Quote from: matthewio on March 16, 2018, 11:54:26 PM

I have been on the bitcointalk platform for quite some time now and have been wondering how people get merits.I have tried to contribute meaningfully to discussions, I am yet to receive any merit point --snip--.I will still ask here,How do I get some merits point?I am overdue for the next upgrade.

From what i could see, you have only been concentrating on earning through those bloated facebook and twitter accounts. More than half of your post count consists of "Reports". You are already going to get some of those tokens for that. What more do you expect?

If you really want to earn 'merit', then first stop viewing Bitcoin and the forum solely from those money-tinged lenses. Roll Eyes

There are lot of people running challenges and such to review your posts. Spend sometime looking for them. People are even offering merit for doing some detective work if you think your posts can't be enough. A good place to look would be Joel_Jantsen's Merit Distribution Thread (Newbies Welcome).

You may FEEL entitled to merit but with your current level of posting/ knowledge, sadly, you are not.

Any of the new members who fall for buying merit will find themselves in a vicious circle of shitposting and paying for merit.
The steps in the vicious circle are simple:
1. Not getting any merit because your post history is mainly "Quote in Quote" Reports.
2. Buy 10 merit for, say, 150$ to upgrade to Member.
3. Join as many campaigns as possible to recover the investment now.
4. Make pointless posts to complete count and again get your post history filled with Reports.
5. Back to Step 1.

For anyone willing to work on this, I suggest take a 2-week break from the campaigns. Just read and learn about bitcoins. Read the book, the core blog, the Satoshi institute website, maybe even try running a full node. Find you forte and knowledge well with which you can make substantial posts.
Otherwise, there is no use in being a cry baby. Help yourself so the forum can help you.