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. 
The merit system as I know was introduced in 2018 of which I got into the forum in 2022 which clearly indicates that I didn't experience how the forum was regarding to discussions/threads quality as at that time before the merit system but by the role and purpose of the merit system as established common sense alone will tell you that the introduction of the merit system was to solve a recurring problem called spamming and low quality posting and it has made things much better in the forum than when it wasn't in place.Simply put, If before when there was no meriting system was so great than now then there wouldn't be a need for enacting merit system. With the merit system spamming has been been reduced to it barest minimum as merit stands as a reward for quality delivery in posts/comments.