I don't care how hard he worked on it.
As a merit source, I think you should care.
I encourage people to give merit to posts that are objectively high-quality, not just posts that you agree with.
As far as rickbig41's post goes, it got merits because it was a good response
It was not a good response as his response and solution suggested to
leave the forum.
Didn't know you got removed as a merit source. Maybe someone here can explain that. Were you given a reason?
Yes, got this reason from theymos in PM.
This is egregious abuse of merit, awarding merit for political reasons rather than any idea of quality. You are no longer a merit source, and your recent sends have been effectively undone.