I also think that the merit system is good in theory but can be improved.
For example in the local sections there are very few merit sources.
There are 84 merit for sources with a total merit generation of up to 19500 sMerit per 30 days
84 sources for 2 mln users.
it's true that bitcointalk is now a mirror of society where the richer get richer, but shouldn't we be used to this already?
If you can live in the real world you can accept the merit system
For example in the local sections there are very few merit sources.
There are 84 merit for sources with a total merit generation of up to 19500 sMerit per 30 days
84 sources for 2 mln users.
it's true that bitcointalk is now a mirror of society where the richer get richer, but shouldn't we be used to this already?
If you can live in the real world you can accept the merit system
I agree there should be more Merit sources. Knowing my Merit is very finite makes me not want to dole it out as much as I would if I was a Merit source (I haven't applied but maybe I will some day).
There's over 2.3 million members but you're forgetting that most of them are either non-active or shitposters looking to game the system. Of the 447 average that sign up per day, I'd bet 400 of them are a combination of bots, shitposters (airdroppers and sig campaigners), and people who otherwise don't give a damn about anything other than how to get "free money." The amount of time noobs waste on this forum in an attempt to make "easy money" is simply fucking astounding.
Unfortunately I think all that's happened after the Merit System was introduced is sig campaigns lowered their standards for admittance, regardless it does make it harder for account farmers so it should remain. Until noobs realize that 90%+ of tokens they get from bounties and airdrops are worthless and start telling their friends, we're going to continue to see this great influx of morons into the forum continue.