I need honest advise concerning this.

[Tmoonz]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

From my own experience two things are involved in getting merits, firstly the quality of your post maters because nobody is going to merit a shit post that doesn't add any meaningful contribution, the board and the thread you are making your post are also important, because some boards and threads hardly get  merits expecially from a merit source, my advice is that you should look at those that are getting merits, the kind of boards and threads they are visiting and the meaningfulness of their post and arrive at your own conclusions about this , just do this and thank me later, because I did it I believe you too can do even more better. I also felt same way when I started it took a month navigating the forum before I could get a merit. Given up is not the best options you have to strive harder never given up, the journey of a thousand miles begins with a step you have already made the step by joining the forum so you shouldn't give up now and probably regret later on.

[puloweh555]

My advice is to change your mindset about how to get Merit, because if your mindset is like that then you will not develop, there will only be despair. believe me, everyone on this forum all started from newbies, nothing is instant. You just need to keep reading and reading in order to gain extensive knowledge and insight later, when you understand and start to understand more about crypto, without you realizing it, you can already make quality posts by sharing information that is useful for other users, then Merit will come by itself.

The point is, don't focus too much on Merit, but focus on self-development so that it is useful for other users, and there are also several threads that give users the opportunity to review their posts by other users. If your post is quality they will give you Merit. Keep learning friends, don't give up and keep trying to contribute to this forum. I'm sure you will get Merit, as long as you change your mindset about this forum.

[JMBitcointernational]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

OP first of all, I will sincerely tell you that you are not doing anything wrong and should not be discouraged because nothing good comes easy. Don't also feel that your post is not seen and recognized, your posts are actually seen by some merits source but maybe any of the merits source might not have merits at that particular time to dispose.

keep on reading the threads of the high ranked members and also see how they create their topics and try and understand the difference between their post and your post and take necessary correction for improvement. i will also advise you to continue making reasonable contributions and have it in mind that one day merit will come as expected.

lastly, try and navigate the forum and find a particular board that you understand more and be making a quality contribution and sometimes you will start a topic to try your strength and don't hurry to post in all the boards because the forum is very vast for you to know all in a short time.

[Cricktor]

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AVE5 started to point in the right direction of what I was about to write...

My advice is to change your mindset about how to get Merit, because if your mindset is like that then you will not develop, there will only be despair. believe me, everyone on this forum all started from newbies, nothing is instant. ...

The point is, don't focus too much on Merit, but focus on self-development so that it is useful for other users, and there are also several threads that give users the opportunity to review their posts by other users. If your post is quality they will give you Merit. Keep learning friends, don't give up and keep trying to contribute to this forum. I'm sure you will get Merit, as long as you change your mindset about this forum.

...but puloweh555's post sums it up quite nicely. Do not focus on collecting merit, you likely will fail with such a fixation or it will be a long unhappy grind.

I'd rather focus on being able to learn,  participate and contribute in topics that I'm interested in. Participation should mean you add some value to a topic or discussion with your posts. Try to contribute something that's missing in a thread but stay on-topic and don't hijack threads with your own off-topic stuff, that's usually not appreciated well. If you can't, don't post, just read more. As a newbie you also don't necessarily need to open new threads, many "newbie topics" have been opened already and before.

You may find out that this needs some learning about certain details. Do read and learn, your knowledge will grow, your ability to contribute to discussions will grow, quality of your posts may grow (learn from good examples)... then without need to think or focus on it, merits will come.

Don't chase merits, it will ruin your forum experience. But if you came here with a focus to develop your account to participate in signature campaigns, then, well, good luck with that.

[acroman08]

Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

don't think too much about merits, a lot of newbies worry about not getting merit and it is one of the prevalent reasons that I see why a lot of them create threads talking about not getting merit. just be active, join discussions, learn new crypto-related things, share information, etc... that is the main reason for this forum, merit will eventually come to you if you are here long enough.

try reading this thread Bitcointalk posting etiquette, it might give you some tips and ideas on how to improve the way you post.

[Stable090]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

If you are desperate Looking for merit, it might be difficult for you to get merit, because if some members notice you are posting for the sake of merit, they will end up not meriting you, so if you are posting, don’t have it in mind you will be receiving merit, just post because you want to learn here, or you want to make make impact to the forum. Some of your post might be useful to some people, and they will want to merit it, but if they don’t have smerit, then it won’t be possible for them to merit you. You might think some of your post are worth meriting, but it might not worth meriting to people, but the best thing is, stop thinking about merit and post freely.

Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

You shouldn’t be discouraged by you not getting merit, all what I have to tell you is that, keep on putting more effort, and everything is not about creating thread, even when you make quality reply, then you will be able to receive merit. The only aspect I know you are getting it wrong is that, you are desperate looking for merit, which is not suppose to be like that.

[Smartvirus]

You’ve obviously observed very correctly especially with particular reference yo how it affects you and the way it’s been able to affect your forum participation.
The forum is a very large place and have got millions of users across all culture but despite its population, it’s also been able to note those who standout amongst others. It doesn’t really matter if your just a newbie, besides not all newbies are newbies and to avoid aiding in the growth of some existing users account that would be used in spamming the forum in months to come, users have learned to be very careful on how they merit I think.
Ensuring it’s very deserving of whatever is been give out.

Instead of learning how to earn merit which would t do you much good, that’s because, the reason you’re here or should be here is to discuss the Bitcoin innovation and cryptocurrency idea. Once your purpose and intent aligns about this point, you might get noted for the contribution you bring and the forum goods will follow.

[SatoPrincess]

I took a look at your post history and I think your posts are all decent. You’re well on your way to getting the merits you desire. Don’t rate your contribution base on your post count/merit ratio.  Just keep engaging in forum discussions, I would suggest you keep your activity in bitcoin discussions higher than gambling discussion. Merit sources do not frequent the gambling board. Also gather more information so you can contribute to topics in different areas of the forum.

[Saint-loup]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

I have quickly look at your posts and I think you should avoid to post in sections widely spammed such as the gambling section if you want to receive merits and add some links or pictures to your posts more oftentimes. In addition you should increase the typography and the formating of your text, especially when your post is long because people won't read it in full if it doesn't look appealing.

[stadus]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

I have quickly look at your posts and I think you should avoid to post in sections widely spammed such as the gambling section if you want to receive merits and add some links or pictures to your posts more oftentimes. In addition you should increase the typography and the formating of your text, especially when your post is long because people won't read it in full if it doesn't look appealing.

Go straight to the point in every topic you decide to discuss with. Focus on the relevant information that you want to relay, and spare off from those unnecessary information that will only make your post longer. While it’s never wrong to create longer post, but forum members will always find it more readable if the post is only short but precise, compared to longer post because admit it or not, it’s so tiring even just by looking a long post ahead.

And lastly, don’t be obsessed with getting merits. You will eventually reach that point once people have seen confidence in your posts. Focus on acquiring knowledge and reliable information, and never stop learning from those reputable members in the forum.

[moneystery]

it's a little tricky to get merit, because it doesn't just require a good post, but also how you convey it or how you can provide the best solution to a problem clearly and easily understood. or if you feel that your post is quality and should get merit, you can bring the post to your local board, usually there will be seniors who give merit for quality posts, you should be able to find the thread easily.

so don't immediately give up when you don't get merit, because there are many opportunities you can get to get merit. just focus on developing your account.

[Moreno233]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

Sometimes when you focused too much on earning merits, they will never come, reason being that your posting pattern might not be as natural and a representation of who you are. This is the problem many people have growing in the forum, I faced similar problems too. My account was registered long time ago, but when I imagined the huddle I have to go through to grow the account in terms of earning merits, I was discouraged so I ran away for a long time. But somehow I find my self back to the forum as an observer, never knowing what to post to impress people. It was after a while I realized that the best way to grow in the forum was to be myself and feel free to join conversation based on my level of knowledge, not struggling to impress anyone but sharing my knowledge and asking relevant questions, not forgetting the rules of the forum. This was when the merits started coming effortlessly. So you see, you are not alone, many of us passed through that same long process of confusion and frustration but perseverance will help you over come.

[Peanutswar]

You do not need to chase too much with the merit, try to make yourself things up about getting a quality post if you think you are still enough to have it try to observe how higher merit counts received their post, their posting habit, and their contribution by that you can get a knowledge and strategy to gain merit, keep learning and contribute the knowledge do you have those can be key to gain merits, you focus too much in earning merit which is not because you can receive this over time once people see your contents helps a lot.

[Marvelman]

my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

I don't think you are doing anything wrong. I get that merits seem cool, but don't let them distract you.  This place is for gaining knowledge first and  if you try too hard to earn merits, you'll just get annoyed.  Instead, share ideas that fascinate you or ask thoughtful questions.  Comment when you truly have something meaningful to add to the conversation.  Merits aren't supposed to be handed out freely - theyre for real value.  But don't write just for the merits either.  Write because you care.  If you do that the merits will come in time.

[Luzin]

When I first came to this forum, I was just trying to provide something useful for others. I started with local threads so that it was easier for me to give my best writing. I also saw some senior members who continue to inspire me today. Maybe you can also do like me. The best thing is to keep reading to gain knowledge whether in the forum or otherwise. So that your knowledge increases and can share with other users. It's not easy, but I'm sure if you work really hard then it will be easy.

[Saint-loup]

Go straight to the point in every topic you decide to discuss with. Focus on the relevant information that you want to relay, and spare off from those unnecessary information that will only make your post longer. While it’s never wrong to create longer post, but forum members will always find it more readable if the post is only short but precise, compared to longer post because admit it or not, it’s so tiring even just by looking a long post ahead.

And lastly, don’t be obsessed with getting merits. You will eventually reach that point once people have seen confidence in your posts. Focus on acquiring knowledge and reliable information, and never stop learning from those reputable members in the forum.

It's a bit contradictory to say it's never wrong to make long posts and then to assert it's boring and tiring for other people to read them. Forums are a place whose purpose is to exchange and to communicate with people about one topic. So the way of communicating and expressing yourself is very important and certainly the most important thing. It's ok to be a layman, to not have relevent content and informations to share, and to want to learn from other people, but your communication should always be efficient and smooth, in order to respect other users.

[Asuspawer09]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

First of all, growing is not really going to depend on your merits since merits are just needed for you to rank up here in the forum, but still, the most important thing is you are learning here in the forum and gaining knowledge that you need on investing in Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency, etc. But if you are really aiming to increase your rank here there is no other way around it but to make a quality post, something that is going to be useful here in the community. I mean getting merit is still going to be a chance because it wasn't going to be guaranteed merit every time since you need other members to give you merit in order to get one that just means that you need to make them think that your post is commendable or merit worthy post, so that they would probably going to give you merits because of your quality post. I mean you could check most of the topics here in the forum that get a lot of merit and you could observe that most of these topics are useful topics, especially here in the forum, or some kind of tips or probably instructions, etc.

Still, I wouldn't really going to motivate you to actually aim for merits, You just continue your journey in the cryptocurrency space, and then in on way with that, you could use this forum as a guide and at the same time as you learn things on your way you could share as well most of the helpful things that you learn as well here in the forum, and for sure your going to rank up on your way as well, the same time as you learn and gain knowledge which I think is the best way to rank up here.

[GeorgeJohn]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

 Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

A growth in this community is into two type but some people does not know because what they always focus on is someone who is earning merit why the knowledge will acquire and the reason why we are here is to learn the comprehensive relative of cryptocurrency entirely, many people today has ventured into cryptocurrency and don't understand the total concept of cryptocurrency so for you to grow you have to understand cryptocurrency.

But some people always think that growth in this community is by earning a merit why the purpose of here is to learn the technology and also share your own knowledge that will help to enhance the development of cryptocurrency... so for you to be recognized as someone who has acquired a knowledge widely of cryptocurrency especially Bitcoin you have to be a solution provider by being innovative and the milk some theories that has not been reviewed by any forum member... a quality post is one of the things that shows that you have learned and understand the system and with the gravity of your quality that will also help you to elevate for the forum by earning a merit through your knowledge impact to other people and also acquired from other people's knowledge

[Asiska02]

I've been advised that as a newbie i shouldn't rush but to learn from old forum members and grow. But then, I've seen that for one to grow over here you need to get merited and on a regular basis, well i believe at this point i should've been able to acquire some merits, despite the fact that I'm still a Newbie but then i don't see the Merits coming, even after some post i felt could fetch the Merits. It makes me wonder if my posts are not Merit worthy or Quality enough.

If you get too bothered and carried away from the main aim of joining this forum and just want to focus on merits, you’ll spend longer time ranking up here than the expected them you might have assumed or set for yourself to be ranked up. You are a newbie with 24 activities and posts, I have seen some others who have more activities and post than you and still are not complaining about their rank. If you want to rank up, check the comments on others people’s account that where merited to get insights and understanding on how the meriting of posts works, just maybe you’ll understand better when making your next post on the forum.

Though it almost got me díscouraged, however instead of being discouraged, I'm open to learning ways or how to get the Merits and grow on here, my questions are what I'm i doing wrongly? How can i improve it and also where is the best board to write on if i need these Merits coming?

Your posts don’t look that bad and you’ve only got two of your posts on off-topic discussion which when looked into averagely on your total number of posts, it’s still good. Asking on which board to post on to get merits is one kind of an improper question because even if you’re told a particular board, without having a knowledge of the discussion in that board, you’ll want to spam it with something that is different from the topic or expected reply of the discussion because you want to get some merits which doesn’t make any sense. You can get merits from any board if you engage in meaningful and informative discussions on that board, no exception of any board except those boards that their discussions are mainly of a rotary viewpoint.

[Finestream]

My advice is to change your mindset about how to get Merit, because if your mindset is like that then you will not develop, there will only be despair. believe me, everyone on this forum all started from newbies, nothing is instant. You just need to keep reading and reading in order to gain extensive knowledge and insight later, when you understand and start to understand more about crypto, without you realizing it, you can already make quality posts by sharing information that is useful for other users, then Merit will come by itself.

The point is, don't focus too much on Merit, but focus on self-development so that it is useful for other users, and there are also several threads that give users the opportunity to review their posts by other users. If your post is quality they will give you Merit. Keep learning friends, don't give up and keep trying to contribute to this forum. I'm sure you will get Merit, as long as you change your mindset about this forum.

Exactly. We are not having a competition here that those who received early merits are better than the others, of course one should not think that way. Merits are earned, and that will only be given if you are deserving enough. By being deserving, I mean if you have reached the point that you become a model already to others and that majority have already been learning from your post and benefited them. I believe this is not hard to achieved if you focus on your self-growth and development.

The forum has got you everything. You only need to be more patient and more motivated to learn so that you will not get tired while you are in the process of learning and developing your best potentials in the forum.