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Is there any option were I can arrange the replies or trends in the order of the merits. That is I could see the top rated discussions on the top. Because in almost all threads there are replies that are collaborated answer of previous answers. I am not complaining here let anyone comment anything it is there point of looking at things I just wanted to sort it if possible.

Something like reddit the top upvoted comments look on the top. So, how to set the sorting in Bitcointalk?

There isn't an option like that.

The closest thing I can think off is the Merit Stats (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats) page. There are links for the most merited replies and topics, but nothing specific to a single thread.

I am not willing to see recent posts. I want to see merited ones. I request you to read the query once.

Additionally you can use one of one of the following available fan-based creations:

-  Most merited topics (SUM of OP + posts) (UPDATED!) (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053587.msg47055783#msg47055783) (go to the last post for the most recent update).

- [STATS] Five (5) top-merited topics on every boards [ UPDATED 06/JUL ] (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5161712.msg51708414#msg51708414)

-  Merit Dashboard (https://public.tableau.com/profile/ddmrddmr#!/vizhome/BitcointalkMeritDashboard/GlobalSummary). Here you can:

a) Go to go to the tab labelled “Rankings”, where the rightmost data column shows all merited threads ordered by merit count (aggregate of all merits awarded on the thread). You can use the filters on the tab to delimit the date range and/or board (i.e. Bitcoin Discussion, specific Local Board, etc.). Click on the thread name on the list to gain access to a pop-up that allows you to jump straight to the thread (“Go to a post within thread”).

b) Likewise, the tab labelled “Most Merited Post” does something similar, but on a post based scenario rather than a thread based one.

Most Merited Posts in the Last...:

Last Hour (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=LastHour)
Last 6 Hours (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=Last6)
Last 12 Hours (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=Last12)
Last 24 Hours (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=Last24)
Last 48 Hours (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=Last48)
Last Week (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=LastWeek)
Last Month (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=LastMonth)
Last Year (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=LastYear)
2018 (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=2018)
2019 (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=2019)
All Time (https://bpip.org/r/mostmerited.aspx?s=AllTime)

Is that what you need?

I think he wants to sort replies within a thread based on merit counts
so he can read only the good answers/replies without having to go through the whole thread
afaik, the forum doesn't have features or settings for such capabilities

One possibility is to use the info Xal0lex posted 2 posts above mine, open the thread you want, then click on CTRL + F
Type 'Merited by' and at least you can find all the merited posts faster. If the thread has several pages click on display all pages to make it easier.

It's a bit of a hassle but it's better than nothing.

I think this has been suggested in the past, and if I'm not mistaken was actually considered by theymos? By allowing us to filter out/grey out replies on a topic which haven't received any merit, and only showing those that have. Could be a neat little feature, but will probably be something included in the new forum software rather than the existing as I imagine its pretty far down on the to do list.

Here, have a Tampermonkey script that will hide every post except for OP and merited ones:


Install the Tampermonkey Chrome extension (or whatever the equivalent to the browser of your choice is) and have the script run for bitcointalk.org.

The script will probably break at the simplest of edge cases but maybe it's a starting point :)

If anyone's interested, I can create a complete (sorted) list of all 142773 merited posts in 51243 topics.

I'm running an update now, I'll post when it's ready.
Update: see here (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5053587.msg51847352#msg51847352).

The awarding of merits is very subjective, and it also seems to be influenced by the choice of boards. I believe that using merit counts to select or order posts would break up the sequence of the thread, and could result in the reader missing some good replies. Remember, many members seem to think that awarding merits to Legendaries is a waste of merits, so do you really want to read a thread that downvalues posts by Legendaries?

In addition it would also make it more difficult for one to get merits if others have to scroll down to get posts which haven't been merited.
There is a merit stat page which allows users check the most merited posts/replies, it's not a robust system, but it's good for now without the admins changing up the system.

I rarely see more than 2 or 3 merited posts on any given page. This means you'll be trashing up to 90% of the discussion.

Now, that's usually not a problem when you're considering the holistic post quality of the forum... but given that you're seeking quality, you would be more likely to sidestep most of the spam-heavy boards. For example, 99%+ of the Altcoin boards' posts are worthless. But in Technical Discussion... we have many more high-quality posts.

Are you both replying to Welsh's comment? If so, I would also like that feature of sorting out comments according to merits received. It is still up to the reader if he/she wants to use it or not.