Quote from: Toxic2040 on January 16, 2019, 01:08:58 AM

I dont come out of the hole'n the Wall much.. I don"t care for the endless ad campaigns, trolls and the "I know better than you because I am screaming louder" mentality that I find prevalent in many posts out "here". Imho the merit system is obviously flawed despite theymos and the "meta" crew's best intentions. It's either a semi-functional beta at best or a self perpetuating circle jerk at worst.

I do tend to be of the mind set that something is better than nothing however and do appreciate the hard work involved for some. That being said, I am having a issue with this thread for some reason. When people start telling other people how to think my censorship hackles rise and the warning bells start clamoring.

Here is a example. These two have made such a impression on me with some of their thoughtful and insightful post's over the years that I ended up putting them on my DT list. I have had no trades with them or any other interactions but I still feel as though they are "trustful". I haven't searched through ever single post nor will I, but I do wonder however if they feel they have earned the 2300+ merits that the community has bestowed upon them. I suspect there might be some doubt.

Quote from: suchmoon on January 15, 2019, 10:35:36 PM

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That's not really how it works.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on January 15, 2019, 11:54:26 PM

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I agree with you, but there's limits.

My point is here are two well respected members telling other people how to think and act.. I am not sure it could be more of an anti-thesis of what bitcoin is all about if it tried. The merit system has to be more than just rewarding the same 1% of people who make quality post's. This is a subjective proposition that has to be intuited at the users discretion. It has to be a way to engage and draw new participation or we will end up in a very small echo chamber. It's to the point that I almost refuse to merit legendary members at all unless it is truly profound or cutting edge. I try and bestow what little merit I gain to newbies trying to gain a foothold so as to entice more participation as a whole or to member who I feel are close to ranking up a level.

I think Globbo's point was to reward and encourage decency and politeness...plain and simple. That seems admirable and a good use case for merits if I have ever heard one.

Just my two sats.
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Excuse me and sorry for having NO sendable merit left

Your way when out of MERIT.... +5WO merits

Many sources just filling up each other, I also always think not everybody as myself can always talk high tech quality Posts.....

But many do their very very best expressing theirselfs in english, not the mother language, and just have the best intentions and longterm perspectives for BTC, that with Some politenes and good humor ..... isnt that Nice for the BTC community as well?

Again good night me out