This post raised my curiosity, which is the reason for this thread.
Keep in mind that vas majority of legendary members became legendary before merit was introduced. And back then you only needed activity.
Nowadays its much harder to rank up due to merit requirements, and with good reason tbh
When I was a newbie, I was told that the majority of legendary members got their ranks before the merit system. I have become a legendary member and likewise many other persons, yet someone still believes that airdropped legendary members are still more than self-made legendary members.
Any data to compare both?
The whole processes on ranking now that it depends on merits earned in the struggle of creating constrictive posts has been so hectic and challenging for the forum members.
I did not meet that time which only activity counts determines members rank up but what I can say about it is that it was very easy to earn the ranking up to the highest level then.
It is really sadden that I have been accountable of 308 activity counts and I am still a member rank despites all my efforts in creating constrictive posts as best as I can and the merits is not flowing and I am still not regarded in the forum just because of my lower rank as a member.
And at most signature campaigns, lot of members who passed through difficulties to earn merits to specific ranks are being underrated just like the junior members, members and now signature campaigns managers are adjusting to neglect the full member ranks without considering the hard times times faced to reach that level.
So during then that ranks were obtained by a common airdrops activity counts and now ranks are self made with the stress on earning merits, don't you all think my member rank account with the total accumulation of 20 merits with 308 activity should even be regard ahead of those legendary ranks obtained before merits was implemented?
Just curious because the investment of knowledge to earn merits and rank up this time is far ahead contributing more qualities of posts to the forum than when airdrops was invoke.