But the better forumla, as LoyceV has pointed out, would be (Earned merit + 1)/Number of posts.
I always love new metrics.
It would be trivial for me to display this on BPIP. Once we decide on a proper formula.

Post count of
Zaarin is currently 3,136 but not 3,139
Typo. 3,136 is correct. His current score is 0.08482142830