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
In my opinion, even if all 84 merit sources worked hard and efficiently, they have still alsmot been unable to catch all high quality threads to give their smerits away.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
They all are human, not robots, so it's bigger probability to miss high quality threads for sure.
However, merit source applications should be verified as strictly as possible to avoid potential greedy merit sources, who can abuse the merit system after got acceptance to be a merit source and start using their allocated sMerits for merit exchange.