What one change would you like to see in bitcointalk in 2023

[joker_josue]

Thinking out of the box: how about a new rank for only the users who make the Top N in both Activity and Merit? That way you'll lose that rank again when someone else takes your place in the Top N.

Right now, who is that member with top activity and merit?, is it you?🤣
Like who is the richest man on earth type of categorizing.

Now think N=200 or something, so it's a large group of people.

The question in my view is, what was the probability of this top changing over time.
This is because users with more years and more activity, already have a high number of activity and perhaps merits. So it would be difficult for us to see this top change if these users continue more or less at the same pace.

Or did you have an idea in mind, for this top to have a higher turnover or probability of different users coming in?

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[Hispo]

I know it has been mentioned before, but I would like to see the forum including a small minimalist widget with the price of Bitcoin on live.
It does not have to be complex, just show the price with a reasonable refreshment rate and the change in the last 24 hours (if possible).

This is the forum of Satoshi and the crib of Bitcoin after all, it sound appropriate. However, I would understand if it was too difficult to implement with the current forum software.

[DooMAD]

Next to the 'Ignore' button, it would be cool if it showed how many DT1 and DT2 users have that particular user on ignore. 

Since the trust system wasn't designed to regulate spammers and trolls, this might be a good alternative.

[uchegod-21]

To see merit circulate very well in the forum. There are good posts that go unmerited.
If merit sources are assigned to boards of assigned to ranks preferably it will be nice to spread merits.
For example;
The Sceptical Chymist, 50% of your smerits allocation should go to Hero members.
Ratimov, 50% of your smerits should go to Newbies to member rank
fillippone, 50% of your smerits should go to full members to snr members
DdmrDdmr, 50% of your smerits should go to legendary members. Etc

[fillippone]

To see merit circulate very well in the forum. There are good posts that go unmerited.
If merit sources are assigned to boards of assigned to ranks preferably it will be nice to spread merits.
For example;
The Sceptical Chymist, 50% of your smerits allocation should go to Hero members.
Ratimov, 50% of your smerits should go to Newbies to member rank
fillippone, 50% of your smerits should go to full members to snr members
DdmrDdmr, 50% of your smerits should go to legendary members. Etc

Very bad idea.
A top down request of such is totally against the bottom-up approach of merit system.
Merit find way to good posts, eventually.

Also, close scrutiny where a merit source allocates his merits make it similar to a job, which is not the case.

[FatFork]

To see merit circulate very well in the forum. There are good posts that go unmerited.
If merit sources are assigned to boards of assigned to ranks preferably it will be nice to spread merits.
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I'm not on board with this idea. As Ratimov said, when it comes to sending merit, the only thing that should be considered is the quality of the post and the poster's contribution to the community, everything else is irrelevant and should be disregarded. Let's keep the process as simple as possible.

[joker_josue]

Only the value of the post should be taken into account, everything else is not important and should not be taken into account when sending the merit.

Totally agree! Merits must be given for the quality or information contained in the post. It doesn't matter if the user is legendary or newbie, what matters is the posted content.

[DdmrDdmr]

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If I had to distribute sMerits in accordance to a pre-set criteria based on Rank or else, then I’d probably stepdown from being a Merit Source. The idea is to merit what you find interesting at your own free will and time. Most Merit Sources will award sMerits regardless of the recipient’s Rank, and even take a kinder eye to lower Ranks to a certain degree.

There are always bound to be good post that go unmerited, even for those that earn them frequently (check column %MeritedPosts some cases here for example). What shouldn’t happen too frequently is for someone who consistently makes good post to go unmerited. If so, these are cases to bring forward.

Note 1: Rather than delimit the way how people decide to award their sMerits, I’d always vouch for, were it the case, having more Merit Sources to introduce additional diversity in criteria.

Note 2: This doesn’t mean that I find ranking-up numbers particularly great at all. Quite the opposite for the mid-to-high ranks in fact.

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<..>No wonder the last time I checked the generous user's thread you dropped deep down.

Yep ...

[BRINIRHA]

Overall I am comfortable with this forum system. And maybe for now I don't really expect anything to be added or nothing to be changed for now in this forum. But the ideas that have been put forward by some users do look interesting. But I prefer this forum to maintain the existing system and keep the simplicity that this forum has made me comfortable. even at this age I easily understand this forum.

[uchegod-21]

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If I had to distribute sMerits in accordance to a pre-set criteria based on Rank or else, then I’d probably stepdown from being a Merit Source.

I didn't reason it from this angle before. Like the idea will limit freedom and make merit source of a thing look like a regular job according to fillippone.  Also from Ratimov statement, I am surprised how people write codes to be making posts. Wi their posts be connected or readable to gain merits?
No wonder the last time I checked the generous user's thread you dropped deep down.