I just checked on the
Merit Dashboard), to see how many would be on such a list. If I go to the Ranking-up Pipeline Tab, and select Sr. Members for example, there are 500 who could have ranked-up (they have enough activity), but have not due to lack of merit.
Out of those 500, 6 are in the [80%..100%) range of their merit goal to reach Hero Member, 39 are in the [60%..80% range) and 455 are in the [40%..60%) range.
The 6 should probably get there soon with no additional help, the 39 would need to be analysed to see how they are evolving, and the 455 have barely advanced since the initial airdrop.
Yes, you are correct, there are a lot of users and this would only emphasize that the number of merit sources is too low. We do need to start from somewhere as the current system is clearly not working as intended.
BTW, if I remember correctly I've seen those stats in one of your posts

Good job!