~ I have made 5 people very happy today. That gives me plenty of offline merit to be able to do something like that for someone 
I'll have to disagree with your reasoning here. Making someone happy isn't a good reason to merit a post. I can just as well get them banned if they break the rules, knowing damn well it can seriously impact someone's income in a poor country. I won't merit them to make them happy, and I won't stop reporting bad posts because it could make them sad.I feel you're taking my post a bit out of context. I had several reasons to provide them with my merits (based their contribution to this forum). This was just an addition for me, not the reason for choosing them. However, I think that with great power also comes great responsibility. As administrator and merit source, you have more responsibility for your actions and the need to thoroughly research members before making decisions. Although we might not agree on the approach, I am really trying to help the community how I think is best