Quote from: Mejoress on December 07, 2020, 11:38:42 PM

What is merit for? Any benefits other than rank?

Yes, merit is used to rank up. But there's more to it then just that. You can read more about the merit system and rank requirements here:
Merit & new rank requirements

Quote from: theymos on January 24, 2018, 11:00:11 PM

I'm hoping that this system will increase post quality by:
- Forcing people to post high-quality stuff in order to rank up. If you just post garbage, you will never get even 1 merit point, and you will therefore never be able to put links in your signature, etc.
- Highlighting good posts with the "Merited by" line.