There are some members called Merit Sources who can generate merits every month given by theymos. Right now, there are 109 merit sources and they can generate 33940 smerits each month. So, it's not going to be ended. Don't forget to calculate how many more smerits is going to be generated from 33940 when distributed.
Check merit stats here-
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;stats=sourcesBut it is very sad that out of 109 merit sources there is no merit source in our local thread Bangladesh language. We look forward to when we get such a merit source.