Actually merit sources should not need merit at all. To avoid conflict of interest.
Give us extra, unpaid work to read more posts than usual to find some worthy of merit, then penalize us so we can't advance in rank?
Doesn't make sense... :/
How can you advance forward legendary?
But I didn't said you can't advance in rank, just that you don't need merits. Many merit sources have enough merit to the next rank already, that's why they don't need merit .. this is what I tried to say..
How can it be considered as conflict of interest? He just mentioned one incentive and that is getting merits in return of doing his job (which is giving merits) and now you are saying it is a conflict of interest? The way I see it is members receiving merits from merit sources are being grateful from the merits they have received therefore they are giving merits as a way of showing gratitude. Plus can't you see the positive side of things? The more merits they are receiving means the more merits they can sent back again. Merit sources actually don't have an unlimited amount of sMerits to give and this is another way to replenish their sMerits.