Quote from: LoyceV on December 08, 2018, 08:13:35 PM

Quote from: cryptohunter on December 08, 2018, 07:40:55 PM

There is no way that if you remove the merit from the top 200 that comes from ONLY the top 300 (out of 150,000 lets not use the 2 million members)

It seems like you don't want to understand the reality of this forum: most users are spammers, and most users will never earn or deserve even a single merit. Even worse: I'm pretty sure most of those spammers own many accounts.
Have a look at patrol: it will give you a good impression of how useless most posts are.

To debunk your theory about a big circle of merit friends: check how many different users received Merit from the top senders:

Quote from: LoyceV on December 08, 2018, 11:42:42 AM

Total number of users who gave away 1 or more sMerit: 18848
Sample

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1. 7762 Merit sent by suchmoon (#234771) to 838 unique users in 2189 transactions
   2. 4201 Merit sent by dbshck (#153634) to 587 unique users in 2030 transactions
   3. 3835 Merit sent by Foxpup (#55384) to 220 unique users in 1496 transactions
   4. 3366 Merit sent by QuestionAuthority (#72795) to 205 unique users in 238 transactions
   5. 3001 Merit sent by qwk (#24140) to 391 unique users in 2032 transactions
   6. 2674 Merit sent by TMAN (#98986) to 347 unique users in 885 transactions
   7. 2405 Merit sent by Vod (#30747) to 452 unique users in 969 transactions
   8. 2318 Merit sent by chimk (#1202061) to 468 unique users in 1579 transactions
   9. 2087 Merit sent by paxmao (#1192397) to 671 unique users in 1565 transactions
   10. 2034 Merit sent by EFS (#140584) to 341 unique users in 895 transactions
   11. 1601 Merit sent by LoyceV (#459836) to 566 unique users in 1399 transactions
   12. 1599 Merit sent by bones261 (#452769) to 450 unique users in 1033 transactions
   13. 1434 Merit sent by DarkStar_ (#507936) to 393 unique users in 605 transactions
   14. 1401 Merit sent by JayJuanGee (#252510) to 445 unique users in 1390 transactions
   15. 1200 Merit sent by BobLawblaw (#569455) to 132 unique users in 743 transactions
   16. 1185 Merit sent by xandry (#382413) to 265 unique users in 1013 transactions
   17. 1146 Merit sent by OgNasty (#18321) to 716 unique users in 986 transactions
   18. 1093 Merit sent by frodocooper (#988740) to 167 unique users in 611 transactions
   19. 1074 Merit sent by Flying Hellfish (#79608) to 168 unique users in 361 transactions
   20. 1072 Merit sent by Welsh (#84521) to 230 unique users in 451 transactions
   21. 1049 Merit sent by Micio (#115423) to 91 unique users in 474 transactions
   22. 1047 Merit sent by Jet Cash (#698159) to 381 unique users in 673 transactions
   23. 995 Merit sent by LFC_Bitcoin (#379487) to 263 unique users in 829 transactions
   24. 800 Merit sent by achow101 (#290195) to 150 unique users in 385 transactions
   25. 790 Merit sent by teramit (#158960) to 211 unique users in 342 transactions
   26. 786 Merit sent by Vlad2Vlad (#112208) to 58 unique users in 151 transactions
   27. 779 Merit sent by theymos (#35) to 119 unique users in 148 transactions
   28. 763 Merit sent by vapourminer (#33156) to 467 unique users in 720 transactions
   29. 756 Merit sent by Halab (#1053119) to 118 unique users in 346 transactions
   30. 739 Merit sent by mindrust (#176777) to 208 unique users in 356 transactions
   31. 719 Merit sent by The Pharmacist (#487418) to 291 unique users in 567 transactions
   32. 694 Merit sent by mprep (#51173) to 217 unique users in 407 transactions
   33. 648 Merit sent by krogothmanhattan (#1000199) to 184 unique users in 376 transactions
   34. 619 Merit sent by malevolent (#23092) to 159 unique users in 274 transactions
   35. 618 Merit sent by Last of the V8s (#479624) to 165 unique users in 611 transactions
   36. 613 Merit sent by DdmrDdmr (#1582324) to 249 unique users in 575 transactions
   37. 563 Merit sent by xhomerx10 (#120694) to 164 unique users in 432 transactions
   38. 510 Merit sent by Globb0 (#244243) to 80 unique users in 160 transactions
   39. 504 Merit sent by hilariousetc (#397737) to 134 unique users in 263 transactions
   40. 500 Merit sent by micgoossens (#1067333) to 94 unique users in 472 transactions
   41. 487 Merit sent by cAPSLOCK (#35501) to 83 unique users in 196 transactions
   42. 466 Merit sent by sapta (#347141) to 73 unique users in 105 transactions
   43. 458 Merit sent by infofront (#41175) to 117 unique users in 448 transactions
   44. 453 Merit sent by RegulusHr (#1163424) to 80 unique users in 415 transactions
   45. 447 Merit sent by esmanthra (#1764764) to 133 unique users in 285 transactions
   46. 430 Merit sent by theymos_away (#349090) to 82 unique users in 95 transactions
   47. 414 Merit sent by xtraelv (#897509) to 200 unique users in 395 transactions
   48. 413 Merit sent by hilariousandco (#164822) to 102 unique users in 180 transactions
   49. 402 Merit sent by rickbig41 (#553678) to 108 unique users in 177 transactions
   50. 402 Merit sent by jbreher (#28719) to 105 unique users in 344 transactions
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18799. 1 Merit sent by 5thFear (#974017) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18800. 1 Merit sent by 5soznanie (#1227273) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18801. 1 Merit sent by 410751302 (#188852) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18802. 1 Merit sent by 3x1t (#912334) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18803. 1 Merit sent by 3txx (#18342) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18804. 1 Merit sent by 3philong (#1065792) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18805. 1 Merit sent by 3dyx (#1130468) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18806. 1 Merit sent by 3dianle (#1218380) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18807. 1 Merit sent by 3acaga (#1232502) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18808. 1 Merit sent by 360llqzc (#1300924) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18809. 1 Merit sent by 2tang (#1003532) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18810. 1 Merit sent by 2drive (#1304704) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18811. 1 Merit sent by 2andahalfBTC (#1142164) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18812. 1 Merit sent by 27aume (#1001865) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18813. 1 Merit sent by 24Kt (#936906) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18814. 1 Merit sent by 2342q6tegw (#1212678) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18815. 1 Merit sent by 214missy (#1285563) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18816. 1 Merit sent by 212fox (#1342293) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18817. 1 Merit sent by 1pool Ltd. (#2062862) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18818. 1 Merit sent by 1melyun (#543052) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18819. 1 Merit sent by 1cyrax00 (#964210) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18820. 1 Merit sent by 1chempion123 (#1346880) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18821. 1 Merit sent by 1cak (#1136856) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18822. 1 Merit sent by 1amCrypt0 (#933826) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18823. 1 Merit sent by 1CryptoSmurf (#1352746) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18824. 1 Merit sent by 19nataliya12 (#1873934) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18825. 1 Merit sent by 19dimasik77 (#881779) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18826. 1 Merit sent by 19Nov16 (#921267) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18827. 1 Merit sent by 17buratin (#1187494) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18828. 1 Merit sent by 13ex07 (#1207068) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18829. 1 Merit sent by 13Charlie (#76987) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18830. 1 Merit sent by 12retepnat34 (#1053271) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18831. 1 Merit sent by 10yearsolder (#1094878) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18832. 1 Merit sent by 10BTCaDay (#396522) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18833. 1 Merit sent by 101nowby (#2229773) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18834. 1 Merit sent by 100kk (#1316426) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18835. 1 Merit sent by 100eth (#1324600) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18836. 1 Merit sent by 0virtual (#1244555) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18837. 1 Merit sent by 0Alvaren0 (#2020991) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18838. 1 Merit sent by 01bits (#1629161) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18839. 1 Merit sent by 01BTC (#1756786) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18840. 1 Merit sent by 00DKM@ (#1311705) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18841. 1 Merit sent by .nuke (#89670) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18842. 1 Merit sent by -kirito (#1747828) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18843. 1 Merit sent by -ck (#19971) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18844. 1 Merit sent by -Kaizer- (#60550) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18845. 1 Merit sent by $Talker (#1043705) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18846. 1 Merit sent by $@to$h! (#1183184) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18847. 1 Merit sent by $$$ (#525995) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions
18848. 1 Merit sent by #Bentley (#1232592) to 1 unique users in 1 transactions

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Most of those users try really hard to send merit to as many different users as possible, but they need to deserve it first.

Did you know that half of the users you've send most Merit to are in the top200 Merit receivers?

I don't have theory. I am simply stating the statistics.

For example provide me this factual information.

Your current received merit score minus merit from the top 300 and any merit awarded in the meta section. Please provide me the current received merit and the merit you would have after making the adjustments??

Now to clear this up.

How many times can I say that does not mean you did not deserve the 80% or greater that will vanish from your score?

I have said before in posts that I find myself awarding top merit holders more than anyone else because

1. it is hard to find posts in amongst the sea of junk to award merit
2. people in meta since I have been here are helpful at providing stats I ask for and some say things I agree with. This is what i notice merit is used for. People upset at not getting more merit need not be upset thinking their posts are not being recognised for being great quality because that is unlikely on most boards due to how hard it would be to find them.

The point is many are recognising they can make great posts on other boards and not get anywhere near the merit they should get based on the level of post you would need to make here in the meta section if you were one of the inner circle.

This is true totally.

I have said this is not a big deal because merit stops lots of negative behaviour and is a nice way to award others who do things you ask or for you to tip your hat to others that express views you share.

People are wrongly believing that merit = valuable objective post and further more people are wrongly suggesting their high merit scores mean their posts are more valuable or hold more weight that low merit score holders. This is not the case.

The merit system is fine we just have to explain to people who wonder why they are not getting much merit for good posts it is not because their posts are not good it is due to other factors.