Making post for merit

[Despairo]

You creating this thread also to get merit, congratulations @OP for getting 1 merit for this pointless thread

Merit isn't a new thing anymore in this forum, there's many thread you can find what is merit, how to send merit, and guide how to get merit. I don't think there's a stupid person who can access this forum, but he can't use google search to find an answer about his question.

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[Jatiluhung]

this depends on each individual taking which path.

if he takes a good path (obeying the rules) like using Merit as a motivation to make it a quality poster. and he realized that to become a quality poster he needed broad insights.
so that it will trigger the individual to study more actively by reading more.
because we can only make quality posters when our knowledge is sufficient to make them.

Merit > motivation to make quality posters > study harder > get more insights > Quality posters.

and for the second path are those who are motivated by Merit but take a bad path (breaking the rules). they plagiarized other people's writings and such. usually people who take this bad path are people who just can't be patient. they are in a hurry. and from the start they had no intention of becoming quality posters because they only focused on ranking up and their character was already bad from the start so motivation made them even worse.

So it's every individual's choice. choose to be good or to be bad is the right of every individual. But those who break the rules will still be punished. and we here have good people who always report any users who commit violations.

[lovesmayfamilis]

You creating this thread also to get merit, congratulations @OP for getting 1 merit for this pointless thread

Merit isn't a new thing anymore in this forum, there's many thread you can find what is merit, how to send merit, and guide how to get merit. I don't think there's a stupid person who can access this forum, but he can't use google search to find an answer about his question.

Plus one. The OP is well aware that the topic of merit is so popular and has been discussed thousands of times that creating a new topic can be considered a low-quality post.
But on the other hand, every day we come across newbies creating topics, and very few of them are really useful, but mostly it is to attract attention to get at least one merit.
If a newbie suddenly masters the second page of this topic and reads it, I would like to say that people on the forum distinguish very well between a real post and one that is "fishing for merit."
Therefore, if someone is interested in this topic, draw your own conclusions and don't go out of your way to earn merit. The easier you communicate, the easier it will be for you to receive merit.

[reagansimms]

If the intention is to get merit, they will be disappointed when they never get what they want. Newbies often feel frustrated because none of the Merit stops at their posts, finally they vent their frustration by saying the merit system is not fair to them. Even if they are able to understand the real merit system, they will get more Merit than they wanted.
Leaving old habits is the first thing to do, they need to contribute to the forum by honing their skills that can produce quality posts. Merit does not need to be pursued, it will come by itself in posts that are informative, constructive, innovative.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Some who create their own thread or replied with such effort can received or not of merits. It will depends on someone if he did like that post. Even the shortest one could be possible and we cant just judge anyone who merited them and reason out that they are bias or what. Merit is free to give anyway, its just someone qppreciate ones post or helpful thought somehow.

[Xxmodded]

CONCLUSION: Don't search for merit, let merit come for you through your meaningful post. Never make post because you want to get merit but because you want to help others and the community through your post.

I am excited with your note about how merit receiving, actually when have meaningful post the merit will come for us and don't let or search for merit. Have to change with habit post not only meaningful but also position post located is most important to earn merit, usually gambling post board is not active for receiving merit and almost merit sending in  Beginners & Help thread, Bitcoin Discussion and some merit sending at scam or reputation thread.

I think meaningful post only is not enough for getting merit because need to find thread have habit with merit sending, I hope you can earn as possible with many merit points and reach up your account level become until Legandary.

[dimonstration]

I believe the merit was introduced to encourage newbie to create quality content since merit is the number 1 requirements to rank up aside from the activity. So there’s nothing wrong if a newbie is posting for a merit since the basis for receiving a merit is having a quality content.

The post of the OP is one example on what he is describing on this topic. It’s absurd to deny that he doesn’t want to receive a merit for posting this reminder for newbie but I don’t see anything wrong for aiming for the merit when you post.

[Accardo]

Why not worry about learning and sharing knowledge other than thinking of merits. The forum has been designed as a place for learning about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Focusing on merit alone will help a person build a well structured post, but such a person in few days will forget easily the content of the post they've made. The merits are enough for everyone who spreads quality knowledge in the community. However, newbies tend to get more merits if they consistently make even contributions to the forum.

[_BlackStar]

CONCLUSION: Don't search for merit, let merit come for you through your meaningful post. Never make post because you want to get merit but because you want to help others and the community through your post.

It's fine to have desire forearn  merit, after all it's never been prohibited in this forum. I even really want to get 2K, 3K, up to 10K merit like other people, and you should know that it's just a wish and not begging. But I realize that you may have understood it correctly.

Posting for merit is not good because you are only burdening yourself, so don't do it. You can think of merit, but never beg for it because someone may never like it. The quality of your posts will answer all of those wishes, so strive for quality instead of just thinking about merit. Worrying about merit won't help you earn more, unless you're a true HQ poster looking to contribute more to the community.

[Cyber_Alien]

I recently joined this community and have made an effort to understand more about it. I even look at individual posts to get ideas for what to post in the forum, and I can see that the majority of newcomers are only interested in gaining reputation; they don't give a damn about the content of their posts or even make an effort to contribute to the forum. I believe that the forum ought to be a place of education. The forum was set up to help us grasp most of the knowledge about Blockchain and cryptocurrency in general.

[qwertyup23]

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CONCLUSION: Don't search for merit, let merit come for you through your meaningful post. Never make post because you want to get merit but because you want to help others and the community through your post.

Like what I previously mentioned to posts similar as this, when you align your goals to focusing your overall contribution, merits would be the one chasing your posts and not the other way around. I see that most newbies struggle to earn their first merit but you can attribute the fault on their part.

Again, re-align your goals and focus on overall contribution in this forum. The more meaningful and knowledgeable your comments are, the more chances that you will garner that merit/s from various users.

If you truly want to earn some merits, I do recommend looking for scams and reporting them under the Scam Accusation board as you are helping in cleaning this forum out of any fake wallets, etc.

[Smartvirus]

Although I'm once like this. My first merit was like I won a jaspot of over a million dollar. I was so excited. But today I see merit as something to be gain as one contribute towards the forum. Newbies should be aware that is better to work towards contributing to the forum than running to build merit. Making post because of getting merit make one get discouraged after making several posts which you think will merited but not merited.

Literally, I was surprised to see posts about merits to still be circulating the forum but, you've got a coach to this and that's the fact tjat  you attest to the fact that, you once seeked for merits by making extensive posts. That's some courage talking that way and it doenst mean you aren't doing the same now in OP. Am not just saying though, no judging but, a time would come come it won't matter much to you. At a beginner phase such as yours, merits have got a lot of purpose and it does okay in defining lines.

The good news for beginners is, ranked users have been  experienced enough to detect when beginners arteritis hunting and when they find out, you get nothing. You just be enthusiastic on the field, come with your flaws, curiosity and the little you know and you'll be good. That's That's the forum needs anyway, your uniqueness.

[decodx]

It's not uncommon for people to be motivated by rewards and recognition, especially on online forums where their contributions may not be immediately tangible or visible. Earning merits, or other forms of recognition such as badges or points, can give people a sense of accomplishment and make them feel like they are contributing to the community. Additionally, the bitcointalk.org forum has a merit system in place to encourage high-quality contributions and weed out low-quality posts. This can be especially important where the quality of the information being shared is important, such as in discussions about technical or specialized topics. Overall, the desire to earn merits on an online forum may simply reflect a natural human drive to achieve and be recognized for one's achievements.

[Sayakaaja]

Yes, I will always remember your words.

hoping for more is not allowed, and will only lead to disappointment, when your expectations are too high and it doesn't happen, that's what makes you disappointed in yourself. So yeah, do it sincerely and don't expect too much.

[Luzin]

I believe the merit was introduced to encourage newbie to create quality content since merit is the number 1 requirements to rank up aside from the activity. So there’s nothing wrong if a newbie is posting for a merit since the basis for receiving a merit is having a quality content.

The post of the OP is one example on what he is describing on this topic. It’s absurd to deny that he doesn’t want to receive a merit for posting this reminder for newbie but I don’t see anything wrong for aiming for the merit when you post.

Maybe OP need to know why merit is set to move up the ranks. I believe this is a good correlation. Everyone wants to rank up and then he posts good or useful then everyone wants to make a good post and in the end there are not many junk posts on this forum.

Merit is one of the motives of people to make good posts useful. So I think it's not wrong for everyone to try to get Merit either. Then what are many topics made to feature good and useful posts, to be given Merit?

Perhaps for those who have reached the highest rank, finally Merit is not very thought about. But they still make useful and good posts. I think the goal in the end is that the users here are aware to contribute. Because I myself am also very happy if I get merit.

[BITCOIN4X]

Yes, I will always remember your words.

hoping for more is not allowed, and will only lead to disappointment, when your expectations are too high and it doesn't happen, that's what makes you disappointed in yourself. So yeah, do it sincerely and don't expect too much.

You can expect merit, and actually you can ask merit source to review your posts in some dedicated threads. But one thing, you shouldn't beg for merit because it's very annoying. Expecting a lot of merit must be in line with your efforts and consistency in making quality posts. You'll find people reward your knowledge with merit and the merit system won't prevent you from rank up.

Don't post for merit, some people will find it fishing and of course it will never help you earn more. Just do what you have to do, and you just have to do it consistently. If you feel your post is quality but you lack merit then report on merit source in this thread:

- [self-moderated] Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source
- [Merit] Share your best posts/threads with Fillippone to be merit assessed

[isaac_clarke22]

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I thought those users already scrapped the bottom of the barrel mid-2018 after creating threads like these, but I guess people would still do for the sake of merits. I even recall a lot of merit fishers here in Beginners and Help board posting quite a lot of threads about plagiarism like rules does not even exist in this forum.

Those users are just pressuring themselves to earn merit and to rank up while it is not needed anyway.... unless they're here for some "specific" reason.

[nakamura12]

If you have a mindset like that where you only post to get merit then you are most likely not getting merit because of that. Due to a mindset like that then many newbies that are like that will only post non-constructive post instead of thinking and doing research on what's best to do in order to post good or high quality post that are surely get merited. I have seen some people who joined in this forum and only wanted to earn merit but didn't get much merit where they only quit or being inactive in this forum.

[Wakate]

Most newbies make post because of their anxiousness to get merit. Out of this anxiousness, irrelevant posts are often made. Although I'm once like this. My first merit was like I won a jaspot of over a million dollar. I was so excited. But today I see merit as something to be gain as one contribute towards the forum. Newbies should be aware that is better to work towards contributing to the forum than running to build merit. Making post because of getting merit make one get discouraged after making several posts which you think will merited but not merited.

CONCLUSION: Don't search for merit, let merit come for you through your meaningful post. Never make post because you want to get merit but because you want to help others and the community through your post.

Making post is something that normally happens especially when you have made an impressive post and expecting merits from that post should not be a new thing here. If your post is very good and impressive to merits sources, they will surely merits that post which is something that happens here on a regular day.

The mistakes many people are making is creating a post that add no value to the forum and expecting merits from them. This won't work that is why we making posts should not be for the major reason of getting merits but passing and interesting knowledge to the forum.

[Davidvictorson]

The way I understand the merit system in this forum it serves as an  incentivisation uses to make high quality informative posts, helpful comments and generally to do anything that would contribute positively to the growth of the forum.

I may be wrong but I think that only Newbie that are so conscious about getting merits. Members of other ranks just want to share their ideas and have a good building rapport with other members.