I think there is no point in assigning new merit sources and increasing the bank to existing merit sources at the moment. Look at the statistics of the merit distribution for the last six months:
In October 2020 total sent 21517 merits (in 12747 txns to 2153 users):
In November 2020 total sent 20713 merits (in 12520 txns to 2165 users):
In December 2020 total sent 20214 merits (in 12243 txns to 2118 users):
In January 2021 total sent 18425 merits (in 11212 txns to 2049 users):
In February 2021 total sent 16315 merits (in 9929 txns to 1859 users):
In March 2021 total sent 15615 merits (in 9325 txns to 1728 users):
Merit's distribution fell by
38%. More than a third. I think this is one of the reasons why theymos do not introduce new merit for the forum. They are simply not needed. After all, we do not distribute existing ones either. Previously, the monthly circulation of merit was in the region of 19 000-20 000. Now it is 15 000. Who should we distribute these new merit to? And why does the existing source need an additional bank? So that instead of 2, 3, etc. merit for the post now distribute 3, 4, etc.? This will not solve anything, except as speed up the pumping of existing users.
Therefore, the forum now needs neither new sources nor an additional merit bank.