INTRODUCTION
In the past couple of weeks there has been an influx of questions (mostly from new members) that express some kind of "anger" towards the Merit system and the requirements that they need to achieve in order to rank up. They also claim that the amount of merit needed for ranking up is far too difficult considering the opportunities that exist to earn it.
I reject this way of thinking. Merit shouldn't be seen as something that is blocking your way in achieving a particular rank. Instead it should be seen as something that quantifies the positive impact that your post had in someone else's life or simply because it was seen as something so well made / informative that was impossible to pass by it without re-reading it again and again until you fully realize the amount of work that went into creating it.
So no, earning Merit is not an Herculean task, far from it. In fact, our community is so focused on rewarding good quality posts that they often do some threads where they will give merit to someone IF they so deserve it. That is the goal of this thread (or at least in my plans I would like it to be) - To gather up all (active) threads from members / users that are running some kind of activity where, if met, the user shall be rewarded with the precious sought Merit.
In the past few days I've been searching and gathering up all the posts that seem active to me but that ended up being missed in the amount of activity that this whole forum has. It turns out that there are still quite a few threads up that may earn your attention.
As always you can find more about the Merit system here -
Merit & new rank requirementsTMAN did an incredible guide on what you should be trying when reaching for that high count of Merit -
TMAN'S guide to getting merit.Disclamer : I will only be listing threads that ask users to contribute in a positive way to the community - as to earn organic growth + activity. Threads where the minimum requirement is just "Post and earn free merit" weren't considered.
Active Merit Giveaway Threads
You have to link a post of yours that you think is worth of a Merit. OP shall review it and, if deemed just, you will earn your Merit.
Is there a better incentive in learning how to encrypt a message? Just learn how to sign a message with OP PGP Key and he/she shall reward you with Merit.
You have to link a post of yours that you think is worth of a Merit. OP shall review it and, if deemed just, you will earn your Merit.
Rules
1. Applicants must be Newbies with at least 30 points of activity, Jr. Members with at least 60 points of activity, Members with at least 120 points of activity, Full Members with at least 240 points of activity or Sr. Members. Legendary members are not (yet) accepted.
2. Mention here the unmerited posts (maximum 5 posts per applicant). If you initially post fewer posts and you want to mention more, edit the previous post and mention the fact you edited it for adding new links.
3. Those already merited can not reapply.
4. I am not accepting (nor direct, nor indirect) merit requests, nor other proposals for abusing the merit system, nor PMs requesting more merits etc. I'll ignore anyone taking such action.
5. Proposals should be constructive, quality-wise and they are supposed to help the forum and the other users.
6. Proposals should be made by the authors.
7. I will accept posts in Romanian and English, but not automated translations. Posts in Romanian must have a correct grammar. English posts are accepted with minor grammar mistakes, if their general sense is understandable. Posts containing typos are also accepted, as long as they don't look like they are written by a caveman.
8. Merits are not granted; I'll award them after carefully reviewing the proposed posts. Posts not following the rules are automatically excluded.
Learn logic gates for an opportunity to earn some Merit.
1. Open for Croatian members plus anyone who can understand Croatian language(Slovenisa, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, etc). OP reminds that it's important that they are active members in the Croatian section of the forum.
2. All local members can report their own or posts from other local members, in Croatian or English, if they think that it's good quality post, constructive, helpful to other members etc. I (OP) review all suggestions and decide if suggested post deserve merits or not. Other local members are also free to reward post with merits to.
"If you can sign a message from your Bitcoin address with your bitcointalk username, post it here and I will send you merit. Enjoy!"
Post a list of no more than 10 of your posts which haven't received enough merit (in your own opinion).
Tell me how much merit your post should receive.
Rules:
1. no begging. I will retaliate begging with negative trust.
2. Participants in this thread have to be at least "Jr. Member" and cannot be higher than "Hero Member".
"Brand new" and "Newbies" will have to earn their first merit the hard way.
"Legendary" don't need merit, so no damage done.
3. only posts in German language.
4. you're only allowed to participate once a month
5. no posts older than 2018-01-01, i.e. before the merit system was introduced
6. this thread is self-moderated, I won't allow chatter (there's a separate "bitching" thread)
Albeit the contest is open to everyone, I advise you to pay attention to rule number 3 - Only posts in german will be considered for Merit.
Run by Pmalek, the thread focus on enticing users knowledge regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies world.
Rules:
1. Accounts created after the date this thread was posted ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE.
2. This thread is intended for users of all ranks, but NEWBIES, JR. MEMBERS, AND MEMBERS will have one day advantage to guess the terms. What does that mean? When a new round starts, only newbies, jr. members, and members can guess the words. The next day, after I give the green light, all other ranks can participate.
3. No cheating, editing, or deleting posts. Edited replies won’t be counted.
4. You can guess how many times you want, but you aren’t allowed to post again unless someone else writes a post.
5. You can only guess EACH WORD ONCE PER POST. You can’t provide 2 or more answers for the same word, but you are allowed to guess all of the terms.
6. If no one can guess the correct word/words, I will add a few more letters.
7. EACH correctly guessed term will be awarded 1 MERIT for the user who was the fastest.
8. Every round will have 5-10 random words.
Run by BlackHatCoiner this thread focus on two things : Spread both the knowledge and the use of lightning network. OP will provide some tBTC + Merit (Only to Newbies and Jr. Members) if you end up spending time in learning what the LN is and using it. Nice package there!
Rules:
- You can ask up to 1,000,000 sats or 0.01 tBTC. (PM me if you want more, I can make exceptions if you convince me that you really need them)
- Once you're done with your testing, you ought to return them back to me excluding the mining fees you've paid. It doesn't matter when, but within a reasonable time I should have them back. (e.g., 1-6 months)
- You may want to ask several times for additional deposits. Indeed, you can ask for tBTC multiple times as long as you've returned the previous amount(s) you submitted.
- You won't sell them, I know. There's no reason to sell such small amount. However, if you've been found to do something suspicious with them, you'll get my negative feedback and you'll obviously be unable to re-ask for more tBTC.
The Road Ahead
I do reckon that this list may be far from complete and that is going to demand that I keep it up to date whenever possible. I fully embrace this "responsibility". Whenever I see a thread on the forum that matches the goal of this thread I shall add it to this list.
I would also like to anyone who is planning on making similar thread, would you kindly let me know so that I can add your contest to this list?
Also, this thread was created to be fully modified by your inputs. If you would like me to implement a specific layout, improve readability, just let me know!
Changelog:
01/11/2021 - Added: "Pmalek’s Complete the Word Game and Get Merits" by Pmalek and "[Merit] [Faucet] Hey Bitcoiners! Wanna try out the lightning network?" by BlackHatCoiner
10/10/2021 - Removed: "The Bitcointalk Urban Achievers Merit Scholarship Program" by nutildah - [b]Thread Locked[/b]
03/06/2021 - Added: "The Bitcointalk Urban Achievers Merit Scholarship Program" by nutildah
11/02/2021 - Added: "[ANN][BOUNTY][AIRDROP] Merit Sugar Daddy" by qwk;
10/02/2021 - Added : "[Merit] Hey Newbies! Can You Sign A Message?" by OgNasty;
03/02/2021 - Added : "LOGIC GATES and chance to earn merit", "Zbirni topic za davanje merita za kvalitetne postove" and "Filipino Account Review (ALL RANKS)"
