1. The process of sending merit seems a bit annoying. You've to go through another web-page and select number of merit to be sent and then send it. IMO, it'd be better if it could be sent just by clicking "+Merit" button right within the thread.
2. It'd be much better if you guys allow only one merit by the merit-sender per post. This will reduce fake-merit-exchange or fake-merit-giving. There're people sending tens of their merits to a single post which clearly seems like something fishy.
For option number one I do not agree because if implemented in accordance with point 1 then it will be able to generate errors like wrong clicks, for me the current condition is to reduce errors because the system is like a confirmation that states that we will send merit or not.
For the second point I quite agree because then we can reduce the risk of cheating that can happen, so the point merit sent only 1 and can not be more. It will make someone have the same opportunity to get merit because Smerit owned by someone is not easy to run out.
Overall we are still in the development stage of the application of the current merit system, for me this is good enough and we have to wait some time ahead to see the results. In fact we can already see the reduced spammers and scammers, but we also have to look at the data and also see what will happen. The final analysis will determine how successful the implementation of this merit system is and if necessary it may be an update and also a new regulation in the very necessary to improve this system.
I and we all support the enactment of this system and this is a way to get a much better change for the development of the Bitcointalk.org forum.