Since there are merit rules the participant of the signature campaign has been reduced, and other campaigns such as videos and blogs become alternatives.
very lucky person who has a high account right now she is not thinking of anything to get merit.
Aside form being reduced, all thanks to merit system, the quality of posts from each participant are now improving.
Merit system has it's own strengths with positive impacts, but also has its drawbacks. Trade-offs if we put it.
Number of participants can be a measure of legitimacy of project and trust. So having a lot of participants is not always a problem, but not always a good thing. But we should not limit participants wishing to promote the project.