Quote from: suchmoon on December 18, 2018, 03:55:07 AM

Quote from: eddie13 on December 18, 2018, 03:23:39 AM

What examples can you show of well written posts that you profoundly disagreed with, and you gave merits to?

Quickseller's post about Kavanaugh for example. A few other posts in P&S as well, just can't find links quickly.

You are right. I was too narrow in the way I said it because it does happen on occasion but I still believe it is not the norm.
I also need to work on not saying "you" so much in my posts or addressing a certain other poster like that because I certainly don't mean/want to put a specific person on the spot like that, usually..

I should have said something more like - "How many merited posts do you all see merited for quality of writing and effort despite the sender profoundly disagreeing with the message of the post they merited?"

I think it is natural for us to use merit as a "+1", or a "Yeah, what he said." to show our support for a well placed message that we want to back up as an endorsement.
Or even something funny but low effort, just whatever we enjoy.

Quote from: LoyceV on December 18, 2018, 12:42:06 PM

Try sarcasm, that's the real ~~money~~ Merit maker Cheesy

It's very true and natural for us to do and I don't think it is wrong to do so, but I can see why someone from another perspective who thinks it's not so funny would feel butthurt seeing a low effort post get merited.

Quote from: LoyceV on December 18, 2018, 12:42:06 PM

User eddie13 - (0.4973 Merit per new post)

Hey, that's pretty good but look at this one..

Quote from: LoyceV on December 14, 2018, 10:00:36 AM

181. eddie13 earned ~~191~~ 50 Merit from outside the Top 200 Merit Receivers

Quote from: LoyceV on December 14, 2018, 10:01:45 AM

181. eddie13 earned ~~191~~ 27 Merit from outside the Top 500 Merit Receivers

My stats there are abysmal! (If the ratio means something bad like some perspectives seem to think.)

Quote from: LoyceV on December 18, 2018, 12:42:06 PM

If you're not a Merit source yet, I think you should apply!

I might some day..