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

[Awaklara]

Getting the first merit point was a big achievement for me. Its fillings were indescribably delightful. It felt like I could actually contribute something to the forum. I was feeling very proud and had a lot of peace in my mind. Because of this my interest in the forum has been greatly increased.

Getting Merits can indeed be another motivation for members to provide better things and continue to exist in the forum.
especially if you are approaching a rank increase, perhaps the feeling of excitement will be even greater. This is an achievement that not all members can achieve. although actually when beginners have interest and persistence the chances are actually the same. there is a chance to earn Merit and rank up.
keep your spirits up and I hope you will rise in rank as soon as possible.

[Kristiyana]

Getting the first merit point was a big achievement for me. Its fillings were indescribably delightful. It felt like I could actually contribute something to the forum. I was feeling very proud and had a lot of peace in my mind. Because of this my interest in the forum has been greatly increased.

Getting Merits can indeed be another motivation for members to provide better things and continue to exist in the forum.
especially if you are approaching a rank increase, perhaps the feeling of excitement will be even greater. This is an achievement that not all members can achieve. although actually when beginners have interest and persistence the chances are actually the same. there is a chance to earn Merit and rank up.
keep your spirits up and I hope you will rise in rank as soon as possible.

You're absolutely right I could remember my first time of getting merit in this forum, at first I was super excited because that's my first time of getting merit is like a new thing to me. however after getting this merit I was really motivated I was working very hard then, indeed merit motivates members to provide a good things like making a very lengthy and quality post, bringing opinions that is very meaningful. However merit encourage us  to work more harder so that we can be able to move to higher level.

[Essential10]

Truly a beautiful moment when you are rewarded for your merit. No doubt the first to be rewarded for his merits could not deny that the feeling was bad. When you are rewarded with merit you will be more motivated and strive to do better so that you can earn more merit in future. Really inspired me a lot when I got the first merit and after that my confidence level increased a lot. Personally I think when you get merit one thing motivates you which I feel in myself, when you get merit award you move up a rank. For the next rank up you must be working hard here and developing your talent so that you can become a big talented elder member later.

[Scarlett_23]

Everyone likes the result of a good deed.  But we need a lot of research to know any subject.  If you can give something informative in the forum, you can definitely expect something good from it.  I think I can write well only when I have good knowledge about the subject.

[Russlenat]

Getting the first merit point was a big achievement for me. Its fillings were indescribably delightful. It felt like I could actually contribute something to the forum. I was feeling very proud and had a lot of peace in my mind. Because of this my interest in the forum has been greatly increased.

Getting Merits can indeed be another motivation for members to provide better things and continue to exist in the forum.
especially if you are approaching a rank increase, perhaps the feeling of excitement will be even greater. This is an achievement that not all members can achieve. although actually when beginners have interest and persistence the chances are actually the same. there is a chance to earn Merit and rank up.
keep your spirits up and I hope you will rise in rank as soon as possible.

Yes it is. Earning merits from your post and receive wonderful feedbacks are like something a music in your ears that you want to learn more so you can post more useful information and continue to receive merits. Aside that it creates good motivation, it also pushes yourself to be your best version so that you can give out the best in you that others may benefit and learned from you. And when it happens, your rank position will also level up as well.

[NurseHub]

This post really made me smile. 
 
And reading some comments, I realized some people started very curious about merit, while I was just shocked at my first.
 
The very first merit was a very shock to me because I was in my very few weeks of joining the forum.
 
While being cautious with what to post because I was still going through Learnmeabitcoin, not to make a mistake that would bring my account banned, I came across the topic.
 
I sincerely wrote what I could have just advice someone physical if the topic was brought to me.
 
And I got merited; I was like, What did I even write? Is it not just advice? Someone merited me for this? Wow, it was such a shock to me.

I had a mixed-up feeling, which I can't really explain because I wasn't curious about merit; I was just learning and being careful. 

I was really grateful, but I never knew how to appreciate the one who merited me too.

And each time I come online, seeing my 1 merit I feel excited and encouraged to do more.

[Nothingtodo]

Merit refers to the quality and competence of a user. Usually only those posts are given merit if the post quality of a user is enlightening and informative. If someone's post is not enlightening or if the post is not acceptable to all other users, then those posts are not given merit or deserve merit. But I was so happy to get merit in my first post that I felt like I had gained something else valuable. Merit in this forum is very important for changing a user's rank. A quality full user can easily change his rank quickly by earning merit through his own skills.

[armanda90]

Earn merit in our post its most emotional because some one appreciate with our ideas and make us more motivate in the future for increasing most highest level of post or replies. Firstly when merit system adopted in bitcointalk forum I got stuck and difficult for earning merit but need working hard how to increase our qualities post to make the other user interested for sending merit. Its so excited when opening the bitcointalk account and looking the merit amount suddenly increasing after other user send us merit point not only emotional our account easily grow up to higher level but also most emotional when some one give positive feedback for us.

Some time we need working hardly how to earn merit not enough with good post qualities but also looking an opportunity which one sub board active for sending merit, must adapt well with every difference topic discussion in bitcointalk forum for earning merit points and make us get consistency active in this forum.

[Fiasem20]

Just like every high rank members would say, don't focus or act so desperate on earning merits rather your here to learn as a newbie,and from what you've been learning you can also contribute quality posts to the forum.Merit is a reward from others for posting or contributing vital informations to the forum.If I could remember when I received my first merit, words can't express the joy I had then, though my first merit motivated me to keep learning and keep contributing my opinion about Bitcoin and other discussion.

[KingsDen]

Depending on your forum rank, there are different feelings whenever you receive merit. As a newbie I was practically working hard for merits and the merits were coming. Anytime I log into the foum, I will just go check if my merit count has increased and if it increases, I will be so happy and motivated.

But at a time this feelings slowed down. It was not longer merit it focused, but quality focused. I began to find some ways to be useful to the forum. That was when I began to create threads that were like guides for newbies. By this time I did not have any special feeling when merits come my way.

[stadus]

Getting the first merit point was a big achievement for me. Its fillings were indescribably delightful. It felt like I could actually contribute something to the forum. I was feeling very proud and had a lot of peace in my mind. Because of this my interest in the forum has been greatly increased.

Getting Merits can indeed be another motivation for members to provide better things and continue to exist in the forum.
especially if you are approaching a rank increase, perhaps the feeling of excitement will be even greater. This is an achievement that not all members can achieve. although actually when beginners have interest and persistence the chances are actually the same. there is a chance to earn Merit and rank up.
keep your spirits up and I hope you will rise in rank as soon as possible.

We all get proud of ourselves and even get more excited once we have seen our posts getting merits. Aside from the motivation that we get, it’s also like a realization for us that everything gets better in time if you have the courage and determination to learn at a consistent basis. Just be patient throughout the process, and you will eventually see the good results of your hardwork and persistency to learn. Getting merits seems like a heaven for me, that feeling when you think everything really paid off in the end as long as you are consistent enough on reaching your goals in the forum.

[JMBitcointernational]

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.

First merits are most meaningful and emotional, later merits don't bring big emotion than very first merits.

Only difference for very last merits that can help an account to rank up raise my emotion up.

The truth here is that your first merit meant a lot to you, and you felt very emotional and happy because you felt recognized in the forum and again you felt also that you have contributed positively and that you have impacted to people in one way or the other. merits might be emotionless unlike what you felt the first day, but the idea is that the initial anticipation suggest quality and it is a way to make you understand that the forum is actually a place to learn. there is also another time of joy when you want to move from one rank to another rank, no one wants to be stagnant in a particular position and that is why there is enough joy when you earn your first merit and when you move from newbie to junior member and that same joy applies when you move from junior member to member and other ranks accordingly. In all, the most important thing is that there was an excitement at every first merit earned and when we are moving to another rank.

[Majestic-milf]

 How do I feel? Happy. Exhilarated. It's like I was able to meet the target audience and still get rewarded for it  ..These days, it takes one a lot of patience to not get frustrated when posts don't get merited, especially when it has rich content and also of you are needing to rank up.
When I started out on the forum, I'd get a tad jealous when I see that shiny green beneath a user's name indicating they've been merited and I tried so hard to get it. I still feel that dopamine rush when I get merited though, dunno if anyone has outgrown this feeling.

[Zoomic]

Depending on your forum rank, there are different feelings whenever you receive merit. As a newbie I was practically working hard for merits and the merits were coming. Anytime I log into the foum, I will just go check if my merit count has increased and if it increases, I will be so happy and motivated.

But at a time this feelings slowed down. It was not longer merit it focused, but quality focused. I began to find some ways to be useful to the forum. That was when I began to create threads that were like guides for newbies. By this time I did not have any special feeling when merits come my way.

Does low quality posts earn merits? If people give you merits, it means your work was good and they appreciate it. It is one thing to be happy for and not even because of the ranking up. When I first joined the forum, I kept wondering why members still give legendary members merits when those legendary members have already reached the highest ranking level. Then it occurred to me that those legendary members have been giving out quality posts consistently to the forum and one way to show them we love what they do is by giving them merits for the job well done. I don't know if those merits mean anything to them but all quality posters deserve merits for the extra efforts they put in creating such posts.
First time I earned a merit in the forum,  I felt recognised.  It wasn't really easy blending in the forum as a newbie, but that first merit was a big motivation for me to keep pushing. Once a newbie and now a senior member. I don't think i would have the motivation to keep pushing if I had no merit since I joined this forum till now. It would appear to me like I am impacting nothing to the forum.

[knowngunman]

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.

I think most people have this same experience in their journey here at first but later adapt to the system as times goes on. For someone to attain the rank of full member simply means that the person has fully adapt to the community by either offering solutions or raising a reasonable discussion for members to deliberate and ponder on. Experience plays an important role in any field and a full member and above ranks have a bit of this experience, making a useful and helpful posts is highly expected from them.

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.

It's a normal thing to see some of your posts in fact, many of your posts not merited. Most if not all would be in legendary rank now if every post we make should be merited. It's not because they are not merit worthy but because everyone is entitled to make use of their smerit as they wish. The first day I received a merit, I felt so special as if I own the world. Not only here in the forum but even outside here, whenever you do something in your community and receive appreciation you'll definitely feel special and honored. It's the same feeling here when you make contribution and the post receive merit.

[GbitG]

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Hmm that's pretty good to discuss!
At the first when I became a member of this forum, I mean when I registered here, I always think that only merit is good things Apart from this, if I used to see an empty reply or opposition, then I used to consider it as meaning less and I myself was in this struggle about how to get merit on the post. And thus, when I got merit, I used to do postings very happily, but when I didn't get merit, I was demotivated, After that, I became a full member, but merit greed was still there, But when I became a senior member, I understood that this forum Being connected does not mean getting merit but it means learning some knowledge, whether you get merit or not. 
 
So after that I started participating in discussions with consistency, and I gained a lot of merit along with learning a lot.

[Cornia]

The feeling of earning first merit is really happy. As far as I remember I earned first merit in my 25th post. But not only the first merit, even the Legendary members are happy if they earn merit in their comments or posts. Because earning merit means that you have done something useful for the forum which is encouraged by others. As a result, the Inspiration to do something good for the forum will increase.

[goldkingcoiner]

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.

My first merits feel similar to all the other merits that I have gotten over the years.

I enjoy every merit that I get because it feels good to be appreciated. And the merit system is quite well-rounded to avoid abuse or devaluation.

[QueenSk]

I don't have a clear answer to this question because I haven't received any special merit. But, I will say that when I got merit for the first time, I was very happy. I can do something.
Maybe it's very difficult to get merit or maybe my posts and comments are not of high quality to be merited so I don't know much about it but all the merits I got, I'm very happy about it. A motivation has arisen to make myself active in this forum.

Remember, competence is not the only measure of value. Your engagements and contributions are valuable in themselves. Keep sharing your ideas, learning from others, and enjoying the support of the community.

[Belarge]

The feeling of earning first merit is really happy. As far as I remember I earned first merit in my 25th post. But not only the first merit, even the Legendary members are happy if they earn merit in their comments or posts. Because earning merit means that you have done something useful for the forum which is encouraged by others. As a result, the Inspiration to do something good for the forum will increase.

I worked so hard before the top ranked members acknowledge my presence and consistent posts of threads. It was never each but reaching this far, it's quite something for me to be proud of. Merits are rare and difficult to get nowadays, everything is changing so fast and this is no appropriate technique for the newbies coming it, everything will be stressful for them because they're just trying their best to cope with the rules governing bitcoin talk forum.