How do you feel when you earn merits in your post or replies.

[Nheer]

Congratulations poker player I guess 2000 merits will cheer you up and definitely put a smile on your face .

That is surely a way to cheer someone up. Poker player has been one of the quality posters i know on the so achieving the milestone really proves well his postings have been appreciated. Congratulations to him and we are looking forward to see you get to 3000 merits @poker player

Before i started making a post or replies as a newbie, I explored the forum and I saw different usernames and ranks with so many earned merits and post counts, at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

That’s practically how everyone feels at first when they join the forum but as time goes on you begin to get used to things and understand what the forum expects from you. Earning your first merit is the most difficult merit to earn and also the most appreciated merit of all being a newbie you will dying to earn merit but as you get used to it it won’t be a big deal anymore. As a newbie when you first concentrate on learning it will make earning your first merit easier because it will elevate your posting skills there by increasing your chances of earning merits. Earning your first merits is the best feeling ever.

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To this day I feel nothing but curiosity. As BlackBoss_ says, at the beginning they did provide a positive thrill but once I acquired the rank of Legendary, which is the highest I could reach, and it's clear that I'm not competing to be one of the top merit earners, now earning merits from time to time is part of a routine. What I am curious about when I receive a merit is to see for which post it was given to me.

I do not believe those that will say they do not fell anything as they are earning merit. As I am earning merit, I am happy. I am not happy because I receive merit but I am happy because I am one of the people that is making good posts, learning from people and people learning from me. It makes me feel that I am useful to some people on this forum. Especially if I earn merit from highly established members, it makes me feel good. I also think that it will make people like you feel good but you just do not want to say that.

[qwertyup23]

The common advice here is not to focus on merits but what you're learning, this however is easier said than done, especially for new members to the forum. Merits encourage users and goes to show then that their effort is being appreciated, as those members are still trying to find their feet in the forum.

The downside is if you get addicted to it, you run the risk of becoming desperate for more and more merits, which can norivateone to start merit begging or duplicating posts that have been created a million times over.

I actually agree with your view regarding merits.

There have been numerous of newbies asking the same question over and over again regarding merits. They seem to think that merits would come easily by just posting- it is actually more than that. Unfortunately, instead of being an inspiration it becomes their downfall as they tend to be uninspired when they are slapped with reality that earning merits is not a walk in the park.

So it's still good advice to not focus on merits and just enjoy the forum. Try out all the different features of Bitcoin and ask questions where you have issues.

I definitely agree with you.

Focus on enjoying and learning things in this forum as most of the information posted here are worth reading. You learn along the way and this will come in handy especially if you are applying this knowledge in posting.

[348Judah]

So, friends  i will like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

Since receiving merits is not by making a post alone, but the receivers end have to be satisfied with the quality in what you're posting, which means, you can post something meaning and i see it and appreciate all your efforts but lack smerits to give or not even willing to give if i have any, while some may have and be ready to give your post they see with quality content as others may not even see anything thoughtful i your post, you can agree with me that one may receive merits when he less expected for that and also get nothing the moment he put all mind on a particular post for merits.

[AVE5]

At my amateur time of being in this forum as a newbie I was never after merits neither did I really know the usefulness of merits but what I was after about was how to make constructive threads and expecting positive replies from those who had existed in the forum before me and I was being more careful so that I don't get criticized or sanctioned of my nuisances.
I was more interested about how these old folks ranks would commend my efforts and contributions and anytime I comes about any positive replies either of my created threads or my replies, I usually feels busted and energized to keeping it up and do well craving to also advance so I can grow in ranks. Yet then I never knew merits was also part of the earning to increase my ranking Membership.

[Taskford]

Before i started making a post or replies as a newbie, I explored the forum and I saw different usernames and ranks with so many earned merits and post counts, at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

Because of fear and huge phobia to write nonsense, I started reading the posts of high ranked members, precisely from full member rank up to the legendary rank to know how they organize their words and come out with a quality post. I was very comfortable reading their threads and learning how they arrange their topics to fit the forum standards, so many of the high ranked members are good quality posters i must confess, i did not want to mention names here but permit me to tell you that fillippone inspired me a lot with his writing skills and his organization of words.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here, but I was still very curious and anxious to learn how to earn merits then, my second post was merited and that was when I felt that am beginning to understand the forum because i was very excited at my first merit even when I know that I don't have much merits now but that first feeling gave me hope that I will succeed and  learn more in the forum . So, friends  i will like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

Nothing more especial since its not somehow important but would provably got curious on who are those generous people sending some merits to me and be thankful to them. Sometimes I also send them merit as token as appreciation or for saying thank you for what they give to me.

But don't chase up those merit since this not will determine who you are focus building up your knowledge since this could give you more security especially if you want to earn on crypto. Merits will just came if you just forget about it since if you always think or check if your post got a merit then provably you will get disappointed since you might not get what you want from other people.

Don't get afraid to post its normal to commit mistakes there are people will correct you and hopefully you are open on criticism or corrections from our fellow member here.

[acroman08]

So, friends  i will like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

It was a good feeling, it felt like your post is being acknowledged and appreciated. I don't know about others but when a post of mine gets merited, even today, I still do get the feeling I felt when I got my first few merits. I am not sure if this feeling will ever stop but I am always glad when a post of mine is merited.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Look how the newbies rejoice at their first merit. Surely many were similar in feeling. However, someone who strives for a very long time and works hard to achieve his first merits, wondering why they are given to him with such difficulty, is very different from someone who does not think about the number of merits. And this behavior relieves tension and doubts, as well as uncertainty, but in a strange way makes it very easy to obtain merit. Don’t demand much from people; if someone doesn’t appreciate your post, it doesn’t mean it’s bad. Accept the fact that you are being read, and this is much better, since you may be helping someone who is just learning to understand the forum.

[Dzwaafu11]

at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

It's a gradual process; you don't have to be scared or fear that those people you see with thousands of merits also started it the way you started it. It's just hard work, and you will reach there too. Therefore, you can read their merited posts and see how quality they are so that you can copy their post style and create your own too. You'll get to that rank, so don't be afraid; just be a hardworking user on the forum and you will earn merit like other people.

Because of fear and huge phobia to write nonsense, I started reading the posts of high ranked members, precisely from full member rank up to the legendary rank to know how they organize their words and come out with a quality post. I was very comfortable reading their threads and learning how they arrange their topics to fit the forum standards,

Normally, this is how every new member of the forum is supposed to learn since the high-ranking members already know everything about the forum. The best thing for beginners is to read other posts so that they can understand how things are supposed to be done in the forum. It is not a new thing to read other members posts to know how to compose your own. That is how everyone here grows and learns from each other.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here, but I was still very curious and anxious to learn how to earn merits then, my second post was merited and that was when I felt that am beginning to understand the forum because I was very excited at my first merit even when I know that I don't have much merits now but that first feeling gave me hope that I will succeed and  learn more in the forum.

Maybe your first post was not worth meriting, and that is, nobody wastes their merit on it. I again understand that not all of your posts will merit merit, even if they are worth it, because sometimes people who view or comment on your posts may not have merit at that moment, or your posts were not worth it. I believe that between these two things, one will happen.

So, friends I would like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

It's really encouraging. I don't know about other people, but for me, any time I get merited, I feel so motivated to put in more effort to what I'm doing. You know, merit is just like appreciating what you did.

[Kristiyana]

To this day I feel nothing but curiosity. As BlackBoss_ says, at the beginning they did provide a positive thrill but once I acquired the rank of Legendary, which is the highest I could reach, and it's clear that I'm not competing to be one of the top merit earners, now earning merits from time to time is part of a routine. What I am curious about when I receive a merit is to see for which post it was given to me.

Well I feel so encouraging whenever time I get merited from any of my post, it strengthen me the more to still work hard so as to gain merit More often. ranking up to the position of been a legendary isn't that easy, but depending on how serous and hard working you are,and also knowing the reason why you're here, that's when you can only get to this level. However becoming a legendary is everyone's prayer point,is just a matter of time and also been persistent with work, I strongly believe that some day everyone will definitely get to that level.

[LogitechMouse]

Re: How do you feel when you earn merits in your post or replies.

My first 900 merits? I felt happy, and I think that I deserve it even though I'm not as good as the other users here who are earning more than 1000, 2000, 4000 or even more.
The next ones? Nothing anymore.

Anyway, I said 900 because when the merit system started, I already got 100 airdropped merits as a Full Member rank. There are many people here especially those newbie to member rank ones who are constantly aware of the merits they're getting. I mean they wanted to rank up faster in various ways so they are making threads like this and that, but there are some who really are making some good quality posts hence, they're getting merits from different merit sources, and even not merit sources as well.

As for you OP, congratulations on being a member rank, but if you focus more on getting merits than getting knowledge then you are like other low ranked members out there.

[m2017]

Before i started making a post or replies as a newbie, I explored the forum and I saw different usernames and ranks with so many earned merits and post counts, at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

Merits should not be overestimated. These are just merits. To receive them, you don't necessarily need to perform feats and most often this can be perceived as a “like”.

Because of fear and huge phobia to write nonsense, I started reading the posts of high ranked members, precisely from full member rank up to the legendary rank to know how they organize their words and come out with a quality post. I was very comfortable reading their threads and learning how they arrange their topics to fit the forum standards, so many of the high ranked members are good quality posters i must confess, i did not want to mention names here but permit me to tell you that fillippone inspired me a lot with his writing skills and his organization of words.

Your phobia of writing nonsense is unfounded, because nonsense is common on the forum.

But try to find topics and writing style that suit you.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here, but I was still very curious and anxious to learn how to earn merits then, my second post was merited and that was when I felt that am beginning to understand the forum because i was very excited at my first merit even when I know that I don't have much merits now but that first feeling gave me hope that I will succeed and  learn more in the forum . So, friends  i will like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

The merits I received helped me “feel” that ranking on the forum is quite real and feasible, and with that, high ranks. At the beginning, with the advent of the merit system, this seemed almost unattainable to me and therefore I didn't even try to make an effort. The merits I received helped me understand and gain faith in the achievability of higher ranks and this pushed me to act, and actions in turn brought results.

I'm still pleased to see that my merit counter has increased (this is not a request or begging ), but the effect of this is not the same as before. Perhaps due to the fact that after 1000 merits there is no exact number to which one would like to strive (new rank). Therefore, the immediate goals for accumulating merit are round numbers (nice merit records).

[moneystery]

maybe people who are in the legendary rank will feel normal when they get merit, but if i see that my post gets merit from someone, it is like motivation to me that my post feels appreciated and useful for other people. and with this, it can encourage me to be able to contribute more to the forum and provide the best posts i can.

[Asuspawer09]

Before i started making a post or replies as a newbie, I explored the forum and I saw different usernames and ranks with so many earned merits and post counts, at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

Because of fear and huge phobia to write nonsense, I started reading the posts of high ranked members, precisely from full member rank up to the legendary rank to know how they organize their words and come out with a quality post. I was very comfortable reading their threads and learning how they arrange their topics to fit the forum standards, so many of the high ranked members are good quality posters i must confess, i did not want to mention names here but permit me to tell you that fillippone inspired me a lot with his writing skills and his organization of words.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here, but I was still very curious and anxious to learn how to earn merits then, my second post was merited and that was when I felt that am beginning to understand the forum because i was very excited at my first merit even when I know that I don't have much merits now but that first feeling gave me hope that I will succeed and  learn more in the forum . So, friends  i will like to see how you felt at your first merits if you can make out time to share with me thanks.

The easy answer here is it feels great receiving merits since you know that your post is receiving some kind of recognition from other members who think that it is some what quality or helpful to them, Also it would help you rank up whatever so it's great to see every time you get one that you're getting at least progress to what you're doing, I mean if you're doing great post it's going to be a great motivation for the most part even though it wasn't really good to make merits your motivation but it's surely going to boost your productivity in my opinion.

For sure for some high rank members it wouldn't really going to matter anymore since they already have a lot of it, and they not going to rank up anymore but still in my opinion it's a good thing that they getting merit as some kind of commends because of there helpful post for sure. Personally, I do love to get more merits, but not every post surely is going to get one, but just boosts most of my posts motivating me to do more quality posts because there are people here who appreciate my posts. So I think we should get merits to someone who deserves it if we think that they are useful, or they do a helpful post we should give them merits to commend them.

[Shamm]

maybe people who are in the legendary rank will feel normal when they get merit, but if i see that my post gets merit from someone, it is like motivation to me that my post feels appreciated and useful for other people. and with this, it can encourage me to be able to contribute more to the forum and provide the best posts i can.

When newbie get their first merit then they will so happy and we are all know that cause all of us came from newbie. And also we that feeling that it's a big achievements when you are having merits cause the more merit's you have it will show yourself here in our community. Like the top 10 merits earners they earn a lot of merits as they contributed well her win our community they share their knowledge to everyone of us in order to grow.

[Zlantann]

Generally getting merits at the beginning of your journey on the forum brings so much joy. But as we progress it becomes a normal occurrence. Nevertheless earning merit is still important to me because it helps me to evaluate my post quality and performance in the forum. Each time I earn a merit I usually go back to the post to read the content because I am just curious why someone liked it. I still feel happy each time I earn merit because it shows that I have contributed something meaningful to the forum. My merit history for 120 days also serves as a feedback tool to check how well I have fared in these months.

[Issa56]

Before i started making a post or replies as a newbie, I explored the forum and I saw different usernames and ranks with so many earned merits and post counts, at first i was confused and very scared because I don't know when I will get a single merit not to talk about multiple merits of the legendary ranks.

When you are new to the forum, you will keep on imagining how people that are receiving merits are getting it, but it’s not really difficult, just calm yourself down and be ready to learn, keep on making quality posts to support the forum and forum users and you will be surprise that you will be receiving merit.

But when you are desperate look for merit, and you are not ready to learn, then you will just keep on viewing high rank profiles, but you will never receive any merit.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here, but I was still very curious and anxious to learn how to earn merits then, my second post was merited and that was when I felt that am beginning to understand the forum because i was very excited at my first merit even when I know that I don't have much merits now but that first feeling gave me hope that I will succeed and  learn more in the forum .

Sometimes you will receive merit from a post which you never believed you are going to get merit from, so don’t even expect merit from any of your post, just be making quality post, any of your post that’s important to anyone, the person will merit it.

[Nwada001]

The first merit gives good energy. I have even forgotten how I felt back then, but I know the feeling was good, and it gave me a lot of zeal to strive for more good and to put energy into being more productive. 
 
Currently, I no longer feel much of it when I earn new merit. Where I focus and gain new joy from now is that happiness that comes with earning enough merit that qualifies you for your next rank, even before your activity could get there.
 
I have been lucky to enjoy that joy and privilege during my rank up to SNR and hero member rank. Now, the next curiosity I have in mind is how I will feel when I make my qualified merit for the last rank of the forum.

[Mate2237]

At first the first time when you received merit (s) you will be very most excited but at time goes, you will not have that feeling of excitement again because probably you have received enough merits so you don't have that emotion but see it as a normal. And I think everyone has that happiness in their first set of merit. And frankly speaking merit is the motivator in the forum and when one received merits, he or she would have that motivation to do more quality posts to receive more.

Merit is given to quality posts so whenever one received it makes hin to do well. And mostly when the person is newbie, Jr Member, Member, Full Member and Sr. Member but from Hero Member tht is of excitement is not strong as the above rank members. Although there is excitement at all levels but the lower ranks are more happier.

[SatoPrincess]

Because of fear and huge phobia to write nonsense, I started reading the posts of high ranked members, precisely from full member rank up to the legendary rank to know how they organize their words and come out with a quality post. I was very comfortable reading their threads and learning how they arrange their topics to fit the forum standards, so many of the high ranked members are good quality posters i must confess, i did not want to mention names here but permit me to tell you that fillippone inspired me a lot with his writing skills and his organization of words.

Studying the posts of high ranked members is a good way to learn how to post on the forum. Fillippone is one of the top contributors to the community, following his work will surely help you improve. Remember, there can be only one Fillippone and there can be only one YOU. Learn what you can from others but be yourself. Express your thoughts the way only you can, your authenticity will be your best asset.

lastly, my first post was not merited and the feeling is not something I can say here,

Bear in mind that not all your posts are going to get merits even if they are good posts.