SMERITS GIVE YOU POWER

[derdgzmn30]

This is my opinion. First of all I do not disagree about the merit system. I agree some of the rules in meriting system. The only thing I hate is that the distribution of merit is not fair to all accounts here in forum, why? Because I think that an account that having many SMERITS are the Gods, they have the power to control this forum by just giving those merits to those unworthy people. There are post that I have been read that is worthy than the person that they merited. This is what only I feel. For me those moderators are the only person who must distribute merits because I think they can distribute fairly those smerits to the other members here. But the problem is the moderators in every thread are few. I suggest they promote more moderators here in forum because of the growing population.

[Oulay]

There are post that I have been read that is worthy than the person that they merited.

First of all, we are all humans and we make mistakes, we can't be totally objective and the merit system is still new and a lot of abusing is taking place.

The only thing I hate is that the distribution of merit is not fair to all accounts here in forum, why?
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For me those moderators are the only person who must distribute merits because I think they can distribute fairly those smerits to the other members here. But the problem is the moderators in every thread are few. I suggest they promote more moderators here in forum because of the growing population.

Merit distribution isn't the job of moderators but the job of merit sources. There are only 57 merit sources as of now which I agree is small number considering the huge number of users in these forums. Those merit sources are established members of these forums which I believe where hand picked by theymos.

But remember! The burden of merit distribution is not put solely on sources. It's the duty of each and every member of BCT, you know, the hidden rule of the new system is: If you are worthy enough to get merited then you are worthy enough to find a post of quality to merit.

In other words, You get 1 sMerit for every 2 merits you receive, so apart from the default merits that users started with, your chances of getting sMerits are the same as any other user in these forums.

last but not least, if you haven't read Theymos' post about the new system you should do it: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2818350.0

[Abugbilla]

I agree with you about some post that deserve merits not being merited, that might be a minor issue with the merit system,but the benefits far outweigh the defects. To me, those that can merit you might be too busy thinking about themselves, and that is why one needs to write something extraordinary before one can get a merit. People might not even see what you wrote, and if they saw it, they may decide whether to give you one or not. I wont be surprised if about 80% of the smerits of the whole forum just decay when the time is due.