Merit & new rank requirements

[BlackHatCoiner]

Can I ask something? Who were the first members that automatically gained some merit points? And how many merit points were given? Different to each merit source?

[Harkorede]

Can I ask something? Who were the first members that automatically gained some merit points? And how many merit points were given? Different to each merit source?

Initially activity was the only way to rank up, so the first set of members who had reached at least the minimum number of activity to rank up were those who got the first set of merits, and each of them were given the merits according to the new minimum required for each rank (as stated in the OP), this was determined by the number of activity they had.

[BlackHatCoiner]

Can I ask something? Who were the first members that automatically gained some merit points? And how many merit points were given? Different to each merit source?

Initially activity was the only way to rank up, so the first set of members who have reach at least the minimum number of activity were those who got the first set of merits, and each of them were given the merits according to the new minimum required for each rank, this was determined by the of activity they had.

Oh, so Admins achieved creating a number called "merit" that right now has value. Yes we cannot buy or sell them, but they are valuable.

I also have another question about bitcointalk admins. I think I'm gonna start a new topic about that. Thank you for your answer tho.

[DdmrDdmr]

<...> Who were the first members that automatically gained some merit points? And how many merit points were given? Different to each merit source?

In addition to what @Harkorede stated, there were also a group of Hero Members that received 1K Merits (instead of 500 Merits) during the Merit System kick-off.

Now asking about Merit Sources here, in the same context, may mean you are mixing-up Merits and sMerits. Your first question was about the initial Merits for each forum member (awarded to all forum accounts on the 25/01/2018, who were at least Member rank or above – Jr. Members did not require any merits back then), and Merit Sources are rather more about sMerits (sendable Merits).

Merits: Non-sendable, non-reducible (except on rare abuse circumstances).
sMerits: Sendable, reducible (when sending). You obtain 1 sMerit to send to others for every 2 earned Merits (which originate by somebody sending you sMerits in turn).

In addition to the initial Merits, forum members also received a variable sum of sMerits during the Merit System kick-off (depending on their rank and activity over the prior running year). Merit Sources’s sMerit monthly allowance differs from each other, and may vary over time (whenever allowances are revised.)  

[tranthidung]

If newbies are unclear about the merit system and its history, I have that thread to help.
One year anniversary of the merit system
See the details on extra 500 merits to some Hero members in the First adjustment section.

[PIOUPIOU99]

hallo ,
excuse me for disturbing, how to do it, so that my merits no longer exist, or delete my merits please. but I just want to keep my pseudonym/alias .
thank you, no debate just action.

[Csmiami]

hallo ,
excuse me for disturbing, how to do it, so that my merits no longer exist, or delete my merits please. but I just want to keep my pseudonym/alias .
thank you, no debate just action.

You... can't...? I'm going to take a wild guess and say that you are the first member to request such I thing.

I believe that theymos himself can do that, but I don't know if there's been any precedent (when the system was introduced with some abuse cases); but.... why would he....?

[BlackHatCoiner]

hallo ,
excuse me for disturbing, how to do it, so that my merits no longer exist, or delete my merits please. but I just want to keep my pseudonym/alias .
thank you, no debate just action.

Are you asking this thread how to get rid of your merit? I'm not gonna ask why. But you can give them to any member. I don't get the part with the pseudonym. You want to be anonymous and don't want to send them to anybody?

[PIOUPIOU99]

do to do , the debate does not interest me;) long and useless, just the action. Can I do it myself? where please. Thank you

[fillippone]

do to do , the debate does not interest me;) long and useless, just the action. Can I do it myself? where please. Thank you

No.

[PIOUPIOU99]

Thanks for answering me .
Why please, it is not planned? who can do it for me

[BlackHatCoiner]

Thanks for answering me .
Why please, it is not planned? who can do it for me

Just ask for account deletion. You have no other choice. At least if an admin does not accept your request.

[Csmiami]

Just ask for account deletion. You have no other choice. At least if an admin does not accept your request.

Accounts can't be deleted. The only way that he gets what he wants is that theymos hand removes all his merit; which I highly doubt he'll do because it's not a priority

[BlackHatCoiner]

Accounts can't be deleted.

That's another thing that makes this community even more unique.~

@PIOUPIOU, just share your merits to the people
Just kiddin.

[PIOUPIOU99]

Thanks Csmiami , I understand ,not a priority.

BlackHatCoiner I don't have smerit anymore ,just merits that cannot be given

thank you

[LoyceV]

hallo ,
excuse me for disturbing, how to do it, so that my merits no longer exist, or delete my merits please. but I just want to keep my pseudonym/alias .
thank you, no debate just action.

In more than 2 years since the introduction of Merit, this is a first! Have some Merit
You're not a shitposter, you deserve it. And there's nothing you can do about it, lol

[JayJuanGee]

hallo ,
excuse me for disturbing, how to do it, so that my merits no longer exist, or delete my merits please. but I just want to keep my pseudonym/alias .
thank you, no debate just action.

In more than 2 years since the introduction of Merit, this is a first! Have some Merit
You're not a shitposter, you don't deserve it. And there's nothing you can do about it, lol

I have seen all kinds of merit related ploys, nonsense, and even reverse psychology, so I doubt that this angle is really a "first"  (Edit:  Upon re-rereading your post, Loyce, I subsequently recognize that you could have been just tongue-in-cheek,.. but still, sometimes the subtlety of any joke can get lost..... and my initial reaction was that sending smerit kind of encourages creative merit begging, to some degree.. which is not necessarily a world-ending thing,... humor and all... humor comes in a lot of differing angles/flavors).

Anyhow, I did take some liberties to FTFY, Loyce.        

[BlackHatCoiner]

I think our friend here has found a way to get merit without asking them. And it worked  :

[PIOUPIOU99]

Hello, no really, that's not the question, I didn't ask any  motivation research is sneaky, it's not my approach.

I'm serious.

i have MP theymos asked last night.

Thank you for your help

[DdmrDdmr]

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You do realized that, even if deleting your merits were to be feasible, coherence would lead to your rank being realigned to match the merit counter value of cero, and thus de-rank you all the way back to Newbie, right?

(you do post images every now and then, so at least conceptually holding on to one Merit would be a better plead target).