Quote from: FinneysTrueVision on Today at 07:11:43 AM

He’s talking about user’s with 1000+ earned merit, i.e. merit that was acquired after the initial airdrop, when the system was introduced. BPIP’s information says there are 396 such users currently.

https://bpip.org/Report?r=earnedmerit

Yeah I totally forgot about the airdrop. I guess I was considering that all the Legendaries have accumulated 1000+ merits organically, but that's not the case. In fact, the title says it, but I (somehow) ignored it.

Quote from: lovesmayfamilis on Today at 07:26:53 AM

But today's high ranks, especially if you pay attention to some local sections, are raised not from a great love for Bitcoin and interest in it, but exclusively from the understanding that you can earn money here. Merits are transferred in a contractual manner, thereby creating the illusion that these heroes who rise in rank are much smarter than those who came to the forum in the first days.

"Merits are transferred in a contractual manner" -> I am not playing the "romantic" here, but can you elaborate? I am also not denying your claim, I know how things work around here, but I still believe that good members will shine among the others.