I think posting good content is one thing,
receiving merit for those good constructive posts is another.
Its all a bit subjective, what one person finds constructive another may not.
from what i see so far the vast majority of people will not be ranking up in the next number of months.
There are a lot of good posts going unrewarded and it is possible for some to become disheartened
For high quality posts, you might get merits of not. It is probability, but let take nullius and iasenko as big motivation to be helpful in the forum. They was sent lots of merits. Stop complaining, crying, moaning about merit system. Accept the fact, improve post quality instead of post count. Good luck.