A problem is, I think people are in general not very generous with giving merits to even good posts.....
Well here are some links which you might find very amusing then - which will make your claim totally baseless and BS. Do check these out :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;statsMost generous recent merit sendersLike TMAN said, there are a "lot" of posts getting merited every now and then.
Instead of complaining that you are not getting merit - you can do the following things :
1. Stop acting like a bitch and start having your own personality. Learn to make quality discussions and not simply agree with everything which the person above you says.
2. Start to read the posts made by the top posters and learn how they contribute - maybe you will learn something yourself and some English as well in due course.
3. The best way to get rid of this problem is to leave this forum. Period.
I completely do not understand how some of these replies have to be so hostile and angry?
Someone points out a problem / an opinion, you agree or disagree, explain.
Why does it have to be so angry?
Also, the "stats" you're referring to does not take into account the "percentage" of posts getting merits.
Relative vs absolute, always look at both when you talk about stats.
Say, 1% of posts receive merit(s), then you could start asking yourself... do I see more than 1 quality post for every 100 I read?
Stats like "1012234 posts received merits" really is not useful in decision making.
Another example, when you report stock price, you don't just report the stock price. You also report percentage change from yesterday! Absolute & relative. You look at both