Quote from: Poker Player on Today at 06:59:49 AM

I don't know if it's just my impression or what. And I don't know if it's just a coincidence. What is clear is that if you open threads (if they don't suck) it's easier to get merits. I don't know if they know it and that's why.

It's just your impression.

Quote from: Poker Player on Today at 07:19:35 AM

I have the impression that the same idea expressed in an OP or on page 1 or 2 of a thread is more likely to receive merit than if expressed in a comment on page 14.

That is pretty obvious. Would you ever go in the 14th page of your google search? Same thing applies for merits in these pages.

Quote from: bakasabo on Today at 07:33:51 AM

The only thing I've noticed is that when "newbies/junior members" open a thread, in most cases the did not leave any post after they've opened it.

That depends on the sub-forum. If they created a thread in Bitcoin Discussion, they may never reply again. If they have a query in the Dev & Tech sub-forum, they'll most likely reply.

Quote from: rhomelmabini on Today at 08:13:34 AM

Just an assumption but I guess we're gonna be heading again with the 2017 surge of newbie accounts being created and got lot more of traffic? If it's good or worthy enough to receive a merit then why not?

It's harder in practice than in theory. Not to mention that there are many spam busters in this forum; that and the merit system discourages someone to get a lot of traffic by spamming.