Re: Merit! Why Merit is sold and how to stop it?

I propose here to discuss the objectives and the results of Merit. Why I touched on this question.
I and many new users are faced with the fact that for promotion you need to somehow get Merit.
I began to read a lot about this and ask people about how they got Merit.
I was touched by the fact that many newcomers tend to buy Merit, and do not deserve it from other users, offering quality posts.
I learned the situation about buying Merit, and easily found willing to sell me Merit at a price of $ 28 for 1.
I can afford to buy, but this is against the worthy goal of "Merit". Merit is more than money!
As you see Merit, I did not buy it!

Good for you. You've taken the first steps to becoming a citizen by not breaking the law.
The next step is to report those accounts that offered to sell it to you... :/

At 28$ per merit I would break the law. Jk don't report me.
I don't think it's that big of a problem, if someone receives a big quantity of merits at once it's usually very easy to identify if they send it to themselves or bought it in any case. People have been able to buy accounts legally in this forum for years and it was never stopped.

I think the sale of Merit is damaging the bitcointalk. I can not sell everything, I think Merit is more than money. Not for sale Merit created ...

Yes, Merit was not created for sale. But the problem is that there is no guarantee that you will get merits. Even the writing of constructive and competent posts does not guarantee you that you will definetely receive a merit. Each participant of the forum is sure that his activity will increase. But no one can say for sure whether his merit will go up. It is this fear that you can remain a juniour member for a very long time (despite your activity, which allows you to move to a higher level) and pushes people to buy merits. The higher ranks see this as a way of earning, and the younger ones grasp in desperation for any opportunity to get merits. I do not think that this can be somehow corrected. At least for now. Until people are sure that they will receive merits and know what actions on their part will surely provide them it, they will buy merits and thereby violate the rules of the forum.