I think that while the merit system is good, the limits for rank upgrades are too high. I got 10 merits so I was able to upgrade to a Member, but upgrading to a Full member is an impossible task - I can't imagine how many excellent posts should I write to get another 90 merits. Has anyone succeeded to get so many merits yet?
Its not that high, have patience and dedication mate. Have confidence, I'm sure if you do a great job making quality posts (that is by helping other folks with useful information) you're going to rank up soon.
Indeed there was, and he's just one them.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=976210You don't need excellent posts. The only thing which can bring you up the ladder now is powerful friends.
If you don't need excellent/quality posts to improve and rank up, how then? Oh right,
powerful friends. Something's smells fishy here, well if you say so, I'm not gonna be surprised on how you get the other 29 Merits you have right now.