Is there a place we can see the posts we've earned merit from?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=meritInteresting. Are merits meant to be traded or exclusively earned?
You have Merits, those you cannot send.You also have sMerits, those you can only send, they have no other purpose.
When someone gives merit to you they lose sMerit of the amount transfered and you gain Merit as well as sMerit (which in case you can send again).
Eg should I send 10 Merit to you for a post, my sMerit would decrease by 10.
Your merit would increase by 10 and your sMerit would increase by 5.
Merits are exclusively earned, but the sMerit part you also get keeps the circulation flowing.
(Ignoring merit sources here, for the sake of making an easy example.)
Jr with 0 Merit instead of 30
Members have 10. I assume you're mixing up merit with activity here.
And is it possible for any existing user to lower their rank because of the introduction of merit? Someone complained about that
I think there were a few bugs, I saw a few full members rank down to junior for a while (fixed already).