Spending smerits as you earn them.

[Poker Player]

I have less merit than I would like to send.

You can apply to be a merit source:

Hey, thanks for the suggestion but I'm not going to apply, at least for the moment, as I think I'm not a somewhat established member, and the fact that

It's been a while though since a new merit source was added, and several applications have been unanswered for a long time.

doesn't motivate me much, but maybe in a few years I will give it a try.

If you are out of merit, and are aware of a good post without merit, you can report it to merit sources here.

@Poker Player: feel free to post some of your own best posts (with or without Merit) in Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source. You're not a bad poster, so I don't think Merit should be holding you back. But I don't have the time to read hundreds of posts, so please make it easy for me

Thank you very much, I will use it at some point.

Thanks to the others also for the answers.

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[Findingnemo]

Theymos has not adjusted the source merit allocations in a long time, and has not appeared to have adjusted merit sources in a long time, even as merit sources have become inactive.

That is why I feel like he may reallocate the merit distribution since there is no changes were made in that area for very long time and also as you said some merit sources becomes inactive needs to be filled with new merit sources or reallocations or certain boards and sections will ran out of merits for sure no matter how good those posts are.

[Quickseller]

Theymos has not adjusted the source merit allocations in a long time, and has not appeared to have adjusted merit sources in a long time, even as merit sources have become inactive.

That is why I feel like he may reallocate the merit distribution since there is no changes were made in that area for very long time and also as you said some merit sources becomes inactive needs to be filled with new merit sources or reallocations or certain boards and sections will ran out of merits for sure no matter how good those posts are.

That doesn't make any sense.

IMO a reallocation is probably necessary, but I don't think it will happen. My assumption is that merit sources with large allocations probably don't exhaust their source sMerit, and merit sources such as TMAN will have their source merit allocation always be full. This will probably lead to metrics reflecting that there is sufficient source merit.

[Findingnemo]

Theymos has not adjusted the source merit allocations in a long time, and has not appeared to have adjusted merit sources in a long time, even as merit sources have become inactive.

That is why I feel like he may reallocate the merit distribution since there is no changes were made in that area for very long time and also as you said some merit sources becomes inactive needs to be filled with new merit sources or reallocations or certain boards and sections will ran out of merits for sure no matter how good those posts are.

That doesn't make any sense.

IMO a reallocation is probably necessary, but I don't think it will happen. My assumption is that merit sources with large allocations probably don't exhaust their source sMerit, and merit sources such as TMAN will have their source merit allocation always be full. This will probably lead to metrics reflecting that there is sufficient source merit.

But since TMAN is inactive for very long time then its time to do it so right that is why we should give it a try!

There are some criteria for someone to be in the DT1 network which also has one as being active in certain time period which also can be implemented to the merit source to avoid the source merit is getting wasted when someone went inactive for very long time period.

[Quickseller]

Theymos has not adjusted the source merit allocations in a long time, and has not appeared to have adjusted merit sources in a long time, even as merit sources have become inactive.

That is why I feel like he may reallocate the merit distribution since there is no changes were made in that area for very long time and also as you said some merit sources becomes inactive needs to be filled with new merit sources or reallocations or certain boards and sections will ran out of merits for sure no matter how good those posts are.

That doesn't make any sense.

IMO a reallocation is probably necessary, but I don't think it will happen. My assumption is that merit sources with large allocations probably don't exhaust their source sMerit, and merit sources such as TMAN will have their source merit allocation always be full. This will probably lead to metrics reflecting that there is sufficient source merit.

But since TMAN is inactive for very long time then its time to do it so right that is why we should give it a try!

There are some criteria for someone to be in the DT1 network which also has one as being active in certain time period which also can be implemented to the merit source to avoid the source merit is getting wasted when someone went inactive for very long time period.

I agree that TMAN's source merit should be redistributed, or at least removed from TMAN's account so there will be accurate reporting of the actual amount of source merit available. I am saying that TMAN has been inactive for over a year, and no changes have been made, so I doubt changes will be made. 

[ShowOff]

I'm not the type to accumulate smerit too long after I realize how useful this system is. On various occasion I have tried to distribute the existing smerit to those who deserve it. I'm excited to try distributing it on local board nowadays when I come across quality post because the distribution of merit there has been on a downturn over the last few months. Although I can distribute it on any board, but currently I try to focus on local while increasing the motivation of other users to post quality.

There are some criteria for someone to be in the DT1 network which also has one as being active in certain time period which also can be implemented to the merit source to avoid the source merit is getting wasted when someone went inactive for very long time period.

There is also the possibility that some are still active but their merit sharing will decrease so that there are still many quota that are not used every month. In my opinion, the merit source is not a robot, so it is still possible for them to reduce their activity a little more especially if they are not actively post. Maybe, the TMAN case was very different because he had been inactive for more than a year.

[Poker Player]

I am bumping this thread just to say that, curiously, I seem to be earning more merits lately. I don't know if it's a streak or what. In the 8 days so far in May, I've earned about 30 merits, that's 15% of the total I've earned in 9 months. I hope this will take hold as I gain more knowledge and become a better poster, so that I won't notice so much that lack of smerits to send.

[sheenshane]

I am bumping this thread just to say that, curiously, I seem to be earning more merits lately. I don't know if it's a streak or what. In the 8 days so far in May, I've earned about 30 merits, that's 15% of the total I've earned in 9 months. I hope this will take hold as I gain more knowledge and become a better poster, so that I won't notice so much that lack of smerits to send.

Good for you and you deserved it mate, I sometimes saw your post and I say, not bad.  Keep it up and keep it motivated through your informative posts and someday you will never know and said, "oh I'm now Sr. member rank".  

I tend to agree if you will apply as a merit source, it seems you're very active in the gambling section and that section doesn't have enough merit sources to visit and it might distribute some good posters there.

Theymos has not adjusted the source merit allocations in a long time, and has not appeared to have adjusted merit sources in a long time, even as merit sources have become inactive.

That is why I feel like he may reallocate the merit distribution since there is no changes were made in that area for a very long time and also as you said some merit sources that becomes inactive needs to be filled with new merit sources or reallocations or certain boards and sections will ran out of merits for sure no matter how good those posts are.

Inactive merit sources should be replaced with a new one, IMO.

I don't know what is the process of sending smerit per merit sources but it seems sending 20+ smerit in one post isn't looking good, it might reasonable if that 4-5 smerit in one post, my question is, are they tired of distributing on it?

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Congrats! finally, you've ranked Sr. Member.

[LoyceV]

In the 8 days so far in May, I've earned about 30 merits

Want to be Sr. Member today? Do this:

I will use it at some point.

My source sMerit is overflowing

Update: I picked some of your posts that were Merited by others and Merited those. The lazy way, but well deserved for you to be Sr. Member.

As a reminder:

~if they have decent posts, by all means, give them the 250 or 500 merit that they need to rank-up.

[Poker Player]

Good for you and you deserved it mate, I sometimes saw your post and I say, not bad.  Keep it up and keep it motivated through your informative posts and someday you will never know and said, "oh I'm now Sr. member rank".  
Congrats! finally, you've ranked Sr. Member.

 

I tend to agree if you will apply as a merit source, it seems you're very active in the gambling section and that section doesn't have enough merit sources to visit and it might distribute some good posters there.

No, not really. I'm not very active there. I visit that board because if I write up to 15 posts a week I get paid some extra satoshis but I only write about 3 or 4 at most. I only participate when there is some poker related thread and then, in the other threads, when someone thinks he has found a good strategy to win with some variant of martingale, for example, I write to explain why it is wrong and that casino games have negative mathematical expectancy. I am sure that 99% do not listen to me but I think it is the right thing to do.

In the 8 days so far in May, I've earned about 30 merits

Want to be Sr. Member today? Do this:

I will use it at some point.

My source sMerit is overflowing

Update: I picked some of your posts that were Merited by others and Merited those. The lazy way, but well deserved for you to be Sr. Member.

As a reminder:

~if they have decent posts, by all means, give them the 250 or 500 merit that they need to rank-up.

WOW! Thank you very much. The funny thing is that I wasn't expecting to get any single merit when I created the thread, as I was asking a question and just wanted to exchange opinions, but look at how it's turned out.

[Findingnemo]

Inactive merit sources should be replaced with a new one, IMO.

I don't know what is the process of sending smerit per merit sources but it seems sending 20+ smerit in one post isn't looking good, it might reasonable if that 4-5 smerit in one post, my question is, are they tired of distributing on it?

Number of merits for a post is subjective and it depends on the merit sources and their monthly allocations, but all they claim is they don't find enough quality posts to merit them, so time can be the major factor not their are tired I guess.

WOW! Thank you very much. The funny thing is that I wasn't expecting to get any single merit when I created the thread, as I was asking a question and just wanted to exchange opinions, but look at how it's turned out.

When luck is on your way then nothing can stop it, it will happen how it is supposed to be.

[Coin_trader]

I usually leave a remark like"this is worthy for a merit" to a post worthy of merit whenever I run out of merit so that a person who will comment after mine might notice it and give the author a merit. I don't usually browse back but whenever when I read my post history for summing up my total post per week, I sometimes give merit to the post that I gave a remark if ever I received smerit for that week.

[LoyceV]

The funny thing is that I wasn't expecting to get any single merit when I created the thread, as I was asking a question and just wanted to exchange opinions, but look at how it's turned out.

Meta has always been an "easy" board to earn Merit, and it's a good place to get some attention. Making good posts isn't enough, you also need someone with sMerit to see your posts.

[Natsuu]

I'm one of what you will called a picky person, who really needed to be impressed more than what I want to, to merit a post. I am just that kind of person so I really don't mind if my posts don't get merits cause I know for myself that I am the one who made that bad post. But in regards to when I see a really good post, I always have spares in me for that kinds of posts, and normally posts that impress me comes seldom so I have merits in my arsenal

[mediaBuzz]

What happens is that if time passes until I get it, days for example, in the end I don't come back. I have decided that when I get a smerit, instead of meriting a previous post, I keep surfing the forum and give the merit to the next post I find worthy of merit.

Quality is a relative thing. If the post that you found to be hq and you thought to come back when you will have an smerit is really hq, it will stay in your mind and you ultimately will find that post to merit. The case you said means that that post was not hq enough because by time it seemed to be less hq that the new post you found.

That happens in daily life too. Options... But the truth is if the thing is really credible, you will come back to it anyways.

[Pmalek]

...it seems you're very active in the gambling section and that section doesn't have enough merit sources to visit and it might distribute some good posters there.

That is true indeed. The Gambling discussions together with the Altcoin sub are the two most spammed parts of this forum. No wonder that many merit sources avoid it like the plague. It's difficult to pick out merit-worthy posts amongst a whole lot of rubbish.

But there are good exceptions and they deserve more attention. Just recently I reported such a topic in the Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source thread. I am glad that a few merit sources checked it out and sent some merits to the OP. I will try to find other examples of merit-worthy topics in the gambling boards that deserve some merits, and I can only appeal to other users active there to do the same.

[Stalker22]

...it seems you're very active in the gambling section and that section doesn't have enough merit sources to visit and it might distribute some good posters there.

That is true indeed. The Gambling discussions together with the Altcoin sub are the two most spammed parts of this forum. No wonder that many merit sources avoid it like the plague. It's difficult to pick out merit-worthy posts amongst a whole lot of rubbish.

I guess we all know what causes this. 

But there are good exceptions and they deserve more attention. Just recently I reported such a topic in the Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source thread. I am glad that a few merit sources checked it out and sent some merits to the OP. I will try to find other examples of merit-worthy topics in the gambling boards that deserve some merits, and I can only appeal to other users active there to do the same.

Yes, definitely. Even though it's sometimes difficult to differentiate a tree from a forest, I see at least one (in my opinion) merit-worthy post every day. It is in those moments I would've liked to have more merits to share, and I agree with the OP. Therefore, I try to keep a merit or two in reserve even though I generally try not to pile them up. Like you suggested, it's good to lower the bar a bit and make it easier for young members to progress on the forum. Sometimes, it feels as if I am constantly meriting the same members. It may be difficult for some members to produce exceptional posts due to either a lack of expertise or a language barrier. If they positively contribute to a quality discussion on the forum, that is enough for me.

[Quickseller]

I am bumping this thread just to say that, curiously, I seem to be earning more merits lately. I don't know if it's a streak or what. In the 8 days so far in May, I've earned about 30 merits, that's 15% of the total I've earned in 9 months. I hope this will take hold as I gain more knowledge and become a better poster, so that I won't notice so much that lack of smerits to send.

Ideally, as the total amount of time on the forum increases, so does your knowledge and your ability to make quality posts. As your ability to make quality posts increases, so does the chances of you earning merit, all else being equal.

The funny thing is that I wasn't expecting to get any single merit when I created the thread, as I was asking a question and just wanted to exchange opinions, but look at how it's turned out.

Meta has always been an "easy" board to earn Merit, and it's a good place to get some attention. Making good posts isn't enough, you also need someone with sMerit to see your posts.

I have noticed that meta has tended to not have as many threads with many posts getting merit recently. Same with reputation. I am not sure if this is because less merit is being circulated, or because people have reacted to criticisms from certain forum members, or for some other reason.

[Poker Player]

Happy bump 

I am bumping this thread because I've realized that for the first time I've got more merits than activity.



I think all started with this thread, and I can assure you that when I wrote it I wasn't expecting to get any single merit for it.

Until today I had always had less merit than activity.

I no longer notice that lack of smerits to send that I felt when I wrote the OP, as I earn merits more frequently.

Not long ago I increased my Bitcoin investment. I don't know if maybe that has also something to do with it.

I would like to thank everybody who has merited me, but especially thanks to LoyceV, who helped me to rank up (something explicitely allowed by Theymos) and to The Pharmacist, who seems to be liking my posts lately.

[GeorgeJohn]

I feel merit sources shouldn't merit Legendary or Hero members more than one or two merits at a time and should instead search out posts by users below Hero rank.

A Merit source is entitled to award merit to any user they feel like to award merit to, irrespective the rank or position, because awarding Merit to user is not by personality or rank position in the forum, so from my perspective it's by the post of user, some post can interest you and you are entitle to award any amount you feel like, but according to the rules and regulations of forum despensing of Merit per day to a particular user.