Re: Giving 18 Newbie Members a Chance to Rank Up To J. Member
Instead of going to create back our own thread knowing that they're going to be moved maybe if admin feels that we're trying to incentivize users by asking them to post and most of them start posting bullshit in lieu of expecting merits for the same, I believe we should help the ongoing threads only by allocating some merits to them only (as if our intentions are not to become self-Hero). 
Ahh, I believe I've found the differentiating factor between this thread, mine and those that are similar.
3. Your posts had to be written prior to the creation of this thread - which means before 16/12/2018. Any posts after this date will not be considered.
This would seem to remove any abusive/illegal incentive for posting. Requiring that the posts be created prior to the thread, means that there would have been no possibility that the user is posting with this thread in mind. Maybe I am being naive, but this seems to be the important distinction; a very thoughtful rule.