The number of sources probably needs to be greatly adjusted ~
I see lots of posts that I'd like to merit but I just run out of merit within minutes.
Why don't you apply to be a merit source? See this post.I see lots of posts that I'd like to merit but I just run out of merit within minutes.
I'll check it out. Do people get added as merit sources often though? I see there's lots of people waiting for account recoveries so is this really a priority for admins?
You're not a spammer, so in my opinion you shouldn't be limited by Merit. I could probably merit more of your posts, but I'm kinda busy at the moment with something else (and the forum is terribly slow today) 
Appreciate the reward but if you have a limited amount of it it's probably best saving it for lower ranks who need it more than I do.