I am asking a simple question as I see many topics dedicated to ranking up or suggesting ways.
From my thoughts as a newbie, I wanted to rank up because I wasn't wasted and neither I believe that I cannot get into the rank that I am in as a Hero member. It was a tough journey & had a lot of adventures! It is a cycle that everyone here who joined after merit system went through.
I saw here, how high-ranking members would be the first to get included in the best signature campaigns. I would feel frustrated as a newbie as I felt irrelevant and ignored as my rank was not that good so was my reputation.
I then realized earning was not that a big problem as bounties were a big thing in my time. Even after working for bounties, getting ranked up was a big challenge, so I started focusing on my skills. I am not a developer, still I made it with my skills of writing.
I was first introduced to gambling being part of a gambling signature campaign. I loved it and decided to learn how gambling works in cryptocurrency. Lost a little amount while learning then decided to venture into sports betting.
I am making a decent extra earning with sports betting and now I have been working on trading. Life doesn't give you success on a plate and that is how my trading part is working for me.
Ultimately, I would like to say to everyone new to the forum. Believe in yourself and believe in what you can achieve. In some time you will see yourself where I am.
Life on the Forum has never been easy especially being a newbie, getting at least 1 merit is difficult because you try to do something special to gain the recognition you talked about but it doesn't come your way and the high ranked members get all the glory, is as if there's nothing new for a newbie to do that hasn't been done on the Forum. I don't blame those who lie just to get recognized or earn merit to rank up it has to be done as long as we're not there to say otherwise.
Talking about sig campaign, you need to know something about it as a newbie then that you only apply when you have reached the required rank and being accepted is by how good you are with your work on the Forum. With all you said I think newbies can be elevated, especially those ones who planned on giving up that the merit system isn't working.