Three questions:
Are we allowed to nominate ourselves?

When selecting a "meritable" post the person made, what is the maximum rank they can have been at the time? If they ranked up during the year, can their post be from after they ranked up to a full, or senior member?

Is someone disqualified if they gained knowledge and experience with bitcoin prior to registering on the forum? Some people like to lurk on internet forums without signing up. For example, I have read stack overflow threads nearly every day for a very long time, but have never had the need to actually sign up.