The way so many users on bitcointalk cherish this meriting system is so apauling , they can't even give you just 1Merit , they take it as something that's so special, you can pay for a Cooper membership which will help you to create a unique and attractive post, so I still wonder then what's the big deal in giving some one just 1 Merit.
And the most interesting thing Is that people with ranks & merits how many of them create unique & quality post ?
The Merit and Ranking system should be Reconsidered and Revaluated.
I do see a lot of good posters go unmerited. Certain forum sections aren't merited all that much compared to the meta section. Many people had the easy route before merit was implemented in and made their way to hero and legendary by spamming short responses.