Update:
- In the first week after the announcement, 286408 posts were made (-19.05%).
- In the second week after the announcement, 280503 posts were made (-20.72%).
- In the third week after the announcement, 259694 posts were made (-26.60%).
- In the fourth week after the announcement, 263685 posts were made (-25.47%).
- In the fifth week after the announcement, 240339 posts were made (-32.07%).
- In the sixth week after the announcement, 240045 posts were made (-32.15%).
- In the seventh week after the announcement, 219689 posts were made (-37.91%).
- In the eighth week after the announcement, 217774 posts were made (-38.45%).
- In the nineth week after the announcement, 215135 posts were made (-39.20%).
- In the tenth week after the announcement, 199486 posts were made (-43.62%).
- In the eleventh week after the announcement, 177677 posts were made (-49.78%).
- In the twelfth week after the announcement, 159331 posts were made (-54.97%).
- In the thirteenth week after the announcement, 144981 posts were made (-59.02%).
I don't think this large drop is still caused by the new Merit rules. I'll keep updating this list, because I expect the post count to go up once Bitcoin starts going up in price.