I noticed that on quite a few forums the moderators do not give out insignificant amounts of smerit. I will certainly post regardless, but I thought that it is discouraging to see so many threads that are 300+ replies but no smerits assigned, not even in any of the threads.
mods aren't merit distributors, appointed merit sources are
so keep posting... as a thread starter or involved in a long thread doesn't warrant a merit
if you feel discouraged just because not getting merit then you're in this forum for the wrong reason