So I was only 2 weeks (14 activity) away from becoming Hero Member when theymos introduced merit system. It was like someone reset my downloading progress from 99% to 50%.
It happened to many people. Thank you for not complaining and demanding the rules change!
Great work mate!
I don't have a clue at which rank I'd be today if the Merit system hadn't been introduced, but to be frank, I haven't really felt unhappy about the fact that I didn't rank up automatically. It really feels like ages since the Merit introduction. I do remember that the whining in the Meta boards at that time was horribly annoying.
Looking at myself, if I'm totally honest, I believe that my devotion to the forum has only evolved in a positive way, thanks to the Merit system. No doubt the quality of my posts has gone up, because you think twice before posting just anything - but also because of the fact that my knowledge has expanded thanks to the posts of the many other members on the forum. At the same time, I've become more severe for shitposters, because I'm also trying to be more severe for my own posts.
Before I had my doubts about merit system and felt it's unfair to the new members on the forum.
It's obvious that before merits it was much more easy to achieve high ranks in the forum, simple based on the activity and quality was less important
When I read your opinions here I feel I was wrong.
Merits system improveda quality on this forum and new members trying their best to write quality and good posts.
Congratulation to all new members for their hard work and accomplishment.
