Do you think merit is by chance or lengthy article?

[mvdheuvel1983]

A meaningless post will only be seen as a garbage no matter how lengthy the post may be but if a post is of short length with power meaning, well written and easily readable, the message it passes alone will be considered better than the meaningless lengthy post
The merit system has nothing to do with the length of post but the message of the post either attracts merit or the way the post was written, there are users who send out merits due to right grammatical usage of a member in a comment and there are users who also send out merits due to the quality of the post either ways the best ways to get merits is just by doing the right things as required by the forum.

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[kawetsriyanto]

A meaningless post will only be seen as a garbage no matter how lengthy the post may be but if a post is of short length with power meaning, well written and easily readable, the message it passes alone will be considered better than the meaningless lengthy post

It is true. Even if it is a post with some paragraphs, it won't be a quality post if it has no important things. On the hand, it also won't be a quality post although it has important information in the content but people are difficult to understand the post due to bad way in writing.

The merit system has nothing to do with the length of post but the message of the post either attracts merit or the way the post was written, there are users who send out merits due to right grammatical usage of a member in a comment and there are users who also send out merits due to the quality of the post either ways the best ways to get merits is just by doing the right things as required by the forum.

Of course, a lengthy post never guarantees merits. People will reward merits based on the quality of the post and usefulness of the post. It is not only about the way in writing but it is also related to the content of the post. I think no people give merits because of the right grammatical usage only, the content of the post should be meaningful or valuable as well.

[Razmirraz]

Initially, I use to think merit is by chance ( i.e something that will just happen) or lengthy article ( i.e writing too many paragraphs and the rest of them), but I have come to realize that, it is more than that.
I have being discouraged several times because of my numerous posts and replies yet no merit then. Even now, some times I use to be discourage. However, the only way to get merit is by posting quality article ( that is what determines merit) which almost everybody is aware of now.
In summary, don't look at the quantity of post you have make so far but instead try to adjust, I mean improve in your posts, above all be consistent and patient that is the key.

Once you have the key, it should be easier for you to do it. What I mean is, as long as you consistently produce quality posts and are patient with appreciation from other members for your efforts to produce quality posts, sooner or later there will be members who give merit to your posts. Always look for opportunities that can bring merit and often post quality content on boards or topics that are frequently visited by Merit Source. You have to approach them by showing something valuable so that they appreciate your posts.

[macson]

Initially, I use to think merit is by chance ( i.e something that will just happen) or lengthy article ( i.e writing too many paragraphs and the rest of them), but I have come to realize that, it is more than that.
I have being discouraged several times because of my numerous posts and replies yet no merit then. Even now, some times I use to be discourage. However, the only way to get merit is by posting quality article ( that is what determines merit) which almost everybody is aware of now.
In summary, don't look at the quantity of post you have make so far but instead try to adjust, I mean improve in your posts, above all be consistent and patient that is the key.

If you only prioritize the length of writing and the number of posts to get merit then you will never get it at all.  From what i have noticed, when your account has an attractive reputation, you will easily get "merit", for example if you are active on WO board or Bitcoin technical then you will easily get merit, the point is that you don't create chaos, make disturbing posts or make posts that are personally insulting then your account will get good merit even though the number of posts in your post is short.

[EluguHcman]

Another trivial topic from a newbie. I always wonder, OP, at what time do newbies have the epiphany of merit to create topics like this? Don't you read what other newbies write about this? Practically repeating what was said many times. But I always assumed that someone who has gone through this experience and can set their own example should talk about it.
OP, if you don't want to look stupid, then after this thread, you should blow up the forum with the amount of merit that will rain down on you. After all, you have now learned the truth. Otherwise, all your words are just theory, but where is the practice?

OP I indeed a desperate merit hunter. Lol
I do not know if he is feeling cheated to be that he has got posts that deserves to be merited and are being ignored.

Well... Just as you have said, he should have learnt from other newbies and with all the replies on this his alarm, I hope he would adjust his mentality of chasing merits as a prior of being in this forum and focus on how to bring his best and acquire the elementary knowledges of why the forum is concerned about and not based on what he self concerned about in the forum.

[Iroh]

You have said it all, a post that's very lenghty and contains no knowledge or be of any help to someone is of no use. Moreover we don't comment on every posts we come across on the form. Look for threads you know you have adequate knowledge about and dedicate yourself there. Some people comments on every posts they come across on the forum, which is not very good. You already know that without quality posts nothing for you.

You’re right on the point you made; people in a bid to get merits go on to write on threads and boards that they have little to no knowledge of what the discussions are about. In a bid to look knowledgeable and perhaps to earn merits, they end up being put on peoples ignore list cause of the misleading or outright false information they keep spewing out.
There’s an active thread aiming to call such users out for posting false and misleading information on the technical board. It’s much better to stick to and contribute your knowledge to the boards and topics you are actually versed  in. You’ll still be recognized and merited

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

In my early days here, I discovered something about merits. I discovered one earlier and the other later.
What I discovered earlier was;
When you have the consciousness of getting merits and put good efforts in your posts, you will earn it. This worked for me many times, but at a time it stopped working for me. No matter how merit conscious I'll be, I will not get merits.

Let me guess, this worked when you had lesser rank but as you advanced in ranked on the forum it stopped working. Well it was because when you were a member with lesser rank your contribution weren't judged with higher quality just as you'll see a newbie putting efforts into his posting and you'll reward the post with merit. But as the users get older, he shouldn't expect to get merited with the same effort. This is what is holding most accounts from increasing in rank because they're stocked with the mentality that'll keep getting reward for a their minimum efforts as a higher forum user. Typically a newbie quality shouldn't be the same with a Hero/Legendary users because with his advanced rank there should be some evidence of improvement.

The second phase came;
This was when I started flowing with the forum discussion and never had merits in mind because I already earned enough to take me to Snr member. Merits started coming gradually and was steady. So, merit is just dynamic.

This is how the merit system should work, you shouldn't go around plagiarizing or making use of AI to post just to impress meriters and at the end of the day you ban your account. The quantity of your post doesn't matter and you should know when to deliver a lengthy post for clarification of your points and when to just go straight to the point. What matters most is the quality and not quantity.

[Patrol69]

You are posting and you find that post informative enough but other members who are there don't find your post very informative, maybe all the other members didn't send any merit to your post. Never get disappointed but try to make better quality posts. Never judge the quality of your post based on merit. You just follow the right rules and post in the right section and try to give as much information as possible in your post. Hope you don't have to worry about the merit. You will get the merit already.

[Asiska02]

Initially, I use to think merit is by chance ( i.e something that will just happen) or lengthy article ( i.e writing too many paragraphs and the rest of them), but I have come to realize that, it is more than that.
I have being discouraged several times because of my numerous posts and replies yet no merit then. Even now, some times I use to be discourage. However, the only way to get merit is by posting quality article ( that is what determines merit) which almost everybody is aware of now.
In summary, don't look at the quantity of post you have make so far but instead try to adjust, I mean improve in your posts, above all be consistent and patient that is the key.

Merit is seen as the only means to be noticeable in the forum and been seen as a good poster in the forum. Without any merits on your profile, it means that you’re not a good poster and haven’t contributed something valuable to the forum in all the time you’ve spent here. This could be the case for some people, but to some it isn’t. To be merited sometimes, it has to depend on the person reading your post, acknowledging that it has impacted something into them or other members of the forum before you get merited. Don’t get discouraged when you don’t get plenty merit as expected when you write or reply to a post, it just means the person that the information will be most useful to haven’t come across it. Keep doing your good post and sharing informative posts and good reply in the forum. When the time comes, it happens naturally and you’ll be awed by it.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

Initially, I use to think merit is by chance ( i.e something that will just happen) or lengthy article ( i.e writing too many paragraphs and the rest of them), but I have come to realize that, it is more than that.
I have being discouraged several times because of my numerous posts and replies yet no merit then. Even now, some times I use to be discourage. However, the only way to get merit is by posting quality article ( that is what determines merit) which almost everybody is aware of now.
In summary, don't look at the quantity of post you have make so far but instead try to adjust, I mean improve in your posts, above all be consistent and patient that is the key.

In other to be able to give a viable response to your question, I was able to have a glance through all your posted articles, and to be frank, never did I see any lengthy article, as they are all below 280 words (i.e all short threads). So wondering why the need for this thread? And secondly, I was able to observe that most of the threads you posted were all on Naija local board, of which due to the lack of more merit source on that local board, all thread posted on that local board are likely to lack merit. Thirdly, merits are reward for quality post, but inasmuch that merit are reward s for quality post, it's also necessary that people make that quality post in areas that can be visible to the larger community, because if you are unlucky to make such quality post on the wrong board, so will your thread lack merit, but if you are lucky enough to post in the right board, you will definitely get the deserved merit.

Hence, what remains now is for people to find the right board to make quality post