I have followed the topic for months. Today, I have tried using the weekly reports of @LoyceV to make time series analysis and time series graphs (just gave it a try because I need to collect more weekly datapoints).
I found that there is at least one limitation of weekly data report published by @LoyceV.
It is the start day of each month is arbitrarily due to the start day when the topic author began collected and published the first weekly data report.
Honestly, I got big troubles with it.

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Therefore, I would like to give LoyceV a suggestion that weekly data reports should be adjusted (for old weekly data reports) and from now on.
For instance, with the August, weekly data reports should have a start day at 1st of August, end at 7th of August for the first week of this month, etc.
This is standard weekly data and I (or someone else) can use it for time series analysis.

Many thanks for publishing the very interesting topic.
I give you link to the one : Using R for Time series Analysis.
Personally, it might be better if you use time series plots for your data presentation.
Of course, you can plot time series datasets with other statistical softwares, not only R.

In my opinion, it may be partially affected by amazing possitive effects of merit system and new rank requirements.
Those guys probably felt hard to rank up by collecting enough 10 merit points, instead of spending a couple of satoshi to buy Copper Member rank, which gives them almost same previledges as of Member rank.
Therefore, I guess the forum should adjust rules to buy and previledges of Copper Member rank a bit.
It doesn't make sense and in somewhat extents violates the original purposes of Merit system. Spammers can spend money to buy the rank, then start spamming, joining bounties and get paid by easily showing their shits around.

Infographics are specifically relevant for kids.
Please stop making and posting infographics in the forum.
Lazy users will post threads with infographics attached without size adjustments, which make their threads look really annoying due to over-sized photos attached.
@JetCash, one of the most prestigious, strict forum members, really hate infographics and threads contain photos, infographics.
That guy will put users who posted threads with over-sized photos into his Ignore List almost immediately.

Spammers will always be spammers.
Account farmers will not change their attitude, posting behaviours.
Only real forum members will change their approach to adapt with merit system and new rank requirements (and future ranking requirements if implemented).

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Personally, merit system and new rank requirements related to the system have done great works to keep spammers stucked at their lower ranks.
We all should simply put spammers into our Ignore Lists ASAP when we found them by chance.

Welcome to the forum,
Beside the topic, which mentioned in previous thread: FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit (by hilariousandco)
I would like to give the OP author other topics, which might help him/her next times.
1) [Tips] Guide for forum search
2) Newbies – Read before posting (Lauda)

I think these three topics are enough for the start. Read them carefullly, learn from them, apply tips inside, then OP author can find available answers for his questions next times.

Theymos, the forum admin, has actually allocated thousands of sMerits to merit sources.
I have also seen Theymos sent his sMerits away to deserved guys who posted constructive threads/ topics.

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I am not sure the statistics of @Vod is right or not, but it it is right, Theymos definitely should give his sMerits away more regularly.
Unfortunately, I guess our prestigious admin has been very busy to do this on daily basis.

As a Full Member, the OP author should know how to use the forum search feature.
Here you go, OP author:
[Tips] Guide for forum search
Read the topic, learn tips inside, and apply for your next times when you have problems, questions need to be solved.
You should search for available topics for your questions before creating new topic to ask for help.

Yeah, you can check it there:
Australian Primary School Students Explore Bitcoin
This is very ambitious goal of Wooranna Park Primary School in Victoria, Australia.

Oh, it has been actually implemented in Australia. You can search this one with Google.

Thanks for your intention to help me and make contribution, but most of courses in your link have already been presented in my OP.
I have not much free time to check all courses in your link ATM, but I will check all of them later.

Being stimulated by the topic of @Theymos, I created my topics on blockchain and bitcoin courses (most of them are free courses) to help crypto newcomers to easily get basic stuffs on blockchain technology.
My collection can help them to save time, hence using these saved time to learn, practice more.
Additionally, I guess part of them are not familiar with using search feature of the forum, so the collection will sure be helpful.
Available courses on Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology from colleges and Universities

Thanks for your suggestion, but I would like to focus on free courses, which your suggested course is not.
Yeah, this is one of the main reasons why I created the topic.

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Anyway, I give you one merit as reward for your contribution to my topic.

The OP author account was created at March 19, 2017, 12:26:34 PM, and has been ranked at Full Member rank.
The topic was created as a joke, months after joining the forum and ask "What is blockchain?"  

Then, months later, the topic has been revived by posters (I don't want to call them as shitty posters, but their threads don't make sense, at least because the OP doesn't make sense).
I don't spend my time to discover whether these two posters above my thread plagiarised or not. This is one of potential theory for long threads, especially on blockchain definition.

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Therefore, the topic should be locked to avoid more shitty posters, spammers join and bump the topic for non-sense.

This one might be helpful for searching purposes:
https://duckduckgo.com/
Instead of using Google Search, searchers can use this one as good alternative, which focuses on privacy and simplicity for users.

You are likely falling into over-worried about Jet Cash, who is prestigious, contributive member of the forum.
However, he/ she is just one of the forum member and - of course - you should not pay too much attention on what this guy will react with your threads.  

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In a nutshell, I agree with your point on the OP.

For the OP and someone who would like to learn about crypto and blockchain technology, here you go:
Available courses on Bitcoin and Blockchain Technology from colleges and Universities

Additionally, you can use this one for searching more courses by yourself:
https://duckduckgo.com/

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Please spending your time to join these courses (most of them are free ones) and learn from them.

That's the point!
Theymos should expand the list of merit sources, and reduce automatically allocated points for each.
This approach might help merit circulations in the forum become more actively.

It is obviously that inclusive criteria for choosing good merit sources is very important factor to contribute building successfulness of merit system.

The fact is high-qualitied threads / topics are always high-qualitied ones based on their high intrinsic values.
But, they might be helpful for someone and un-helpful for others. I agree with you at this point.
Threads/ topics will be only helpful if they published in-context. A high qualitied ones might be un-helpful ones if posted in the wrong places, out of current discussions.

No need to make friends. The simplier way is follow prestigious members in the forum. Adding them into your Following List, keep watching their threads, topics, then learn from them.
It's enough to start learning from high-qualitied forum members.
Some of them are:
1) TMAN.
2) Jet Cash.
3) Lauda.
4) iasenko.
5) mdayonliner.
6) zentdex.
7) Forum staffs (of course)
And more (you should find them by yourself).

Your suggested topics are good, but I think the OP creator should apply the Search Function to find and discover available topics on merits by him-/ her-self.
There are more helpful available topics than your suggested ones.