List of Threads Giving Away Merits - Updated 12 march 2018

[Oulay]

Open:
Post Reviews:
sMerit Post-Review
Merit System Upgrade for Full members, Sr. members and Hero members only.
Topic & Post Review (Specific Areas) - sMerit to give
[ANN] The Utmost Epic, Totally Tubular sMerit Giveaway ~ 170 sM Available
Awarding Merit for the highest quality threads/posts
[Merit Review] sMerit Post Review (Running)
Point me to undermerited posts
Free Merit for quality post
vlad230's post review service - Jr. Member and up [OPEN]

Opens only on Wednesdays, only for members who have enough activity points to rank up:
sMerit for quality users [ Wednesday Challenge]

Altcoins Related:
New merit give away thread. For alt coin mining.
Altcoin Discussion Topic Review and sMerit Giveaway

Signatureless Challenge. If you think you are a good poster then join this challenge, everything you need to know is in this thread:
Joe's Signatureless Challenge: Win $25 ($10 for 2nd) + 8 Merits every week!

For reporting alts, merit abusers, rule breakers, etc. :
Joel_Jantsen's Merit Distribution Thread (Newbies Welcome)
Known Alts of any-one - A User Generated List Mk III (2018 Q1)

A Bitcoin Q&A, they ask, you answer. This is actually a pretty good thread to learn something new about bitcoin, give it a visit even if you're not here for the merits:
A simple bitcoin Q/A. Learn new and interesting stuff about bitcoin.
A Simple Bitcoin Q&A, if you're kinda new to bitcoin, then this is the best place for you:
Common Q&A about Bitcoin:Non-Technical Edition (Earn Merits)
Bitcoin Forum Puzzle, fun facts and merits! who would say no?
Bitcoin Forum Puzzle

Merits for creating art (image, gif, video...) that helps others understand Bitcoin or other related stuff:
sMerit for art !

Merits for providing certain information, like a guide on how to open a Lightning Network channel:
Provide information and receive merits from the most reputable source.

Rank-up Service, if you're messing one merit point to rank up then you've come to the right place! read the rules in the OP before you apply:
One (1) Merit point to Rank-up Service, Jr. to Hero Members Are Welcome

Temporarily Closed:
Post Reviews:
Anti-spam Merit Giveaway - For Junior Members Only - updated
Merit giveaway for Jr Members and newbies
Merit review free service (READ OP)
14 merit bonus for quality users [Jr to Sr. Member]
TMAN's Level up challenge.-- UPDATED... for Newbies and Jr. members only.
Awarding Merit for quality posts

Altcoins Related:
CLOSED Merit System Upgrade in Altcoin Section: Receive Merit from me
Merit point giveaway for alt coin miners Question to mod of altcoin mining.

I'll try to keep this list updated. If I missed a thread please post it in the replies, I'll be adding it asap.
Good luck on the merit hunt

PS: Those threads are nice to get you started with a small merit boost, but you can't rely solely on them. If you really want to get merits, the best way is to get out there and participate in this forum

[99th]

This system is pretty flawed if we need lists of threads giving away merit. If it was working as intended this type of thing would be unnecessary.

Good job though for putting this together. Sad it's needed at the moment.

[Wheelige]

I've actually found that systems like this that will assess your historic posts and merit where appropriate have made me really think critically about what I want to post on and especially if I genuinely have anything to say. There are so many people on here that will just spurt out so much nonsense without a second thought or simply agreeing to a post without adding anything (maybe a like button would work for this, as meriting every post you agree with seems a bit much).

Bitcoin talk has become a plaster's radio of nothing posts that cover the interesting and informative base. The whole point of the merit system (unless im batshit insane) is to limit the amount of trash, one liners, and spam posts on here. People are embracing that idea in any way that they think will work. I don't have the merits throw around like some of the OPs of the listed threads but if i did i would start something similar. Let me see your last 10-20 posts and see if you are broadcasting news or spunk. If it prevents even 1% of people from jizzing all over the forum then isn't that another arrow in the merit systems quiver?

[jmigdlc99]

To add to your list, here is another thread that gives merit based on merit-worthy posts:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3041356.msg31302356#msg31302356

Specifically for the altcoin discussion sub-forum.

[daviejoneslocker]

Thanks for creating this topic.
We will be able to direct users who are asking about where to get merits to your thread.

[joniboini]

The topic of this thread is already covered here IMO: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2727673.0.
There are some differences though. Have you tried contacting the owner of that thread?
I do think the content can be merged.

[romanovst]

This system is pretty flawed if we need lists of threads giving away merit. If it was working as intended this type of thing would be unnecessary.

Good job though for putting this together. Sad it's needed at the moment.

Currently there is lot of competition because everyone is just focused on merits. Members will realize with time that it is going to take some time to rank up. Also, I think the senior members who have got more merit points bu default, do not have that much time to go through the posts of all members and choose some deserving ones. These threads are a good opportunity to at least get your posts read by them. One thing that I observed was that other members also award merits to quoted posts in these threads.

[Mame]

I think it is good to visit those thread to gain merit points but there is a thread i see that many member giving merit and lots of members merit is came from this thread. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178336.0 just try to look it if you want to get easy merit points. Also try to check the merits of some members posting in that thread.

[Jet Cash]

I don't give any merit to people posting in those threads, and I don't respond to people asking me to review their posts. In fact sometimes I put them on ignore.

I've got my own standards for deciding on merit awards, and hopefully they aren't too far from the essential spirit of the forum. I feel that if you have to ask for merit, then I should consider the reason for your membership of this forum.

[Oulay]

This system is pretty flawed if we need lists of threads giving away merit. If it was working as intended this type of thing would be unnecessary.

Good job though for putting this together. Sad it's needed at the moment.

I don't think that the problem is in the list itself but in the need for those threads in the first place. And as romanovst pointed out, not all members got the time to go through all the posts in the forums just to find a couple that they think are merit worthy, those will make it easier for everyone.
Imo, as long as it doesn't prevent the original posters from spending their sMerits outside those threads just to save it for them then it's OK.
Thanks by the way ^_^

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Added. *thumps up*

The topic of this thread is already covered here IMO: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2727673.0.
There are some differences though. Have you tried contacting the owner of that thread?
I do think the content can be merged.

I actually haven't, but I think each list serves a different purpose. On the other hand, half of the threads in my post aren't in the services board and I don't know if they are considered as services or not.
 

[Oulay]

I've actually found that systems like this that will assess your historic posts and merit where appropriate have made me really think critically about what I want to post on and especially if I genuinely have anything to say. There are so many people on here that will just spurt out so much nonsense without a second thought or simply agreeing to a post without adding anything (maybe a like button would work for this, as meriting every post you agree with seems a bit much).

Bitcoin talk has become a plaster's radio of nothing posts that cover the interesting and informative base. The whole point of the merit system (unless im batshit insane) is to limit the amount of trash, one liners, and spam posts on here. People are embracing that idea in any way that they think will work. I don't have the merits throw around like some of the OPs of the listed threads but if i did i would start something similar. Let me see your last 10-20 posts and see if you are broadcasting news or spunk. If it prevents even 1% of people from jizzing all over the forum then isn't that another arrow in the merit systems quiver?

Some members think such posts help sig spammers get their accounts to the next rank. Though I can't say I totally disagree with them, I do agree with you, because if it's done the right way with a careful check of post history it will really help discover some under-merited posts without giving those merits to undeserved members.

I don't give any merit to people posting in those threads, and I don't respond to people asking me to review their posts. In fact sometimes I put them on ignore.

I've got my own standards for deciding on merit awards, and hopefully they aren't too far from the essential spirit of the forum. I feel that if you have to ask for merit, then I should consider the reason for your membership of this forum.

Nice philosophy you get there, but it's a bit extreme 
Please, first put yourself in the place of a new comer that has been trying so hard just to get those 10 merits but failed to get any, the kinds of those threads may help new members start their way into these forums and eventually something good may come out of them
In the end the most of these threads are giving merits in ones and twos which is not a big deal. The big amounts "up to 20" are for exceptional work.

[digaran]

I have heard of a reputable merit source, a total beggar who is giving merits for information. here you can find his thread. thanks before lol.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2992219.msg30768523#msg30768523

[Mpamaegbu]

I don't give any merit to people posting in those threads, and... I feel that if you have to ask for merit, then I should consider the reason for your membership of this forum.

You have got your own principle and there isn't any harm in sticking to that. Others have got there's too. But don't you think it will be a case of insolence if threads asking for posters to submit none or under merited posts are ignored? You dont believe the OPs would feel slighted?

Well, I strongly believe that this merit issue is becoming annoying and the countless threads dwelling on it even make it look redundant. Perhaps, the mods should be at their top duty by deleting these threads.

[greeklogos]

This system is pretty flawed if we need lists of threads giving away merit. If it was working as intended this type of thing would be unnecessary.

Good job though for putting this together. Sad it's needed at the moment.

I am agree. I can't say my posts are so cool, but I saw many posts which deserved merit for sure, unfortunately I gave all of my sMerits already, but they just stayed without any attention and people need to use sources like in the OP to get some merits. What a pity, really

[BTCforJoe]

This system is pretty flawed if we need lists of threads giving away merit. If it was working as intended this type of thing would be unnecessary.

Good job though for putting this together. Sad it's needed at the moment.

The system has only been active for a couple of months. Once all the default merit/sMerit dry up, there will be less of a need to filter through the bullshit topics/megathreads as the shitposters and sigspammers start killing themselves off of the forums.

It just needs time for the system to work; you'll see.

[neferpitou]

thanks for this list. I should look forward earning some smerit by joining some listed.

[tekusa]

thanks for this list. I should look forward earning some smerit by joining some listed.

Looking at your posting history : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1626096;sa=showPosts , I do not see any benefit of you applying there. In fact, some of that threads have the condition that if you do not qualify they will put a comment on your profile that you are a spammer. So it will be better if you fist start improving the quality of your posts. Try to make 30-50 quality posts in different sections of this forum. This might require you to spend some time reading posts by other senior members first so that you can improve your writing skills. Also, try to post more detailed responses, currently you are posting just 10 words posts.

[addeqt]

OP can you add this one?

Bitcoin Forum Puzzle!
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3103583

Thank you.
Currently looking for sponsors...

[Oulay]

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Edit: This one was added when you posted but since I didn't reply to your post I thought I should mention it.

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Added, you're welcome.

[TheBeardedBaby]

Let me add the one I created,
One (1) Merit point to Rank-up Service, Jr. to Hero Members Are Welcome.
I'll keep it open as long as I have sMerit

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3108981