A year ago, I definitely could not have imagined two things:
1. That I will ever get to such big marks as 6 000 Merit;
2. And even if I do, I will still be in the rank of
Hero Member;

But this is BitcoinTalk, and anything is possible here. And here I am at the 6000 Merit club.
Ratimov, you are a member of Hero with Legendary quality before you reach 6000 merit. That's the most amazing thing I've ever seen from one of the forum members. There's a lot of nice things I could say about you, but maybe it's not that special anymore because I know you're used to compliments.
If you're wondering when it's time for you to gain Legendary status in your rank, then I'm also wondering when I can reach 1000 merit. LOL