Is the bitcointalk merit system democratic?

[Jr.]

Well, everything here in our forum is in a democratic way, damn it, did you just realize? Merit is like law in a democratic country wherein people must abide for the bitterness of all, as for the giving od merit ist up to you whom you want to give or donate or trade, but don't trade too much with the same user or else they will give you red mark, I saw people labeled with "Merit account farmer" "Merit Farmer" since its following democracy way, they don't band this user instead they only give red trust, why? Because its part of the democratic way, you can do whatever you want with it.

[Hecquyn]

Now it's not easy to become a member.

[slackcryptoz]

We cannot say it is completely democratic, because it give users the freedom to give merits upon their own understanding about the post. Same time users fear of the moderators who has been supervising, because if the merit is provided for posts that were low quality to their standard we might get warnings.

[tranthidung]

No need to make a long thread about this one. Briefly, merit system is democratic, fair for constructive users; not for spammers, cheaters, account farmers, merit beggers, and merit farmers.

If you are spammers, cheaters, there is no way that merit system acts fairly with your account. If you put your time, your efforts to build up your ideas (mostly should be good ones) and write your threads as good as possible (in your ability) with good vocabularies, good grammar, and good linking words to shows your main points clearly; the more probability your account will earn merit scores. I have no doubt about fair distribution, allocation and give-away mechanism of merit system.

[ss890]

I have been trying to rap my head around the incredibly appraisal system introduced by the admin. The system no doubt is strategic and delibrate to enhance the quality of posts. I sincerely respect the idea.
However, without trying to gainsay or second-guess the admin, I think the system puts our new members in a horrible disadvantage. It's rather  funny how top members look at posts from new members with eyes fixed at the rank first. This gives them a mindset, and they read such posts with a funny face that "this is a new kid in the block" . Regardless of ranks in here, some newbies are already ancestors in cryptocurrency environment and imo, it is condescending to dismiss posts based on ranks.
Finally, this system albeit it's promise of improving the post quality hinders new members from deserved merits from the merit "whales" lol. Few people are that generous to give a post from a newbie or jr member any chance or merit and the democratic sense in it is shaken to its very foundation. Let's embrace ideas irrespective of ranks, it feels good to have merits anyway.

Interestingly democracy has always been the shit thing as people do whatever they want to do and like to do. Thats why we have governments in place to handle the people shit along with their weird demands. Thats us!  

The forum is kind of going through the same phase at the moment where shit posters are the one with democratic flag in their hands and they are using the forum the way they want it and shitting around the way they like it!

Next, ruler of the forum decides to implement the government which is nothing but the merit system in this scenario and thus it is cleaning up the mess now. But again its democratic system so people will now revolt against it as they cant shit anymore.  

Lets just focus on the quality post.