I doubt there is much of an issue in terms of the amount of time it takes to decide to appoint a Merit Source on @theymos’ behalf. 36 were added over a weekend back in September 2018 (see Enhanced newbie restrictions & requirements), and recently a handful were added when one was let of the hook.

Merits Sources are added or reallocated when there seems to be a specific need to pump-up the overall merits in circulation, and monitoring that number (perhaps in relation to the number of active profiles) is likely the driver to make adjustments. Specific board that bring up an issue may drive for a specific course of action to take place if the case is well defended. Selecting merit sources on a quasi-DT based scheme looks like an overly complicated thing to do, prone to wars, vetting, abuse and so on.

Note: I get your intent though, as within my first 50 posts I gave it a go at proposing an idea to democratize merit assignment to all levels (complementary).