1) The faucet answer is bullshit. He should be sure that they are a waste of time.
2) He's replying to his own issue.
3) The fee advice is just bullshit. It has nothing to do with the amount of USD that one is sending.
4) Just no.
5) Yes.
6) Yes.
7) No.
8') Okay.
9) No. Regulation can not remove decentralization.
10) Yes.
As far as I am aware we don't have any merit sources as our active local thread users.
I've taken a look at the last few pages of that thread, and there is almost nothing that warrants a single merit point.
In summary: No.