What if we ignored the activity level and used the merit alone for ranking purposes?
Give everyone merit equal to their current activity. Which solves the problem of those who were close to ranking up.
Posting would not be done just to meet minimum requirements to rank up. Which would cut down on the crap or unnecessary posts.
Thoughts?
I guess it is not a good idea. Because merits can be obtained spontaneously if people decide to spam their merits on you, and in a day you will be a legendary member if that happens. If your idea is to be applied, it could destroy rank system if that happens.
I guess, If you re a person worthy of higher ranks, I guess you will and can make a great post, then will get merits. When you have enough merits, it is just matter of time for your activity to catch up to the upper rank requirement, and it is worth the wait.
True. The time factor is connected to the activity which needs to stay. Guess I didn't think it through far enough.