I disagree, there's no criteria or requirement in order to earn merit, just like my post below, I only post two words + image and I got 5 merits so far.
Lengthy article only make your post high unlikely get deleted, but it's not related to merit.
Merit is just like a gift, don't expect anyone e.g. friends, girlfriend, parents etc will give you something on your birthday.
Lengthy article only make your post high unlikely get deleted, but it's not related to merit.
Merit is just like a gift, don't expect anyone e.g. friends, girlfriend, parents etc will give you something on your birthday.
Oh well...
I agree: unless you wrote really bad or off-topic, if you participate in threads you find interesting, in the end you'll earn merits when you less expect it. No need to be Shakespeare here.
Members can also get a boost by participating in the various contests that are held in the forum from time to time (pie contest, pizza contest, pumpkin carving contest...), where the effort and love for Bitcoin is usually rewarded.