I wasn't hoping to get more merit by creating this thread, I just wanted to help other newbies, you are completely wrong. I realized my mistake, and based on the advice of other users, I will stop spamming and flooding this thread
Actually, you did not make any mistake if you understand how merit system works and how to use your sendable merit in a good way.
I'm hoping that this system will increase post quality by:
- Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
- Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.
To know how to merit other users in a good way, you need to understand how difficult you have to fight for your earned merits. When you understand it, you will know which posts are good in quality to send your sendable merit to.
The topic like this is controversial as it makes readers feel you are begging for merit. If you do not, ignore it and keep going. See you at higher rank and I will watch out your progress.