Your quote don't refer to the post of the Merit Contest only to the post in this thread. Where is it from?
New Merit Contest! $175 in prizes!
To help promote high quality posts I'd like to introduce the new Merit Mini Contest!
The top 3 people who earn the most merit this week will win 1 of 3 prizes
1st - $100
2nd - $50
3rd - $25
Merits earned in the section "Gambling" are worth 2x the points!
Absolutely no asking for merits. Just because your post has merits doesn't mean it qualifies for this bonus, the post quality must also be approved by us.
On top of that, LoyceV will delete posts anyways linking to own unmerited posts. I think it's not a Merit giveaway here, only if someone came over a post and is out of sMerit.