I think that most merit sources do not need any merit.
Actually merit sources should not need merit at all. To avoid conflict of interest.
This post illustrates the one major flaw in the merit system - it has a commercial value. It really should be a means of recognition and guidance for posters. The commercial value means that some members are prostituting themselves to gain merit.
Merit has commercial value , because it allows accounts to rank up and receive money from the account.
Of course people will prostitute to make money, someone also said somewhere that they were trading sex for merit lol
I don't understand how there can be a conflict of interest in awarding merits to merit sources.
I didn't said that awarding merit to merit source would be a conflict of interest.
I said that merit sources lacking merit to rank up could have a conflict of interest.