People with less than 250 merit don't like me. 
Usually, this shouldn't be a problem. I have also only 1 user with less than 250 Merit who likes me. Quote
86. bones261 (321 Merit earned) is included by 8 users with 250+ earned Merit and 0 users with 10-249 earned Merit.
A vote of 250 Merit is equal to 25 votes of 10 Merit and it doesn't reflect in the table from LoyceV.
- You must have at least 10 people directly trusting you each with an earned merit of at least 10, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are limited.
- You must have at least 2 people directly trusting you with an earned merit of at least 250, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are limited.
- You must have at least 2 people directly trusting you with an earned merit of at least 250, not including merit you yourself sent. These "votes" are limited.
As theymos said before, the votes will be determined how useful they are for someone.
And in a few years, the DT1-election: Rank up pipeline will consist of many users with 250+ earned Merit because in most cases there are much more merited users setting up a custom trust list than new users. Or let's say some former users of the 10 - 249 earned Merit part will be users of 250+ earned Merit in long-term.
@LoyceV do you know if there is a way to know which votes actually count? According to theymos only some votes count (based on earned Merit)