That's not really the basis of giving sMerits. Those people who don't have Merits are not prioritized/considered but it's the same for those who have some, it is based from the quality of your posts content. There are lot of members here that already received tons of Merits but there are times or days that they haven't received one.

All members here are equal when ot comes to sMerits distribution, the only difference is how their post quality differ.