliable token. But I see that you haven't updated the post for quite some time. Are you still keeping an eye on it and looking for similar projects that dont pay in their native token?

Send me 1-3 of your posts that you think deserve to be merited and I will look through them and the rest.

Non-English posts, I don't know if I can participate.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5033168.msg45922067#msg45922067

So that you can join a bounty signature campaign and spam the fuck out of this forum?  ::)
Have no capability of even reading the rules of something, and asking for Merits as charity.

Read the Rules about merit begging. And dont call people Sir, makes you look bad. If you are addressing Sir Anthony Hopkins it Is acceptable to call him Sir, but not any random forum member.  ;)

7. Only posts written in decent English will be considered, NO posts from Local Boards.

i stopped updating since the huge Fall of market! there weren't many Bounties paying in any Listed currencies either! but of course i did missed to update Probit exchange bounty where they allocated 150K USDT but i thought it will be too competitive and Hunters will end up getting little rewards! but i did got 15USDT for a few twitter task (which was really unexpected)!

I'll soon rewrite the whole Thread with better design! Thank yo so much for the Merit.
And apologies for the grammatical and spelling errors as i'm not really a native speaker! but in last few months i did some works on my English and wrote a few articles for a few projects as well! i promise better quality!

Thank you Once again! and HAPPY NEW YEAR.

here is my theree posts link:

1.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4907675.msg46220992#msg46220992

2.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5036920.msg46267227#msg46267227

3.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4907675.msg46220992#msg46220992

I'll look forward for your reply.thank you

There are two links, not three, your first and third link is the same post. But nevertheless I will not merit you, sorry.

You're doing a great work, man!
As I've been busy myself posting here and trying to help out people, I give you the privilege of choosing 15 more newbies and helping them out turn into Jr. Member, which is why I've merited OP with 15 merits. Please do your best and choose wisely, as well I would suggest you to please make a table in OP and give details about the user/s you merited as well as which post did you merit. It'll help other newbies to check those guys' posts and learn the way how it is earned. Glad to see everyone's trying to help, but regrets for newbies who don't even check for such opportunities and just pop up with a thread begging about merits and/or their rank being negotiated down to newbie level.

Thanks to Stedsm and suchmoon the available sMerits for Newbies are now 17!

Another member also suggested making a table so I will make something in the first post, you are right it might be beneficial for Newbies to see what was merited.

Thanks for the suggestion and the support!

Ahh. I didn't notice that. I have replaced the third link with a new one. I would request you to check it once. thank you

As suggested by two users recently I made a simple list of newbies and the posts I merited through this initiative. The list is also posted in the 1st post.

• Snowflower11 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2452371) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5073167.msg48100016#msg48100016
• Lochshire (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=895422) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079444.msg48429360#msg48429360
• dumbhack3r (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1688302) - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4976345.msg44877559#msg44877559

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5086994.msg48758661#msg48758661
Check this thanks

Nice try steve! You already applied in my thread, then deleted your post, wrote a new thread on Dec 19th and now you are applying again.
Not only that, I managed to find a plagiarised post as well that I didn't see the first time.

You copy/pasted those two sentences from the 1st and 2nd paragraph of this article:
https://cointelegraph.com/news/redefining-sports-betting-industry-with-blockchain

Dont bother deleting your post, I archived it > http://archive.vn/b9hVL

I can't help but feel like this thread is almost an exact replica of those Merit-Review threads that have been outlawed around here. I'm wondering if you made this thread knowing that those type of threads have been ruled against, or if this was just an idea that popped into your head. Now that I've brought this up though, I'm curious where the differences lie. What is the difference between this thread and https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3158387.0? Too many people seem to think that starting one of these threads is going to be helpful, even though it's against the rules now.

They've all been moved off-topic, because the staff decided these kind of threads do not belong.

I have read the forum rules and have not found any rule/rules that mention that these type of threads are not allowed. If a decision was made later on to make them illegal I am sorry but I am not aware of such a rule. I checked the rules one more time now seeing your post and no mention of these type of threads, unless there is a post somewhere in the 39 pages of comments.

You are asking me if I knew these threads are illegal but I intentionally created one? Why would I do that, how would creating a thread that could be against the rules benefit me? No, like I said above I am not aware of such a rule.

Two very trustworthy and respectable members, LoyceV and suchmoon have similar threads, one in the Off-topic > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5031461 and one in Trading Discussion > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5093271.0 (created yesterday). suchmoon's thread has been active since September and I see now that it is posted in the Off-topic, so if the problem is in the location of the thread I would have no problem moving it. I posted it here since its meant for Newbies ONLY and this is the board they frequent most.

Also, this is in no way a merit giveaway of any sort. I have rejected more members than I have merited.

 

I think this applies:
(click it to read the context)

But indeed, until bill gator mentioned it, I forgot those were moved to Off-topic.

I created my thread in Reputation after it was (once again) mentioned in a Meta topic. If a Mod moves it that's fine with me, I didn't consider Off-topic because I barely go there. I do expect a totally different audience there though, with much more spam, so I prefer not to move it.

I am not trying to accuse you of anything. I just remember there being a very large fiasco relating to these type of threads. QuestionAuthority, myself and many others had our threads shut-down by moving them to off-topic. Our threads resemble yours, and so I am wondering if the rules had changed or specifically why this thread is allowed when others were not. Obviously the last question isn't one you can answer, but it is something I am curious about.


No, I must have worded that incorrectly. I was asking if you knew of these "rules" and then understood them with more nuance than I do. Resulting in a thread that follows the guidelines and is acceptable.

Then, seperately I asked if, now that you are aware of these "rules/guidelines" if you see any differences between the threads that have been moved and yours. I never meant to imply that you skirted the rules purposefully.


Yeah, there are many other members with similar threads, me included. My trouble is that they weren't allowed anywhere except off-topic. The thread created yesterday, I have the same questions about, but haven't looked into it yet.


All of that applied to my thread as well. 95% of posts were "rejected", it was not a giveaway and it was specifically aimed at showcasing newbies that were acting in a way that deserved merit.

I'm asking these questions not the demonize you, but because I enjoyed maintaining my thread and it's heartbreaking to see others doing as I would like to do without the same rules as me.




I just want a refresher on the status of this sort of thread. If they're acceptable, then I want to restart mine.


This is what killed my thread. The audience found in off-topic are not looking for any serious improvement, criticism, reflection, etc.

@bill gator
Sorry mate, I misinterpreted what you were saying the first time around but now it is all good.
And you are right, moving them to off topic is basically shutting them down as the users there have no use of it.
It doesn't seem fair that I would be allowed to have my topic here if others, like yourself weren't. I would gladly take it up with the Cyrus or theymos and move my thread wherever they see fit. I will PM both of them and see what they have to say.

LoyceV I read the whole first page trying to figure out what theymos is agreeing with but it seems to be related to merits and members who didnt get the deserved rank when the system was implemented.

He also says:

But no mention about where these topics are allowed and where not, unless that is somewhere else on the other pages.

Here is an update regarding my thread.
I PMed theymos and cyrus yesterday asking if my thread is against the rules, if I have to move it or if I can keep it in the Beginners & Help section. theymos replied to my PM and said that the thread is OK the way it is. I asked for permission to post a screenshot of those PMs and he agreed.

Unless instructed otherwise, I will keep this thread here in this subforum. 17 Merits are available for Newbie ranks who read and follow the rules.

Here it is:

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/11/12/zAJId.png

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4643725.msg41967672#msg41967672 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4643725.msg41967672#msg41967672)

Thank you for the opportunity

I happened to bump into this thread just through casual browsing. I still enjoy lurking in the newbie area to see what new ideas and tips I can learn.

I obviously don't qualify for the merit generosity of @Pmalek, but found this to be quite an interesting thread to read! I have to agree with @DdmrDdmr. I reached the Jr. Member rank simply by looking for places to say things that were relevant to me and by remaining patient.

If nothing else, I think that this thread (and some of the merit begging that followed as a result) only reinforces that final italicized comment above.  But when Newbie level merit worthy posts do get buried, it is nice that they have a chance to get noticed and recognized through a thread like this one.

I will be bookmarking this one to check back later and see who demonstrated themselves worthy and who outed themselves as plagiarist beggars! ;)

I'm very happy that you have decided to go straight to the horse and hear it from their mouth. It's not like I have any grounds to argue with what theymos is saying here, so I suppose the only remaining confusion is why my thread and the others like it were ever moved/removed to begin with. I will be giving my thread another shot and attempt to be a bit more conscious of the guidelines and rules surrounding it. I'll bow-out now and allow you to continue running your thread without any impedance. I appreciate going that extra mile and getting clarification for all of us.

The things you mentioned here due to which PMalek went on to theymos directly, was the only reason I knew that such threads are being moved to off-topic. Thanks to theymos for allowing OP and his intentions of helping out others.

What we can do now (an advice):

- Instead of going to create back our own thread knowing that they're going to be moved maybe if admin feels that we're trying to incentivize users by asking them to post and most of them start posting bullshit in lieu of expecting merits for the same, I believe we should help the ongoing threads only by allocating some merits to them only (as if our intentions are not to become self-Hero). ;)

- We can have all of this (like create our own thread) and keep it in off-topic zone only but create a list of all such threads that allow users to earn merits (there are already threads with such lists) and should draw newbies' and other merit-expecting users' attention towards such "list-based" threads. So, if we want to do it and admin is not allowing us to do so, what's the difference in having our threads in off-topic section only when we know we're doing good with a selfless motive?

I merited you for the post you provided but mainly for your overall post history.
Feel free to contribute with more guides and charts about trading, as long as they are yours. Do you trade a lot or are you more of a holder?

 
I remember your thread, it was amazing! You put a lot of work into it. Check with theymos and give it another shot if he agrees. Maybe the rules need to be clearer, stricter, I am not sure what exactly the problem was but I am sure you can work it out after talking to him.  

I made a rule in my thread that I will review only posts that were written BEFORE I created this thread! In that way there will not be any incentive to spam the forum by members who saw my thread and then try to claim merits with those posts. It could also potentially mean that some quality posts after Dec 16th wont get merited but I took that into account as well.  

@Stedsm
I understand what bill gator is talking about. He put a lot of time and effort in his thread, I just checked it, it is a 20 pages thread and then it got moved/locked.
Your idea about creating a list for all threads in one place is good! I support that.

I guess you did not reported that user till now.

I posted in Meta in the Report plagiarism thread. Maybe it is not enough to be considered plagiarism. I can t remember if I reported him by clicking on the report button but I will do it now in case I forgot to back then.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Ahh, I believe I've found the differentiating factor between this thread, mine and those that are similar.


This would seem to remove any abusive/illegal incentive for posting. Requiring that the posts be created prior to the thread, means that there would have been no possibility that the user is posting with this thread in mind. Maybe I am being naive, but this seems to be the important distinction; a very thoughtful rule.

Yes, I made the rule exactly for that reason. To avoid users to post/spam and then ask for merits. I dont know if that is the difference between this thread and the others that were not allowed and were moved to Off-Topic but it just might be.

Excellent rules in place, this is a really good way to reduce spam and reward people, I hope you keep this campaign up for long, it's a shame so less entries. For all the drama of not getting merits, people have not replied here, I hope more people reply here so this forum becomes better.

I decided to do a quick check on the first 3 users I merited to see if I made the right decision or not in giving them a merit each. Besides one entry in a facebook and linkedin bounty, where the merits and account rank dont matter anyway, all other posts have been non-bounty/airdrop related since receiving the merit. That is a good thing. 

Thank you, it means a lot.

I do a mixture, I actually teach at the moment more than I am able to actively trade. I am working on increasing my time in front of the charts but yeah 100% aiming to get some educational content on here to help people out; I feel that this industry on certain platforms is very misled (social media). Too many commission junkies out there looking to use cryptocurrency platforms to suck people in which is scary.

So hoping to do my bit for the industry at least.

Yes, you are right about that and that would be a good point to focus on. New users think that a coin is good just because people are promoting it via social media and talking about it on youtube but in reality it just means that they have marketing funds to throw around and draw people in.

You can start by reading the rules.

gl

Just wanted to give you some info on the akunin account you merited. 95% of his posts are facebook/twitter reports. The rest is ANN/Bounty spam like in the examples below:


He is basically copying his own posts and spamming with them.
I found four cases of "i think this project will has a nice future", one case of "i hope this project is will has a nice future" and one case of "i think this project is an interesting".

This is still active and there are 18 sMerits in the pool waiting for good posting Newbies who follow the rules as posted on the first page.

I don't know am i still eligible for sMerits or not . But i can't stop my self to post here, why not when have a change of  Jr. Member .

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1609928.msg49260166#msg49260166
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4625932.msg49260858#msg49260858
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1609928.msg49323276#msg49323276

OP, if ever you run out of Smerits I can provide my Smerits just to help these newbies. I can spare atleast 10 sMerits for this thread, for the reason I can't get enough accounts to make a review on my Local Board. My hopes upon helping them is a bit worthless.

Just PM or can just quote my reply here, I have Maggiordomo for my notifications on quoting so I won't miss any news on this thread. Thanks.

Though I still have my own rule:
I can't give Merits to posts that has been already given by other Users. Goodluck Newbies.

@cabalism13
I appreciate the offer. For the moment it wont be needed, there isn't much activity in this thread and those Newbies who do have good posts have usually received a few merits here and there.

@obak121
I will take a look at your posts.

Not necessarily for the purpose of gaining merit, but I would appreciate feedback and thoughts on the content of my post below.  Is it good, bad, on track or lacking.   I was quite proud of it at the time but I still have more to learn about how the forum here works and when I should or should not offer a comment.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4799548.msg47552780#msg47552780

You have obviously not even tried to read the rules that I posted.

Let me ask you another thing. What inspired you to write this post?
It has been archived, no need to delete it. Are those your words and your words only or are they someone else's?

Edit:
Source: https://mommyuniversitynj.com/2014/09/08/explore-discover-learn-10-benefits-of-visiting-a-zoo/

https://talkimg.com/images/2023/11/12/zAkQv.png

I would like to know if I am also eligible for this merits, I've never received even once and I don't know if my composition is not good but for me I'm really confident that it is a good quality, would you mind if you take a look some of my post and hope you will consider them and give me some merits.

There is nothing wrong with your post, it is OK. I will take a look at some of your other posts and merit you if I like them.

You are not eligible because this is only meant for Newbies who have not received a single merit, with their count being 0. You have 10 merits. You are correct that you didn't receive any from other users but you were airdropped those 10 merits when the merit system was introduced.

There are a couple of other threads also in the Beginners & Help section where you could try your luck as a Member rank.

I merited you for this post. Nothing wrong with the one you proposed but i liked the one below better.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5066668.msg48886779#msg48886779
Sorry it took so long  ;)

I am the one who doesn't even have any single merit yet and with this post I may have and thanks anyway :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5094887.msg49371496#msg49371496

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100023.msg49337540#msg49337540

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5095362.msg49155367#msg49155367

@roptoshambrella and Jhonyguy, Please read the Rules!

I have made some changes to the thread. Besides Newbies I will now also consider Jr. Members for this campaign.
Most Rules stay the same and here is what has been changed:


Read all the rules in the first post and apply only if all have been fulfilled.

Biggest thanks for your help https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5067338.msg47795715#msg47795715

I will be happy if you consider checking out these post/threads i created:

a) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4627142.msg41806573#msg41806573
b) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4491204.msg40395048#msg40395048

Thanks in advance for your time and patience.

I liked both, but here is the problem.

In this post for example, you are offering to help the user and there is nothing wrong with that.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4817562.msg43469931#msg43469931

But it seems you are not sharing the source of the information. If you copied the words from somewhere you need to post a link to the original source.

Those two quoted parts are from this source:
https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-tell-if-my-computer-is-secretly-mining-cryptocurrency-and-what-do-I-do-about-it

Therefore, you either copy/pasted from there or another source with the same info, switched a few words around and the order of the sentences to make it hard to find or you are the original author, Arvind Sasikumar who wrote the post on Quora > https://www.quora.com/profile/Arvind-Sasikumar-1

I am curious which one it is?

Thank you ! I am glad that you took your time to check out my posts.
Aw i am really amazed that you are not only checking out the topics i have mentioned also having a close look to my post that i have created so far x!
Yeah lol that i did actually not totally copy, rather went trough it and then wrote about it the way someone can check out if mining on background. It's like i am not good in mining stuffs but still learning a little each day does not harms.
And apart from that guess if i am the author myself then by the end of the day i would have more information to share and already would have been at a good rank .

P.S: I am not sure from where i found that information but i always believe google is your friend whenever you are stuck. Also from next time on wards if i will be sharing something that i am not expert in i believe i will attach a link or source to the actual author/post although i don't run copy/paste business around :)

Thank you for the feedback.  It is appreciated.

Speaking for my own Newbie case.... i would say that i never saw either a need or feeling to make a very detailed post/topic about something to get merit ( i also don´t complain ) .

The sense of the System is reasonable to have... just being not able to make signatures with links etc. and not able to post pictures is confusing and doesn´t make me want to be active when i can´t post everything in a Post/Comment/Signatur in first place.

You know, a post doesn't have to be very detailed or long to be worthy of getting merits. There are many cases of posts of a few words, jokes, memes, pictures or just simple comments who have received merits. The length of it doesn't matter... although there are cases in life where size matters.  :D   

Thats a Point.... which could get Long  ;)

@Newtl Yeah, good one.
Send me a few links to your posts, you are surely not a shit poster and if you have good posts it can help you remove some of the restrictions you mentioned. I will take a look at them.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079265.msg48731750#msg48731750

Thx!

i try to don´t talk shit... just like my opinion is in some cases you read a kind of Joke in them, sadly it´s Truth to a part.
 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5102113.msg49421582#msg49421582
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079018.msg49306581#msg49306581 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5102113.msg49421582#msg49421582
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5079018.msg49306581#msg49306581)

Hello,

 I still believe in bitcoine and new ideas that can be achieved with it. I feel as if I have lost the old excitement about this forum. No one's helped since I signed up. And I didn't get any payment, even if it was a donation  :(. In fact, I have different ideas on a lot of issues.  ::) I think I need a good leader to advise and support me. I just saw your call, I wish I'd seen it before.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2126384.msg32655857#msg32655857
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2670756.msg31729138#msg31729138
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2783865.msg32220250#msg32220250
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1185909.msg32785456#msg32785456
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2847114.msg35357062#msg35357062
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2945888.msg33443573#msg33443573

Thank you for interest...

Its seems to me you just one liner spammer. Your almost just on single line. According to your activity you don't need to apply here. You have made lot of post but you didn't received single merit. If you don't improve your posting behaviour then I don't think someone will send you merit. Even you can't make high quality post but at least try to make good post. Good post is enough to earn 1 merit.


Just send you 1 merit but its low good post. I mean you have to improve your posting quality and you need to try more to explain briefly whenever you try to make new topic.


Don't post here merited link, you have already got 2 merit from  OgNasty on 21^th December same link. Try to make more new good post.

@OP I think you need mention on your topic, " Don't post any link here that you already got merit"

OP, any chance if the condition could be changed to include post-2018 contributions?

I am not liner and spammer.But I can't take a lot of time. I also have articles in the Turkish section. Everyone has a different perspective on the Bitcointalk forum, and I respect your views. Finally, I'm a real person. I can give you all my contact information if you want.

Merited!

Nothing wrong with your posts, it is just that I have this rule:
Sorry!

@zybk70btc
I didn't get a chance to look at your posts yet, will get back to that very soon.

Hi Coolcryptovator,
No actually I dont mind if the posts were already merited. Initially this thread was only meant for newbies who have not received a single merit but since I now expended it to J. Members I see no problem with meriting a post that has received merits sometimes in the past.

Sorry, the deadline is 31.12.2018 in order to not encourage users to spam the board after seeing this thread and then request merits.

 

@Pmalek

Thanks... my other posts of 2018 are Informativ Updates only ^^

Recently so many people with lots of merit started this thread and it's so good to see that people are actually here to help newbies to grow better because they get so confused also they only come up with post related to merit this thread have actually encouraged them to come up with something new and informative which obviously will make this place more better. good luck with it.

You added six different links, it should be 1-3. Almost all of these are in the Altcoin section and include short posts like:
These posts aren't informative or helping the forum. Maybe you still need to read a bit about which types of posts receive merits and which types don't. A post saying that your translation is finished doesn't fall into the first category.

Good Luck.

1.
How to extensively backup all sorts of wallets and portfolio logins for years without compromise or loss
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5070790.msg47980325#msg47980325

2
The Future : Cryptocurrenct and/or Artificial Intelligence
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5086177.msg48726709#msg48726709

Hope to be a winner if this, and if for any reason, admin finds my work poor..Pls QUOTE MY REPLY, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE QUALITY OF MY WORK AND PUT MORE EFFORTS..
 I know i can and i will

THANK YOU

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5081662.msg48520676#msg48520676

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5081639.msg48521458#msg48521458

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5081513.msg48520953#msg48520953

I would prefer if you take a look at my posts profile and decided the one you think is worth meriting

Hello,

Kindly see my three post below can get a possible consideration, I think hope am not late.

1. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4831952.msg43602523#msg43602523

2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5031024.msg46228224#msg46228224

3. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5024920.msg45624223#msg45624223

@Bossalex1
You were banned today so there is no need to look at your posts.
@Bountyhonter
Almost all your posts are bounty reports for twitter and/or facebook with the occasional post in the Bitcoin Discussion board.
@omone1
I will check your posts tomorrow, didn't get around to check it today.

please is this opportunity still opened to  newbies ? can i still send the links to my posts for your review and considerations?

16 Merits are still in the pool, thanks HCP.

@omone1
I merited this post of yours.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5035378.msg46046364#msg46046364

@funex
The thread is still open and you can send your links.

I took a look at your posts in the meantime. Mostly bounty reports with the occasional post in the altcoin/bitcon discussions. Sorry, not interested. 

Bumping this in case some Newbies/Jr. Members haven't seen it. It is available for those who follow the rules in the first post.

This is the great opportunity for Newbies, I joined Bitcoin Talk Forum and cryptocurrency field in 2018, Then I start learn about cryptocurrency field and trading. I used this forum to know things as a beginner, Now I think, I have enough knowledge to help newbies and their cryptocurrency related problems. So after long time I start answer to questions in this forum. Luckily I saw this post and i think now i am deserve to be a Jr. Member.  :)

I am posting here my latest 3 posts and replies, If admin think I should deserve merit, today is my lucky day.

1: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5116375.msg50043119#msg50043119
2: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5117606.msg50045042#msg50045042
3: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5117809.msg50052637#msg50052637

@Cryptojunction
Pay attention to rule #3.
3. Your posts had to be written before 31/12/2018. Any posts after this date will not be considered.

Your posts were written in the last couple of days. If you have some good posts written before 31/12/2018 do share them please.

Thanks for giving me
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5118971.msg50098744#msg50098744 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5118971.msg50098744#msg50098744)
http://

Thanks man, Pmalek for this opportunity.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=2508950;sa=showPosts

It is my profile post link if you want to see my post and you decide that Will you give me a Merit or not!

Thanks Advance.


https://i.imgur.com/sLsTzxV.png

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5118898.msg50095484#msg50095484

Please consider checking this topic of mine, thanks  :)

What a nice topic. I wish there had been some topics like this when I was at lower rank. It took me a lifetime to get the first merit. As the title goes, this topic is for Newbie/Jr., I just want to try my luck (my current rank is Jr.) with this post:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4948514.msg44596606#msg44596606.

This post brought me 1 merit from the OP of that topic for perfectly meeting his idea. Nevertheless, you can reject if it doesn't fit your requirements.

Please read the rules about the needed activity levels and the deadline up until which date posts will be considered.

@Retina
I appreciate the effort, thank you for making that, looks great! Just to be fair to everyone else please submit 1-3 of your own posts first, i will gladly have a look at them.
If you don't mind I noticed some mistakes in your signature, here is a correction if you want to use it.
The for Improve your English should be replaced with to Improve your English. You are missing a free space between the 1st and 2nd sentence. And also it should be This Project is Managed by Jet Cash.

Sorry for being a grammar nazi, trying to help, that's all.

Your signature:
Correction:

@hta
I will take a look at it later today when I have some free time.

@TeQuiero
Your activity needs to be 60 and+ for a Jr. Member but considering your post/activity to merit ratio it seems you are a good poster so I will make an exception and take a look at your post.

Challenge accepted bro!


part-time forumer ako building up my exp with crypto..
im sure in latter time, i will give you some quality post..
 but for now, i just have to study it more and learn from other masters of this forums...
I hope abot pa ako to get merits

The post was made yesterday, I only consider posts written up until 31/12/2018.
Quote from the Rules.

@TeQuiero
Even though you are a soon to be Member when you get the required Activity levels and this thread is meant only for Newbies and Jr. Members I will merit you but from my personal bag.
The Merit pool for this thread will therefore stay at 16. I like that you post in Serious Discussion, I do as well when the topics add up a bit.  

Thank man for the advice, now Correction my signature.
You are saying right that lake my grammar, I'm trying always improved my English.

Now check my  (3)post:

1. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5115541.msg49967917#msg49967917
2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5113177.msg49869531#msg49869531
3. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100642.msg49362114#msg49362114

I think three(3) posts helpful for all member, check and you can decide.

I include the link below for you to check, a decent decision and not, it will be very constructive to be able to contribute to the forum properly.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2432004.msg35701201#msg35701201

Thank you, awaited feedback.

Thanks for your encouraging words. My target is Full Member+, so I'll try to discuss & contribute more. Serious Discussion is a great section for giving opinion, in which there are appearances of many high ranked and established members. I also join other sections but I only comment if I have knowledge about the topic.

@Retina
Sorry, all those posts were written after 31/12/2018 and I only consider posts until the mentioned date. You have only one post written in 2018.

@Ade A Aziz
You keep repeating several things over and over again in many of your posts.
- Eth is my favourite altcoin, I also like NEO, EOS and Cardano.
- The crypto market is volatile, traders need patience.
- The best strategy is to buy when the market is down etc.

Such posts create a huge amount of spam and bring nothing new to the discussions. It can also put you on ignore lists of reputable members and/or merit sources which will make it even harder for you to gain merits. I think you can do better with your posts. 

I have 1 extra merit to give out at the moment so I sent it to you for that post. Now that I have this thread permanently bookmarked in my new replies, I'll check in from time to time for other potentially meritable posts.

Good initiative Pmalek.

Great idea! I think it's good when users are so involved. I gave you two merits so you have one more to spend and to reward a newbie or junior member.
Also I went through your list of merited posts and gave some of them extra merits.

@nutildah and @tyz
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it!

17 Merits are available for Newbies and Jr. Members. Please make sure you read the rules before applying.

Thanks

@Rawoyemi
No need to quote the entire first post, I know what this thread is about.
Please read Rule #1 carefully.

Thanks

Update to the Rules!

I will now consider posts that were written up until 31 January 2019.
3. Your posts had to be written before 31/01/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered. 

I will take a look at users who already submitted their posts but they were not considered before due to the end date being different.

Let me guess, @Pmalek.
You changed rule on the published day of posts to consider applying posts to reduce risks of sending your sMerits to wrong candidates.
By saying wrong candidates, I meant those ones who made pseudo constructive posts recently, then applied to try stealing your sMerits away.
Looking at their past posts (months ago) is one of best approach to screen all pseudo-constructive candidates in your challenge.

Recent weeks, @LoyceV and someone else found that there are dramatical amount of Newbies and Junior Members received sMerits got banned later.
Most of them due to plagiarism violations.
There: How many banned users have you merited? (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5117564.0)

---

In summary, I totally support your latest rule changes.

Thanks tranthidung!
I added that rule because I wanted to prevent users from seeing this topic and registering new accounts, posting a few posts and then submitting their posts in this thread asking for merits. That is why I also have an Activity requirement of 30 for Newbie accounts and 60 for Jr. Members. In that way I can make sure that the users have been members of this forum for a while but perhaps have been unlucky and haven't received any merits. 

I have a post https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3328725.msg34958609#msg34958609

Thank for update your wone Rules and considered all junior member.

You can see and check my post, I think it is must helpful someone.
 
1. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100642 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100642)
2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5099814.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5099814.0)
3. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;msg=49480172 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;msg=49480172)

Thanks Advance.

@generatorhd
Sorry, I didn't find that worth meriting.

@Retina
I merited this post of yours > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5100642
Keep improving your English and don't multi-quote when replying to posts and enjoy the forum.


15 more Merits are available only for Newbies and Jr. Members. Make sure to read the rules and apply only if you respect them.

I have another post which I think might be worth meriting, https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2565395.msg35200171#msg35200171

No sorry. I had a look at that post as well but didn't find it worth meriting.
A majority of your posts are short one liners and one sentence kind of posts.

You made a good work, fella.
My challenge (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5109876.0) has not attracted so many applicants, so I have nearly nothing to do with my sMerits.
Today, I give you 6 sMerits, then you can use them to help others happily with their works, and rewarded merits.

@tranthidung
I appreciate that, thank you! I will have to go through my whole thread because I think there is a merit here and there that I didn't count in my calculation as there should probably be more than 15.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5124047.0

A good article, look forward to your review, thanks  :)

Hi, it’s great what you are doing?
I’m mostly in Collectibles- so most of my posts are bids etc. But here’s one post I thought was informative
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5119007.msg50100558#msg50100558
Thanks

The post was written today. Check Rule #3 in the OP.
3. Your posts had to be written before 31/01/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered.

@Mbitr
Same as the user above. Check Rule #3 in my opening post!

Are there any opportunities for those who are in the "Member Rank"? Then they get the chance to make themselves up.
You'll be the legendary after some time Then you will feel like a boss  ;D
if you can want to add "Member Rank" people opportunity.

@Retina
No, I will only consider the two lowest ranks. Those are the members that have the most problems getting their first couple of merits.
I merit other users outside of this thread, without looking at their rank based on what I read on the boards i visit. It wont be necessary to include them here.

@Becky666
I will take a look at your posts.
I deleted your 2nd post which was a quote and reply to Retina. It is against forum rules to post multiple replies in quick succession, unless 24+ hours have passed between the posts. In case you need to add new information just edit your previous post.

Hi, here are some posts which maybe deserve a merit  :)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1895018.msg50101004#msg50101004
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4743828.msg50170634#msg50170634
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1794706.msg50101807#msg50101807
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5120739.msg50171181#msg50171181

Thank you in advance!

@Becky666
As a Jr. Member you need an activity level of 60+ which at the moment you don't have. Feel free to apply again once you achieve the needed Activity levels.

@longbtcdev
Please read Rule #3 before applying. All those posts are from March 2019. The deadline is 31/01/2019.

oh sorry didnt saw it, seems like I will never get a merit lol

You spend most of your time in the Altcoin sections and these boards are blacklisted by many merit sources. It means they are not browsing Altcoin sections or they have them on ignore due to the enormous amount of spam that is created there. It is very hard to find decent posts among all the nonsense replies. 

Your post was edited on April 4th, therefore I will not consider it in this thread.

Take a look at Rule #3 in OP:
3. Your posts had to be written before 31/01/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered.

OK, I merited you for this one https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5098034.msg49265963#msg49265963
14 Merits remain for Newbies and Jr. Members who read the rules in the first post.

Edit: 24 Merits remain for Newbies and Jr. Members who read the rules in the first post.
*Thank you suchmoon for your contribution*

In as much as you contributed to the development of the forum and looking out for the lower rank members of this forum, i must say a very big thank you; for your effort in balancing the equation between the rich(Higher Rank members) and the poor(Lower Rank members). You are one of my inspiration in terms of love towards the helpless, thank you sir.

As your contribution to the community, here also is my contribution to you, Congratulation on your recent achievement as a "Legendary in the making".

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Sorry to bump your thread with this off topic, don't know how to express myself.

Thanks Becky666, Yes, Legendary in the making!
And congratulations on your new rank, you are doing fine.

Don't feel helpless, you are not. You went from Newbie to Jr. Member and from Jr. Member to Member since the beginning of February. Aim even higher now and have fun!

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24 Merits are still in the pool. Make sure to read the rules and terms in the first post.

So i can apply by posting a link right? so ok:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5133119.msg50656543#msg50656543

I posted this to remind people in this thread about animal cruelty, even when you are talking about being kind to insects.

Not quite like that. You also need to read the rules in the first post and apply if you comply with them.
For example: #3. Your posts had to be written before 31/01/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered.

this ain't that much let me know if this suite your standard

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5080999.msg48488577#msg48488577

wayback when im posting this i am a totally newbie and this are some little knowledge that i gather thinking it will help other newbies too  :)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5071833.msg48049131#msg48049131
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5070919.msg47989590#msg47989590
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5058105.msg47988983#msg47988983
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5061583.msg47985489#msg47985489

Just came across this thread and thanks for the opportunity.

No that is not OK.
You need to provide a source whenever you use someone else's work otherwise it is considered plagiarism.

This:
Is copy/pasted from here: https://www.coincryptoz.com/533/top-10-cryptocurrency-acronyms-the-merkle/

Same thing with this:
Same source: https://www.coincryptoz.com/533/top-10-cryptocurrency-acronyms-the-merkle/

This:
Again, same source as the above
https://www.coincryptoz.com/533/top-10-cryptocurrency-acronyms-the-merkle/

I didn't check the rest but it is probably all copy/pasted.

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@MiguelCryptoss
I will have a look at your posts soon.

I liked your older posts from 2018. But in the last few months, I don't know if it is due to your signature or not, but you seem to focus more on the quantity of posts in the gambling section rather than quality.

If you don't mind check out this post if you think it deserves one. Thank you in advance.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5135581.msg50751570#msg50751570

Nothing wrong with the post it is just that it had to be written before 31/01/2019 to be taken into consideration. You seem to have also been promoted to Member and this thread is only for Newbies and Jr. Members. It looks like you received your merits yesterday after posting in this thread (when you were still Jr. Member) so I would have considered it the post was written before 31/01/2019.

Congratulations on your new rank.

I just want to thank the OP for this. My first merit came from this post and from that, I have now become a member. I took on the advice of education and offering value to others on the forum, which I do in my own company within cryptocurrency to here.

As a newbie it is hard to stand out from the crowd certainly when a lot of newbies are either company accounts looking for some quick traffic (us seeing the same old same old posted) but I know there are a few diamonds in the rough that need to be found and given credit for with the correct replies.

Top tip. Give knowledge and value to others in your answers, care about what you are writing about and respect the rules.

@CryptoMobster
I am glad you are doing well and congratulations on your new rank!

For all the other Newbies and Jr. Members: There are still 24 Merits available here! Read the rules in the first post before you apply.

I made a change to Rule #3 in the first post!

In order to be eligible
3. Your posts had to be written before 01/03/2019 (1st of March). Any posts after this date will not be considered.

Anyone considering applying, please read all the rules in the first post.

Is this thread extended? I saw a lot of smerits were being acquired after receiving a lot of merits from reputable users or the merit source.

Hopefully it will also open for the member in rank for all of us here as users needed merits.

Yet, I know that I am not a good poster. All of my posts are only for discussions and maybe informative but it is the merit source or the one who will give the merits to decide whether post is deserving or not.

There are more and more users are joining this forum everyday.
Why you added date limit when you are seeing posts quality?

@jademaxsuy
This is only available for Newbies and Jr. Member ranks. I have no plans to expend it.

@welovedcrypto
To reduce the possibility of abuse. This is only meant for the two lowest ranks who might have problems getting their first couple of merits because their posts are getting overlooked.

Nice one OP. I will support you on this chance for newbie and jr. member to rank up by bumping this thread so that it can be visible to the users here in the forum.

And only if by chance you will also open for the member rank position merit giveaways so as we also get the chance to rank up to full member though 100 merits is a lot for us an ordinary poster here in the forum. I am just only having fun reading and actively participating in a discussion so no way for me to contribute meaningfully in the forum though I am also trying my best in my own little as mention above by participating actively in a discussion.

I was asked several times if Member ranks would be considered as well but I will not do that.
Now I understand that it can be hard to earn Merits, we are all in the same boat, but keep posting and be helpful and you will be noticed and rewarded.

New change in the rules!

3. Your posts have to be written before 01/04/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered.

I will now consider posts written until 1st of April for this campaign.
Anyone who wants to apply please read all the rules in the first post.

Thanks

Hello I am btct has been more than 1 year and has not yet reached rank jr member, because 1 merit is missing, do I know if this post is awarded 1 merit?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4984024.msg44959309#msg44959309 report scam

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5152087.msg51388602#msg51388602 random number
 

Not really. From what I understood from your post and the thread you are accusing Bitsler of scamming and not paying you your winnings when in fact you broke their TOS by having multiple accounts.

This is from their TOS:
https://www.bitsler.com/

The way I understand it is that your are allowed to have 1-2 accounts but not more.
Maybe they detected 3+ accounts that you use, I don't know, you have to take that up with their support.

Regarding the 2nd post that you submitted please read Rule #3 on the first post of this thread.

Just want to try my luck. I hope I fulfill your criteria. I'm still a newbie.
A small contribution for scammers catcher (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5106278.msg49797090#msg49797090)
Thank you

An alternative would be to get at least one merit to make you eligible to get to the jr member rank.
Note you'd also need to get the required activity (30) needed for that rank

I only consider Newbies with an activity level of 30+ You are a member in the making, you have the needed merits but you are lack the required activity to rank up.
Since there hasn't been a lot of activity I could consider your posts but only merit you from my personal stash.
I didn't understand what the post you added is about honestly. Did you create a signature for ICOEthics or did you modify their existing signature, I didn't get it, please explain it.

Initially I created it for only member and full (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5106278.msg49700234#msg49700234), then colcryptovator asked me to create for Sr and legendary as well and I tried it with several improvements because I still don't have a sufficient account rank to test it.

I have also opened a free signature design service with several requirements here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5121751). So far, only one social program has been interested which IMO is very worthy of that. ;D

@Pro Ads
I sent you a merit for your signature creation service. Since you don't fulfill the initial requirements I set out in this thread, but I like what you are doing, I will not count that as a merit sent out from the stash I reserved for the sake of this campaign.

Therefore there are still 26 merits available for Newbie/Jr. Members.
Those thinking of applying need to read the rules first.

You should deleted your old bump

Deleted. Good find, thanks!
It was back in July, didn't even notice that one.

Why posts should be written only before 01.04.19? I have registered on this forum in May... Is it possible for me to contribute in your «rank up game»?  ::)

To limit the possibilities of abuse. I want to make sure that the members have been part of this forum and contributed for some time and haven't just seen this thread, decided to create an account and request merits here.

Ok then I am good candidate though.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5162520
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5167309

Although your post was written after the deadline I set at 01/04/2019 I find it very useful and informative and it deserves more merits than it got so far.
Nice work, keep it up. 

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2419419.msg24762449#msg24762449
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2471023.msg25328112#msg25328112
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2383996.msg25101670#msg25101670

Bum the kingershift

@Fleshslasher
I didn't check my thread in the last few days so just came around to it now.
Sorry but I don't see anything merit worthy in those posts.

I am bumping this again after some time.

I made changes to Rule #3.
3. Your posts had to be written before 01/10/2019. Any posts after this date will not be considered.
I will only consider posts written up until 1 October. Read the rules in the OP and apply accordingly.

In my mind you need to post good quality in order to achieve merit Then you can easily rank up There are many great opportunities for merit many do not use it they think we will not be able to achieve merit but I think helpful post negative attitude you can easily rank up Try out new activities and update yourself.

Bump

Good for all new who have joined but i think everyone should work to get merit if you help them they won't understand merit value. I am not saying you doing bad i hope its help right people who value merit and contribute for bitcoin community in future.

Thank you @Pmalek for giving newbies and Jr. member a chance to rank up.
Can I say that, this Giveway /chance to rank up is still alive?
Because you don't lock the thread yet. You BUMP the thread on 24 Jan, 2020. You wanted to give a chance to 25 newbies /jr. member to Rank up. But so far only 11 newbies /jr.member have been ranked up. There are still 14 left.

I have some query about the rules.

1.
In rules 1, you only mention activity 60 for a jr. member. But you don't mention merit point for jr. member and you want to sent 1 merit per user. If someone apply here with 8 merit like me and receive 1 merit from you, how it is possible to Rank up?

2.
There are no chance to apply here for those newbies /jr. member who registered Bitcointalk after 01/10/2019 Or made a good quality post after 01/10/2019.

Can you please change rule 3?

Thank you.

Nobody in this thread got merits just like that but those who had good posts to show were awarded some merits.

The thread is still open and the offer stands, that's true.
But I stopped checking this topic like a month ago because I noticed that nobody showed any interest in it anymore. I bumped it several times but there were no new applications for months. I simply gave up on it. I noticed your reply by accident because I was checking who merited me. Turns out LoyceV gave me some merits for this thread. That's how I noticed some new replies.

I see that nutildah took care of that and you are now officially a Member, congratulations!
Any Jr. Member between 1-9 can apply. I intended to reward only 1 merit per user because I expected there would be more interest. But that was not the case.


That rule was there from the start to prevent incentivized posting. The idea was to prevent someone to see the thread, create e few posts, submit them here, and hope for merits. That is why I had that rule. I adjusted the dates as the time went by. It's pretty outdated right now since I haven't keept track of this thread for quite a while. I will probably adjust the dates, thanks for the hint! 

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I took a quick glance at your posts and noticed that you spend a lot of time with social media bounties. I am not against all types of bounties but I do think that social media bounties are as bad as it gets. Is it really worth it? The time it takes vs the rewards?! I wanted to check your ETH accounts to see for myself but the two I found were empty.

I see that you made some decent posts as well and I am just wondering why you didn't make more of those?
I am going to merit you for the above post you made because you asked valid questions and hopefully you will spend more time in the better parts of the forum.

I decided to give this thread another bump and see if there are any more Newbies and Jr. Members that I can help.
I have adjusted Rule #3 and I will consider posts written until 31/03/2020.

Read all rules and apply if you feel you have something to share.

Ranking up is not easy these days. Hope to receive your consideration:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5224000.msg53791941#msg53791941
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5174060.msg52112743#msg52112743
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5175562.msg52161261#msg52161261

You are already a Member rank considering your merit count, you only lack the needed activity points so this offer doesn't apply to you. But seeing your merit to post ratio you surely have some qualities and I will take a look at your posts nevertheless.

Well, thank you, sir to be be kind for giving merit for people deserve that miss oportunity.
it's really helping so much.
I hope many good newbie will got promote soon^^

As for me. i am not in all catagories. I am here just want to apprieciate what you are doing now.

Your posts are good, no problem there. But you are not taking part in the merit economy. You have not awarded a single merit to other users. Awarding merits is equally important as receiving them. To me at least.

Thank you! Which rules don't you fulfil?

I really appreciate this giveaway thread but hope I am not late, I will like you to check my articles.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5235930.msg54107672#msg54107672

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5232577.msg54021683#msg54021683

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5245564.msg54355475#msg54355475

You have good threads but I think you are not qualified anymore to join this giveaway as per the title say giving 25 merits to Newbies and Jr. members and your rank is already member but don't worry cause i'll be the one who will send you a merit for your effort. Continue what you do and you'll help many newbies and others. Better read the thread title next time. +1.

Thank you! Which rules don't you fulfil?
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All of it. but its okay.
Soon or later, my rank will up too, eventually.
I have to make more good contributions.^^

read many posts and threads are good spending time in time like this.
I hope you and everyone else in here are safe to beat this crisis.

best regard.

You are not late but like nakamura12 mentioned, this thread is only for Newbies and Jr. Members.

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Thanks @Fleytz. Stay safe and contribute in those areas you are most comfortable with and which feel the most natural to you.
Whatever that might be, it doesn't matter. 

You didn't quote my post properly and your comment became a part of the quoted post.
What are secs links and what is the reason for your post?

I have a tip for you. Don't write with Caps Lock on! It is considered as shouting.

Hi man :) I've been member for bitcointalk a long time, and my first (i think) 50-70 posts are on game called clickfight
recently ive started been exploring other channels, and I feel this is my good post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5244221.msg54432059#msg54432059

I'd like to report the post that I think deserves your giveaway.  I have translated sMerit participants – A quick follow-up after the changes – 20181021 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5034149.0) into Hindi (Indian) language,
can be seen here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5246893.msg54389154#msg54389154

@asianguy845 and chaintee8989
You guys need to take a look at the rules in the first post I made. Especially Rule #3. In addition to #3, chaintee8989 should read Rule #7 as well.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5085605.msg48700554#msg48700554

ahh ok
sorry man :) i didn't read the rules carefully enough

Since this is a giveaway thread, I want to request you again for consideration of any of these posts.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5233959.msg54387675#msg54387675
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5244227.msg54319693#msg54319693
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5243716.msg54304227#msg54304227

Pardon for the first request.

Man, he already told you to read the rules again (especially #3)
It says that posts have to be before 3/31/20 to be considered
Your 3 posts are all in May of 2020, so they don't qualify

I read all the rules carefully now, and those posts were made in April.
Let me contribute more in this community to deserve a merit.

3. Your posts had to be written before 31/03/2020. Any posts after this date will not be considered.
Sorry, but your posts are after this, so they cannot be counted, like mine too

@asianguy845, @chaintee8989
If you guys have some decent posts before the data specified in my opening post, I will take a look at them. But as you both figured out, I will not look at posts from May, and nothing after 31/03/2020.   

I am going to give this thread another bump before I close it for good. Rule #3 and the deadline for submitting posts has been updated again and I will consider posts written until 30/11/2020. (30 NOV 2020). Don't submit posts written in December 2020. And like always, read the rules in OP before applying and adding your posts.

This is my entry post
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5293590.msg55710656#msg55710656

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5286034.msg55517920#msg55517920

@Baskeyairdrop
I merited you for this post: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5276555.msg55518225#msg55518225
I think this one is good as well: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5279783.msg55315365#msg55315365

You participate in plenty of bounties and airdrops, tell me honestly, is is worth the time you invest in them?
I feel you could be doing much better learning more about Bitcoin and trying to better yourself on that front.

Thank you for the merit. I got to know bitcointalk as a result of bounties. Now I understand that the bitcointalk is not just about bounties so I have started reading through topics in the forum to help better myself about bitcoin in general. It might take a while but I know it would pay off eventually.

These are my entry:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5281567.msg55566048#msg55566048

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5286492.msg55537452#msg55537452

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5282173.msg55386827#msg55386827

@Bollexz1
You are a multi-account user and bounty cheater. Proof of that was posted by sabotag3x here > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5256536.0;all and YOSHIE here > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5249575.msg54462893#msg54462893. And even if you weren't, almost all your posts are proof of authentication posts and bounty reports. 

I won't merit you.

My number (1) post is only allowed for this. Number (2), (3), (4) are recent posts.
I'm not doing this to get merit. I'm new here and i added few links to ask you that I'm doing good or not??

Here, some of my good posts;
(1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5274747.msg55670533#msg55670533
(2) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5287383.msg55790800#msg55790800
(3) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5296120.msg55790848#msg55790848
(4) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5298405.msg55790944#msg55790944

My answers are helpful or not I'm asking you this only, your answer will motivate me to help and reply to others like this  :)

Everything in your post history from pages 3-13 are proof of authentification posts or social media link spam. You take part in the occasional discussion every now and then where you keep repeating that you are an investor and that the crypto market is volatile. You don't seem to be interested in bitcoin because you aren't writing about it anywhere. Only bounties and ICO. If you believe bitcoin is so volatile, (and gold isn't), what do you expect to get from the bounties you participate in?

Every investment is speculative and you can end up losing your money. Do you think those who purchased gold at $2050/oz are happy right now? ;)

Consider my post OP to the development of the forum. This could be a substantial posts in which the admin can make adjustments for the forum in the future.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5298682.msg55792123#msg55792123

I wish too full member could apply in this post in the future. I did not thought that it will become harder to rank up as you reach the next rank. I am indeed having difficulty in my opinion but of course I do need to learn some lesson before I can share good thoughts, ideas and opinion for other members especially the new comers. This is the essence of the forum wanting spread the topics about cryptocurrency. Helping others or educate new members will be a good way to improve the world of cryptocurrency.

Your post can't be useful to the admin at all. You haven't said who did what to you, what was the reason, and who the person who abused the trust system is. What do you expect the admins to do with the (lack of) information you provided? Admins don't pick sides when we talk about trust feedback or delete them. It's up to you to convince the other user to remove the rating, give you a 2nd chance, or improve your habits and he/she might do it regardless.

Did you read the rules in the first post?

It surprising and very discouraging that after providing the chance for beginners to earn some merit which they often lack and complain on how it's being hoard by ranked up users, you still end up bumping a post to encourage participation but yet, those for which the post is made to help still fails to make good use of their chance.

This is what I see as laziness on the part of beginners to do the actual work which the forum requires of them. Haven't seen the thread as a thread that judges before meriting a post, they already pass judgements on their posts to be of low quality and don't see the need to participate. It is a good one on their part but it also tells the beginners the sort of users they are and the need for an upgrade on post quality which they still continue to fail. Shame!

I often asked myself in the past why the interest isn't as big as I initially thought it would be. But as the time passed by, I stopped thinking of the reasons. I receive and hand out merits on a regular basis without this thread. Whether it's to newbie or legendary accounts, makes no difference to me.

You see It's okay if you don't want to merit me but the sense of you calling me a cheater won't be tolerated. That previous account was dashed out by a good friend of mine which I made clear during the ban appealing by this good friend of mine who taught me I can be earning through the BTT by participating in the bounty activities aside from just filling airdrop. To say the truth, we all have one reason or the other for becoming BTT account holder today but I can buoyantly say today that majority of us joined this BTT for the solely reason of doing some simple bounty task. We live to learn, and the more we try to read, the more we learn.

At the long run, they refused to show sympathy despite all the plead to help unban my friends account. And went so far to the extent of also giving this same Akayjuve1 account a red trust which led me to the end of abandoning the account like my friend.

I learnt my lesson and I put all effort to reopen a new one by myself with the username Bollexz1 but still you guys still hold back to past incident.

This seriously is uncourteous.

You guys should at least be considerate and try to motivate beginners.

Thanks

Don't try to make yourself a victim here. If you want to be part of the community, be a part of it and you will be awarded for it. Participate in some meaningful discussion every once in a while and discuss what you have learned. But you aren't doing that. Your entire December activity consists of Facebook and Twitter reports.   

I'm a newbie, I don't pray for Merits.
I hope to correct me for my remarks to encourage me to write better articles and posts.
I will come here every day to learn knowledge, and one day I will get a lot of encouragement and praise.

@wsxqaz123
Just be yourself. Read about the topics that interest you. Think about the information you read and a find a way to discuss what you discovered with the community. Engage us in interesting discussions and be natural.

Stay out of the off-topic board. Things like vaccines have nothing to do with crypto. it would be like writing about the Industrial Resolution on a sports forum. It's off-topic for a reason.

Try not to repeat that you are in debt every now and then as some people could get the wrong impression of you. Hope you get your financial situation sorted out. See you around on the forum.

Is it still available? Am i late for the merit. I hope, there are more merits will be given to those who are deserving (some of the good posts are unrecognized due to flood of posts everyday). Thank you for this kind of thread.

It is still available. Read the rules in the first post and make sure you understand them before applying. After that, you can apply accordingly.

Really nice to see you helping the community! I joined this year, so I won't be applying according to your rules, but I like that you are helping new users to get motivated and actually learn about bitcoin! Nice seeing legendary ranked members helping us beginners!

You are welcome PhoenixZephyrus.
You didn't have to apply. I was curious about you, so I took a look at some of your posts.
Due to a lack of activity by newbies in this thread and because you deserve it, I merited one of your posts. You are doing great so keep going!

Thank you! I found this to be actually a great community to learn instead of going through all the misinformation out there in articles and investing websites floating around on the internet.

Post deadline has been updated to 31/12/2020. No post submissions after this date.
If there are any Newbies or Jr. Members who can read and follow some basic instructions, read the OP, and apply accordingly. 

I still get some applications over PM and I ignore those. Where does it say to apply via PM exactly ???