Do you think merit is by chance or lengthy article?

[Belarge]

Quality over quantity as always is better but from my view I have seen some lengthy post receive merit, everything depends on your knowledge and what you pass out from your post, from my opinion read more and learn before you can be able to post quality. Excepting merit from a lengthy post with zero quality makes no sense and it looks like a wasted effort from my view. I have seen several topics with comment like the topic got no merit but members who commented received merit, so let's say those topics had no value, understanding how merit works is complicated and I think you should focus  more on something else.

One thing is been a trader and another is grabbing efficient strategy to trade. The bitcoin talk forum is not a platform for tendering uncensored complaints, we're you have make a 30 minutes. Merits are affordable and channel to the best posts made on the forums. Quality posts should be our target and we should never be in progress when we're sliding behind. In every thing you do, ensure you're always doing the right things and sticks for faith because it's one of the fuel that drives one to become established in the market.

[GbitG]

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Hmm, pretty good question OP.
 
According to my opinion, merit should not belong to lengthy postes or topics. Rather you should emphasize your knowledge and explain it. It means that a large post does not attract people, you have to explain the big meaning in small words. 
 
My personal opinion is that quantity is not quality. I am putting in front of you some of the rules of the post, which in my opinion, has caused me to get merit. Which you can also implement and post quality better. 
✔. Explore new knowledge as much as possible and explain it in easy and simple words.
✔. Do not hesitate to ask high-ranking members in any thread, whatever you want to ask or explain within the scope of the principle, you can express it through a clear-cut post. 
 
Advice: IMHO, you should just focus on post quality and not merit. If your post quality is better, then you will definitely get merit.

[Churchillvv]

What brings merit is quality post but the quality of your post is subjective which means it depends on the merit source spread merit based on what he /she considers as quality post.

A quality post can either be lengthy or short but it's more about the information that it contains. Sometimes your post can be very informative but it has been treated or it's known to the people already hence they do not consider it anymore.

But perhaps you want to earn some merit for good post then you have to look at how people who have been earning some good merit does it and then if you follow the steps it certainly bring you some merit too.

[Su-asa]

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.

However there are many replies that have given you the answers to your thoughts.
Receiving merits doesn't work with the lengths of your posting patterns, you can receive more than 1 merits from a good post that doesn't have much lengths ie just one line or two as long as what you are saying has meaning and impact to the Bitcoin space/community. Sometimes, if you have tried writing with this pattern and it's not given you merits the way you want just change it to a better way, you will get merits.

[Crypto Library]

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.

You catch the right point. There are many accounts whose post quantity is above 2000 but they don't get a single merit especially such users are bounty hunters.  Moreover there are many accounts which have not received merit even in last 2/1 year. To get merit, a user must pay attention to the quality of his post, not in his post quantity or length. I would like to give you another suggestion at this place that first remove the merit earning from your mind and spend time in the forum and ask questions on the topics which you find difficult to understand.
And besides another thing is to present what you know or what you are learning, basically help the users of the forum and find out new ideas, you can see your merit will come on your own.
I would also like to suggest you to read this topic- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3182178.0

[Iroh]

Trying to teach people what they likely already know won’t get you any acknowledgment from anyone. You can write a lengthy post and no matter how much time and supposed effort you put into it and still not get a single merit. Such a a post could  be boring to read cause of its length that would likely have redundant and repetitive content. Posting content that someone else finds informative and useful could get you merits.
A lot of people end up writing long posts in a bid to get their message across clearer to everyone but could end up confusing people instead. Go straight to the point and make it short and simple.

[Adbitco]

People talks about merits all time, I still don't know why it pulls them so hard about merits. For merits to flow, engage yourself with a good reply this doesn't necessarily mean that you must create a huge content or even go somewhere else to source for materials to post before you would received theme.
Most times activeness and on topic gets you merits.

[Sanitough]

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.

You catch the right point. There are many accounts whose post quantity is above 2000 but they don't get a single merit especially such users are bounty hunters.  Moreover there are many accounts which have not received merit even in last 2/1 year. To get merit, a user must pay attention to the quality of his post, not in his post quantity or length. I would like to give you another suggestion at this place that first remove the merit earning from your mind and spend time in the forum and ask questions on the topics which you find difficult to understand.
And besides another thing is to present what you know or what you are learning, basically help the users of the forum and find out new ideas, you can see your merit will come on your own.
I would also like to suggest you to read this topic- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3182178.0

While merits are required so you can level up on your rank or position, but getting obsessed with merit earning is not good at all. It will only push yourself to end up making topics that are not relevant at all because of your obsession to get merits. My advice is just take a single step one at a time. Take time to learn everyday until you come to absorb the most essential ideas in the forum. Eventually, your knowledge develops as well as your potential to create quality posts. Merits will easily come in the future even without lengthy post and time consuming post.

[nurilham]

What brings merit is quality post but the quality of your post is subjective which means it depends on the merit source spread merit based on what he /she considers as quality post.

Indeed. Sometimes the quality can be quite subjective, each person can have a different perception about the quality. It is the same as the information we share on our post, some people may think it can be useful but other may think it is a common thing.

We don't only rely on the merit source to get merits. Each person who has sMerit, they can give us merits as well. However, they sometimes can be very generous but they can also be very stingy.

A quality post can either be lengthy or short but it's more about the information that it contains. Sometimes your post can be very informative but it has been treated or it's known to the people already hence they do not consider it anymore.

Yes. The quality doesn't always depend on the length of the post. A short post can be a quality post if it is an informative or useful post. However, it is true that whether it is informative or useful can be subjective. It depends on how the person who view the post.

But perhaps you want to earn some merit for good post then you have to look at how people who have been earning some good merit does it and then if you follow the steps it certainly bring you some merit too.

It is not a must to follow other people's ways. But makes sure our posts fulfil the minimum standard of quality posts.
At least, it should be : informative, constructive, easy to understand, and follow a correct writing method.

[stadus]

I don't know if it's just me but I think posts concerning merits have been raised frequently this week. Anyways back to the question. Merits are not rewarded based on  lengthy threads. If not , obviously if that was the case every single lengthy thread here on this forum would have a ton of merits. It is very possible to have a very lengthy garbage post however you could have a post of just 2 paragraphs carrying valid information. In fact I have discovered that most forum members prefer nicely summarized posts carrying pure info compared to a lengthy thread on same topic.

Merits depend on quality not length of the  post. Infact the more quality your post carries the more people would always want to venture reading it and thus merit it. Like I always say merits are magnets to quality posts the higher the impact of the thread the higher the chances of more merit.

Let’s just put it this way, the heavier the impact of your post content, the higher the merits you will received. But bear in mind that you are not posting to gain merits, but because you want to share crucial information that other members will most likely benefit. And by just being genuine in your post without the intention to gain merits, posting by giving satisfying answers to the questions, if you do it consistently, people will notice the authenticity of your post and merit your post along the way.

[alastantiger]

It depends. It is not by luck because whoever merits a posts has their own reason for doing so. And this may go to a short post of 3 lines or a long post of more than 20 lines. Of all the reasons for meriting a post, luck is not one of it. Unless you chose to see it this way that the harder a user on the forum works, the luckier they get in receiving merits. See to examples of a short post reply with more merits and also a lengthy post with many merits.

Sample of a lengthy article with merits

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Sample of a short reply with merits

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However there are many replies that have given you the answers to your thoughts.
Receiving merits doesn't work with the lengths of your posting patterns, you can receive more than 1 merits from a good post that doesn't have much lengths ie just one line or two as long as what you are saying has meaning and impact to the Bitcoin space/community. Sometimes, if you have tried writing with this pattern and it's not given you merits the way you want just change it to a better way, you will get merits.

In simple terms, merit is given to quality posts - but the quality of a post is very subjective. You will get merit not because you post long or short - but the quality of the post is what determines the most.

My advice is not make post for merit - but regular natural posting is more likely to bring you merit. Also don't create topics to fish for merit - also don't mention merit source to make your post aware, that's a bad attempt in my opinion.

[DdmrDdmr]

Re: Do you think merit is by chance or lengthy article?

Whatever we had in mind before today regarding this question needs to be reviewed … From today onwards, and until further notive, creating lengthy post is in fact counterproductive, as per the new adjustments made to the Merit calculation, substracting merits from your score the lengthier the post gets (-1 Merit every 15 characters) … Make every character count …

Note: situation back to normal...

[doomloop]

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 a person joins the forum thinking that they would come here, make posts repeatedly in a short period, earn a bunch of Merits, rank up, and join signature and bounty campaigns to earn money then I think this wish will get them exhausted very soon and the result would be them leaving the forum.

The purpose of joining this forum should be to get a lot of your doubts clear about the cryptocurrency industry and learn a lot of things that we never knew before joining the forum.

When it comes to Merits, a diamond doesn't need to prove itself because its shine says it all. Similarly, an experienced and knowledgeable person's contributions tell how able the person is and what he/she deserves.

[Mpamaegbu]

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.

Yes, it's more than all that. It's a subjective thing. What makes User A award merit to a post may not be what User B looks at awarding his.

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.

I know how frustrating that can be, posting without getting merited would make one see one's posts as substandard and shitty. I had a long merit draught season from my senior rank to hero. It was from the hero rank that I got merit splash that easily took me to the legendary rank. My advice to you in all this is never be discouraged that your posts aren't getting merited now. Continue posting constructively and don't think much of it. Merits will come when you least expect it.

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 one doesn't look at the quality of posts one makes, how does one make adjustments then? Perhaps I didn't understand your comment well. Is it?

[Wakate]

People talks about merits all time, I still don't know why it pulls them so hard about merits. For merits to flow, engage yourself with a good reply this doesn't necessarily mean that you must create a huge content or even go somewhere else to source for materials to post before you would received theme.
Most times activeness and on topic gets you merits.

Merit is neither by posting lengthy posts nor shot posts. There are people that had been disappointed about the length of there post and still they don't get merits. Merits is now of a competition for those that see it like that but it must contain quality. There are posters that lose that idea and what they care about to keep writing long posts that some persons might find uninteresting to read. We can always make our posts shorter and make it cary content because that is what is going to attract merits to us. How convincing and exciting the content is could attract merit source to merit the post without any worries.

[reagansimms]

People talks about merits all time, I still don't know why it pulls them so hard about merits. For merits to flow, engage yourself with a good reply this doesn't necessarily mean that you must create a huge content or even go somewhere else to source for materials to post before you would received theme.
Most times activeness and on topic gets you merits.

It's very realistic that people talk about the merit system all the time especially for those who don't fully understand how the merit system works on the forums. Most Newbies or members who have just joined the forum post very often in the hope of merit. They assume that merit will always be present in every post that they themselves consider quality, even though only other members judge whether a post is quality or not.

I agree that to get merit you don't always have to create lengthy content, merit contributors have their own judgment in assessing whether content is worthy of merit or not. For members who still think merit is difficult to obtain, it seems like they have to learn from this member Turbartuluk to get motivation on how to produce quality posts that can bring them merit.

[AakZaki]

There is no such thing as coincidence or because the article or comment is long, merit is obtained because the responses given are quite good and useful and in line with what is being discussed. Many members give long answers or create long threads but they don't have any benefit and they also use GPT chat to reply to every comment. The quality of a person can be seen by how they answer well and not just nonsense.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Op have you ever imagined why some created topic has no comment even if it has it will only be a few comments, it's because those topics has nothing to offer. This apply to reply or comment the activities of the forum has it rewards be it comment, topic or reply but this only happens when it's done wrightly.

The forum is not how far but how well, example allot of products exist in our domestic market as close substitute to others but there always remain a particular one that people go for more than the others so it's for merrit here quality post is the answer it doesn't matter how short or lengthy it's what matter is it quality what is needed is not quantity but quality, information passing and lesson deriving post .

Just like some students in school will write exam and full their answer shit some even requested for extra at the end having f9 when result is released so it's in making post here you can't write shit and expect reward, answer to many questions don't need too many statement or sentence as long you do it write even with short words you receive your Merritt. There is not favoritism or nepotism in the forum.

[Jawhead999]

Op have you ever imagined why some created topic has no comment even if it has it will only be a few comments, it's because those topics has nothing to offer. This apply to reply or comment the activities of the forum has it rewards be it comment, topic or reply but this only happens when it's done wrightly.

Just like some students in school will write exam and full their answer shit some even requested for extra at the end having f9 when result is released so it's in making post here you can't write shit and expect reward, answer to many questions don't need too many statement or sentence as long you do it write even with short words you receive your Merritt. There is not favoritism or nepotism in the forum.

This thread Why the block height do not correspod to bitcoin core database size? only received 3 replies, but many users meriting their posts. There's no correlation between no or less comments with merit, you can visit thread in gambling discussion and it's really rare users get merit there because it's full of spam.

I disagree, in school you're actually get better result when you write long essay instead of straight forward answer. Have you taken IELTS exam? probably you need to watch this https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6XtqWTVJ7a0