The problem is, what if this would just result "favoritism" system. Those who are not well known members of this forum will be left out and those who are already legendary and well know (mods, staff, legendary, etc.) will just keep on getting merits just because they've known each other. Let's just see after a month if this system would just go as other people view it.
That won't work for me. I'm a selfish bugger, and I've only got a few points to give away. They will go to people who help me regardless of their status. For example, if I want to set up a node on a Raspberry Pi, then a newbie could have a lot of Pi experience and make valuable contributions, and he should be rewarded for it. Alternaively if a poster states "My dog prefers Strawberry Pie", then he should get nothing, under the old system he would have got an activity point.