Quote from: ericunc95 on February 12, 2018, 02:31:02 PM

I am still amazed to see the number of posts regarding merit and rankings. I am not going to lie, I was upset right in the beginning as well because I was set to become a Member on the next activity cycle but now I have to still earn 5 more merit points to get there. As with any change, there are going to be people for and against it...people are going to try and work the system and still get what they want. I am definitely all for making this forum a better place and not having as many spam posts. I am just thankful we all have a place to come and discuss issues with crypto and hopefully gain some knowledge from the folks that have been around for a while. Thanks and Good Luck!

I concur! This sM-cum-Merit thingy haz definitely stop this forum's 1.8M+ user base from spamming the threads, most likely because a new tab/window opens up if one desires to dole out sM to their brethren's heavy post, a new tab/window not deemed a security risk unlike all other links on this forum which only open in the same tab because otherwise they pose a security risk. Meanwhile, this forum has stopped legacy entities from accessing its API because that, too, poses a security risk, but that doesn't stop rogue entities from using the same API to blast PMs advertising their services for ... wait for it ... blasting PMs containing paid-for ads.

I have a great imagination but the above is beyond my prowess in conjuring up.

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