Re: Was the forum better before without Merit or is it better now with Merit?
Members, reputable members. Was it better before back then when this forum was without merits or is it better or even much better now with merits? Please explain your answer so users like me can get an idea how it was and what you prefer. 
I saw both periods on this forum: both before and after merits. And this is what I will say about this. I have already voiced this point of view several times, but I repeat that I believe that the introduction of merits benefited the bitcointalk, which made it possible to improve the quality of posts, pushing users not just to spam all sorts of garbage, but at least to generate more or less useful and interesting texts. I won’t talk about everyone, but I’m sure that for me, at least, the introduction of the merit system had a beneficial effect and forced me to be more thoughtful about what I write on this forum.