I don't really understand the context for this thread or may I missing something, so they added new rules that doesn't permit a post to receive more than a specific number of merits ?
I don't know if this is your rhetorical question or if you really want someone to explain to you to understand better.
It is not about any limits on the number of merits per post, it is already a matter of doubting the manipulation of the merit system and its organized merit exchange. Those are not things we like to see here.