1) The merits which got wasted in the whole process. Is there anything being done to compensate for those merit points ? I am sure that the admin must have thought about creating a system in accordance with the number of merits required to be in circulation. Did he consider these abuses cases while panning that ?
He's been increasing the number of Merits available through the sources.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=sources2) Why not have some restriction related to the maximum number of merits allowed per post ?
There is a restriction of a maximum 50 Merit that can be awarded by one account to another account per month.