Actually merit sources are actively managed.
One merit source has just been demoted.
So, good luck with your application!

Can you provide us with more details?

I haven’t many details about this other than what has been posted on the following message:

Merit bell

Not sure when it happened but today I saw.
1 merit source removed.
Total source merit drops from 33989 to 33940.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=sources

But the update is, currently "there are 110 merit sources with a total merit generation of up to 33989 sMerit per 30 days"