I've put you on ignore to make sure that I don't give you any merit by mistake.  Here are the reasons for this.

- Imagine the state of this board if every member started a thread about their first merit. Especially as with your post count, one merit is something to be ashamed of, not something to boasr about.
- You quoted a long post, and this was not needed, and annoying. Not only that, but you requoted it with a redundant comment.
- In my opinion the merited post wasn't worth it, and you drew attention to the awarder.
- This thread appears to have been started in an apparent attempt to gain more merit, but it has probably been counter productive.