You sure we won't be missing out on the members who actually have a great post quality but remain unmerited?
Are there really legendary members with great post quality who have been unable to earn a single merit? Or would be unable to earn 10 for that matter? I'm completely happy to be corrected if I'm mistaken, I just haven't seen any.
My post was intended for all the ranks in general and not just legendary. Take this member for instance:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=1777865 his post quality is way better than most of the legendaries with high merits. He has received just 1 merit... This is exactly what I'm trying to address here. Having great quality posts doesn't necessarily mean you'd have high merits.