The only thing I really don't like about merits is that they should better distributed it according to activity. So, activity 390 and activity 250 differ like 5 months of posting, and it is not honest, when they don't take this point into consideration and put some members back to the start line
I think the more affected with this new system is the newbie like me, but the higher rank benefits most. A little bit disappointed but that's the rule of the forum. Instead of whining I think the best thing to do is go on the flow. The administrator of this forum knows what's best for his creation.