Then I shall review those posts that you have not omitted, by your own request! Thank you for keeping up with your post and saving me a couple minutes. I had a read through the entire thread in each of your submissions that were not omitted; and I have decided to give a Merit to the last one. I was strongly considering giving the post 2-merit, but since I am not a merit source I seem to always be low on merit. It is tough out here. I think Merit > sMerit rate might be better at .75, rather than .5, but that's just my take on things. I very well might double back and merit your first post in that same thread. The other submission just reads a bit too conversational for my taste.
Thanks again the feedback is appreciated. I'm slowly narrowing down what you are interested in and what does not float your boat
. I like your thoughts on the .75 sMerit, but in the end there are likely far more people out there that would just abuse the system 50% longer... 
math might be right. Not a problem if you don't circle back to the other submission you are doing a great job spreading the Merit; have you considered applying to become a Merit source?Side-Note : A lot of people tell me thank-you, but I honestly don't know if they're truly thankful or if they believe that it makes them more likely to receive merit. Maybe people are more polite than I give them credit for.
Can't speak for everyone but I'm being polite.
If behind our anonymity we can't extend the earliest manners we learn in life we deserve no ones notice or assistance.
EDIT: Almost forgot to give a thank you shout out to HCP. The merit is appreciated.