but I am wondering it is fair for ALL MEMBERS in here???
To people who seek to improve their knowledge and enjoy participating in exchange of opinion this merit system will be no problem whatsoever. Because in time they will gather enough points for rank up. Of course this will not be possible for those who post just for sake of post count.
as I know, different ranks hold different merits, and most importantly, who has higher ranks can have more merits to give away. which means, higher ranks have more power than low ranks.
Yes, on start higher ranks will have more sMerit. But who can better evaluate quality of posts if not them? Also that is only on start, because there is limited number of sMerit, even for high ranks. In time those sMerit will be passed down to other ranks, low and high.
generally speaking, as a newbie, he can't give a constructive post as other people who has higher ranks. what he can do is do his best to join the discussion as many as possible . but with this merit, this sense of "hierarchy” is going further!!! now everyone should kind of "please" the higher ranks member, because higher ranks hold more merits to give away!! which means they have more power in this forum. that's why I said is "hierarchy"
Rank has nothing to do with quality of post. When someone joins this forum, first step would be to get to know some basic things. After that what they NEED to do, is to READ as much as possible, and gather as much knowledge as possible. So when the time comes for them to join "as much discussion as possible" they will be able to make high quality posts. No one should please no one, but people need to think what they are posting.
but what's the beginning point of making this forum? is it spread the knowledge of crypto currency? is it offer a place for everyone to say their opinion? But with this merit, I don't think low ranks can say their opinion freely because they have to think twice before post, if what they say is unfavor for "high class" members, then it is hard for them to get merits.
The point of this forum is spreading knowledge of crypto currency and other things. And yes people can freely say their opinion, and they SHOULD think twice before posting something. Because that way they can be sure they made good post. And good posts have nothing to do with high ranks, because post is your own doing.
Not everything is in rank of profile. This forum is great source of all kind of knowledge, for those who seek it. We can say what we think and share our opinion freely, but that doesn't mean we should shitpost. We should follow regulations of this forum, and give our best in helping other people by making quality posts.
I think this Merit system is good for forum, in time it will insure more good quality posts. Those who seek to improve themselves and their posts will have no problem.
