Am I actually doing it right?

[Cityhunter34]

I was introduced to this forum by a brother five months ago and I always call him to ask questions about the do's and don't's of this forum but I think it's high time I started asking the right questions here by myself, hence this post.

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough? If yes, please I need corrections and guidelines to grow my account. I truly need words of encouragement and affirmation that am on the right track to enable me step up in the game and I also need you guys to help me point out some of my posts that aren't so good, if there are any, so I can learn from my mistakes and do better.

I would have sent a direct message to some senior men here to get some information but this place isn't like social media and I don't know how to, as a newbie that I am, I know most of us will tell me about rules and regulations, plagiarism, spamming, but y'all don't have to worry about that because am a rule keeper and I avoid plagiarism and the rest of it like a plague.

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[Findingnemo]

You just started and your primary intention is to learn not earn via forum.

I would say, you just made 94 posts prior this one and got 6 merit but already tired of it then you are doing it for wrong intentions.

Merits will be awarded quality posts but another fact is not every post created on bitcointalk has merits. You maybe posting in wrong boards or you still in the learning phase to educate someone else.

[I_Anime]

Stop looking yah post stats and merit stats and focus on learning more about BTC and how this forum work and all that. Ones you know you have start learning and you can see your self improving and your post more impacting. You would see that your merits stats would start increasing, one thing you need to know also Is that not all quality post that are  being merited and it's not fixed that any quality post you create must be merited. Meriting is personal choices of any users ones they find your post interesting to them you. They may merit it.

[AbuBhakar]

I was introduced to this forum by a brother five months ago and I always call him to ask questions about the do's and don't's of this forum but I think it's high time I started asking the right questions here by myself, hence this post.

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough? If yes, please I need corrections and guidelines to grow my account. I truly need words of encouragement and affirmation that am on the right track to enable me step up in the game and I also need you guys to help me point out some of my posts that aren't so good, if there are any, so I can learn from my mistakes and do better.

You already get 6 merits on some of your post which means there’s already a guide for you on what’s to do next to receive. You are only posting on B&H and your local board which means your post has less exposure to be find by merit source/sender.

I suggest to keep contributing on your local board and to other board which you are good at and report your unmerited post that you think deserves a merit to merit source threads. You can’t expect to earn a merit every time you post since you are still newbie. Better to focus on your local board contribution since your board has a very good merit to post ratio and has an active merit source.

[Cityhunter34]

You just started and your primary intention is to learn not earn via forum.

I would say, you just made 94 posts prior this one and got 6 merit but already tired of it then you are doing it for wrong intentions.

Merits will be awarded quality posts but another fact is not every post created on bitcointalk has merits. You maybe posting in wrong boards or you still in the learning phase to educate someone else.

I think you are misunderstanding me here, like you said merit will be awarded quality posts and that's why I made this post, I only want to know if am doing it right or wrong,  you are also missing the part that I said members should help me point out some of my posts that aren't good enough so I can learn from it and see what am doing wrong, you also talked about posting in the wrong boards, how do I know the right or wrong boards? I asked a question that requires answers and words of encouragement, I never said I was tired. Thank you for your response, I appreciate.

[un_rank]

I only want to know if am doing it right or wrong,  you are also missing the part that I said members should help me point out some of my posts that aren't good enough so I can learn from it and see what am doing wrong

A glance through your post history shows that majority of your posts were made in your local board. If there is a shortage of merit circulation in that board then you would not be getting much of it. I would not advise you start posting in other boards you are not comfortable in simply to get merits, that can lead to spam and get you on ignore lists, which is the opposite of what you want.

You first have to stop looking at merits as the determinant of quality here. What quantifies your time spent here is the amount of knowledge you are acquiring, not merits you are getting. The more you learn, the better your posts get.

- Jay -

[serjent05]

Earning merit is subjective, people give merit because it supports their idea and at the same time get new supporting facts about the idea, while others just feel happy or funny about what they read and they give the person merit. Most members here give merit if the post or reply is informative and not a simple generic reply that anyone can give. 

If there is a topic to discuss, members will not hesitate to give the post merit if it is done with research and visual examples or an in-depth explanation of a fact.  But I would suggest to keep on improving oneself and don't think too much of merit.  Try to help other members who are asking for clarification and be the first one to inform the forum members of the changes and updates that are going around the cryptosphere.  I believe this kind of topic or reply is mostly the one to get noticed and has a high chance of getting merit.

[Crypto Library]

I think you are misunderstanding me here, like you said merit will be awarded quality posts and that's why I made this post, I only want to know if am doing it right or wrong,  you are also missing the part that I said members should help me point out some of my posts that aren't good enough so I can learn from it and see what am doing wrong, you also talked about posting in the wrong boards, how do I know the right or wrong boards? I asked a question that requires answers and words of encouragement, I never said I was tired. Thank you for your response, I appreciate.

I think you have to understand it yourself that since your post is not getting Merit, then maybe your post is not having enough quality to get Merit, moreover, another point is that your posts may have skipped the eyes of Merit sources.My first advice to you is that firstly explore the meta board and read more than posting and know what is a qualityfull post. Then when you can post quality flowers then your merit ratio will be higher. Moreover, you kindly read the description below each board to know whether you are posting on the right board.
Moreover, you can read this list, which will be useful for you in the future.

Title	|	Creator
_________________________________________________________	|	___________________
Newbie's Guide to Getting Merit (Proven)	|	mu_enrico
TMAN'S guide to getting merit.	|	TMAN
Guide to earning merit	|	Thirio
A small guide about merits (edited-new ideas added)	|	seoincorporation
Just now achieved 800 merit. (Motivational post for newbies)	|	Coolcryptovator
[Motivational post] Don't be disappointed, still you can upgrade your rank.	|	Coolcryptovator
Guide for getting + Merit	|	cryptolord2077
[Infographic] Three points to get merit (based on my experience)	|	masulum

[Egii Nna]

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough? If yes, please I need corrections and guidelines to grow my account. I truly need words of encouragement and affirmation that am on the right track to enable me step up in the game and I also need you guys to help me point out some of my posts that aren't so good, if there are any, so I can learn from my mistakes and do better.

You made almost a hundred non-quality posts that have not brought any achievements in education or even an effective education question. I went through your previous posts, but I discovered that all of your posts are not quality posts, which I saw in one of your quote that is so irritating in the forum and it has been discouraging, it is called pyramid quote which if truly you engage in research and asking questions you won’t do such quote, although you are still new in the forum and you don’t have to focus more on gathering merit but gathering knowledge which will help you and make you achieve more than you expected in the forum.

[DdmrDdmr]

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This is the way I see it after going over your posting history to some extent (for the benefit of throwing some light):

Since 85% (81 posts) of your overall posts are on the Nigerian local board, and though they may be comprehensible to the outside (the board) reader, I’m not keen on making much of a statement over them. For those posts, it would probably be better to get some feedback from your local board.

Your 14 posts on Beginners & Help (12%) are essentially recent. They seem to me rather opinion based in general terms, but with little connection to bitcoin, which should be the pivotal topic on Beginners & Help. Beginners & Help, as of some time ago, seems to be quite populated with topics of the sort, where it’s easy to add a comment, but likely difficult to obtain Merits due to what I inwardly call a social/kumbaya focus, as opposed to a bitcoin focus.

The other two stray posts on Reputation and Gambling are thin opinions.

I’d probably focus on two things: one reading a few books on bitcoin, which should enable you to get a better grasp and confidence on bitcoin matters, and to specially facilitate participating with greater ease in bitcoin focused discussions. The other would be to do so at a smaller scale, focusing on topics treated on given threads. It’s normal not to know all the specifics on any given topic, but reading and cross-referencing should enable one to build a base for discussion with a referenced base. Bear in mind that the idea is to facilitate discussion/questions/answers/whatnot, and not to, as we all know, copy/[spin]/paste content.

It goes without saying that things take time, and rushing is generally not a great stand to take. Even the top merited accounts can have a ratio of merited posts that is not too far from the 10% figure (url= https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5434211.msg61579483#msg61579483]sample data as of a year ago – see last column in data[/url]), which doesn’t mean that 90% of their posts belong in the scrapyard. For newcomers, one can only expect the ratio to be well below these marks to begin with (for the most).

As to the right boards or the wrong boards to post in, there are boards that are more prone to receive merits than others because more people with sMerits may roam them as a habit, but above all, it should generally (not always) be content that drives attention. Obviously, other factors have a lot to say besides content: writing style, clarity, tone, novelty, post placement (i.e. page 20 of a thread in Bitcoin Discussion is likely not a good spot), vivacity of the topic being discussed, and so forth.


Note: If you want to see stats related to merits/board and such, you can play around with the data on the Merit Dashboard, but it wouldn't be my first stop right now.

[SatoPrincess]

Most of your posts are on the Nigerian local board, and we all know there isn’t a lot of merit going around there. Even with the poor merit circulation on the local board, so far all your merits have come from there. The few posts you have on Beginners & help are applications on merit threads. I think it’s time you start participating more in the general boards. Don’t be afraid to engage in discussions. You once said the forum is like a school to you, then you should get busy with your homework.

[Die_empty]

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough? If yes, please I need corrections and guidelines to grow my account. I truly need words of encouragement and affirmation that am on the right track to enable me to step up in the game and I also need you guys to help me point out some of my posts that aren't so good, if there are any, so I can learn from my mistakes and do better.

Getting six merits in this forum shows that you are not doing badly. There are so many accounts with more than your posts that have zero merit. However, there is a need to improve your post so that you can get more merits. If you learn more, you will write more quality posts, and more merits will be your reward. My advice is that you should take time a read about Bitcoin and how the forum works. Visit other boards and don't concentrate more on your local board. If your post is enlightening or impactful you will attract merits.

I would have sent a direct message to some senior men here to get some information but this place isn't like social media and I don't know how to, as a newbie that I am, I know most of us will tell me about rules and regulations, plagiarism, spamming, but y'all don't have to worry about that because am a rule keeper and I avoid plagiarism and the rest of it like a plague.

Asking the question on this board is a good idea to avoid being accused of unsolicited messages. Since you know and keep most of the forum's rules, focus more on learning and not merits. If you focus more on merit you might not last in the forum because you might become discouraged if it doesn't come the way you expect.

[MIner1448]

To increase benefits and activity, it is important to create informative and high-quality posts. Try to share your opinion, ask questions, participate in discussions. Use clear and competent language. The more you contribute to society, the more you will receive in return. Good luck!

[hatshepsut93]

The problem is that you are viewing this forum as a career where you rank up, join a signature campaign and earn money, but in order to rank up you have to actually not care about ranking up, signature campaigns and just be enthusiastic about Bitcoin and provide your own valuable input in topics. So instead of wasting your time trying to earn merit and join a campaign, maybe refocus on finding success elsewhere? Like learning some skills that would allow you to earn money for long term in the real world.

[DYING_S0UL]

First of all stop running after merits. If your sole motive is to earn merits, believe me you won't earn any. Just be natural. Try to engage with others in a constructive, informative manner. But most of all read a lot what other says. Bear in mind that, merits are given in exchange for contribution to the forum. Quantity won't matter here, whether it's 100 posts or 1000 posts. So focus on maintaining your posts quality and you'll be good to go.

[Issa56]

I was introduced to this forum by a brother five months ago and I always call him to ask questions about the do's and don't's of this forum but I think it's high time I started asking the right questions here by myself, hence this post.

Even if you don’t have anybody to ask questions, then you can just make use of the search function, and if you can’t find answer to your question, then you can create a thread on the forum here just as you did and ask any question which you want to ask, am sure your will get right answer to your question here, don’t be scared that maybe you are new here, just make sure you follow the forum rules and regulations, and you free to post.

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong?

It’s not about posting always, it’s about making quality posts that will be useful to the forum members or the forum itself, so if you have made multiple posts and people fine it useless, the you won’t be merited, so it’s better you post less and make quality posts, rather than posting more, and making rubbish posts. And also maybe people that find your post useful to them don’t have any smerit left with them, they won’t be able to merit you.

I would have sent a direct message to some senior men here to get some information but this place isn't like social media and I don't know how to, as a newbie that I am, I know most of us will tell me about rules and regulations, plagiarism, spamming, but y'all don't have to worry about that because am a rule keeper and I avoid plagiarism and the rest of it like a plague.

Why will you have to send personal message to some people, it’s better you Create a thread, let’s everyone makes their contribution, don’t be surprised that what you will learn from low rank member like you if you create a thread, you won’t learn it from high rank members which you are going to send personal message to.

[AVE5]

At your stage or your vision in this forum shouldn't be an pursuing for merits rather focus on learning how to build yourself with your Bitcoin journey which is primarily aim and objective why this platform was discovered.
Merits would come when you come up with the right and quality post and it is usually unpredictable of which post would earn you merits.
Hence... For coming up with quality posts, you can spend time going through posts of those whom are experienced in the forum. Specially those or higher ranks.
You can also learn by asking questions just as you did and it course make consultations through those whom are knowledgeable in this forums platform

[cryptoaddictchie]

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough? If yes, please I need corrections and guidelines to grow my account. I truly need words of encouragement and affirmation that am on the right track to enable me step up in the game and I also need you guys to help me point out some of my posts that aren't so good, if there are any, so I can learn from my mistakes and do better.

You arent doing it wrong the fact that you have received merits means you been able to do good post. Its not that everyone or anyone should always merit you based on your post unless that one is really good and liked by many or lets just say helpful to them. Many newbies doesnt even have merits received inspite of hundreds of post. Maybe try to improve topics you are posting or introduced something unique, or yet engage with other topic and show them that you know or can help whenever theres a question topic at hand.

[acroman08]

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough?

looking at your post history, I see that the majority of your posts are on Nigerian boards, try reading posts and joining discussions on boards that you don't usually visit, learn new things from those boards, and share what you learned with people who are asking.

also, don't get discouraged if you don't get merit in a lot of your posts, your priority should be learning and self-improvement.

edit: I just saw what DdmrDdmr posted, I suggest following what he wrote.

[examplens]

I've made almost a hundred posts and yet I have only few merit, what am I doing wrong? Are my posts not quality enough?

You write dominantly in the Nigerian local board, so you should probably look for an answer there. They understand you better there and your compatriots will recognize if any of your posts deserve merit.

The rest of what you wrote is mainly a discussion about merit and how to earn it, or you applied in threads for merit. Such posts are honestly not worth getting merit.
You should relax and enjoy this forum, merit will come as a reward for your dedication.