it actually looks almost like a central bank to me, only those administrating this forum are giving merit away, and they are giving it mainly to those that help pushing bitcoin, and not altcoins etc-
Can you tell me about a central bank that gives you money, and then gives half of the amount that you spend to the recipient for him to spend.
The community gives most of the merits to other members as they see fit, it isn't the administrators. The admins give merits to trusted members to award to other members to keep the flow of merits. Where is the central control in that?