Thoughts on the new merit system?

[elloco4ever]

It somehow had to happen. Remember what was the influx of new users, which was the reason for the failure of the forum servers. The forum administration was forced to introduce a system of merit

This new merit system is a good process but unfortunately as usual there are loopholes are there are some sort of agreement between users to share merit with each other to gain the merit score so I don't think this will work on long-term basis.

[lagoon88]

It is introduced to merit the post, but i don't think that it is going to make much impact. Most people will not bother to give merit.

[mrbenjie]

It somehow had to happen. Remember what was the influx of new users, which was the reason for the failure of the forum servers. The forum administration was forced to introduce a system of merit

For communication in these branches admins charge +Merit. Only need to write normal constructive messages
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2657895.new#new

[yinyangwinwang]

It somehow had to happen. Remember what was the influx of new users, which was the reason for the failure of the forum servers. The forum administration was forced to introduce a system of merit

This new merit system is a good process but unfortunately as usual there are loopholes are there are some sort of agreement between users to share merit with each other to gain the merit score so I don't think this will work on long-term basis.

That won't work as far as I know these merits are traceable which means it would get easily found out who is working with whom and that ship would not sail at all. I do like it as it is going to improve the quality of the forum and that is what we want long term I believe.

[Spaffin]

Maybe someone had good intentions to clear the forum of low-quality messages, but judging by how it was done, this innovation will only give a negative result. The gap in the powers between the ranks to the senior member and after him has been widened too. This practically makes it impossible to advance at the ranks, as it was before. Now write or do not write quality messages, almost no one gives merits. Works only exchange of merits and their purchase. In order for this to work, it is necessary not to put so much stringently the necessary number of merits. For example, 90 units of merit between a member and a full member for two months, as it was before, absolutely can not be obtained. Or is the innovation directed simultaneously at slowing progress in ranks?
         For junior members and members, I do not at all see the prospect of ranking progress. It seems that they just decided to cut off new members in the forum and strengthened the privileges of senior members and higher. In general, innovation with merit is extremely unfair.

[Iyhen]

The merit system is one of the reason for a user to ranked up slowly. The user needs to gain merit from other user by getting merit on his posts. This system is a good idea for me because, many users are abusing the forum and creating multiple accounts. By this system their latest account will struggle in ranking up easily.

[btclegionario]

As many of you are aware by now, the proposed 2015-2020 Agreement contains a new, fairly complicated, merit salary system. The new merit system can be summed up in one sentence: Oakland distributes merit money based on performance scores assigned to faculty members by evaluating the faculty member's annual report against a unit-specific performance rubric.

[ilnick]

Maybe someone had good intentions to clear the forum of low-quality messages, but judging by how it was done, this innovation will only give a negative result. The gap in the powers between the ranks to the senior member and after him has been widened too. This practically makes it impossible to advance at the ranks, as it was before. Now write or do not write quality messages, almost no one gives merits. Works only exchange of merits and their purchase. In order for this to work, it is necessary not to put so much stringently the necessary number of merits. For example, 90 units of merit between a member and a full member for two months, as it was before, absolutely can not be obtained. Or is the innovation directed simultaneously at slowing progress in ranks?
         For junior members and members, I do not at all see the prospect of ranking progress. It seems that they just decided to cut off new members in the forum and strengthened the privileges of senior members and higher. In general, innovation with merit is extremely unfair.

I agree.
The difference in the quality of the messages has not yet been noticed. But achieve next rank for beginners, like me now does not shine).

[imdabest239]

In a way it is good for the forum,  less spam by new user but I find that the merit system is a little too difficult for those people who really want to level up either by doing bounty or more post frequently as it is something new so they should be having a hard time to get merit for the post or thread they have post

[xfaqs01]

I'm not too sure about this new merit system.  Although these boards have been getting a lot more spam, it will be much more difficult to level up your bitcointalk account.  Most people are not even going to bother and give out merit to quality posts.

What are your thoughts, do you like the new merit system?

i cant conclude just yet as merit system has just started, for now i can say its effective againts spammers in the forum that wants only to level up ranks, but well see whats gonna hapoen next, trully this ones really hurt to member to sr member rank, but this is not how to stop spammers i think, spammers are gonna spam no matter what, yhats who they are.

[waynechong1995]

Maybe on a overall scale it is ACHIEVABLE that quality post would receive their deserved merit as viewers are always 10x 20x more than their comments. Still i felt it's so hard cause you wouldn't expect viewers to go through all 100 pages of comments to find the right one, those fighting for merit might just go for merit trades maybe among a group of people (I still not sure how it works).

[Casdinyard]

I'm not too sure about this new merit system.  Although these boards have been getting a lot more spam, it will be much more difficult to level up your bitcointalk account.  Most people are not even going to bother and give out merit to quality posts.

What are your thoughts, do you like the new merit system?

I don't like. Because don't understand how i can get Merit if i am a beginner and can't write posts of high quality.

You get Merit when you write quality posts. Someone appreciate your post and give you merit point. The bottom line is if you write spam no one will ever give you Merit, but if you write good quality posts, that help other members, they will give you Merit and you will up rank.

I understand that, but merit even for good posts rarely give because they are sold. Why would a man just to put merit, if he can sell it?

Yeah and some good posts didn't get credited also because they're not known here and some don't really even care to give merit and this is the reality.
And when you give high merit to others because yoy really like their post then someone will accuse you that it's your alt account. Like wth they want us to do? Like what if I give 50 merit to theymos, is that mean that I'm his alt account?
Don't get me wrong as I'm not against with this new system but be at least fair enough to everyone.

[Cryptophorus Columbus]

I appreciate the intention behind the merit system, but the results are terrible.
Now old members have too much power, and the new don't have any real chance to grow up.
So, you'll have a "frozen" forum. Of course, this in some way will stop spam, but... it will stop anything.
I think that very fast there will be some change. We'll see.

[sehoon]

I think this is going to be a hard system to deal with because there are times that people do a constructive post but they really don't get any because others are afraid to lose merits. I think there must be an alternative solution to the spammers and I don't think that it should be done this way. And it will be really hard for the new members of this forum.

[lofegs]

I like it. But some people has many memberships and they can manipulate it on new users.
And some can sell merits. It is good but so many holes.

[Iyanu14]

It is good innovative. I hope people that deserve the merit get it and not just spammers, measures should be taken to see that the merit system is not abuse by the forum members.

[retampan]

Although, we have no choice to conclude the new merit system to prevent spammy posts from the users. If you think that your post deserves a sMerit, then you can look for a thread which gives sMerit for your post, this service is usually can be found on the Services board.

[Masy scurity]

If we see the existence of this new merit regulation also can we say for the best post rather and reduce spam, but in terms of the other is also very difficult for us to continue the higher rank again.

[lhfly5201314]

I don't know why so many guys care about the level.
Do we remember the original goal of the bitcointalk forum??
Let more people know the bitcoin and learn more.
So why we need high level??You still view posts even you are
a newbie.That's enough!
I support the new merit system.
No more spam!

[svobodnyi]

I think that the system needs improvements. High ranks will not give merits to the newcomers of the forum for good posts, it will already be unfair.