Quote from: The Pharmacist on Today at 04:32:51 AM

Quote from: igehhh on July 11, 2022, 12:24:47 PM

C'mon lower some standard while meriting newbies.

Oh, hell no. There's no way I'm going to lower my standards, because if every merit source did that and just started handing out merits for mediocre or even shitposts, the merit system wouldn't function as it should. It's not supposed to be easy to earn merits. Never was, and that's the way it should be. By making members work harder to rank up, forum post quality has gone up significantly (IMO) since 2018, and account farming has been decimated.

Not sure if the merits system was intended to be held or difficult to earn; if you judge a new member and a veteran member equally, something is wrong. It was created by the community and for the community to use. Lowering the bar does not always mean meriting shitposters.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on Today at 04:32:51 AM

If you don't up your rank on a discussion forum....it ain't a big deal, really.

Don't play yourself! Everyone wants to climb the ranks while also making a positive contribution to the community.

Quote from: The Pharmacist on Today at 04:32:51 AM

Quote from: igehhh on July 11, 2022, 12:24:47 PM

What about the merits source, which ignores B&H and Altcoin discussion boards?

I've got both of those sections on ignore, and I'm not apologizing for that.

I was indirectly referring to you there! You ignore almost everything on the forum, so I wasn't expecting an apology; it's a personal choice!

Quote from: The Pharmacist on Today at 04:32:51 AM

I don't have time for all the B&H bullshit, and though altcoins interest me, the few threads I've created to ask for information have fallen flat. That's likely because bounty hunters and assorted shitposters don't have any incentive to give thoughtful responses--and so my threads kept getting buried under a mountain of threads like "ETH or BTC???". Fuck that.

There is always one good poster in every spammer community; don't burn the community down because of a few bad eggs; try and SORT!! I would SORT if I become a merit source!

Quote from: Rikafip on Today at 02:17:20 PM

For start, I don't use "Show unread posts since last visit" option at all and instead I just browse the forum for interesting topic in boards I usually visit. That's pretty much the way I browse all other forums so when I joined bitcointalk I just continued doing the same.

That's my favorite option on the forum. Angry