Merit system now are running so well in this site, so I think your suggestion are not needed. Giving merit daily is impossible to happen, imagine 2:1 merit/smerit do you think that merit of DT's, staffs and moderators in this site are unlimited? How funny suggestion, if you want to gain merit just work for it with your own. Create posts that can help other people to excel, because as I see the merit system you propose is only for the lazy people.