1st rank update after the Merit system launch

[B4RF]

Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time.  Fuck them.

I do like the idea, but.. everyone does have a right to speak out.

although the people who are spinning up multiple threads, kicking off against all the DT members who have negged them - well they should just be banned off the forum.

Has anyone actually been banned from this forum?
I have never heard of a ban the only consequence I have already seen multiple times is that an account got so much nagetive trust that no one ever would make any serious interaction with that account again 

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[game_changer]

theymos recently made a change regarding the merit system and said he's open to changing the system for the better. Hopefully this means tighter/higher restrictions but, more Smerit for established users.

I can't wait until we have several hundred sources and truely see if the merit system is going to work as intended. At the moment there's several high quality posts which aren't getting merited at all or if they are they are only recieving 1 or 2. But thats down to the amount of sources and how limited sMertis are currently.

This could give the impression that merit is hard to achieve but that's only because there isn't enough sMerit currently to give to everyone. When we get more users who are sources we shall see an increase in merit being given to high quality posts.

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[EthanB]

I am excited about the merit system since I believe it will result in more quality posts and overall more quality forum.

However, can I suggest for this Wednesdays rank update that everybody gets his/her rank update regardless the merits? Since the merit system is new and not fully adopted by everyone yet.

I don't believe that you are actually excited about the merit system or you would not be asking for an exemption from it. You would be looking at it as an opportunity, instead of something that you want to get around.

I'd also like to add that it seems like you're only suggesting this because you feel like you deserve your Full Member rank up. You would've received a rank up if the merit system was not put in place, is that right? I just took a peek through your post history and I don't believe you have made the kinds of contributions that would constitute a rank up. You're being selfish, because you don't want the rules to apply to you. You do not have a right to rank up and you do not need warning about changes being made to the forum.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Users that complain about Merits or Trust or Rank or whatever should just be snap added to the signature campaign blacklist for a long time.  Fuck them.

I do like the idea, but.. everyone does have a right to speak out.

although the people who are spinning up multiple threads, kicking off against all the DT members who have negged them - well they should just be banned off the forum.

Has anyone actually been banned from this forum?
I have never heard of a ban the only consequence I have already seen multiple times is that an account got so much nagetive trust that no one ever would make any serious interaction with that account again 

Uh, yeah.  People have definitely been banned for shitposting.  I know this because I've seen hilariousandco do it for some of the shitposters I've reported.  And certainly people have been banned for other reasons--copy/pasting is one of the most common offenses.

It kinda sucks that I have no more leveling up to do, but I'm glad I reached Legendary right before the merit system was put in place.  It's also a relief that I no longer feel the need to give negative trusts to shitposters.  That was a pain in the ass, unpopular, not a good use of the trust system, and got me on and off DT probably in record fucking time.  This is a much more elegant solution.  Still would be nice if there was something above legendary, but I think Theymos nixed that idea.