This thread really helped me alot, @Ratimov was the one that really helped me in ranking up to full member, the merit he gave me really encouraged me now am in senior member, I noticed he already stopped giving people merit on the thread, I just wish he can countinue with his good work, lots of people have benefited from it and it serves as an encouragement. I just hope @Ratimov will see this post and he can couninue his good work, lot's of people have benefited from the thread.
This thread has indeed helped many of us to rank up, I don't know if Ratimov has stopped giving people merit to rank up directly, but some other merit sources kept an eye on this thread and they have been helping people with merits to rank up. Because there have been new applications from those who want to rank up and their getting helped with merits to rank up, I can say the thread is very active.