That's a pretty solid list compiled. Nothing like it even if half the points from that list are actually implemented! Some of the suggestions are easy on the coding end while some are complex. Do you think theymos should be coding it for this forum if he has planned to release the new forum anytime soon?
I wouldn't expect him to do anything major here if the new forum isn't far off, but if it's going to be years before it's released then that's a different matter. However, simple things like punishing sig campaigns and assigning sub boards mods can be done now and take little to no effort from theymos. Meanwhile, the forum continues to the circle the drain getting worse and worse which each passing day. One day we're going to wake up and the forum will be 99% bot accounts and copy and pasters. Anything else can just be considered for development on the new forum if it hasn't already.
Liking most of these suggestions. One small one I'd like to add to the list is to show an "earned" merit stat next to the regular one, excluding the starting "inherited" merit. So at the moment, for example, mine would show:
Man, look at the number of critical issues that should be taken care on priority! How hard it is to calculate the Default Merits - Earned Merits? You literally just have to know the default numbers for 5 ranks. This is something can be added on the merit page for deep analysis.
How about we remove the default merits completely and everyone starts from ground zero? That would really sort the wheat from the chaff and stop all the whingers about it not being fair.