Merit giveaway is allowed in a price prediction contest?

[Alvin_talk]

First of all I think meriting a user in this forum is now a sensitive action, users complain when posts are under merited and same users still complain when it given out generously, IMO so long as the he has not violated the forum rules then it's fine.

By the way he has just generously rewarded 50 merits for this thread of yours, do you think this thread equate to such number of merits?

Let's all focus on making good post rather than policing someone who is just trying to be generous enough.

[memehunter]

100 > 50 > 25

100 > 50 > 25> 50 merits or you think 4th place is better than 1st place? OR you think 4th place is the actual winner, strange!

[mindrust]

100 > 50 > 25

100 > 50 > 25> 50 merits or you think 4th place is better than 1st place? OR you think 4th place is the actual winner, strange!

How did you come up with this logic can you explain?

Why do you think that I think 50 merits is better than 100 usd?

I like to understand your logic.

btw you can always join the contest and test your luck. I see you havent yet. Maybe you'll end up with 50 + 50 = 100 merits, lezzz goooo

[memehunter]

100 > 50 > 25

100 > 50 > 25> 50 merits or you think 4th place is better than 1st place? OR you think 4th place is the actual winner, strange!

How did you come up with this logic can you explain?

Why do you think that I think 50 merits is better than 100 usd?

I like to understand your logic.

btw you can always join the contest and test your luck. I see you havent yet.

I think I have made myself pretty clear and this is the limit of my explanation skills. Now I will leave this topic for further inputs from wise members.

By the way he has just generously rewarded 50 merits for this thread of yours, do you think this thread equate to such number of merits?

He gave me merit, I did not. So you have to ask him this question.

First of all I think meriting a user in this forum is now a sensitive action,

Dont be ever afraid of speaking your mind.
 

[mindrust]

By the way he has just generously rewarded 50 merits for this thread of yours, do you think this thread equate to such number of merits?

He gave me merit, I did not. So you have to ask him this question.

 

What if I said memehunter was my alt and i merited him intentionally wheee memehunter would have to try hard to untangle that shit then 

[mcdouglasx]

I stopped worrying about merit because it's always been the same: users handing out merit to anyone who supports their ideas or thoughts, giving merit to a group they like for no reason. There are high-quality posts that people put a lot of effort into, and they don't receive merit because, even if the topic is well-written, it doesn't interest them, and for many other reasons.

So, if a user wants to give away 50 merits for predicting the price of Bitcoin, I don't see the problem, since we're at a point where merit is simply a subjective tool and is awarded according to the perspective and intentions of the person looking at it.

[Btcdeybodi]

@mindrust is a merit source if am not mistaken so he can choose to spend it however he wants. Perhaps he has more than enough in his smerit bank so giving away 50 merits doesn't seem to be problematic irrespective of which contests it is. Merits are not moderated neither is there any restriction on how and where to spend them regardless that it was specifically made for quality posts.

@mindrust, the 50 merits you sent to OP seems like a bribery to me, i donno

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Well I have a different interpretation of why he chose his second account for this and the 50 merit requirements but I will keep it to myself.

I think I know what you’re insinuating there and I hadn’t considered it.

Hmmmm.

[Alvin_talk]

He gave me merit, I did not. So you have to ask him this question.

The point is that the number of merit a user decides to dish out in a particular post is by personal discretion so to say, that is because what you perceive as quality enough might not be what I consider as one and that is the beauty of it, because it helps us distribute the merits to different users based on individual judgement so let's not be sentimental about it.

If we start checking every thread merited in this forum in such manner, this board my be flooded with similar or same thread of yours which does not make much sense IMO.

[mindrust]

Well I have a different interpretation of why he chose his second account for this and the 50 merit requirements but I will keep it to myself.

I think I know what you’re insinuating there and I hadn’t considered it.

Hmmmm.

What was it? I interpreted it as he thought i was raising an alt using a contest. Or is he implying something else? Like I am running an alt farm of with 50+ merits to scam my own contest? What is it? Let's go all out

[The Cryptovator]

There are not any specific rules regarding merit giveaways, and we have seen a couple of merit giveaway threads previously. But there is no action against them; instead, it was encouraged by the forum members, though admins haven't left any strict comments. Theymos isn't strict about spending your merits if there are no merit sales by merit sources.

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.

If a DT member tags you for something stupid involving merit (ie. probably anything less than selling merit), then they're not going to be a DT member for much longer.

Though theymos replied to a merit source, it's more applicable for a non-merit source. Read the bold part; he isn't encouraging you to tag for spending merits, because it does increase the circulation. Unless there are merit selling issues, then theymos is quite soft about merit senders. Merit won't be compared with the money, because it's not saleable.

[memehunter]

I interpreted it as he thought i was raising an alt using a contest.

You are right I thought so but that is not the point of discussion.  

I am running an alt farm

Never accused you of that as I have no proof as of now.

@Cryptovator, I consider this borderline abuse worthy of a discussion not a tag.

[mindrust]

I interpreted it as he thought i was raising an alt using a contest.

You are right I thought so but that is not the point of discussion.  

I am running an alt farm

Never accused you of that as I have no proof as of now.

@Cryptovator, I consider this borderline abuse worthy of a discussion not a tag.

And you also must have thought that I would ruin 10+ years of forum history over 50 merits. Go gather your proof wheee

[LFC_Bitcoin]

What was it? I interpreted it as he thought i was raising an alt using a contest. Or is he implying something else? Like I am running an alt farm of with 50+ merits to scam my own contest? What is it? Let's go all out

I’m not accusing you of anything. Please continue, you do you.

I do question why you posted from the alt account though. Nothing to get yourself bent out of shape over but do be careful.

[mindrust]

What was it? I interpreted it as he thought i was raising an alt using a contest. Or is he implying something else? Like I am running an alt farm of with 50+ merits to scam my own contest? What is it? Let's go all out

I’m not accusing you of anything. Please continue, you do you.

I do question why you posted from the alt account though. Nothing to get yourself bent out of shape over but do be careful.

I am careful, and raising alts is not against forum rules. One can raise 5 alts at the same time and join 5 different campaigns as long as he makes his alts known to everybody. That's very clear.

[memehunter]

And you also must have thought that I would ruin 10+ years of forum history over 50 merits. Go gather your proof wheee

I never accused you of that, this was a thought in my mind which I did not pursue. I only uttered it after you asked for it thrice in this thread. Circumstantial evidence instigated that thought process. Here, now it will be derailing the discussion to steer it in that way.
I want to keep the scope of discussion in this thread limited for a worthwhile discussion, don't take it personally. You have made your point and I have made my position pretty clear now lets wait for inputs from other wise members.    
I HAVE NO AGENDA AGAINST YOU (PERSON).

[Mia Chloe]

What if I said memehunter was my alt and i merited him intentionally wheee memehunter would have to try hard to untangle that shit then 

It's weekend hmmmm..... What whiskey was it
I'm guessing irish

[mindrust]

And you also must have thought that I would ruin 10+ years of forum history over 50 merits. Go gather your proof wheee

Circumstantial evidence instigated that thought process.

You have proof or not? wtf does circumstantial evidence even mean? What kind of logic is that?

You can't just escape this shit like that. If you don't have proof, don't even imply.

What if I said memehunter was my alt and i merited him intentionally wheee memehunter would have to try hard to untangle that shit then 

It's weekend hmmmm..... What whiskey was it
I'm guessing irish

Holy shit, I am actually on captain morgan. I want to send you 50 merits now but i am afraid of memecunter

[memehunter]

You have proof or not? wtf does circumstantial evidence even mean? What kind of logic is that?

Why should I waste my time for something which I don't want to prove lol. You already know why I mentioned that. You chose your second account to host that giveaway that was circumstantial evidence for me to assume that (using one account's merits for other's contest). I created this thread for asking a question regarding holding luck based contests around merit giveaways.

Holy shit, I am actually on captain morgan. I want to send you 50 merits now but i am afraid of memecunter

Thanks a lot for your appreciation.

[mindrust]

You have proof or not? wtf does circumstantial evidence even mean? What kind of logic is that?

Why should I waste my time for something which I don't want to prove lol. You already know why I mentioned that. You chose your second account to host that giveaway that was circumstantial evidence for me to assume that (using one account's merits for other's contest). I created this thread for asking a question regarding holding luck based contests around merit giveaways.

You don't want to prove? So you can, but you don't want to, is that it?