There are lots of thread made the same like this, i say the same intension. So, i say it's somewhat necessary but it's just that you dont need as per i understand.

Also, yeah, this thread doesnt suit here meta, but exploiting merit from merit sources? I guess no, those sources are somewhat have their own standards which is probably higher than most of normal users here.

Signature campaign manager wont count the kind of post like application/countdown post like what OP wants to post. They at least have minimum number of characters to be counted.