[List] Merit Sources without activty in the past 20 days

[TheBeardedBaby]

Not active over 1000 mert senders which are sourses :

Nr	Profile name	Status	Sent merit	Position	Last active
1	chimk	DT2	12114	Hero Member	271 days
2	bones261	DT2	8712	Legendary	166 days
3	TMAN	DT2	6510	Legendary	230 days
4	Flying Hellfish	DT2	6214	Staff	35 days back online 3 days ago
5	teramit	DT2	1586	Legendary	20 days
6	Alex_Sr	DT2	1255	Hero Member	141 days
8	redsn0w	DT2	1031	Legendary	296 days

            

[dkbit98]

Some of them are inactive for months, and others are just reading the forum and not sending merits at all.

If we add others members who are abusing merits and sending them to bsv trolls or their own project, then it looks like it's time for some changes and new merit sources

[Timelord2067]

Some of them are inactive for months, and others are just reading the forum and not sending merits at all.

If we add others members who are abusing merits and sending them to bsv trolls or their own project, then it looks like it's time for some changes and new merit sources

I would be more supportive of "applicants" wanting to become merit sources if their threads were labeled "expressions of interest"

[icopress]

Maybe I missed something .. But I still want to ask.

Let's say I want to create an application to nominate another user (this is a respected person on the forum, but he is not a source and has not previously submitted an application). Is it reasonable? And are there such precedents.

[ibminer]

Let's say I want to create an application to nominate another user (this is a respected person on the forum, but he is not a source and has not previously submitted an application). Is it reasonable? And are there such precedents.

If they haven't submitted their own application, what makes you think they'd even want to be a merit source?  The application also consists of adding 10+ posts that person would give merit to. You can't just pick 10 posts and nominate another user, since you have no idea if that user would give those posts merit. The user themselves should really be creating the application and picking their own 10+ posts.

If I were you, I'd just PM the user you are referring to and suggest they submit an application. Or, if you really want to make it a public ordeal, maybe create a reputation thread suggesting the user should be a merit source and why you think this, then let the user themselves decide on whether to create an application or not.

[icopress]

If they haven't submitted their own application, what makes you think they'd even want to be a merit source?  The application also consists of adding 10+ posts that person would give merit to. You can't just pick 10 posts and nominate another user, since you have no idea if that user would give those posts merit. The user themselves should really be creating the application and picking their own 10+ posts.

If I were you, I'd just PM the user you are referring to and suggest they submit an application. Or, if you really want to make it a public ordeal, maybe create a reputation thread suggesting the user should be a merit source and why you think this, then let the user themselves decide on whether to create an application or not.

I know ten messages are needed. In this case, an exception can be made, as many other authoritative users rely on their opinion and especially on the sobriety of the assessment. Or perhaps they are too humble or unwilling to take responsibility, there may be many reasons why they are still outside the system.

[PrimeNumber7]

I would not be surprised if some of those on the above list have been removed as merit sources. I am sure that the source merit is being monitored and those that don’t give any merit over extended periods of time will probably be replaced by others wanting to help out.

[LoyceV]

I would not be surprised if some of those on the above list have been removed as merit sources.

Unlikely, Merit sources hasn't changed in a long time.

[PrimeNumber7]

I would not be surprised if some of those on the above list have been removed as merit sources.

Unlikely, Merit sources hasn't changed in a long time.

It is possible that n merit sources were removed at the same time n were added, and the sum total of their source merit was equal to each other.

[TheBeardedBaby]

I would not be surprised if some of those on the above list have been removed as merit sources.

Unlikely, Merit sources hasn't changed in a long time.

It is possible that n merit sources were removed at the same time n were added, and the sum total of their source merit was equal to each other.

Then a simple graph of the top merit senders for the last 120 days will show if there is an increase of the sent merit of those "chosen" for new sources. It's not impossible but I personally believe that there was no change.
Theymos is quiet about it, even gmaxwell promised to push him a little back in May but looks like it didn't help.

[Halab]

It is possible that n merit sources were removed at the same time n were added, and the sum total of their source merit was equal to each other.

The last big change (~14/11/2019, almost a year, is it a sign ?(I will not bet a sat on that )) several dozens of source merits have lost their status because they were inactive. At the same time, there have been some nominations and for the most active MS there has been a good increase of their smerits.

[Timelord2067]

I would not be surprised if some of those on the above list have been removed as merit sources.

Unlikely, Merit sources hasn't changed in a long time.

Merit sources

There are 97 merit sources with a total merit generation of up to 21171 sMerit per 30 days

So each merit source has about seven or eight merits they can give out per day yet some of them claim they can't find posts to merit while yet other merit sources drop seven or eight on just one post seemingly every day.  (In other words they're not really looking that hard).

[LoyceV]

It is possible that n merit sources were removed at the same time n were added, and the sum total of their source merit was equal to each other.

From what I've seen, new Merit sources usually start with a lower amount than existing Merit sources, so this is not very likely.

So each merit source has about seven or eight merits they can give out per day

No, you're talking about the average per Merit source. Some get only 10 per month, others gets hundreds to 1000+.

yet some of them claim they can't find posts to merit while yet other merit sources drop seven or eight on just one post seemingly every day.

Some sources are always out of sMerit, while others have to send more at one to empty their source.

(In other words they're not really looking that hard).

I can only speak for myself: I have 26.67 source sMerit per day to get rid of. On some days I send more than other days, so the amount I get replenished varies per day too. I always find myself short on time, and the work-from-home-thing only made that worse. I don't want to "look harder" to find more posts, that would mean I have to read much more posts than I already do. Being a Merit source doesn't get paid, just like reporting posts. I do both to support the forum, but you can't ask Merit sources to look harder just to Merit more posts. As of last Friday, I've sent 7495 Merit transactions to 1901 users. Sending them more than one at a time makes the "merit economy" ~ less top-down. As long as it doesn't end up on spammers, it's fine with me

[Timelord2067]

So each merit source has about seven or eight merits they can give out per day

No, you're talking about the average per Merit source. Some get only 10 per month, others gets hundreds to 1000+.

I wasn't aware of that - it puts into perspective why some merit sources seem to get rid of their merits more liberally than others.  (and yes, I did do a quick calculation of the numbers to give an average)

Were I giving out merits (no thank you - just speaking hypothetically) I wouldn't gift Legendary at all, Brand New no more than one once only, no Newbies, probably Jr. Member through Hero member perhaps two (allowing them to pass it on down the ranks). If I did find a post of merit, I'd probably read back through their recent posts over the last fortnight to see if there were any other meritorious posts (not more than five posts X 2 merits each)

[Rikafip]

Were I giving out merits (no thank you - just speaking hypothetically) I wouldn't gift Legendary at all, Brand New no more than one once only, no Newbies, probably Jr. Member through Hero member perhaps two (allowing them to pass it on down the ranks). If I did find a post of merit, I'd probably read back through their recent posts over the last fortnight to see if there were any other meritorious posts (not more than five posts X 2 merits each)

This would mean a lot of additional time and work, and I'm not so sure it would be a best way to share the merit. I guess that some merit sources have few basic rules how they share merit but I doubt they go to such lengths when it comes to meriting.

IMHO, it's not a bad thing to give merit even to those who don't need it for rank up, as those will pass on the merit for  someone else that needs etc. If I'm merit source I would keep it simple, just merit the good post when I see it, no matter the rank.

[janggernaut]

Not active over 1000 mert senders which are sourses :

Nr	Profile name	Status	Sent merit	Position	Last active
4	Flying Hellfish	DT2	6214	Staff	35 days

You can remove Flying Hellfish  from the list since he already been active again on 4 days ago

[TheBeardedBaby]

Not active over 1000 mert senders which are sourses :

Nr	Profile name	Status	Sent merit	Position	Last active
4	Flying Hellfish	DT2	6214	Staff	35 days

You can remove Flying Hellfish  from the list since he already been active again on 4 days ago

I didn't removed him but crossed him out from the list. He was online 3 days ago, true but no posts for the past 4 months. Last time he sent merit was on 7/21/2020 so thats like more than 3 months ago.

[RapTarX]

Sad to see that TMAN is yet to be active.

Nevertheless, it would certainly be good to have a comparison between merits circulation of pre and post activity.
For instance, inactive merit sources within last 20 days Vs merit circulation within last 20 days. That would have a good result I guess.

[LoyceV]

it would certainly be good to have a comparison between merits circulation of pre and post activity.
For instance, inactive merit sources within last 20 days Vs merit circulation within last 20 days.

I keep weekly data in this topic. For the past weeks:
Total: 737258
Total: 743044
Total: 747592
Total: 752115
Total: 757074
Total: 761428
Total: 765913
Total: 770835
Total: 775831

And here's all-time sent Merit graphs for the users in the OP:
chimk

bones261

TMAN

Flying Hellfish

teramit

Alex_Sr

redsn0w

Each column width is 10 days (8 pixels). "Days" start the second the first Merit was transfered, and count exactly 10*3600*24 seconds after that. It has nothing to do with calendar days in any time zone.
The maximum is 150 Merit per column (1 pixel per Merit). If more than 150 Merit was transfered in a 10 day period, the top of the column gets darker.

[Mpamaegbu]

Not active over 1000 mert senders which are sourses : ...      

Honestly, this is a real trying time for a lot of people because of the pandemic. When I don't see members online for days I worry for them and begin to think if the worse has happened, truly. Since usernames aren't real names, we may not know if this forum has lost some members to the outbreak in death. So, quite understandably, it is safe to assume that the mentioned users didn't intentionally chicken out but that something could have been amiss with them. Anyone who knows them outside this forum can check on them to ascertain what issues they're faced with now. Again, if there are merit sources who have been known to have abused merit and their positions as sources, such should be revoked and be sanctioned appropriately.