PSA message to all BCT accounts explaining Merit

[Steamtyme]

Just wondering if Theymos or another staff member can create and send a mass message to all current and future accounts explaining the Merit system.

I have seen people posting almost endlessly either through ignorance or indifference asking what is this? How does this work?

This doesn't even include all the complaining or whining about it. (It is what it is, move on)

The message really just has to encompass the original announcement by Theymos, maybe the established Do's and Dont's. Also any links deemed relevant to the subject could be included.


Side thought while typing this, for new accounts. Let's put a link in directing to the forum rules. With a twist, you know how you have to accept the terms of use on everything these days let's add that in. Not at the bottom like suckers but somewhere in the middle so that people have to actually read it.

Just to be sure it gets through to everyone we would need it to be translated for all local boards.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

This has kind of been suggested before, but the problem is that these knuckleheads do not read things.  They won't read any message or understand it upon registration, or they just don't care.  The reason why these shitposters keep posting new threads about merit and keep posting in existing merit threads is because that's where they see merits being given out.  But their posts are still god-awful and just because they're now magically in Meta doesn't make them any more merit worthy.

Still, what you've suggested is not a bad idea.  It would then allow mods to delete any new shit-threads that keep asking the same questions over and over, because then they could point the person to the link that has the answer.  I'm just not sure Theymos wants to do something like that.

[nlcars]

This has kind of been suggested before, but the problem is that these knuckleheads do not read things.  They won't read any message or understand it upon registration, or they just don't care.  The reason why these shitposters keep posting new threads about merit and keep posting in existing merit threads is because that's where they see merits being given out.  But their posts are still god-awful and just because they're now magically in Meta doesn't make them any more merit worthy.

Still, what you've suggested is not a bad idea.  It would then allow mods to delete any new shit-threads that keep asking the same questions over and over, because then they could point the person to the link that has the answer.  I'm just not sure Theymos wants to do something like that.

THIS PERSON IS TRADING MERRITS AND GIVES NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO OTHERS, PLEASE CHECK HIS MERRITS !!

[The Sceptical Chymist]

THIS PERSON IS TRADING MERRITS AND GIVES NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO OTHERS, PLEASE CHECK HIS MERRITS !!

You are a numbskull.   I haven't traded merits, and I've removed feedback from users who were JUST suspected of trading them, since Theymos has made it clear he doesn't want that done. 

I've left my feedback on scunts like you who have been busted for cheating campaigns, and not to mention that you were quite obviously trading merits with Zandar.  Sending merits almost exclusively to your "friend" who's in the same shitty campaign is not kosher.  And to top it all off, you're one of the most egregious shitposters this forum has.  Your feedback is well-deserved.  Did you catch all of that?

[Steamtyme]

THIS PERSON IS TRADING MERRITS AND GIVES NEGATIVE FEEDBACK TO OTHERS, PLEASE CHECK HIS MERRITS !!

You make me wish I had made this a self moderated thread for the first time ever( Not even sure if I can in Meta) Try to stay on topic. Go slander somewhere else create your own thread and do so with proof.

The reason why these shitposters keep posting new threads about merit and keep posting in existing merit threads is because that's where they see merits being given out.  But their posts are still god-awful and just because they're now magically in Meta doesn't make them any more merit worthy.

This is still fallout from the first few days where every other post/thread deserving or not had merit thrown at it just because it had something to do with Merit. All one can do is hope that it goes away, as has been suggested it will with the passing of time. Now I'm the naive one, saw that in the other thread.

It would then allow mods to delete any new shit-threads that keep asking the same questions over and over, because then they could point the person to the link that has the answer.  I'm just not sure Theymos wants to do something like that.

Yeah ultimately it is up to them, I just wanted to put an idea out there, and now I can say I tried something. Whether they implement it at not, it'll be like another day at the office for me.

[Zandar]

not to mention that you were quite obviously trading merits with Zandar.  Sending merits almost exclusively to your "friend" who's in the same shitty campaign is not kosher.  And to top it all off, you're one of the most egregious shitposters this forum has.  Your feedback is well-deserved.  Did you catch all of that?

Meanwhile you are doing the exact same thing, but hey, nobody cares when you do it, right?

Merit abuse by the pharmacist:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3162720.msg33010310#msg33010310

[Steamtyme]

Meanwhile you are doing the exact same thing, but hey, nobody cares when you do it, right?

Merit abuse by the pharmacist:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3162720.msg33010310#msg33010310

Here I was excited that maybe someone was going to post on topic, and maybe even comment on my idea. Oh woe is me.

And did they really do anything wrong the posts were all a reasonable amount in different topics that each one found value in.

It just looks like they frequent the same threads and areas and like the posts that try and curb all the shit pilling up in the forum.