Merit itself is a kind of reward for quality posts. Reports are not related to posting. I don't think that it's correct to associate them in any way (all the more we
already passed through it).
I did not consider in this way - there was a dialogue about the possibility or impossibility of implementing this without abuse.
Even if it was possible to avoid abuse I don't think it is desirable. Merit is meant to mean that only deserving posters can progress up the ranks and giving merit for anything else defeats that.