What is merit and why do some people have up to thousands?

[womanwrappa]

I just got only 1 merit I don't know what it means and I see some profile with thousands of merits. What does it and how does it come?

[jackg]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2766177.0 this thread might help you get some answers.

Essentially merits help you to rank up in the forum and to allow to forum to encourage users to make quality posts.

You may be better off thinking about them as similar to an upvofe but there's a limited supply that users can give out. For every 2 merits you receive you'll get one merit you can send. There are also merit sources who get airdropped amendable merits.

[BIT-BENDER]

All you need is right in here
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2818350.0

You can understand - merit, how it works,- and understand/know your contribution -good works/services - may earn you merits, in between congrats on your first merit, press on.

[Smartvirus]

I guess the easiest way to explain merit would be,
A reward for hard work as per quality content creation or post that helps you grow in rank in this forum. Just like every reward, it is earned and not beg for! But then, for everyone you gain, it lives you with a part of it to send out.
I see you've got one, keep up the good work.

[hugeblack]

I just got only 1 merit I don't know what it means and I see some profile with thousands of merits. What does it and how does it come?

Next time you are surprised by something about the forum, use the search option, you will find it at the top, type the word (Merit, Trust,..etc) and you will have a lot of discussions about it.
You can also use Google to restrict the search for this forum using site:bitcointalk.org merit.
You can also read the rules for using the forum to avoid problems.

[DdmrDdmr]

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The links provided on this thread are a good read on what you need to grasp concerning merits (and sMerits).

Concerning the profiles you see with thousands of Merits, they have probably spent lots of time on the forum since the Merit System kicked-in, and created some kind of content through their multiple posts that was considered decent enough by others. You can look through the official Merit Stats for a simple view on the most merited profiles and such.

Bear in mind that when the Merit System kicked-in, on the 25/01/2018, profiles were airdropped an initial quantity of Merits, equivalent to the number of Merits required for the rank of each person at the time (0 Jr. Member – none required at that point in time - , 10 Member, 100 Full Member , ... , 1k merits for Legendary members). Some Heroes were awarded 1k Merits exceptionally.

Note that the typical rookie misconception is that a profile with many Merits should have plenty "Merits to award" to others. After all, you see a large number of merits on their profile summary, so they must have plenty to hand out. That is not so.
Remember (after reading through the referenced links in the prior posts) that Merits and sMerits are related but are not the same. A profile with 1k Merits on his profile could have no sMerits (left) to award. The Merit counter does not decrease (unless you are really naughty) – it’s the sMerit counter that decreases after you send sMerits to someone.

i.e.
- User A has 10 Merits and 2 sMerits. User B has 0 Merits and 0 sMerits.

- User A sends 1 sMerit to User B.
User A will now have 10 Merits and 1 sMerit left. User B will have 1 Merit and no sMerits to award (he has 0,5 virtual sMerits, but only integer figures are sendable).

- User A sends 1 sMerit (again) to User B:
User A will now have 10 Merits and 0 sMerit left. User B will have 2 Merits and 1 sMerits to award to others when he pleases.

[chaser15]

I guess the easiest way to explain merit would be,
A reward for hard work as per quality content creation or post that helps you grow in rank in this forum.

Don't consider it as a reward since it's subjective.

OP just needs to follow the forum rules, be polite to others, and post freely constructively without pressure or doing harm to others or to the whole forum itself.

I just hope OP will read the links given to him. He is a bounty hunter based on his post history and in most of the cases, these people usually missed some updates about what's happening in the forum.

[Bitcoin_Arena]

I wanted to add you some merit but unfortunately looking at your post history. it's only full of bounty reports which add zero value to the forum.

[Assface16678]

Merits are just a reflection of the number of a contribution right here on the forum it's a helpful threads contribution, not a monetary contribution that member has a lot of number of merits are some of them are the eldest right here because they are here for a long time and they shared a lot of information and helpful threads so the merits are the rewards


I don't want to get harsh but right most of the content of OP is all about bounty report if you still do this you cannot get any merit again because this only gives to the people who deserve and give a lot of time to share their information.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I wanted to add you some merit but unfortunately looking at your post history. it's only full of bounty reports which add zero value to the forum.

I remember when my profile are all consist of those reports. It took me a while to realize the forum greatness. I think its too early to judge bounty and airdrop hunters cause I see myself with them before.

Some could actually changed but Im not expecting all of them would realize that. Since he is still a newbie, Im not gonna judge him so easily but instead teach him the proper while it still early.

[blckhawk]

I just got only 1 merit I don't know what it means and I see some profile with thousands of merits. What does it and how does it come?

Probably your inquiries are now been answered to be fact that some users are already given a helpful link which discuss about merits.

For simple explanation, the amount of merits you have gained are the amount of times how you been useful in the forum. You could simply gain these merit through making a significant topic or discussion that could help other members. This merits can be also considered as regulation for ranking system the forum.

[Maus0728]

It's always fun for me to see these people who got lots of merits and tend to race between each other. It simply tells that they are one of the most active people that is helping and educating people in multiple ways or maybe just participating on a natural or high quality discussions in which they share information that may benefit a lot of people.

This is always an inspiration for me.
[1] Earned Merit Race Animation - See if you ever got to top20 merited.

[fillippone]

I guess I am of those profiles!;P

I couldn't sponsor the merit system more than anyone here on the thread already did.
Just adding my story, so that you can know it is possible to rank up starting from zero, exactly what I did.
Ranking up is possible! 2600 Merits earned in less than 12 months!My 11 Hints!

[OcTradism]

Choose your journey and grow with merit Newbies are free to choose the journey they will go
If you have some good contributions, you are welcome to join Newbie - Members. Join here and take some merit

[gentlemand]

A reward for hard work as per quality content creation or post that helps you grow in rank in this forum. Just like every reward, it is earned and not beg for! But then, for everyone you gain, it lives you with a part of it to send out.

It doesn't have to be hard work and often you can tell when someone is busting a gut and it's something of a turn off. If you write what you think other people want to read you can end up satisfying no one.

The best thing you can do is be yourself. Follow and develop your own interests. Don't pretend to be someone you're not and don't pander to others either. And a good question is just as relevant as a florid answer.

[Cornia]

I just got only 1 merit I don't know what it means.

This means recognition of your good work in the forum. And you can get this recognition for the following reasons ..
1. Creating informative threads.
2. Good quality comments.
3. Help anyone in the forum who asks for help.
4. Bursting scam.

What does it and how does it come?

Merit is the recognition of your good work.
Why is merit needed in the forum?
1. To rank up your profile.
2. To gain trust in the forum.

The merit score of your profile will tell us how good the poster you are, how faithful you are.

how does it come?

When you make a post that deserves merit, the high rank members of the forum will give you merit. And for every two merits you earn, you can give one merit to others. However, if you send merit, the merit of your profile will not decrease.

You can spend more and more time in the forum and gradually you will understand everything.

[Josefjix]

When you make a post that deserves merit, the high rank members of the forum will give you merit. And for every two merits you earn, you can give one merit to others. However, if you send merit, the merit of your profile will not decrease.

You can spend more and more time in the forum and gradually you will understand everything.

I'm just curious how you got to know much about the emboldened words.

[daneal stev]

The management system is an important and essential thing within this forum, and not having it is not getting the money. Merit helps to develop and grow your account, in addition to it helps you get money and participate in signature campaigns. a lot Plus, the merit makes you gain the trust of the members

[Coyster]

I guess I am of those profiles!;P

With close to 4000 merits, you definitely are one of the profiles op is referring to.

The merit score of your profile will tell us how good the poster you are, how faithful you are.

Concerning the quote above, it's not something you can deduce instantly by the merits the profile has. You have to consider that at the time when merits was introduced in January 2018, merits were airdropped to users only on their activity then, not quality (bear in mind that, some of those users have not earned any after that). Accounts also change hands sometimes; users farm accounts to high ranks to sell them to others who may/may not be quality posters. That being said, other than this, merit score can be used to come to your conclusion above 99% out of 100.

[libert19]

After you have been on forum long enough and are wel known snowball effect works for you, that's how some people have thousands of merit