Do you read unmerited replies?

[Lucius]

I don't know if this was suggested before (sorry for repeating if it was) but wouldn't it be better if the replies with the most merites be shown at the top (instead of the most recent ones) and so on kinda like a reddit upvote system,or at least to add a sorting option to switch between these two display modes (by time of posting or merites recieved).

I know that there are members on the forum who have thousands of other members on the ignore list (all of whom have a pay signature) and supposedly it is very interesting for them to read the forum - and maybe someone could make a script for you (and those with similar needs) which would hide all posts that have no merits?

I see only one problem in that, and that is that not all good posts get merits, which means that you would miss a lot of good posts. In addition, any such measure is subject to manipulation - because someone who has a lot of alt accounts could give merits to themselves and thus make their posts more exposed.

[mu_enrico]

Often someone gives merit is just because he agrees or he likes the post, not because it has something good to say.
Reading only merited posts means that the small group of members can skew your opinion. I think it's called "circle-jerk" in a more popular language.
If you want good readings/discussions, start by ignoring signature, rank, and merit.

[yahoo62278]

I don't know about you guys but these days i found myself ignoring unmerited responses in a topic and tend to only read the merited ones because they're "usually" more relevant to the topic and contain more valuable informations,and in big topics with multiple pages it gets difficult to sort them out.

I don't know if this was suggested before (sorry for repeating if it was) but wouldn't it be better if the replies with the most merites be shown at the top (instead of the most recent ones) and so on kinda like a reddit upvote system,or at least to add a sorting option to switch between these two display modes (by time of posting or merites recieved).

Is a system like this feasible,and can we see something like this implemented in the near future ?

Thanks for reading

Using your logic, that means we shouldn't read your topic? Merits are not always given to someone who's response may be worthy of receiving one. There are alot of good posters who get probably get overlooked for multiple reasons.

Long story short, you should always read the replies before posting so you aren't repeating what someone else has already said. I would recommend this for any thread 3 pages or less.

[NeuroticFish]

I don't know about you guys but these days i found myself ignoring unmerited responses in a topic and tend to only read the merited ones because they're "usually" more relevant to the topic and contain more valuable informations,and in big topics with multiple pages it gets difficult to sort them out.

As already said, this question is a huge failure of logic. If people would do this, it would mean that no posts ever get merited.
I don't even know if this is a real question you had or you're just trying to bring the next part, which was already discussed, in a hope to fish for some merit.

I don't know if this was suggested before (sorry for repeating if it was) but wouldn't it be better if the replies with the most merites be shown at the top (instead of the most recent ones) and so on kinda like a reddit upvote system,or at least to add a sorting option to switch between these two display modes (by time of posting or merites recieved).

Is a system like this feasible,and can we see something like this implemented in the near future ?

Yes, it was discussed before. This is a forum, not a problem solving website like StackExchange. The posts can easily create together a discussion and then the chronology is important. Even more, it can happen that the best answer needs a small correction or completion and that one may get more merit.
All in all, not feasible, sorry.

you should always read the replies before posting so you aren't repeating what someone else has already said. I would recommend this for any thread 3 pages or less.

Very good advice, which unfortunately far too few follow.

[Gambit2s]

Thanks alot for all your inputs, Really appreciate you stoping by and sharing your thoughts on this matter.

I read all your replies (not only the merited ones ) and I think all point of views were presented so I'm closing the topic now.