Murder by neglect ? We are talking about something slightly less trivial as "liking" someone on facebook. If the merit system wasn't supposed to be used then it shouldn't have been introduced. If it was anymore complex than giving credit to someone that you believed deserves it - it should have been outlined better in the instructions.
I find this whole trial by lynchmob quite abhorrent.
Nah mate, you didn't understand me well. What I wanted to say is that by not being bothered to read about merit and how's it used, you got yourself into this situation. Like playing with a gun when it accidentally goes off. You didn't mean to, but you did.
It's not like liking a facebook post, it's completely different by definition and it's not even close to "like" by some other meaning. It would be more similar to subscribe on youtube or sub/donate on twitch.