I'm always tempted to hit that +Merit button on every post that makes me smile, but I (mostly) always succeed in stopping myself: It just seems very self-serving to "encourage" posts like that, but you should all be aware that I appreciate reading them, and that they do mean a lot to me.
Maybe we'll create a patch that stops you from stopping yourself. 
But you're the one who needs the appreciation and merits. I'm sure theymos wonders where you have been all his bitcointalk life.
This is and there excellent improvement to the forum and adding a warning message was a great call, otherwise users who find their way to a locked thread without knowing what went on here will be very confused. It shouldn't be long now before you return with another fix.