What are your thoughts on this principle?

[fredericktaylor]

This is a great initiative. I think this initiative is great for increasing the quality of posts on our local board, it can have a positive impact. I have doubts about whether merit is really given in the way Theymos has asked to give merit. Anyway, I thank Igebotz for taking this beautiful initiative, if we can implement it, it will be good for the people of our local board. The population of our local board is constantly increasing, when new people make a good post and get some positive feedback, their mentality to post better will increase. The better our post quality, the more respect the local board will have.

[igebotz]

Didn’t you give Mia Chloe the role of doing thorough merit-scraping on a monthly basis? Or was that a temporary assignment? 

It's open to the community; I will create a new thread for it and only third thirty applications will be allowed this time. A good application will attract rewards (can submit only twice a week) - it's kinda reporting unmerited good posts and get rewards for it as well. A win win.

Regardless, your idea could work well if you time it right. Am only stating that emptying your merits on worthy posts right before your allocation expires is good but the risk is you will empty your sMerits early, and then suddenly another post worth meriting appears and you’re dry. What then?

The whole principle is going back to already merited good posts to increase the numbers before the source expires. If I'm dry the community takes over; meriting good posts is responsibility of everyone.

I will leave the thread open another 24hrs.

[Promocodeudo]

I'm considering applying this principle on the local board - it is bad for merit circulation to allow unsued souce to expire.

High quality: 5-6 merits ( could be higher in some cases)
Medium: 3-4 merits
Normal: 1-2

This way members can have enough Smerits to Merit another member to help in circulation.

what are your thoughts on this ?

First and foremost I will have to commend you for trying to get the opinion of the local board members on the way forward on this particular matter, I think for this alone it shows that you're really concern about how things are going here in our local board, I will have to say that this method you outlined here for the merit distribution is very good atleast it will help us to get more quality post here too, however, frankly speaking I have seen much improvement in the local board in the recent time unlike before,  if this method is been implemented fully I think those that deserted the local board may even want to come back since there will be reward for the contribution made here.

For me, here is my home, I have been trying my possible best to do the little I can, since I understand that individual way of viewing quality post differs, I don't bother much although I know how it feels when one knows that he's post got quality post without any reward for it, in conclusion, this idea is nice, give it a trial then.

[Nheer]

I got you, but I'm looking at it this way: there has been a recent decrease in what I consider to be a quality post worth merits on the board; so, instead of letting my source expire, why not empty it on the little quality I can find?- this way I'm also creating more Smerits on the board.

Hmm. the idea isnt bad afterall. It is a strategic move from our one and only moderator to push your sMerits just before they expire. This will surely help the system. But ill love to make  a sensitive point here;

Here is the thing. You say there are less quality post, but if we dig more, we will see enough quality post that could match up your sMerits without having to empty them on few. Post of real value are lurking here if more filtering is done we will see. Yeah, I know that might be inconvenient for you.

That's right, because the number of members on this local board have increased recently that's why there have been more posts that are not merit worthy but that doesn't mean they don't exist. I have come across few good posts myself whenever I come around here. There are good posters here in our Local Board and sincerely our moderator is trying but you know it's not easy for him alone.

His idea is not bad and it will motive people who shit post to improve their post if they want to earn merit for themselves.

Didn’t you give Mia Chloe the role of doing thorough merit-scraping on a monthly basis? Or was that a temporary assignment? 

It's open to the community; I will create a new thread for it and only third thirty applications will be allowed this time. A good application will attract rewards (can submit only twice a week) - it's kinda reporting unmerited good posts and get rewards for it as well. A win win.

This is nice too just as it is done on the main board. Third party application is the best so as to reduce spam on the thread.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I'm considering applying this principle on the local board - it is bad for merit circulation to allow unsued souce to expire.

High quality: 5-6 merits ( could be higher in some cases)
Medium: 3-4 merits
Normal: 1-2

This way members can have enough Smerits to Merit another member to help in circulation.

what are your thoughts on this ?

If they complain about amounts, tell them to complain to me. It's best if sources try to exhaust their source allocations, even if it means giving posts higher amounts than is typical. If you have 150 source merit and you only see 3 merit-worthy posts in a month, then I'd rather you over-give each of them 50 merit than let the merit expire. That way there are more people capable of sending merit, and the "merit economy" is less top-down.

Each merit source has the right to distribute his monthly merit allocation in whatever format he wishes, inasmuch as it corresponse with the forum policy of adding value and ability to provide solutions to issues at hand.  And as such, if you have decided to increase the number of merit that will be given to users base on how quality he/she contributes to local board discussion, I actually sees that as a nice idea, because such strategy will drive many to now focus on creating quality post now, rather than quantity on this our local board, and likewise will this move encourage other Nigerians who no longer post on our local boards, to now start to be posting on our local board. So it is actually a nice idea and I support it 100%.

[Coyster]

My answer no dey different from wetin most users don talk, you are the merit source, it is your source merits and na you go decide which posts meet your criteria and if they are deserving of merits. That said, as for the number of merits per post, it is not bad if you do it as you have said in your OP, but my advice is that it should not be set-in-stone, you could still send higher or lower based on other factors, the work of a merit source should be flexible and not bound by rigid principles.

[Moreno233]

Thank you our able moderator for this fantastic idea. I highly appreciate and support this idea because we need our local board to be active and discussion engaging. I believe that if this idea is implemented, our brothers and sisters will be motivated to be more creative knowing that there is reward for posting quality contents here. In addition, our people will become more active than ever, you now say we no dey carry last. 

[Richbased]

OP i once made a comment about merit allocation being carried over to the upper month when there is no much quality posts in the local board but am happy that you came across where Theymos stated that instead of allowing the source to expire, it will be better to empty them on the little quality posts you come across. However, there is no limit to how many merit you can give a post inasmuch as it is a quality post. The merit system is not moderated hence you can decide to award a post any number of merit you wish to, there is no rule or law against that.

It is sad to see that your merit allocation monthly is being carried over when the local board is lacking behind in merit distribution/circulation and complaints have already been made to this regards.

I will advice you not to ask this kind of questions next time so far you are giving the merit to quality posts.

Am even surprised about the need for this thread but since it is for the interest of the local board i think there is no problem with it.

[Proty]

It is really a good idea in this way merit can really circulate in the local board just the same way it is going in the general board.Also if this is actually put in place,I think there won't be need for more merit source in the local board because this will be addressing the issue why some members were advocating for more local board merit source.

[MainIbem]

It's a very good initiative though some other merit sources use this same medium to merit members, 6 to 5 is not bad for high quality posts, atleast it would encourage members in this board to always create topics with good quality and make sure their comments or opinions to posts or replies are on point and not misleading, I find this very interesting from my own ends cause it would encourage me in person to improve my quality. Anyways, I hope the merit would be extended to quality posts in the sub-boards and not just the main board cause their are several good posts with lots of quality in those other boards, and I hope those that got the merits would use their Smerits wisely and help distribute them to members whose posts are merit worthy.

[Futurexxx]

I still think this is how people are sending merits on the general boards, so it is not bad either on local board at all. Some people give higher merits on the general board than 6 merits. There is nothing bad about this at all.

I will advice you not to ask this kind of questions next time so far you are giving the merit to quality posts.

Not every one, only few sources with more than 500 monthly allocation gives that much trying to burn out their sources - everyone likes to do that but those of us with limited sources try to manage it so we don't go out of it easily. I like to make my decision based on what the community wants, I'm running an open system so I think the question is valid in this context.

However, my concerns are you subjective classification of quality post, some times I make good and appreciable post in just two to three line and sometimes I write walls of text. It's very difficult to understand your perspective of quality post. 

A one liner direct quality post is worth more than a wall of text with repetitive words. Quality is not by the length of a post but the value it gives.

You are very correct on this sir, more quality is needed than quantity, but the major problem is that some of our guys that are in most campaign, post like that wouldn't be counted towards the week payments, and talking about mostly going straight to the point, because their manager is seeing things differently, he want to see that 150 words, that's why most people's post is full of repetition statement.
So in a situation like this, how can we strike a balance or go about it.

[GPVibes]

However, my concerns are you subjective classification of quality post, some times I make good and appreciable post in just two to three line and sometimes I write walls of text. It's very difficult to understand your perspective of quality post.  

A one liner direct quality post is worth more than a wall of text with repetitive words. Quality is not by the length of a post but the value it gives.

You are very correct on this sir, more quality is needed than quantity, but the major problem is that some of our guys that are in most campaign, post like that wouldn't be counted towards the week payments, and talking about mostly going straight to the point, because their manager is seeing things differently, he want to see that 150 words, that's why most people's post is full of repetition statement.
So in a situation like this, how can we strike a balance or go about it.

I believe a quality post shows itself by the content and not volume. If it is to write in volume to produce the kind of quality content you want then it is fine and if you also produce it in few lines, I also think it is good. The problem is that most users are focused on post count and they want to make sure that whatever they post should make up for their payment and that is being selfish. Someone can make a joke in few lines but if it does not get to the number of words to qualify the post to be included in the count, they keep writing and making the content to be distorted then losing the intent at the end. I believe writing what is in your mind is better to achieve the reply you want and you can make time to make another post for your campaign count.

[DiMarxist]

I think this is a good ideal in the local level and we don't know the allocation given to you Monthly. In the general boards, the allocations are more so they (Merit Sources) can give 50 Merits monthly and if your source merit is up to the others in the general board then you can also give 50 Merits monthly but if is not (less source merit), you can go with your plan and idea so that you can merit around.

That is is my simple opinion.

[CryptSafe]

At first, I will commend your efforts in making sure things go well with our local board, as it is not easy trying to lead and please people with different opinions and perspectives.  Your merit principle is quite right to start with, as long as there are posts worth meriting. From what Theymos has said, I could deduce that a source is only replenished with the number of merit released after 30 days, and the remainder is likely a waste, which means in order to receive your full allocation, you must exhaust your quota for the month with nothing left so you can be able to get your complete allocation which is not bad. With the policy you have enacted, you can be able to merit out good posts respectively of the number of merits you have already allocated, as it is your right to do so, but coming to seek the opinion of members shows that you are considerate and ready to make sure the community is part of the process of decision making which it rare to see on this platform.  At least this would encourage members to constantly contribute to the activity of the local board in a meaningful way that would also get them rewarded for their inputs.

[Antotena]

I'm considering applying this principle on the local board - it is bad for merit circulation to allow unsued souce to expire.

High quality: 5-6 merits ( could be higher in some cases)
Medium: 3-4 merits
Normal: 1-2

This way members can have enough Smerits to Merit another member to help in circulation.

what are your thoughts on this ?

If they complain about amounts, tell them to complain to me. It's best if sources try to exhaust their source allocations, even if it means giving posts higher amounts than is typical. If you have 150 source merit and you only see 3 merit-worthy posts in a month, then I'd rather you over-give each of them 50 merit than let the merit expire. That way there are more people capable of sending merit, and the "merit economy" is less top-down.

I don't know how merit allocation works on merit source and I don't know how much is given, not sure if there is anyway public members can know but I am of the opinion that a well meaningful thread, quality thread and no plagiarized thread that have some information for the local board should have a minimum of 1 merit. The source be the judge, give what you think the post deserves because thread quality can be subjective but no OP who dearly write and contribute to the local should go unnoticed, it will gel grow the community.

This is  a very good initiative, there are many of local members here that are twerking around other boards even when they are not notice, this will surely bring them back to where they belong, contribute to your local and contribute to the general boards. We asked for this place and all effort to get it was fruitful, this will go along way to boost the local board like other local boards do support their own community with strick rules.

[Smartvirus]

I still think this is how people are sending merits on the general boards, so it is not bad either on local board at all. Some people give higher merits on the general board than 6 merits. There is nothing bad about this at all.

I will advice you not to ask this kind of questions next time so far you are giving the merit to quality posts.

Na here you talk am finish my brother, this one no dey subject ton plenty people contribution but yourself way be the source. Na you know watin dey appealing to you and the advice way you for need in this regard, na the one way Theymos don give already. Make e no con be like say people dey worry you abi them dey pressure you some kind way. I no fit really complain on how merit dey spread for the forum and for we local board as e dey so. Watin i go just add be say, e no go soft if at the end of a circle, the merits them dey expire, e no suppose be like that. Na where all those apply for merit threads for dey become of great use. E go even encourage more participation all round and that na activity unto the local board.

[Joeboy]

I'm considering applying this principle on the local board - it is bad for merit circulation to allow unsued souce to expire.

High quality: 5-6 merits ( could be higher in some cases)
Medium: 3-4 merits
Normal: 1-2

This way members can have enough Smerits to Merit another member to help in circulation.

what are your thoughts on this ?

If they complain about amounts, tell them to complain to me. It's best if sources try to exhaust their source allocations, even if it means giving posts higher amounts than is typical. If you have 150 source merit and you only see 3 merit-worthy posts in a month, then I'd rather you over-give each of them 50 merit than let the merit expire. That way there are more people capable of sending merit, and the "merit economy" is less top-down.

This would be very great. Am sure you have voiced out the thoughts and intentions of all. Cos situations dey wey person go think and think, make research finish just to come up with a quality post but at the end of the day no merits would be given or even if any is given it maybe 1 or 2. Am really happy about this keep this dear moderator.

[Gost ms]

The policy you are trying to implement is a very good plan. I think our Naija local board is much better than all the other local boards and I believe it is good. If a new person who is new to this forum submits a good comment, if he gets a reward, it will be more interesting for him. That I will submit better comments. This will be a very good policy not only for new people but for people of all levels. And everyone will be interested in the work.