Merits

[coupable]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Don't worry about merits, focus on contributing to the forum, or have decent comment or reply to the topics share information, and make informative post, just don't expect that it will be automatic, it will come.

This is the best answer I have read so far. It is not important to work hard only to get merit as much as it is important to stay active and use the forum in the normal way, that is, enrich your knowledge by reading topics and for others to benefit from your knowledge and skills by participating in discussions. Merit points will come without a doubt.
I am speaking from personal experience, as although I am an old permanent member and have many posts that have earned and still deserve merit points, once I stop being active for a few months, I stop receiving merit points. After I returned to activity here on the forum two days ago, I was surprised yesterday that one of my posts got three merits, although I was not really expecting that.
Yes, it is the constant activity and useful participation that guarantees getting merit, and that is why upgrading accounts is not based only on merit points, but more importantly on activity as well.

[acroman08]

So is it like given by other members in on the forum or by very high ranking members

it is given by other members who have sMerits, it doesn't matter if they are high-ranking members or not as long as they have sMerits they can give merits to other members.

also, regarding the "criteria" for recieving merits. it doesn't have any criteria, as long as you post even if it is "low quality" you can recieve merits from others if they decided to give it to you for some reason but you have to realize that posting high quality/helpful posts would most likely get more merits than the "low quality" posts.

[Pandorak]

[...] How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

That's right, you have to reach a certain amount of merit to be able to rank up on this forum, as you can see in the quote below.

Rank	Required activity	Required merit
Brand new	0	0
Newbie	1	0
Jr Member	30	1
Member	60	10
Full Member	120	100
Sr. Member	240	250
Hero Member	480	500
Legendary	775-1030	1000

I'm also a new user on this forum (registered early last year), as far as i have observed, you will get merit for your posts which are rated by other users as useful posts which usually contain important information about the bitcoin ecosystem & several useful posts about the forum. You can read Lauda's thread ^[1] to understand it better.

[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1689727.0

[lovesmayfamilis]

OP, firstly, ask yourself why you personally need merits. Why did you come to the forum? You want to increase your rank, but why? In addition, you can say that you are a trader and, as you say, already experienced, which means you have the necessary information. Your communication on the forum will definitely find like-minded people who agree with your posts, and you will definitely get your merits soon. The main thing is "not to go out of your way" so that the goal is to increase your rank and not exchange experience.

But your greeting in the Nigerian section and the statement that people on the forum are very strict made me smile .

Hello everyone I'm happy to be here my experience so far on the platform has been nice I just realised one thing sha the people here are very very strict

People here are different, and people do not like lies. This is radiated in many posts. Therefore, do not rush, and you will definitely get what you want.

[sotelorene]

Yeah, merit is what one need to rank up in this forum but it's not given anyhow, your post must be informative, I mean something that will help or contribute to the forum. And secondly you shouldn't be looking for merit now because you might get discourage after posting and you don't get any perhaps you should focus more on learning and understanding things you don't know before, only then you can adjust from your way of posting. One thing that will help you in this forum is understanding how this forum works and coming with a pattern that will attract people when I say attract I mean information that will be helpful, valuable etc and don't get yourself worked up because of merit the knowledge you will acquired if you learn will be more than having a merit.

[nakamura12]

There are different ways to earn merit and one of it is to make a high quality posts or constructive posts that will surely get merited. My advice for you is that you shouldn't focus on merits but then merits will come to you. Let me ask you, what reason why you want to earn merits?. Will merits one of your goals to achieve as a forum member here in bitcointalk?. Merit is indeed important to rank up. Why do you want to rank up?. To be honest, you don't need high rank to contribute to this forum if that's what you are planning.

[Asiska02]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

If your posts are really informative and helpful to the forum, I don’t think you’ll have to spend a long time to get merits and rank up in the forum. If you’re really too focused on whether the merits will come or not, you’ll get discouraged if they don’t come as expected. Allow them to come naturally while you continue to do your own part in contributing and writing good posts in the forum.

[Cityhunter34]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Op as long as this Bitcointalk forum is concerned for you to get merits and rank up is very simple but is just depends on your knowledge and understanding because once you are contributing meaningfully in the forum you are going to earn merit from our senior high rank members very easily, because normally in this forum merits is always awarded to a meaningful post that is very helpful to the forum, as and appreciation. However I would advise you do more of reading the high rank members previous thread because doing that is going to help you gather more knowledge and create a better thread that we earn you a enough merits.

[Alone055]

There are different ways to earn merit and one of it is to make a high quality posts or constructive posts that will surely get merited.

I'm confused. What are the different ways of earning merits? You could say that a person might get merited if their posts are liked by other members, someone might find them helpful, constructive, or even funny, but this doesn't mean a person should become a joker and keep trying to post funny stuff all around the forum only so that they can make others laugh or smile and earn merits for that. The basic criteria is to be helpful and constructive, and you will earn merits over time.

There is one more thing most newbies don't understand. They believe a constructive or high-quality post is a very big post, has a lot of words or sentences, and covers a lot of space in a thread. That isn't true. A single sentence can also be constructive as long as it serves the purpose.

[HajiBagi]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Your performance is what will make you have merit in the forum, merit is like something that is being given to you by the members of the forum to show appreciation for your hard work or for making a good point when you post or quote someone, you are a newbie and I think you need to learn a lot before talking about merit, although we know that it is very good for a member of the forum to have merit to grow he or her account so that he can perform in some activities in the forum as a newbie if you don't learn more about the forum or know the kind of post you will do to earn a merit that means you are just wasting your time in the forum.

Merit is not easy to get but putting more effort and making a good post in the forum will help you to achieve merit that you can not even imagine getting because you might reply to a post and make a good point and someone will love it and give you merit for what you are doing and that will also encourage you to work hard and get merit if you have known much about the forum then you can go and read many threads and make a good post but if you haven't know much I will advise you go and learn more because if you don't know much about cryptocurrency or anything discuss in the forum that means you are not going to have merit as you think.

[reagansimms]

The merit system was introduced to clean up the forum from spammers who only pursued the amount of activity to rank up. Simply put, to make it easier for you to understand about merit, this system is created to improve the quality of posts in the forum by requiring users to have a certain amount of merit to be able to rank up, besides that you also have to be an active member in the forum to get the amount of activity at a point that has been determined by certain ranks. So, you have to make quality posts to get merit from other users and can rise to a higher rank.

[Smartvirus]

How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Sometimes you get to put yourself in the spot light and you just don’t realize it. I mean, it’s okay to just be cool and enjoy the forum you know, seeking way too much attention could get you ignored by most without having to click the ignore button.

You just might not be reading right though or the comments that come under the threads you read on merit else, you just might have found users that would tell you just how this deemed important merits are earned. Any thread that talks about merit eventually discusses how it’s been rewarded.

Mind quoting the thread and I would quote you a response on how it’s earned eventually.

[Awaklara]

So is it like given by other members in on the forum or by very high ranking members

Merit can be obtained from other members. but not necessarily from members with very high ranks. every member who has enough sMerit in their account can send Merit to other members. it can even be done from members with Junior Member rank who send Merit to the rank above them.

some other information has been shared by other members here. I also see you have started posting on the local board. you will be easier to communicate there and I think local members will definitely help with any questions you have. you just need a little effort to be more active in the forum to understand more about how this system works.

[nakamura12]

You should use the merits I have sent you to make constructive, good/high quality posts to contribute to this forum. I have seen other newbies who got discouraged when they did not get merits when they make good posts. As I have explained in my previous post, you shouldn't focus on earning merits but focus on getting better at making good/high quality post and you will get merits when someone merited your posts.

[BlackBoss_]

You should use the merits I have sent you to make constructive, good/high quality posts to contribute to this forum.

Merit is for good/ high quality posts. If a user does not make good/ high quality posts, why did you send merit to the post?

You misused merit and it can motivate more newbies creating same curious topics, to ask about merits, just to hunt for merits.

I have seen other newbies who got discouraged when they did not get merits when they make good posts.

It could happen with other newbies with good posts but did not receive merit, but it's not about this member and not about this topic created by him.

Merit & new rank requirements

I'm hoping that this system will increase post quality by:
 - Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
 - Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.

While we will not be directly moderating this, I encourage people to give merit to posts that are objectively high-quality, not just posts that you agree with.

Do not beg for merit excessively.

[nakamura12]

Merit is for good/ high quality posts. If a user does not make good/ high quality posts, why did you send merit to the post?

You misused merit and it can motivate more newbies creating same curious topics, to ask about merits, just to hunt for merits.

If so, then does the merits sent by other forum members because the post is funny are misused?. What about merits sent on signature campaign thread posts, is it also misued?. In the first place, it is up to the sender whoever he/she will send the merits and as you can read in my previous post is that I am sending op merit to be encouraged to make good/high quality post. I won't do this most of the time and if I did send for something similar like this is to not make them focus earning merits and should focus on different matters like learning more about crypto.

[FinePoine0]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

If you have knowledge then you are suitable to post anywhere in this forum. But you need to post informative and up-to-date posts that are consistently good and of high quality that will reward you with merit. So gain enough knowledge in the forum and increase your account rank with Erit.

[NicNacCoin]

Good day everyone I'm new to this forum and I really don't know  much about how things arr done here
I'm clear about most of the things but there's just one thing I don't seem to understand
How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Greetings from the Bitcoin Forum.  You must earn merit by creating account in bitcoin forum to get good position or increase account rank.  If you can earn merit by making good quality posts by your hard work then surely you can change rank.  If you can't change rank you can never expect anything good from this forum.  I repeat you need to create good quality and educational posts to earn merit.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Merit is for good/ high quality posts. If a user does not make good/ high quality posts, why did you send merit to the post?

You misused merit and it can motivate more newbies creating same curious topics, to ask about merits, just to hunt for merits.

If so, then does the merits sent by other forum members because the post is funny are misused?.

Yes, you probably looked at what the OP got his first merit for. And yes, I liked his sincerity. It is sometimes difficult for newbies to correctly evaluate a place where they come for the first time. However, I checked his posts before motivating him with one merit, and there is nothing reproachable in the fact that you encouraged him with a couple of merits. There is no need to be too strict, as the OP forum sees it. Sometimes a person's sincerity helps him achieve more than the experience itself. 
But perhaps you can remember Ratimov, who, because of his efforts to get into the table of those who helped newbies with their first merits, sometimes gave merit for plagiarism, and it was his passion for striving to be the first in everything that gave birth to dozens of alternatives, creating a bunch of simple topics from newbies.

[Zackz5000]

How do I get merits what are the criteria I need in other to increase or gets merits on this forum
Because from what I've read so far you need merits in other to rank up so please I need your advice on this

Of a true one actually need merits in other to get rank up here in this forum, getting merit in this forum is not always easy for you need to make a better and meaningful post before you can be awarded a merit. Getting Merit here is not how long your post may be but how meaningful and informative your post is before you can actually get a merit. But when making post your thought shouldn't be in getting merit but adding valuable contribution to the forum and never loss hope or interest when the merits are not coming just keep on adding value to the forum you will definitely see the merits coming.