How do I get merit?

[Sergio444]

The feelings will be great if you even get one merit. but the rule still holds, make post that are worth merited. learn from others and think of merit later. merit is not gotten on a silver platter. so stop talking about merits because that will earn you non.

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[EzBreezy]

get merits by posting not for merits

Thanks. Now I'm posting some good quality post. Don't talk for merit, talk for a good quality post. In posting feel freely so that your post will be constructive as well. Just go on with the topic and not to become a spammer in somehow.

[Annihilus]

I also want to know how to get merits, it seems no one will send other people merit even people make high quality posts, they will just send merit to their own account since many people have more than one account

[topkhai]

Several things should do and should avoid to get merits.
Should DOs:
- publishing high quality, creative (original), constructive threads.
- helping other users to solve their problems which they raise in their threads or topics.
- contributing to topics with on-context threads.

Should DONTs:
- spamming, both threads and tooics (of course, and very important)
- exchanging merits (will be found sooner or later) because putting accounts under punishments.
- posting low quality threads in sense of English proficiency.
- posting threads off-contexts.
- plagiarising.

On- and off-context threads will lead to different cases. Keep it in mind when you compose your next threads.

perfect and so helps a newbie as me, I appreciate it. thanks for that !

How do I get merit?
give the best you can do.
if not, better not at all!
you will get a standing applause

[Talk merit]

If you hope to get merits for your posts, then stop and think before you post. Think about the thread, and  the reason it was started.

If it's an old thread, ie. more than a couple of months old, then don't bump it. If you have something meaningful to add to the topic, then start a new thread, and link to the old one. Merit awarders are likely to put you on ignore if you cause them to waste time by re-reading and out of date thread.

If it's a technical topic. and you don't understand it, then stay out of the thread. If you need basic information about the topic, then start a new one, but don't try to derail an advanced discussion.

Don't start another thread about merit. Everybody understands merit now, even if they pretend not to. If they don't, then there are so many explanations now, that  they can get all the information they need from those.

Don't add meaningless short phrases in a thread. post like 'great idea' or ' I'll check that later' just annoy people reading the threads.

Don't requote a post without a comment just to up your post count.

Don't translate a quote into garbled english, and post it pretending it's your original creation.

If you don't have halfway decent English, then stay out of the English threads.

Don't quote long posts. You can snip the relevant bit for your reply, or use one of the snip shortforms - <snip>. ~~, or >..<

Don't include large images or infographics in a text discussion thread.

Always remember that if a merit awarder puts you on ignore, then he will never see your posts, and won't award any merits for them. Those are just a few points, I'm sure there are more that I should have mentioned.

[tranthidung]

That's it!
Lots of users mainly think about how to earn merits with their threads; hence they don't concentrate on their flow of ideas, threads' logic and don't spend too much efforts to sharpen their threads in terms of coherence and cohesion.
They simply focus on how to attach several words inside their threads to call for merits give away; which usually lead to side-effects instead of getting merits, lol.
Moreover, threads need time (might be long span of time from the point it was published to the point it receive merits). After posting threads, don't pay attention about whether it get merits or not, at which time; instead paying attention on your next threads and their qualities.

If you hope to get merits for your posts, then stop and think before you post. Think about the thread, and  the reason it was started.

Agree! Bumping old topics like this also annoys old topics' authors at somewhat extent.

If it's an old thread, ie. more than a couple of months old, then don't bump it. If you have something meaningful to add to the topic, then start a new thread, and link to the old one.

There are bunches of available non-sense topics related to merits and how to get merits. So, highly recommend do not start  new topics on merit issues. I will call someone do this is new-adapted spammers!

Don't start another thread about merit. Everybody understands merit now, even if they pretend not to. If they don't, then there are so many explanations now, that  they can get all the information they need from those.

For this English issue, I also give link to TMAN's topic:
TMAN's guide to getting merits

Don't translate a quote into garbled english, and post it pretending it's your original creation.

If you don't have halfway decent English, then stay out of the English threads.

Agree too! Over-quoted, over-used infographics and images will mostly result in negative side-effects. Don't over-use them when composing next threads. It hurts my eyes and my fingers; then that sort of posters should be responsible for my medical bills.

Don't quote long posts. You can snip the relevant bit for your reply, or use one of the snip shortforms - <snip>. ~~, or >..<

Don't include large images or infographics in a text discussion thread.
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[acha1217]

You can get merits in everywhere boards here as long your post have enough quality and not out topic post.
But I have seen many quality post at some boards that's doesn't get the merits, maybe some members still confused with this new system,  and I found the problem with this, if you get merit from members which you are gives merit before, you can get accusation or some DT member suspicious if you trading merit and playing the system.
I think because of that if so difficult to find merit at some boards, like at bitcoin and altcoin discussion boards.

[ilcapitano]

Overtime, users will become familiar with merit system. They will stop complaining, moaning, crying; starting to use their sMerits.

You can get merits in everywhere boards here as long your post have enough quality and not out topic post.
But I have seen many quality post at some boards that's doesn't get the merits, maybe some members still confused with this new system

Don't worry. You will not be tagged by moderators if your threads received merits long time after publishing. Only merit exchanging immediately will be consider to punish. The fact is no one stay here all the time to wait your threads published and give their sMerits away to your threads immediately. That's weird if happen repeatedly, right?

if you get merit from members which you are gives merit before, you can get accusation or some DT member suspicious if you trading merit and playing the system.

Agree! Those boards covered by tons of shit threads.

I think because of that if so difficult to find merit at some boards, like at bitcoin and altcoin discussion boards.