Great topic for newbie like me. i hope this will help more newbies like me.
The discussion is about jr members so it will not help you.
Most of the suggestions that OP got from his friend actually applies to all members. Like reporting merit abuse in forum is something that all members should do here based on their knowledge and experience. It is true that some experience is required to spot these accurately but you can try this. This forum does not have any special section for higher rank members (as per my knowledge) and thus you can get all information as newbie or jr member also.