Re: Here Is One Reason Why Legendary Members Get So Many Merits
⭐ Merited by JayJuanGee (1)
I think that you would be surprised by the potential greater level of your ability to contribute and even to have various different opinions, if you were to write out your answer/response before reading the responses from other members, and you will start to notice that if you write out your response(s) prior to reading the responses of other members, the way that you answer the questions/issues might not be exactly the same as the more senior member.
Of course, it is up to you regarding how much you want to participate or interact, and it seems to me that there can be additional value with interacting that contributes towards a more active form of learning.. even though it takes more time to interact.. and in the interacting direction, I would suggest that it might be a good practice to write out your answer before reading the responses from other member, so that when you read the responses from other members, you would thereafter be able to see how much your way of expressing yourself is exactly the same or the extent to which your perspective is different.. which may also add some value, too...
You may well be surprised the extent to which your opinion still might be different from the more senior members, even though you have some overlapping areas of agreement with them, so when you read those further responses of the more senior members (and sometimes not so much more senior.. just peers), you can also decide whether to additionally respond to their points but not necessarily remove the areas of your already composed post in which you agree with them.
There is not any better way to do it, so the question remains up to you in regards to how much you want to use the forum as a way to interact with other members and to learn through such interaction or as a way to passively read posts... the choice is yours, for sure... but I would imagine that you will learn more by interacting even though it is more time consuming, yet a side benefit is that you will likely earn more merits.. even when you are making almost the same points or even if you end up writing out your response and you thought that you agreed, but by the time you write out your response, you realize that you disagree on some of the points that had already been made in the thread.
I understand what you are talking about, I myself thought about it, and I understand that during communication you can better understand the very essence of the issue. And of course I like to participate in discussions more than just reading. Already in communication with you, I realized that it is worth joining the discussion before I re-read all the answers, I received this understanding precisely in communication, so this is already bearing results. Of course, it is up to you regarding how much you want to participate or interact, and it seems to me that there can be additional value with interacting that contributes towards a more active form of learning.. even though it takes more time to interact.. and in the interacting direction, I would suggest that it might be a good practice to write out your answer before reading the responses from other member, so that when you read the responses from other members, you would thereafter be able to see how much your way of expressing yourself is exactly the same or the extent to which your perspective is different.. which may also add some value, too...
You may well be surprised the extent to which your opinion still might be different from the more senior members, even though you have some overlapping areas of agreement with them, so when you read those further responses of the more senior members (and sometimes not so much more senior.. just peers), you can also decide whether to additionally respond to their points but not necessarily remove the areas of your already composed post in which you agree with them.
Therefore, it is clear to me why old ranked members write more posts and get more merit for their posts. They share their knowledge with the society, they are useful for the forum and it is clear that the society thanks them for it. I see how many active forum users get a lot of merit, it inspires me, because I understand that it is possible, but I also see what kind of knowledge you need to have for this, and this is not an easy job and this is a well-deserved result.
There is not any better way to do it, so the question remains up to you in regards to how much you want to use the forum as a way to interact with other members and to learn through such interaction or as a way to passively read posts... the choice is yours, for sure... but I would imagine that you will learn more by interacting even though it is more time consuming, yet a side benefit is that you will likely earn more merits.. even when you are making almost the same points or even if you end up writing out your response and you thought that you agreed, but by the time you write out your response, you realize that you disagree on some of the points that had already been made in the thread.
I also agree that it is during communication the opportunity to receive merit will increase, which I can also track by my activity on the forum when I communicate and not just read. This is an experience that is acquired over time, everything becomes easier when you begin to understand simple things, that you did not notice before.