- New users registering after Merit introduction will have a disadvantage compared to users ranked up before (possibly with low effort posts). Theymos is known for disliking too much restrictions for new users and obtaining a Legendary rank would take almost 2 years.
Do we really want someone, who has not given at least two years to this forum, at DT1? I dont know...
- Such a change could encourage account sales of high-ranked accounts when scammers are trying to abuse trust.
This appears to be a very lame excuse. In a free market, if something is valuable, there will always be an attempt to achieve that through money power in black market. This is no secret. Even the current model of selection encourages merit & account sales.
There are less than 100 DT1 members
What? Check the first reference I provided in OP!