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There are many instances that can make a user have 500 activities without a merit. I highlighted proof of authentication and bounty reporting... users who have huge appetite for airdrops and bounties, especially social media bounties, can have 500 activities without a merit and do not deserve a punishment.
If there posts to gain 500 activity are only in those sections, where is the quality that would deserve merit. Unless the bounty manager is blown away by their ability to follow instructions and copy a reporting format. In no way are these people being punished, their bringing nothing of value to the forum, and in turn are still benefiting and earning money(tokens or whatever). Not to mention access the vaste amounts of knowledge that can be found and learned. What they can't do is rank up and earn money a second way through signature campaigns.
Why should these individuals advance in rank within this forum for contributing nothing?
Thinking that low ranking members will inherently earn less merit is a crutch. If your post has quality and contributes there are members out there who reward first check rank later. Some even go out looking for lower ranks to merit.
Here's the kicker though no one is entitled to merit, there are sections where it doesn't flow easily, and there are some members whose standards most cannot reach. It's just part of the system not necessarily a flaw, as merit should be a hurdle to achieving status in the forum.