What a smart move for differentiating merit sources and hoarders. But at the same time, a merit source could be a hoarder still even as non-merit sources can also be hoarders.

In my opinion, as you asked, you are making sense, that's how it is judging by the way things are currently. The merit will go more around the quality posters of the forum if hoarders desist from it and give it cheerfully to the deserving posts. However, no thanks to the attitude met on the ground by many who now replicate it all the same, it caused what we see today and may continue.

Stopping sentimental sending will also go a long way though people like to hide that part.