To be honest, I just don't like the idea of giving merits on local boards. I am sorry if I sound like a bad guy but I would say that local boards feel the national pride and duty to help each-other to rank up and give merits to their compatriots.
I think the situation is following: People from poor countries help each-other to rank up to participate in signature campaigns with high payroll. That's probably why I see that person only gets merits from local boards while his/her posts in English language never get rewarded. This isn't fair and probably destroys the main idea of merit system on this forum.
Correct me if I am wrong, I have no problem with that but this is just what I see and notice.
Well your point of view and opinion is not a bad idea but local board also part and parcel in the forum so if someone post a quality post in the local board and it is worth awarding with merits then there is no need for holding it. Now when a project is launched in the forum, those who are in the local board also use the service to do one thing or the other so if their services are needed in a particular job they would also be hired. Local Boards are also to expand the awareness of bitcoin and not only for Signature Campaigns.
Now what you are indirectly saying that people should not invest in bitcoin because it is through the local board participation people are well equipped in the general boards. I am not disagreeing with you but we should allow the merit Sources in the local boards therefore I am in full support of the op request. Some people post only in local board because they can't speak fluently in the general boards with English language but can do well in the local. So Those people should not grow in the forum because they can't speak with English language fluently?