There are so many ways to hide unused contents when you want to quote someone esle posts or OPs. There is no reason to fully quote the OP like this. People here read the OP posted by theymos many times since Jan. of 2018.

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Most of newbies complained about this, me too. Because at the beginning of merit system, to be honest, I felt like my life 'ruined', but as you saw, I have been a Senior Member now. You should rank up with merit system, it is just a matter of time, in case you actually mature over time.
Mature means, reading more, learning more, improving your post quality, maintaining this good posting habit over time. Then all will be fine because merits will naturally come to you.
I looked at your post history, 9/19 posts are one-lined posts, the rest are two-lined posts. You won't get merit for such shitposts, it's the fact!

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Please stop complaining and start growing.