Without merit...

[nutildah]

Have been thinking about this Merit and quality post, like how it works, if the both of them work hand in hand or something.
Because to me, merit speaks more about someone's post to be a quality post and you guys would agree with me.

Ideally it should, but "quality" doesn't necessarily mean a post is going to get merit, just like the presence of merits doesn't automatically mean a post is of quality. Sometimes meriting a post simply means something about the post clicked with the merit giver.

Merit just flies through the air... It is beamed out all over the f'in place. You just gotta know how to grab it.

No need to say much but I'd like to know, without merit how can YOU rate a post as a quality post or how can you appreciate a quality post?

I would say that posts that trigger responses, or a chain of responses, are indicative of quality... They spark discussion, debate, praise, criticism, questions, etc. That's really what we should be aiming for.

[Despairo]

The only way to look is the total posts because low quality post will be deleted by moderator.

Maybe you will argue not many users will report low quality post, but since merit is removed, this will make people will try to use report to moderator frequently.

If someone tend to create many bad posts and never improved after few months, the account could be tagged with neutral feedback to warn other users to not read his post.

[yhiaali3]

This scale is not accurate. There are some high-quality posts that did not receive merit for an unknown reason, and on the other hand, there are low-quality posts that received merit for one reason or another.

The quality of posts depends on the personal perspective of the members. There are those who evaluate the post as being of high quality and worthy of merit, while others do not see it as such. Everyone is free to have his or her point of view, and it is difficult for everyone to agree on one opinion.

But in general, regardless of merit, the quality of a post can be evaluated through the useful or new information it presents in a simple and understandable way for everyone, and taking into account the placement of relevant links, sources, or images if necessary.

[mk4]

No need to say much but I'd like to know, without merit how can YOU rate a post as a quality post or how can you appreciate a quality post?

You take appreciation by taking time into reading it, or probably interacting with it if you have something valuable to say. Merits are appreciated if you think a post is of good quality, but it is not required at all. And you definitely don't need the public to know that you appreciate almost anything.

[Sexylizzy2813]

The way you guys respond to this post is really helpful but we all know that Bitcointalk doesn't have fixtures to react to post  just as @SmartGold1 said and I still say it that I see merit as something to tell that a post is informative, constructive and of quality as the case maybe. Now let's remove merit out from the equation and I know some of you may say the post is of good quality by the comments quote and all that just as @BitcoinGirl.Club rightly said, how can you appreciate a good post?
Ok let's say we now use merit to indicate or should I say rate a post as informative and educative, are you telling that we just use quote and maybe replies to rate a post, without merit?

[yahoo62278]

The way you guys respond to this post is really helpful but we all know that Bitcointalk doesn't have fixtures to react to post  just as @SmartGold1 said and I still say it that I see merit as something to tell that a post is informative, constructive and of quality as the case maybe. Now let's remove merit out from the equation and I know some of you may say the post is of good quality by the comments quote and all that just as @BitcoinGirl.Club rightly said, how can you appreciate a good post?
Ok let's say we now use merit to indicate or should I say rate a post as informative and educative, are you telling that we just use quote and maybe replies to rate a post, without merit?

It's better to not worry about it really. If you like someone's post and have some merit to give out, then give that post a merit. There's no system, everyone can spend their smerit pretty much any way they want to.

I like to merit lower ranks from time to time to help them rank up, or at least I used to. I've slowed down a little as I think a decent number of the newbies are a part of the same farm. I seem to have moved on to meriting full member and above mostly the last few weeks.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

What's up with all of these threads about merits?  Are people starting to become concerned with ranking up again and earning more money?  That cynical little devil that lives on my shoulder is starting to tell me something's up.

And OP, this forum has existed for most of its life without the merit system or any method for members to "like" posts.  So I'd say even if the merit system wasn't created, we'd all be just fine.  On top of that, everything you wrote has been discussed to death already--across many threads and who knows how many years.  So please lock this thread, because it's going to turn into a shitposter magnet and we don't need threads like this in Meta.

[UchihaSarada]

Now let's remove merit out from the equation and I know some of you may say the post is of good quality by the comments quote and all that just as @BitcoinGirl.Club rightly said, how can you appreciate a good post?

If a user does not mind to quote appropriately to keep their reply cleanly and readable, it is a first thinking in my mind, a shit post.

You can quote a post, trim it very easily so if you fail to do it, you are possibly a shit poster. Because if a simplest thing, you fail, can not do it, how you can spend your time for thinking and write a good reply.

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[Sexylizzy2813]

What's up with all of these threads about merits?  Are people starting to become concerned with ranking up again and earning more money?  That cynical little devil that lives on my shoulder is starting to tell me something's up.

This isn't about making money or ranking up, was just curious about it and if that's how it seems to you, I never have that in mind for ones. I mean ranking up and earning, nah, that's not the idea..

And OP, this forum has existed for most of its life without the merit system or any method for members to "like" posts.  So I'd say even if the merit system wasn't created, we'd all be just fine.  On top of that, everything you wrote has been discussed to death already--across many threads and who knows how many years.  So please lock this thread, because it's going to turn into a shitposter magnet and we don't need threads like this in Meta.

Well you've said it all, and I too don't want anything that would attract any ill idea of this post or even seen as a shitpost...


I really appreciate you all for your contribution, comments and all that... Let's say have gotten the info needed. Was just being curious per say.