right now i have 1001 merit - look in my profile please.
about what sMerit you say?
When you click that +Merit button you are giving Merit to other users but you do not detract from your own merit. There are two different forms of merit: static merit and sMerit, which is the sendable merit. When you are sending merit to another individual you subtract from your sMerit total (which is less than your actual merit). Then, an equal amount is added to the user's merit count and they are also given 50% of the sMerit that you sent.
You should read up on the merit system. That would be a better way of learning rather than to 'test' by sending to other users.
Also, even as a test, is 5% (what you assumed) really reasonable?
I really did not read the rules completely, sorry. But seeing the amount of 1000 for me 50 is like a drop in the sea.
I promise that I will carefully manage to merit and only worthy posts. Well, forgive the fool :-(