I started earning merits in October or November 2019, as I was inactive until then. So I earned 205 merits in 3-4 months.
This is indeed a very good track record, and all this might be easy for you, but do you think that it is a good idea to base whole ranking system on the above average merit earners? And you fall into that group. As i said before, some middle ground is needed. When asking to change something that can affect so many different people, you can't just look from your point of view, broader picture is needed. For example, have you checked the amount of people that earned certain amount of merit ( e.g. 200 ) since the introduction of this system, and then evaluated whether that amount is too big/too small? What i want to ask is, did you do the ground work first, or this is purely based on your merit earning ability? Thank you for sharing your opinion (twice) here, Rikafip. Indeed I did not check the amount of people who earned a certain amount of merits in a given time. But this is not based only on my experience. I wrote in OP a few motives which made me think that. And I saw many reputable members here earning a lot of merits (well deserved) simply by acting with good faith in mind, trying to help the others and the forum. Which is normal, as oeleo stated as well, for example. - practically, all you need in order to rank up is to be a honorable person and to wait. That's pretty much how it's supposed to be. The merit system was designed to prevent spammers from ranking up, not to hinder good users. If you do the things you suggest - don't spam, don't scam, don't plagiarize, only make useful posts, learn, contribute, etc. - then you deserve to rank up without being hindered. The merit barrier, as you call it, rightfully shouldn't exist for these users, although arguable it still does. The merit barrier should only exist for the users who are here to spam, and it (largely) seems to be working in that regard. Indeed, there are some elitist users here which have a merit vs activity ratio of 2:1, 3:1 or even 4:1. Such as you, Ddmr, Loyce or nullius, for example. I take off my hat in front of you (seriously, not ironic). Such achievement is almost impossible to earn. But I didn't think about this very select circle when I wrote the OP. Somehow, based on the upper-written comments, I had (have) the feeling that some suggest that earning merits during that contest was too easy. I ensure them it was not. For example, my drawings took several hours. But ask the guy who created the game how many hours he dedicated for that. Ask Yatsan how many hours he spent for the sublime paintings he made. And so on...
So I suggest to raise the merit standards because it is way too easy to earn them.
See the similarity there? That was a nice catch and a good point  But the second quote was a bit taken out of context. I meant basically that it is harder for an artist to create art than for a journalist to write good topics and that's why the number of journalists writing high quality materials is much bigger than the number of artists. Then I compared that to the forum, where we can find many good contributors, but they are much more than the participants of the art contest. Think about there are over 2.000.000 registered users and only 600 or so participated in the contest. From those 2.000.000 users I'm sure there are much more than 600 good writers or good contributors. And most likely theymos appreciated as well that realizing a piece of art is hard, he decided to give more merits to those who participated in the contest. This is what I meant to say. In the end, most of the people who replied here stated they don't think it is a good idea to make rank-up more difficult. In my country we have a saying: if you drink and someone tell you that you are drunk, you can argue; if two tell you that you're drunk you should go home and take a nap. Most likely, the majority is right and I am wrong. But remember, it was just a personal opinion, not a decision which would affect the forum. I just considered I can express freely an opinion. The good thing is you already realize how hard it is and you want to prove that yourself that you can in spite of every criticisim you being received here. Good luck on ranking up dude. I'll be happy to check what will be your contributions in the coming future and I'll bump into this post of you later on and see how close you are already to becoming a full fledged Legendary rank.
Thank you for the encouragement, cryptoaddictchie, I appreciate it! And indeed, is hard to swim against the stream, to say so. But criticism is good, as long it is based on rational allegations and expressed in a constructive manner. Not easy to take it, especially when it comes from a majority, but good overall. Makes you wonder if you are wrong. |
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@Chlotilde Here is the link you were looking for: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5212330.0. Btw this is my post in that topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5212330.msg53441314#msg53441314. Besides that, I feel your frustration from your words but there is nothing I can do. I just stated a personal opinion, as anyone else. The difference though, between anyone else (including me) and you is that all the others talked politely and expressed ideas, while you are ironical here. First you wanted to laugh about me and my opinion, saying why I am not legendary yet, considering I registered in 2017. You wanted to look smart, but you didn't, as I was inactive 2 years. You didn't bother to check my activity, just jumped on irony. You jumped though without looking where you'll land. Now, seeing you made an embarassing mistake, you continue with irony. You could just say what you are thinking in a politely manner, you know? And if we talk about irony, I could tell you that you earned almost a half of your merits from my post. Most likely, from users who also didn't realize I was active here only 3 months. However, ironically speeking, you should be thankful, not ironical Without my topic you would have had a half of your merits. |
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Pana acum doar am scos bani de la ATM-urile lor si nu am avut probleme. Incearca sa-i suni si la numarul de pe ATM.
La care ATM ai avut problema?
Eu le-am testat pe cel de la Dubliner Pub si pe cel de langa magazinul Unirea, unde este si sediul lor.
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You sure about that amount? Regarding the promotion for nothing, I would't bet on that Much more users know now how shady YoBit is and also much more know about their scams. However, keep in mind that it is possible to come back again in the future. |
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I found recently a possible new way of scamming, while I was looking for Bitmain coupons. Several newbies post they are selling coupons then they lock the thread. Sometimes they also post an email or a Telegram account. Sometimes they say they have hundreds of coupons and they post fake images from their Bitmain accounts. Check some of the posts below: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5220816.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5218106.0https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5220298.0. All of them ask you to send money first and they say they send coupons after. I wasn't scammed by any of them as I don't send money first unless I'm dealing with high reputable members (for example, I sent money first when I transacted with Biodom (a legendary member) or philipma (a high reputable legendary member, involved in Bitmain coupons deals for a long time); they are legit buyers). However, most of them are newbies, registered a few days ago, and, most likely, they think that if they lock their topics they can't be exposed as scammers. Most likely, they don't know about negative trust, nor about the Scam Accusation board. I highly advise - mostly the new members, but also the other ones - to not send money first under any circumstance unless you know very well the seller. Use an escrow or ask to send the coupon first and money after. Do not let yourself fooled by unreal price such as 5% of the coupon value, nor by fake images showing hundreds of coupons in their Bitmain accounts.A similar post, but regarding auto-buy links, was also created by EcuaMobi ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3035620.0). Check this one too! |
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It is very unfortunate what happened to him... and he was only 41 years old. RIP, Kobe!
Coming back to what UserU also mentioned, I saw that nobody else sensed. Practically, 7 years ago, a guy predicted that Kobe will die in a helicopter accident. Not just an accident, but a helicopter accident. How can that be? Doesn't anyone find this amazing?
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it was no attack against you GazetaBitcoin and the work that went into the art contest deserves my highest respect.
you belong to a select circle of users where merit is above activity.
Thank you for appreciating the efforts of the participants in the contest (including mine), mole0815. It means a lot. However, this is your opinion. Somehow, based on the upper-written comments, I had (have) the feeling that some suggest that earning merits during that contest was too easy. I ensure them it was not. For example, my drawings took several hours. But ask the guy who created the game how many hours he dedicated for that. Ask Yatsan how many hours he spent for the sublime paintings he made. And so on... And about belonging to that select circle, what can I say... I am happy of being part of it, I am happy for bringing good contributions here and I thank those who appreciated them. I acted with good faith and I hoped that some of my words / thoughts can bring a plus of value. |
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I understand that you think the system is fair now and I respect your opinion.
However, why you (but also others) keep mentioning the art contest, as it would be an airdrop? That art contest consisted in hours of work for realizing art. In case you (or others) didn't take part of the contest, or in case you don't know what efforts are needed to create, then you should think again.
The art contest was no airdrop. The merits awarded there were for effort, for hours of labour, therefore I really don't understand why it matters if someone earned 300 merits there or 10. They were not airdropped; they were given for real work.
Do you think it is easier to create art compared to write a quality posting? If so, let's think about how many good artist are now in the world (no matter the field). Are they millions? Are they hundreds of thousands? I doubt. Now let's compare the total number of artists in the world with the total number of good journalists (who write quality stuff, similar to what is required from the forum's users as well). So how many journalists (good journalists) are there? Probably millions. The same happened here: there are two millions of forum users but only a few were given (more or less) merits during the contest. Writing is a thing, art is another thing. And the effort for creation process is bigger than for writing a quality post. You can write a good post maybe in 1h (or 2h or 3h or 10h), but some art creations realized by the participants took days.
That being said, I would expect more respect for those who created art pieces during the contest, instead of contesting the way they earned their merits.
Most likely, all those who keep mentioning the art contest, think it was an easy, effortless job. But that's wrong. However, OP was not determined by the merits I earned from the art contest, but by the opinion I have about how easy / hard is to earn merits. If you act normally and try to be a good user, the merits will most likely come to you.
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I confirm I sent the payment. Looking forward for the coupon. Thank you very much philipma!
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Hello philipma1957, I will buy your coupon. Please PM me your BTC address.
I'd be more interested in paying with ETH though. If you have also an ETH address and if you agree, please send me your ETH address instead of the BTC address.
Thank you.
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So where did I go wrong? Is the topic too technical?
The problem is that most of the users have no idea about code and cryptography. Nor about BIPs or network upgrades / improvements. Ask for example, how many know what represents "sat/WU". More sad is that many don't care, as you already said. And that's because people are driven by greed, not by the precious gifts given by Bitcoin: privacy in their lives and freedom from governs' oppression. I also highlighted this sad way of thinking in a personal topic, here and here. Sadly, very few understood what I meant and I abandoned the idea of keeping posting there. |
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Looking forward for the update. Thx for letting us know!
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Hehe there are 4 of us now Good to hear! |
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You willing to give your wife to Foxpup??? Think well! For the record, that's not what I said! Also for the record, I probably would.  You already did, padawan! I had to join so I had an excuse to give my wife when Foxpup kept showing up at our house announced.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but I never got the memo that Foxpup will come collect my wife  |
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And to sacrifice a young veal.
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What is the background to that story?
Lots of alcohol, possibly some other chemicals. I am very good in this discipline, any empty slot? You willing to give your wife to Foxpup??? Think well! |
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JollyGood, you don't know about THE GANG?! Omg omg! Ask wolwoo, he will explain in detail )) |
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Foxpup how on earth are you able to obtain so much Bitcoin to keep your campaign going for long with so many users? The mind boggles ....  Foxpup is Satoshi, I thought that's common knowledge. You are right, but also a bit wrong Foxpup is the MOTHER of Satoshi. It runs in the family. |
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