Each time a user successfully rank up and that user have been putting some effort in posting right with quality, it's a win for the merit system. At the beginning of this year I set a
goal of ranking up to full memeber after calculating my merit ratio of receiving aleast 1merit every three days but to my surprise it took me just 17days to receive 40+merits without posting any out standing post. If there was any myth that an average poster (like myself) can't rank up due to the merit system then I have busted that myth. I'll like to thank LoyceV most especially for giving me that super advice back in September 2018 to clean up my account and get a fresh start. Which I did and it's paying off.
In conclusion, I'll like to use this opportunity in thanking all my merit fans publicly for constantly rewarding me for my little efforts and give an advice to those aspiring for a full member or member rank, always keep a clean posting history as you post with quality.
Thanks you everyone I'm now a FULL MEMBER.
Congratulations on your promotion. I have a long experience with internet forums, but this is the only one i have seen with such a system. I lurked for years not paying much attention to merits, thinking it was cosmetic like in most forums (simply by increasing the number of posts), but this is quite different. And it seems to work too!