Yes you are right mate this community, is a source of knowledge some older Members/high Ranks members like you created many threads to guide or to discuss bitcoins and related crypto currencies. but not just older members the are few new members here but knowledgeable enough shared their knowledge and makes some thread. Being a new unknowledgeable person if you came here for sure you will feel something good and know more about many discussion.
Your rank on the forum will never decide how much knowledge you have because there are so many hero and legendary members who have no knowledge about Bitcoin and crypto market as a whole and continuing their shill posting.They attained that rank when merit system was introduced in 2018 and were unable to rise afterwards as merits will be given only if you are worthy of it.
This is best discussion forum where ranks are mere formality and your knowledge is that will take you ahead and how much willing you are learn new things.There are so many new members who have contributed well enough over short time and managed to accumulate more merits than their current rank.This is all possible with exchange of knowledge and ability to learn.
You are right and I think that the merit system or Airdrop merits, it is a big impact to this community cause what you've said above there are many Hero Members/Legendaries Members who've not knowledgeable enough about crypto currencies and especially Bitcoins. That's why some newbies who knowledgeable enough overtake their merits counts or Rank here in forum. But I am thankful that many User like you have not stop sharing their knowledge/give some test to know how far our knowledge is. I think must be better if this test have a volume2 in order to test again and its okay that you would not give some merits cause the important is to know how far our knowledge in Bitcoins or in related cryptocurrencies.