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Yes, one of very important reason for people not getting merits is that some members of the forum have misunderstood the purpose of the merit system.-snip
You are just a thrash and your post is shit. Just bounty hunting is what you can do 
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This clearly shows that local boards are out merites and theymos should see this chart once for sure.I think no one should have this mindset that only long posts should be merited, this has truly affected the merit system and in still going on as you can see. But instead I think the merit should be rewarded only if some efforts are put in the post by the user and not just because he has wrote a length post.
I don't feel that the reason for quality posts to be missed is that people mostly Merit the posts that they agree with, but the reason behind that is the excessive spam that is posted after them, and no one with the right mind would dig deep in that shit only in the hope of finding a quality post to Merit it. I don't see any reason to blame the system for that.
If they could not find a quality post that does no mean that they should just start meriting the view of other people to which they agree. It better to hold that merit until you find a really deserving post. Your reason is just worthless and we are not blaming the system we are trying to find the flaws and solve it.-snip
My only suggestion to you is please first read your post before posting it. I just cant understand a single sentence.-snip
Yes, some of the section where there are multiple merit deserving posts and quality contents are just very low in the list. I think this sections should have more merit circulation than meta
1. Bitcoin Discussion
2. Alt-coin Discussion
3. Development and technical discussion
I am also shocked that there are 14680 merits to the deleted posts and I think most of this is a part of merit abuse
1. We have the same nationality and handing out a merit to his/er post is a good strategy as that user might also do the same for me.
2. The "indulgence" feeling when somebody handed out you a merit and you are thinking to also give that person to return the favor.
3. The merit gameplayers. (The real toxic users in this forum who will do illegal conversation and trade out merits for their own benefits)
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You have a very positive way of looking at things. I think you should change it.I've been reading a lot of the threads here, and I think I'm going to adopt a new policy. Any newbie with a post count of over 100, or an activity of over 30, is going to be considered as a spambie, and I will be extra cautious about giving him any merits.
I think this would not be a way to judge people by there activity or post counts. You should just check if they have put some effort in the posts. (Effort mean if they really have knowledge about the topic they are speaking and have given proper info )I remember seeing posts merited with high amounts of merit just because someone was calling the other a "butt hurt idiot"... Wtf is that all about?
Yes, I was just addressing to such type of merited posts. You will see much posts like them in the meta section everywhere!