And you have one more merit from me for getting into all this trouble to find people who had success with this system! lol
The second guy though is registered from a year ago and the last one is registered since 2013, so ofcourse they had free merits and that's why they stand high on points. Nevertheless, you beat my argument that there's probably not even one member who's close to the speed at which members used to obtain ranks before.
For the record, I still believe it's an unfair system and it could become better if the thresholds were lowered, but that's my opinion so call me spoiled and ignore me (Not addressing a specific member)!
The second guy though is registered from a year ago and the last one is registered since 2013, so ofcourse they had free merits and that's why they stand high on points. Nevertheless, you beat my argument that there's probably not even one member who's close to the speed at which members used to obtain ranks before.
For the record, I still believe it's an unfair system and it could become better if the thresholds were lowered, but that's my opinion so call me spoiled and ignore me (Not addressing a specific member)!
Thanks. Yeah, I know nullius is a bit special but the last guy must have started with no more than 100.
There's a full list compiled by LoyceV weekly (last one 2 days ago).
Total number of users who received 1 or more Merit: 13366
Click for the full list (format: "Merit username (#userID)")
Sample:
Click for the full list (format: "Merit username (#userID)")
Sample:
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1931 theymos (#35)
847 satoshi (#3)
713 nullius (#976210)
688 Lutpin (#520313)
478 pitipawn (#1076869)
468 Lauda (#101872)
420 TMAN (#98986)
404 Vod (#30747)
374 LoyceV (#459836)
369 Last of the V8s (#479624)
345 explorder (#1108331)
332 GameKyuubi (#26945)
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1 1C6fV5DtakfKANLJ8GUV7hCaA (#1167035)
1 1453eko (#1431103)
1 13ex07 (#1207068)
1 13abyknight (#153359)
1 13Winter13 (#919666)
1 123tm (#848549)
1 123exo123 (#1919155)
1 11:11pas (#1306783)
1 110110101 (#122406)
1 0xrocketscience (#1159304)
1 0x1Knowledge (#2000899)
1 0verseer (#1116853)
1 0RajA0 (#1151527)
1 063Myxa (#1432563)
1 -droid- (#196457)
1 -Redacted- (#129075)
1 -Night- (#878210)
1 -HK- (#1133384)
1 -BDan- (#1751855)
1 --Encrypted-- (#219961)
847 satoshi (#3)
713 nullius (#976210)
688 Lutpin (#520313)
478 pitipawn (#1076869)
468 Lauda (#101872)
420 TMAN (#98986)
404 Vod (#30747)
374 LoyceV (#459836)
369 Last of the V8s (#479624)
345 explorder (#1108331)
332 GameKyuubi (#26945)
.......
.......
.......
1 1C6fV5DtakfKANLJ8GUV7hCaA (#1167035)
1 1453eko (#1431103)
1 13ex07 (#1207068)
1 13abyknight (#153359)
1 13Winter13 (#919666)
1 123tm (#848549)
1 123exo123 (#1919155)
1 11:11pas (#1306783)
1 110110101 (#122406)
1 0xrocketscience (#1159304)
1 0x1Knowledge (#2000899)
1 0verseer (#1116853)
1 0RajA0 (#1151527)
1 063Myxa (#1432563)
1 -droid- (#196457)
1 -Redacted- (#129075)
1 -Night- (#878210)
1 -HK- (#1133384)
1 -BDan- (#1751855)
1 --Encrypted-- (#219961)
Have a look at that list as you'll be surprised how many people are getting Merit faster than 1 day. That's roughly what they need to rank up at the same pace as before.
I think the balance is right and most importantly fits with what was written in the OP of this thread.
I'm hoping that this system will increase post quality by:
- Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
- Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.
- Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
- Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.
It's doing what it was meant to.