Been inactive for awhile and I was pumped up to rank up my member status from Member to Full Member by increasing number of my posts. When it meet the requirements, I was surprised that we need additional Merits to rank up our position. I think it is really good to eliminate negative posts to help the community growing up. Now the question is how to increase Merit? Is Merit trading allowed?
Nope, technically speaking it is not. But, black market is out there ruling the black world with its strong influence. You just need a lot of money lol
I have seen some posts under this section wherein several trusted members do not condone 'merit-trading'. You need to understand that the merit system was implemented in order to substantially decrease the number of post spammers and trash threads by limiting members from ranking-up based on their post quality. Though it may be subjective for one to decide which post may he/she finds qualified, but it has at least affected the forum in a positive light.
The reason on why merit trading defeats the purpose of the system since it tolerates cheating (if that's the exact term). When you trade merits with someone and your post quality does not fit the standards, then you are just simply cheating your way to the top. It totally eliminates the need for one to provide decent posts since there actually exists a way for one to increase their merit without making their post quality decent.
On a side note, under the marketplace section there are some individuals who award people merits based on their post quality. You might want to check it out if you believe that you are qualified to such. Good luck!