Maybe I'm getting a Ph.D. in exposing abusers. 
If I could, I would offer you the diploma with my hand, as you fully deserve it. It's just I am not an academician, thus I am not (yet? 
) entitled to do that...
Another idea would be the weight of votes. In other words, the vote of a Legendary was worth more than a Member.
A bit of what happens in the voting of sports associations, that those who have been a member for the longest time are entitled to more votes than new members.
If you're going to adjust voting power, why not give each vote the power of the log of the earned Merits? A bit of what happens in the voting of sports associations, that those who have been a member for the longest time are entitled to more votes than new members.
But it would be very time consuming for icopress and GazetaBitcoin to count all votes and calculate winners, especially when many members will vote here...
Is it an option to scrape data and calculate it that way automatically?
Maybe it's an option for next round next year.