I think merit points should only stay if the post was deleted by a moderator, or the owner of a self moderated topic. If the post is deleted by the user, the sMerits should return to the person who gave the merits. If merit selling/trading was to get popular, it would be fairly easy to hide who you bought the merit from or traded with, as you could make a temp post, wait for them to "pay" the merit, and then delete it, hiding all traces of the "trade" from the general public. Thoughts?
There should be a public list of all merits given/received by a user, like the trust page.
Hey, suchmoon, I see that you lent me 1 sM so I lent you 2 sM (interest) for your post above located directly below my post where you lent me 1 sM. I look forward to you lending me 4 sM, whereupon I'll lend you 8 sM, etc. At the end of the day, the one with the most sMs wins and gets to ride into the sunset on their gallant steed ...
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