Ayyyy....I like your list a lot better (cuz I'm on it, lol).

OP, nice data crunching--and DdmrDdmr as well.  The merit:post statistic is probably the best indicator of who's consistently making quality posts, assuming the post count is relatively high.  Some members are new and make a few really excellent posts and that ratio can be off the charts, but for a member like o_e_l_e_o the number sums up how good he is very well.

I thought nullius would be on the list, as I remember he would consistently earn merits with nearly every post he made, but after checking his profile I guess I was mistaken.  Anyway, thanks for the analysis; I always like looking at merit stats.  I also think if anyone is looking to earn merits and can't figure out how, they ought to check the profiles of some of the top members on the lists here.