I don't think anybody is going to tag that guy for merit abuse.  This was initially kind of a sarcastic thread, comparing him to nullius, but it's turned into the typical bitcointalk Babel with everyone misunderstanding each other and arguing over nothing.

I've seen tons of people leaving merits for project developers, campaign managers, and whatnot.  This guy seems to have gotten way more than most I've seen, considering he has a grand total of 8 posts, but whatever.  Maybe he'll morph into a very productive and interesting member here, but my guess is that he's not another nullius.