1) I like icopress I gave him merits because I like him...
As an aside I just gave icopress a few merits. to show I still like him.
Do I have to tell you that this is wrong?
That's not what the merit system was created for.
To be honest with you philipma1957, you can say that because you have been on the forum since 2012, you are the human user who has written the most posts etc., otherwise anyone who said that would be severely criticized and I would personally have left a neutral tag on your profile about it.
Besides I don't think it's simply because you like him, more a way to compensate for your stance against him being appointed a merit source.