I'm only aware of two "member", or above, who have earned enough merit to rank up. There are probably more, but I have been paying attention, and these are the only two I'm aware of.
1) One is the well-know member Nullius.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=976210Currently, a "member" with 435 merit, which would not only get him to Full Member, but Sr. Member, too, I believe, when his activity increases.
And this, of course, is well earned. He is a great poster.
2) The other member is DeeperX.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1038794Also, currently, a "member" with 268 merit, which would not only get him to Full Member, but Sr. Member, when his activity increases.
While I have no opinion myself on DeeperX, I would point out that he has negative trust, by Lauda, for
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DeepOnion is a copy/paste project with a massive amount of shills. This user will censor any mention of this, which makes his behavior and project even shadier than it already is.
Read the reference link for more information.
More ratings and information can be found on the original account: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=321080.
User has created this account to avoid their negative trust. Avoid this scam project."Again, there may be others, and I'd be interested in hearing about members I may have over looked.
I just thought it was interesting to note the seemingly wide variation in the quality of these posters, who have both reached the promise land.