No competition or special task is needed. Everyone with half a brain should have figured out how to get merit and it is NOT by elaborate merit begging or "good" suggestions like this one. This merit hunt is getting absurd. I think probably 1 merit to become junior member is not enough. The requirement should be raised up to 5.

Merkel is called Pandora here. The fear now is she opened up a can of worms and noone else will want to keep cleaning up her mess. If she steps down as chancellor, it will wreck havoc. I think we will be facing mass deportations now and unrest in the countries where people are deported to. Nationalist parties may gain even bigger momentum. It won't be pretty.

Is there any statistic showing the total number of members of a particular rank? For example how many newbs, juniors, members, full members etc there are? That would be interesting to see.

There is also that free wall. Must feel nice.

I don't understand the American obsession with communism and socialism (no, they are not one and the same). It is almost like seeing ghosts. They hardly exist anymore. The wellfare or social state systems are not the same as socialism. And not even the wellfare state is required to be able to have afordable health care. This is 2018.

Here is a fact - if one doesn't own or has possesion of a gun, they can't commit a mass shooting. Another fact - the opposite is also true. In a country where millions are able to buy guns as easily as cotton candy there are bound to be nutjobs that will commit these attrocities. And while it is tragic every time, I can't believe that so many people in US are unable to make the connection and demand that something is done about it.

Don't ask what the forum can do for you, ask yourself what you can do for the forum! What can YOU do to contribute?

I only have a tiny number of reports and accuracy is not the best because with a tiny number of reports, one non good one will bring your percentage down. But I am proud nevertheless because I am still kind of new but have helped to handle some serious prohibited behaviour.

You do realise you are generalising even though you want to make it appear as if you are not. I personally know a group of crypto enthusiasts where the women are actually in majority. They have stated they won't expose themselves as women online though, because first of all in crypto gender does not matter and there is so much prejudice against them. The dude you are debating with may easily be a woman. Same as in online gaming, there are many women that won't reveal their gender because it simply does not matter and they don't have to listen to some sexist bullshit. Gender hardly matters anymore in most areas of human life except of course in family planning and some other.

I am against legalisation of drugs, because individuals high on drugs will be too easy to manipulate without them having a single critical thought. It will be too easy for governments to impose onto them whatever the hell they want. A mass of easily led sheep. Not to allow mass use of drugs is a way for a government to protect the people from itself.

Indeed. I remember clearly when Trump said "2nd amendment people" could potentially harm H. Clinton.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html

I am not surprised he is not smart. To me his idol doesn't seem very smart either. I am literally shocked every time he opens his mouth. I can't believe he is born American.

I can't wait to find out. Then we will see if the old saying is true. If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck...

That is sad. Probably done by a right wing extremist with some serious psychiatric disorder.

European parliament is discussing the ban of certain plastic products, mostly the so called "picnic plastic" - plastic plates, forks, straws etc. I feel it is a step in the right direction. Sure, it won't be super easy to adjust, but in the long run it is better for the planet and our health. The so called micro plastic can enter the human body and do a lot of damage. Not to mention the harm plastic does to the animals that had nothing to do with it at all.

What is your stance? Do you support it? Will you have trouble adapting?

I would prefer Bitcoin thank you very much. I have yet to see an online shop or other where I can pay with Merits 

You may think that you live in some private Utopia, but in reality, KYC and AML has always been on the path of every crypto currency. Those that will adapt the fastest, will win.

In 1990 people in my coutry decided to leave Yugoslavia. On the referendum 88.5% of all voters (94.8% of those participating) voted for independence. In 2003 people in my country decided to join the EU. 90% of those who voted were in favor of joining the EU with 60% appearing for the vote. If I recall corectly on the Brexit referendum, around 52% voted to leave the EU and about 70% of eligible voters voted. Such an important decision, such a divided country.

Yet I don't think there is way back. The process has been set in motion, it is not up to UK to reverse it. I can't even imagine a politician in entire UK to pull the brake. It has been decided, it will be done.

Find the criminal code of your country and check if crypto currency is criminalised.

To poster above me, when a CHILD is concerned, it doesn't have to be forced to be criminal. A child does not have the capacity to consent. When a child i involved, it CANNOT be deemed as voluntary ever!