We'll never truly see this die out completely, but I would think in a years time we'll only see a couple of people opening threads like this one. I don't think it's fair to assume that anyone who opens a topic about merit is looking to gain merits too. Sometimes change needs to happen and any suggestions to features of the forum are welcomed in my opinion. Although, it's obvious in most cases and this case isn't any different to the numerous other ones we've seen lately.