I think it's leading users to use the forum not in their own way. I might be wrong, that is my little input.
Thanks for your feedback. You are right, the sounding of those checklists may come across too mechanical and task-oriented. I will surely refine those sections when I upgrade the tool to the next version so the focus is mainly on healthy participation, learning, and contribution by anyone planning to use the tool for rank up.
How about someone who doesn't belong to any locals, will they still proceed?
Yes, they will still proceed. But under the Merit Lab tab, they will not get topic suggestions and local crypto news exclusively for their local board. They will only get a generic topic suggestion, and the suggestion is prioritized based on the current forum rank held by the user.
Cool project. I'm curious where do you pull the stats for which board is highly watched by merit sources? Do you track this independently or do you use other sources and compile it on your own? I haven't tried using my own profile yet, but it seems like fetching the profile takes quite a while. Not sure if my internet connection affects that or not. Feels a bit too slow considering my connection is quite fast though (albeit I use VPN regularly).
Thanks for the feedback. As of now, it is mostly based on the public Bitcointalk pattern and my research and observations. I am aware of which global boards merit sources are active, and that logic has been applied to the tool. The fetch speed mainly depends on the forum's response time, VPN routing, and Cloudflare delays. Sometimes there might be an issue with fetching, which is why I have also given the user the ability to manually enter the details and enter the tool.