Nope - Apples and oranges, you did it for financial gain I would bet - I am offering merits as a reward for entertaining members of this forum. Plus if nullius said you did something you bloody well did it!
Hmm... Like I said... You can't make any opinion on this situation, just relax and support your friend...And actually yes, that's the point. You can only bet on why I did that and it's false.
Giving someone merit in return for "something". Doesn't matter what, shouldn't it be considered as a trade? You tell me. What is a trade?
The only difference is that I don't have any power in this system and you can even do it by making fun with each other.