[TOP-200] The most generous users giving merits

[Coin-1]

These are the monthly statistics for September 2021 below.

The most generous users giving merits (September 2021)

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	El duderino_	1236 (in 229 txns to 91 users)	374 (in 202 txns from 56 users)	1049 (max 1051)
2)	Ratimov	1138 (in 765 txns to 230 users)	278 (in 173 txns from 82 users)	999 (max 1000)
3)	hugeblack	998 (in 261 txns to 141 users)	32 (in 22 txns from 18 users)	982 (max 985)
4)	ETFbitcoin	996 (in 632 txns to 218 users)	93 (in 61 txns from 26 users)	949 (max 951)
5)	vapourminer	836 (in 512 txns to 236 users)	42 (in 29 txns from 20 users)	815 (max 815)
6)	The Pharmacist	844 (in 262 txns to 88 users)	108 (in 75 txns from 47 users)	790 (max 790)
7)	JayJuanGee	829 (in 680 txns to 190 users)	153 (in 94 txns from 40 users)	752 (max 753)
8)	LoyceV	778 (in 192 txns to 113 users)	208 (in 125 txns from 56 users)	674 (max 682)
9)	xandry	638 (in 344 txns to 192 users)	53 (in 35 txns from 14 users)	611 (max 616)
10)	fillippone	782 (in 268 txns to 80 users)	347 (in 172 txns from 61 users)	608 (max 608)
11)	DdmrDdmr	674 (in 495 txns to 203 users)	178 (in 121 txns from 52 users)	585 (max 593)
12)	o_e_l_e_o	663 (in 165 txns to 95 users)	303 (in 185 txns from 57 users)	511 (max 514)
13)	klarki	514 (in 257 txns to 94 users)	67 (in 51 txns from 15 users)	480 (max 480)
14)	EFS	472 (in 81 txns to 46 users)	1	471 (max 471)
15)	LFC_Bitcoin	474 (in 234 txns to 89 users)	185 (in 94 txns from 40 users)	381 (max 381)
16)	paxmao	370 (in 195 txns to 124 users)	48 (in 29 txns from 17 users)	346 (max 346)
17)	pooya87	442 (in 214 txns to 93 users)	250 (in 143 txns from 46 users)	317 (max 323)
18)	Pmalek	350 (in 235 txns to 107 users)	153 (in 101 txns from 52 users)	273 (max 276)
19)	bitmover	296 (in 146 txns to 72 users)	93 (in 61 txns from 32 users)	249 (max 251)
20)	dkbit98	338 (in 202 txns to 98 users)	200 (in 112 txns from 45 users)	238 (max 245)
21)	NotATether	249 (in 150 txns to 112 users)	82 (in 42 txns from 23 users)	208 (max 210)
22)	OgNasty	217 (in 67 txns to 64 users)	25 (in 14 txns from 11 users)	204 (max 206)
23)	Vispilio	204 (in 59 txns to 33 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	202 (max 202)
24)	Halab	204 (in 63 txns to 41 users)	24 (in 19 txns from 10 users)	192 (max 192)
25)	NeuroticFish	249 (in 98 txns to 63 users)	121 (in 63 txns from 40 users)	188 (max 190)
26)	amishmanish	173 (in 55 txns to 45 users)	15 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	165 (max 167)
27)	Welsh	174 (in 40 txns to 31 users)	29 (in 21 txns from 14 users)	159 (max 159)
28)	BobLawblaw	262 (in 67 txns to 36 users)	217 (in 110 txns from 35 users)	153 (max 156)
29)	1miau	163 (in 116 txns to 52 users)	27 (in 23 txns from 14 users)	149 (max 149)
30)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	167 (in 99 txns to 51 users)	49 (in 33 txns from 20 users)	142 (max 142)
31)	ChartBuddy	133 (in 10 txns to 10 users)	0	133 (max 133)
32)	nutildah	164 (in 74 txns to 52 users)	78 (in 58 txns from 34 users)	125 (max 127)
33)	tyz	129 (in 71 txns to 42 users)	14 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	122 (max 124)
34)	Vlad2Vlad	141 (in 17 txns to 9 users)	50 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	116 (max 116)
35)	BlackHatCoiner	200 (in 135 txns to 65 users)	178 (in 101 txns from 35 users)	111 (max 111)
36)	Coolcryptovator	111 (in 36 txns to 29 users)	10 (in 10 txns from 9 users)	106 (max 106)
37)	mole0815	115 (in 107 txns to 59 users)	22 (in 20 txns from 18 users)	104 (max 104)
38)	mikeywith	144 (in 52 txns to 31 users)	84 (in 37 txns from 13 users)	102 (max 102)
39)	hornetsnest	109 (in 22 txns to 20 users)	15 (in 5 txns from 2 users)	101 (max 101)
40)	marcus_of_augustus	140 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	97 (in 39 txns from 18 users)	91 (max 101)
41)	Julien_Olynpic	114 (in 67 txns to 37 users)	49 (in 37 txns from 13 users)	89 (max 92)
42)	niko83	78 (in 23 txns to 19 users)	0	78 (max 78)
43)	DarkStar_	81 (in 11 txns to 7 users)	14 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	74 (max 75)
44)	Quickseller	78 (in 31 txns to 28 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	73 (max 73)
45)	infofront	98 (in 17 txns to 15 users)	57 (in 19 txns from 14 users)	69 (max 75)
46)	FatFork	94 (in 76 txns to 41 users)	51 (in 34 txns from 21 users)	68 (max 68)
47)	philipma1957	122 (in 80 txns to 62 users)	111 (in 58 txns from 24 users)	66 (max 69)
48)	Husna QA	73 (in 72 txns to 33 users)	26 (in 20 txns from 10 users)	60 (max 61)
49)	Buchi-88	65 (in 63 txns to 35 users)	13 (in 13 txns from 8 users)	58 (max 58)
50)	krogothmanhattan	62 (in 10 txns to 7 users)	12 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	56 (max 59)
51)	OmegaStarScream	90 (in 40 txns to 27 users)	72 (in 38 txns from 19 users)	54 (max 57)
52)	Pierre 2	58 (in 20 txns to 9 users)	13 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	51 (max 51)
53)	Foxpup	64 (in 29 txns to 13 users)	25 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	51 (max 54)
54)	Hueristic	90 (in 86 txns to 35 users)	80 (in 47 txns from 19 users)	50 (max 52)
55)	babo	67 (in 38 txns to 11 users)	44 (in 22 txns from 7 users)	45 (max 46)
56)	shahzadafzal	69 (in 61 txns to 15 users)	51 (in 34 txns from 16 users)	43 (max 43)
57)	dwyane36	67 (in 45 txns to 23 users)	48 (in 40 txns from 12 users)	43 (max 43)
58)	hosseinimr93	94 (in 94 txns to 47 users)	104 (in 55 txns from 24 users)	42 (max 49)
59)	JollyGood	45 (in 45 txns to 37 users)	15 (in 10 txns from 9 users)	37 (max 37)
60)	Royse777	45 (in 9 txns to 9 users)	19 (in 8 txns from 8 users)	35 (max 36)
61)	LeGaulois	73 (in 73 txns to 39 users)	78 (in 36 txns from 19 users)	34 (max 38)
62)	Mitchell	43 (in 25 txns to 16 users)	29 (in 9 txns from 9 users)	28 (max 28)
63)	Daniel91	50 (in 31 txns to 23 users)	45 (in 30 txns from 10 users)	27 (max 31)
64)	TryNinja	87 (in 62 txns to 28 users)	121 (in 33 txns from 23 users)	26 (max 31)
65)	7788bitcoin	23 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	23 (max 23)
66)	Prova123	55 (in 36 txns to 13 users)	65 (in 32 txns from 6 users)	22 (max 26)
67)	mindrust	25 (in 8 txns to 6 users)	6 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	22 (max 23)
68)	xenon131	77 (in 65 txns to 46 users)	109 (in 57 txns from 29 users)	22 (max 31)
69)	eddie13	42 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	46 (in 33 txns from 28 users)	19 (max 19)
70)	ingiltere	33 (in 25 txns to 13 users)	27 (in 16 txns from 6 users)	19 (max 20)
71)	skarais	29 (in 29 txns to 20 users)	22 (in 20 txns from 14 users)	18 (max 18)
72)	redhack	18 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	0	18 (max 18)
73)	Cyrus	31 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	28 (in 14 txns from 12 users)	17 (max 17)
74)	20kevin20	28 (in 17 txns to 13 users)	24 (in 15 txns from 12 users)	16 (max 16)
75)	malevolent	17 (in 8 txns to 5 users)	1	16 (max 17)
76)	serveria.com	38 (in 34 txns to 20 users)	46 (in 26 txns from 15 users)	15 (max 17)
77)	Bitinity	18 (in 14 txns to 12 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	15 (max 16)
78)	hv_	15 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	15 (max 15)
79)	sheenshane	18 (in 16 txns to 14 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 5 users)	14 (max 15)
80)	mprep	18 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	7 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	14 (max 15)
81)	igehhh	46 (in 40 txns to 23 users)	65 (in 42 txns from 28 users)	13 (max 16)
82)	F2b	13 (in 13 txns to 8 users)	0	13 (max 13)
83)	MoparMiningLLC	16 (in 15 txns to 10 users)	7 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	12 (max 15)
84)	joniboini	13 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	11 (max 11)
85)	ajqjjj	11 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	11 (max 11)
86)	mhanbostanci	12 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	11 (max 11)
87)	kickback	10 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	10 (max 10)
88)	MinermanNC	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
89)	Captain-Cryptory	34 (in 20 txns to 13 users)	48 (in 37 txns from 15 users)	10 (max 12)
90)	Victorycoin	11 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	10 (max 10)
91)	tokeweed	13 (in 7 txns to 3 users)	6 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	10 (max 11)
92)	PrimeNumber7	21 (in 20 txns to 18 users)	24 (in 15 txns from 13 users)	9 (max 10)
93)	Plutosky	50 (in 16 txns to 9 users)	81 (in 41 txns from 13 users)	9 (max 18)
94)	Cnut237	18 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	17 (in 12 txns from 6 users)	9 (max 9)
95)	Wekkel	13 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	7 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	9 (max 9)
96)	Arriemoller	38 (in 38 txns to 23 users)	58 (in 34 txns from 19 users)	9 (max 9)
97)	Maidak	8 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	8 (max 8)
98)	Little Mouse	40 (in 34 txns to 25 users)	63 (in 34 txns from 21 users)	8 (max 11)
99)	Trofo	14 (in 11 txns to 6 users)	11 (in 9 txns from 5 users)	8 (max 8)
100)	polymerbit	21 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	25 (in 14 txns from 12 users)	8 (max 9)
101)	DooMAD	14 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	12 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	8 (max 9)
102)	Eclipse33	13 (in 11 txns to 9 users)	11 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	7 (max 8)
103)	FP91G	14 (in 14 txns to 5 users)	14 (in 11 txns from 4 users)	7 (max 7)
104)	CryptoImperator	10 (in 1 txn)	5 (in 1 txn)	7 (max 10)
105)	Finestream	7 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	7 (max 7)
106)	suchmoon	58 (in 34 txns to 26 users)	102 (in 70 txns from 41 users)	7 (max 9)
107)	Abcdefghijklmnzzz	12 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	12 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 11)
108)	Ded_Kronchs	7 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	6 (max 6)
109)	blucepheus	8 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 1 user)	6 (max 8)
110)	oz.kashi	9 (in 2 txns to 1 user)	6 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
111)	OcTradism	6 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	0	6 (max 6)
112)	FADESHADE	9 (in 9 txns to 7 users)	5 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	6 (max 6)
113)	Kavelj22	13 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	14 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	6 (max 6)
114)	avikz	7 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
115)	Wind_FURY	16 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	20 (in 14 txns from 10 users)	6 (max 8)
116)	Jet Cash	7 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	6 (max 6)
117)	LibertValance	8 (in 1 txn)	4 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	6 (max 7)
118)	TimeTeller	6 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	6 (max 6)
119)	Guljan78666	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
120)	Stalker22	35 (in 31 txns to 20 users)	60 (in 39 txns from 20 users)	5 (max 8)
121)	Rengga Jati	6 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	1	5 (max 5)
122)	m.lov	11 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	11 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	5 (max 5)
123)	Mbitr	16 (in 16 txns to 13 users)	21 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	5 (max 8)
124)	Expecto	5 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
125)	Reosta_	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
126)	buryak	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	0	5 (max 5)
127)	Souri	7 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	5 (max 5)
128)	Paolo.Demidov	30 (in 18 txns to 10 users)	50 (in 23 txns from 5 users)	5 (max 10)
129)	JimboToronto	30 (in 28 txns to 21 users)	49 (in 31 txns from 18 users)	5 (max 7)
130)	Biodom	23 (in 22 txns to 13 users)	35 (in 18 txns from 10 users)	5 (max 7)
131)	Ziskinberg	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	5 (max 5)
132)	Hippocrypto	6 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	1	5 (max 5)
133)	wheelz1200	11 (in 10 txns to 8 users)	11 (in 11 txns from 6 users)	5 (max 5)
134)	Stunna	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
135)	ibminer	5 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	5 (max 5)
136)	Mr. Big	5 (in 1 txn)	0	5 (max 5)
137)	Gluestack	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
138)	ziyaaa	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
139)	GeorgeJohn	16 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	24 (in 18 txns from 17 users)	4 (max 5)
140)	Blank-Head	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
141)	rohang	5 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	4 (max 4)
142)	JUmpy14	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
143)	mirakal	7 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 5)
144)	GoldTiger69	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
145)	casperBGD	23 (in 15 txns to 10 users)	37 (in 26 txns from 10 users)	4 (max 4)
146)	Fundamentals Of	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
147)	DaRude	5 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	4 (max 4)
148)	Farmer Bill	38 (in 21 txns to 12 users)	68 (in 28 txns from 11 users)	4 (max 8)
149)	tranthidung	28 (in 24 txns to 17 users)	48 (in 34 txns from 28 users)	4 (max 9)
150)	ethereumhunter	5 (in 1 txn)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 4)
151)	MICRO	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
152)	BitcoinBunny	13 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	18 (in 12 txns from 8 users)	4 (max 4)
153)	el kaka22	4 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	4 (max 4)
154)	bryant.coleman	6 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	4 (max 5)
155)	South Park	11 (in 11 txns to 7 users)	13 (in 11 txns from 7 users)	4 (max 7)
156)	friends1980	8 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	8 (in 5 txns from 4 users)	4 (max 4)
157)	Vov4ik2682	6 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	4 (max 4)
158)	kryptqnick	12 (in 10 txns to 4 users)	16 (in 8 txns from 5 users)	4 (max 5)
159)	dbshck	4 (in 1 txn)	0	4 (max 4)
160)	Toxic2040	23 (in 23 txns to 18 users)	38 (in 27 txns from 15 users)	4 (max 6)
161)	Pasa32	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
162)	Phoenix Anka	15 (in 15 txns to 12 users)	24 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	3 (max 9)
163)	Ondekinecakabilirim	15 (in 15 txns to 15 users)	24 (in 20 txns from 17 users)	3 (max 5)
164)	techearn17	8 (in 8 txns to 4 users)	9 (in 9 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
165)	rosenbauer02	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
166)	ashti	9 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	12 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 4)
167)	TinaK	7 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	7 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 5)
168)	Altryist	17 (in 16 txns to 10 users)	27 (in 17 txns from 9 users)	3 (max 4)
169)	ImThour	7 (in 4 txns to 3 users)	8 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
170)	Beparanf	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 1 user)	3 (max 3)
171)	DarkIT	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
172)	Slon55koz	3 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	3 (max 3)
173)	Review Master	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 3)
174)	Rizzrack	8 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 3)
175)	QueenVera	10 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	14 (in 7 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 3)
176)	ProfTP	5 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	3 (in 1 txn)	3 (max 3)
177)	RapTarX	10 (in 10 txns to 9 users)	13 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 3)
178)	jokers10	8 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 5)
179)	kawetsriyanto	8 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	9 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 3)
180)	joeperry	5 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
181)	The0ldl_lser	8 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 4)
182)	notblox1	13 (in 13 txns to 12 users)	20 (in 14 txns from 13 users)	3 (max 6)
183)	cryptoman77777	5 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	3 (max 4)
184)	tvbcof	8 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	10 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
185)	slaman29	8 (in 7 txns to 4 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	3 (max 6)
186)	Hobo66	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
187)	Fartovy	3 (in 3 txns to 1 user)	0	3 (max 3)
188)	kurious	4 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	3 (max 3)
189)	aoluain	15 (in 13 txns to 11 users)	23 (in 17 txns from 13 users)	3 (max 5)
190)	spirits	8 (in 8 txns to 5 users)	9 (in 8 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 4)
191)	Silberman	24 (in 24 txns to 7 users)	41 (in 31 txns from 7 users)	3 (max 5)
192)	willi9974	6 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 3 users)	3 (max 3)
193)	bitjoin	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
194)	robelneo	3 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	3 (max 3)
195)	isaac_clarke22	6 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	6 (in 6 txns from 4 users)	3 (max 3)
196)	lvsca	3 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
197)	avp2306	3 (in 1 txn)	0	3 (max 3)
198)	dannybrown	3 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	3 (max 3)
199)	Altcoindealer	3 (in 1 txn)	0	3 (max 3)
200)	TheBeardedBaby	7 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	7 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	3 (max 3)

In September 2021 total sent 25683 merits (in 14078 txns to 1880 users):

• 2% to Newbies: 514 merits (to 336 users)
• 4% to Jr. Members: 952 merits (to 284 users)
• 9% to Members: 2213 merits (to 349 users)
• 8% to Full Members: 2013 merits (to 215 users)
• 8% to Sr. Members: 2118 merits (to 216 users)
• 18% to Hero Members: 4636 merits (to 253 users)
• 52% to Legendaries: 13237 merits (to 402 users)

Total user count on October 1, 2021:

• 2895 Legendaries (1553 of them sent merits)
• 3857 Hero Members (1623 of them sent merits)
• 9147 Sr. Members (3087 of them sent merits)
• 18517 Full Members (5646 of them sent merits)
• 31839 Members (9236 of them sent merits)
• 21479 Jr. Members (2669 of them sent merits)
• about three millions newbies

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[Coin-1]

Monthly update.

997K merits are already sent. There are 3 thousand merit left to reach the one million mark.

I also published stats for September 2021. El duderino_ is the leader of this TOP-200. Ratimov is rated second (for the fourth time in a row). hugeblack took third position.

1 of 14 members has not yet crossed his/her "Generosity" threshold to be detected as a newly appointed merit source.

Finally, my detection algorithm has spotted the last of the recently appointed merit sources. This is LeGaulois who is active on the French local board.

Maybe you want me to merit you again so you it will be more difficult for you to be #1?? [/joke]

Of course, sent. De-trone fillippone is inevitable.

If a merit source sends sMerits to another merit source exactly in the end of the month, the "Generosity" index of the first one increases but the "Generosity" index of the second one decreases because he is late in distributing the sMerits earned recently on time. So this "Dethrone" game can be quite a tricky strategy.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I will never take the first position, no matter how much merit I distribute.

And I don't think I'll get above #6 unless some merit sources above me drop out.  I'm not even sure I can maintain #6 on a monthly basis, as it's not easy to distribute that many merits consistently.  I'm glad some members have taken me up on my offer of monthly post history reviews and that the "Ranking up" thread exists in Meta.  If I had to rely on finding good posts all by myself, I don't think I could give out 600-800 merits monthly.

Thanks again for posting the results, OP!

[JayJuanGee]

And I don't think I'll get above #6 unless some merit sources above me drop out.  I'm not even sure I can maintain #6 on a monthly basis, as it's not easy to distribute that many merits consistently.  I'm glad some members have taken me up on my offer of monthly post history reviews and that the "Ranking up" thread exists in Meta.  If I had to rely on finding good posts all by myself, I don't think I could give out 600-800 merits monthly.

This problem is solved by expanding your merit distribution area (if you have time, of course). If I distributed merit within my locale, as it was before, then I could hardly distribute even 700 merit, not to mention 1200. Therefore, I began to expand my allocation to different locales and sections of the forum. But you need to devote a lot of time to this, this is a fact. I recently discovered that in a Turkish locale (the largest locale after Russian), merit sources only give out 700 merit a month. Of course, posts in Turkish can become a serious obstacle to understanding, but in principle, using auxiliary tools, it will be possible to understand what it is about and support active users of merit.

For sure, each of us are going to have our differing methodologies, and maybe if some of us have been sending smerits over a longer period of time, the drasticness of the changes that we have to make is not as great. 

Before I was a merit source, I hardly ever ventured outside of the WO thread, so I suppose that becoming a merit source has caused me to explore more threads and topics than I would have otherwise done, even though I did not really attempt to make any kind of conscious effort of spending more time or causing myself to work more..,... but still like The Pharmacist said there is inevitably a certain amount of additional work that comes from having a lot of smerits to send out.

So sure, sometimes some of us might decide to send more smerits per post than we otherwise would have sent, and within that category would also be to decide to send smerits to some posts that we might not have previously considered high enough within our considerations of what is smerit worthy..... 

So, what is a value-add post, and sometimes I am not really sure if some posts are value add or not, especially some of the more technical of posts that I will sometimes merit.. and surely there are some topics that I have trouble in determining how many smerits to send because I am not sure if I understand the posting content sufficiently.. and there are other kinds of posts that I surely do not agree with the points being made, but I may well still send out smerits if I believe them to add value or to be well-presented (even if I disagree with some of the points being made).

Another trick might be to attempt to skim rather than read in detail, but sometimes if I might be attempting to determine how many smerits to give, then I might have to read the post in more detail, even though the skimming practice might have allowed me to come across a post that I would not have otherwise even bothered to look at.

By the way, my own style is to type somewhat long posts (and sometimes detailed too), so frequently typing posts will take more of my time than reading through posts, yet I feel that many times typing posts help me to engage with various bitcoin related topics way better than if I were not in the habit of typing posts, and in that regard, I feel that I am in a better position to understand what I am reading when I am more actively engaging in various topics (mostly bitcoin related) from time to time.

[JayJuanGee]

By the way, I noticed that the excitement around the dispatch of the merit is somewhat subdued. When the long-awaited merit correction was made, many sources rushed to send their merites, sometimes I even saw 50 merites sent at once in one post. Every month the sources seem to understand that the amount of merit that theymos gave them ... they don't know what to do with it, so every month the number of users who sent more than 1000 merit per month is decreasing:

1 month after correction:

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	fillippone	1340 (in 384 txns to 137 users)	428 (in 192 txns from 74 users)	1126 (max 1126)
2)	Ratimov	1282 (in 793 txns to 373 users)	345 (in 206 txns from 102 users)	1109 (max 1110)
3)	hugeblack	1131 (in 271 txns to 150 users)	78 (in 39 txns from 27 users)	1092 (max 1092)
4)	Welsh	1104 (in 193 txns to 104 users)	114 (in 63 txns from 37 users)	1047 (max 1049)
5)	ETFbitcoin	1116 (in 589 txns to 233 users)	155 (in 56 txns from 40 users)	1038 (max 1039)

2 month after correction:

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	ETFbitcoin	1035 (in 613 txns to 213 users)	67 (in 45 txns from 28 users)	1001 (max 1001)
2)	Ratimov	1273 (in 917 txns to 344 users)	546 (in 311 txns from 125 users)	1000 (max 1000)
3)	fillippone	1117 (in 352 txns to 113 users)	293 (in 179 txns from 50 users)	970 (max 970)
4)	El duderino_	1070 (in 266 txns to 91 users)	274 (in 186 txns from 48 users)	933 (max 935)

3 month after correction:

	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	El duderino_	1236 (in 229 txns to 91 users)	374 (in 202 txns from 56 users)	1049 (max 1051)
2)	Ratimov	1138 (in 765 txns to 230 users)	278 (in 173 txns from 82 users)	999 (max 1000)

It is especially difficult for those who used to distribute 200-300, but now a whole 1000 is available. Here, either increase the average amount per post or spend more time looking for posts in other sections. I think that in the future this trend will continue and each merit source will stop at a value that is comfortable for him, which he is able to adequately distribute.

I doubt that you are making any kind of grand revelation, Ratimov.

It seems that there is a wee bit of a pattern that involves a kind of explosion in the amount of smerits that are sent at the time that theymos makes an increase to the smerit allocations of merit sources, and with the passage of time, the amount tappers off...

In other words, nothing to see here in the sense that the same pattern has been known since the first introduction of the smerit system and each time that theymos has made an adjustment (seems to have been an increase in the smerit allocations) each time... How many has he done?  Maybe 3-4 adjustments after the initial creation of the merit system?

[fillippone]

I doubt that you are making any kind of grand revelation, Ratimov.

Indeed this effect is probably well know by @theymos who probably took that in consideration when readjusting merits in the last merit brrr reallocation.

Auto-tapering! If only Central Banks were the same!

[The Sceptical Chymist]

This problem is solved by expanding your merit distribution area (if you have time, of course).

And that's a big part of the problem--I don't have the time to go scanning a wide array of sections searching for good posts.  I just don't have the time or even the interest to read threads in certain sections--and since I don't speak more than one language, all the local boards are ruled out. 

I'm glad I'm able to distribute as many merits as I do, and I wish more members would hit me up when I offer to do post history reviews, because I encourage that.

Here, either increase the average amount per post or spend more time looking for posts in other sections. I think that in the future this trend will continue and each merit source will stop at a value that is comfortable for him, which he is able to adequately distribute.

Giving more merits per post isn't a bad strategy at all, IMO.  That's something I couldn't do before my sMerit allocation got upped, because I'd easily run out if I gave more than 3 merits for a decent post.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Can you open your topic with the distribution of merit? Something like The Pharmacist Merit Giveaway. And there users will drop posts to your best links or something like that.

I thought about doing that recently, and perhaps I should.  I haven't seen a merit giveaway thread in a long, long time, and the last one was by actmyname if I'm not mistaken.  The only issue I have is that the members who post in them don't read the requirements, don't understand that I wouldn't just be giving merit away for shitposts, and that if I created such a thread it would just die off like the other ones have.  I suppose I could keep bumping it, but I think I've made the offer enough times that anyone who thinks their posts would hold up to my standards would have PMed me by now.

But I'll consider it.

Edit:

Unfortunately this is the case. Many people, when submitting applications, only look at the title of the topic and .... there is nothing else. When creating such a topic, I would strongly recommend making a self-moderated topic, otherwise the thread can quickly drown in the flow of off-top and posts that do not correspond to the rules of your distribution.

Right, and I think those merit giveaway threads were all in Meta, where you can't create self moderated threads.  I can't think of another section where a thread like that would be appropriate, but if any of the mods have suggestions I'd be happy to listen, because I agree that a merit giveaway should be in a self-modded thread.

[icopress]

I thought about doing that recently, and perhaps I should.

It seems to me that this is not such a good idea as it might seem at first glance, I would rather see your name in the thread that everyone is used to, ([self-moderated] Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source). The only thing ... is that Loyce could modernize the thread, say by adding the names of those who are ready to accept PM from users looking for m'sources who can view the history of messages, (in this case, you simply will not need to repeat yourself over and over again).

[Mpamaegbu]

I can't think of another section where a thread like that would be appropriate, but if any of the mods have suggestions I'd be happy to listen, because I agree that a merit giveaway should be in a self-modded thread.

I think Beginners & Help won't be a bad place for such like what Nutidah did with The Bitcointalk Urban Achievers Merit Scholarship Program. Though that thread seems to have been abandoned now.

[aysg76]

I thought about doing that recently, and perhaps I should.  I haven't seen a merit giveaway thread in a long, long time, and the last one was by actmyname if I'm not mistaken.  The only issue I have is that the members who post in them don't read the requirements, don't understand that I wouldn't just be giving merit away for shitposts, and that if I created such a thread it would just die off like the other ones have.  I suppose I could keep bumping it, but I think I've made the offer enough times that anyone who thinks their posts would hold up to my standards would have PMed me by now.
But I'll consider it.

You are already merit showering the users who have good post quality and came into your eyes and i am one of them and still you have the generous offer of PM which members can avail to have a post history check and if you find it suitable you are generous enough to merit them upto the limit of 50 in a month.Like recently you merit shower @Mpamegbu, @icopress,@showoff and some others also which is quite good.

Opening a merit giveaway thread will have certain limitations like you said bumping them as members don't take full advantage of such threads and keep on repeating and making threads like how to earn merits and all that.But still you could open a thread for helping users to achieve certain ranks like of @Ratimov but for me your current merit criteria sounds better.

[Pmalek]

<Snip>

I have been running such a self-moderated thread for a long time in Beginners & Help. I think it was the only one that wasn't moved to off-topic a few years ago when the admins moved the majority of them. The reason for that as theymos once said is due to the rules and requirements I had. All those concerns you have about the newbies not reading the requirements and understanding what is required of them are true.

I stopped bumping my thread a long time ago because I realized it was pointless for two reasons:

1. Genuine newbies don't have problems getting merits. They don't need my thread for that.
2. Cheaters will find easier ways to get merits. Reading my OP with all the rules is too difficult for them.   

[JayJuanGee]

<Snip>

I have been running such a self-moderated thread for a long time in Beginners & Help. I think it was the only one that wasn't moved to off-topic a few years ago when the admins moved the majority of them. The reason for that as theymos once said is due to the rules and requirements I had. All those concerns you have about the newbies not reading the requirements and understanding what is required of them are true.

I stopped bumping my thread a long time ago because I realized it was pointless for two reasons:

1. Genuine newbies don't have problems getting merits. They don't need my thread for that.
2. Cheaters will find easier ways to get merits. Reading my OP with all the rules is too difficult for them.   

Link or it did not happen..

 

[fillippone]

3 month after correction:

<..Fillippone is missing>

Don't worry Ratimov. I will re-gain my place next month! A little bit of IRL stuff prevented me from fully eroding my stash. Next month (this month, Uptober) will be hyge.

[fillippone]

Don't worry Ratimov. I will re-gain my place next month! A little bit of IRL stuff prevented me from fully eroding my stash. Next month (this month, Uptober) will be hyge.

The forum is waiting for your merit feat. What position in the ranking do you expect this or next month? Ffirst? We'll have to fight. 

Aiming for the first position.
We have seen the algorithm is quite weird in his output, so never say never.

[Pmalek]

Link or it did not happen..

 

Here is a link and proof that the thread did happen
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5085605.0

It was meant to be only for Newbies and Jr. Members. I expected much more activity in it, but it died out after a while. If you go through the applications, you will notice how many times I had to reject certain members because they aren't capable of reading and understanding what is requested of them.

[Igebotz]

I was surprised to learn that the thread was started in 2018 and has only had 12 successful participants to date, and that compared to the other merits to Newbies/Jr.members threads, yours has the least amount of activity. I believe your rules killed the thread; why would any Newbies/Jr.members go through such rules for only 1 merit/post & 3 posts max. When they could create encryption and sign a message in the Ognasty thread in fewer than 24 hours, they would receive a total of 6 merits. Either the rules are not friendly enough, or the offer is too poor.

Here is a link and proof that the thread did happen
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5085605.0

It was meant to be only for Newbies and Jr. Members. I expected much more activity in it, but it died out after a while. If you go through the applications, you will notice how many times I had to reject certain members because they aren't capable of reading and understanding what is requested of them.

[Pmalek]

I was surprised to learn that the thread was started in 2018 and has only had 12 successful participants to date, and that compared to the other merits to Newbies/Jr.members threads, yours has the least amount of activity. I believe your rules killed the thread; why would any Newbies/Jr.members go through such rules for only 1 merit/post & 3 posts max. When they could create encryption and sign a message in the Ognasty thread in fewer than 24 hours, they would receive a total of 6 merits. Either the rules are not friendly enough, or the offer is too poor.

Yeah, it's the rules thing. Too many requirements, but also the fact that many didn't have anything good to share to begin with. But the rules are the reason it was allowed to remain. I think Ognasty's offers came later, and they weren't around at the time I started my thread.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I was surprised to learn that the thread was started in 2018 and has only had 12 successful participants to date, and that compared to the other merits to Newbies/Jr.members threads, yours has the least amount of activity. I believe your rules killed the thread; why would any Newbies/Jr.members go through such rules for only 1 merit/post & 3 posts max. When they could create encryption and sign a message in the Ognasty thread in fewer than 24 hours, they would receive a total of 6 merits. Either the rules are not friendly enough, or the offer is too poor.

Yeah, it's the rules thing. Too many requirements, but also the fact that many didn't have anything good to share to begin with. But the rules are the reason it was allowed to remain. I think Ognasty's offers came later, and they weren't around at the time I started my thread.

But your rules at least made newbies try hard, and not create many alternative accounts. In other threads, I see that newbies from the first post go and sign messages, create topics with guides according to forum rules, encrypt messages. In your opinion, are they also newbies?

I believe that the topic is somewhat misnamed.
Generous givers are those who are not a source of merit. Since the distribution of merits is their responsibility, and if you carefully read the reviews, the merit sources sometimes wonder who to distribute their due merits for the distribution.
And of course, you can give merits out even to newbies participating in the bounty, so that you can be called a generous donor in the future.

[Igebotz]

I was surprised to learn that the thread was started in 2018 and has only had 12 successful participants to date, and that compared to the other merits to Newbies/Jr.members threads, yours has the least amount of activity. I believe your rules killed the thread; why would any Newbies/Jr.members go through such rules for only 1 merit/post & 3 posts max. When they could create encryption and sign a message in the Ognasty thread in fewer than 24 hours, they would receive a total of 6 merits. Either the rules are not friendly enough, or the offer is too poor.

Yeah, it's the rules thing. Too many requirements, but also the fact that many didn't have anything good to share to begin with. But the rules are the reason it was allowed to remain. I think Ognasty's offers came later, and they weren't around at the time I started my thread.

You are a merits source, and it would be nice to soften the rules a little to accommodate and carry along as many good members as possible, and besides, Newbies and Jr members only require 1 merit (these are the two easier ranks, getting 1 merit is very easy, and they do not need any merit giveaway thread), I would suggest you focus more on Members ranks, but at the end of the day it is your decision.  

I believe that the topic is somewhat misnamed.

Agreed.

Generous givers are those who are not a source of merit. Since the distribution of merits is their responsibility, and if you carefully read the reviews, the merit sources sometimes wonder who to distribute their due merits for the distribution.

And it was for this reason that merits sources were chosen to be the generous giver, but this is no longer the case. Even though source merits were enhanced a few months ago by theymos, there has been a significant fall in merit distributions and ranking up in the last few months (still working on the data). Do you have any idea why the forum has such a low number of merits?