The OP indeed said, new rules could be added and I think it's time for some new rules update on the OP by Fivestar4everMVP. This sort of thread is one that is sure to last a longer time as you would always find users within that circle of near archivements needing some boost. When it's undefined or within a large range, they've got to leverage it for chances. The rules from the OP remains,
It is mandatory that You must be less than 25 merits from next rank to make a count down post on this thread.
That's the official rule on OP.
Ww had yet another user who spread this out quite clearly, which agrees and someworth conforms to most of what has been the case on the thread, as far as applications go.
New rules for countdown which should strictly followed...
Junior member merit (+1-9) CD to Member
Member merits(75-99) CD to full member
Full member (225-249) to Sr Member Countdown
Sr Member (475-499) to Hero member
Hero member (975-999) to Legendary
But One shouldn't countdown before Activity reached.
Don't know if the OP had other versions to the rules in the comments as I can't possibly be going over some 35pager document right now but, having that updated on the OP would be a best approach. In the absence of none, every other user could just make suggestions and it would be seen as such but, it could be actioned within their capacity as The Cryptovator has rightly pointed out and lived up to.
That's the reason sometimes I ignore full members. I don't want to let them be lazy. I believe merit limits would be different for each rank.
My advice is below.
To apply here, applicants should have below-average merits according to ranks.
To Members: 9 Merits
To Full Members: 90 Merits
To Sr. Members: 225 Merits
To Hero Members: 450 merits
To Legendary: 900 Merits
It's just my advice; maybe some +/- would be fine.
Rules are meant to be fair, to level the planes between all peoples and ranks. Having that in mind, if I were to make a pick between the existing rules and the suggestion from The Cryptovator, I think the 90% requirement is a more fair rule than the 25 lacking flats as we have it in the OP.
Given that, the total accumulations for each ranks differs and doubles as you go up the later and so is the difficulty in climbing, it's only normal to put everything in a ratio or percentage. Hence, the 90% requirement or the 10% lack to the next rank would be a better approach to equate all ranks.
Have in the OP and it seals the OP.
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Don't take it too personal for repeated posting, it's been hours inbetween and am using this to bump the thread for observation and responses. I hope the Fivestar4everMVP is been observant of the on going discussion.
The OP can tweak the rules as he sees fit, however, the rules need to be strict enough as to not encourage flat out begging or farming.
IMO this thread was meant to be a place where users were really close to the next rank and could ask for a little bump. It was not meant to be a thread where shitposters come to rank up their accounts so they can earn more money.
Ultimately managers decide whether or not to hire shitposters(some might give a shitposter a chance to see if they change, but they usually don't), but users should have to do most of the work themselves and show that they have put the effort it.
As you all see, I have refrained from helping in this thread for awhile now as it feels like we are just ranking up farms at this point. Soon as they hit the 25 threshold they are posting.