It's too early to get a clear picture, but my thoughts so far:
First, most people complaining about merit are constantly posting garbage, and should not rank-up. The forum is not a welfare system; you don't run through a few hoops and then get paid for doing something that nobody actually wants.
How about my
suggestion 3? Care to comment? :3.
It's win-win solution.. Everybody help out each other.. And the high ranks become lead role how to post a good stuff and not getting demoted by junk post reporter.