From were exactly you got that rule of yours?( please direct or link me that it came from theymos or cyrus) A self proclaimed rules like yours cant be obeyed or followed by forum members. There should be a consensus among DT member and/or mod for that of rule to be functional. If you were theymos then your words are absolute but since you are a self proclaim rule maker then your rules are trash.
If you read the threads, you will see that there is a reasonable consensus about awarding merit. Some members push the envelope, but they appear to be aware they are doing it.