OP is making 2 points, one about merit
What merit? is it about seeking merit to rank up is classified as a merit hunter? that's really a big joke.
Many users were complained they didn't get merit etc, hence people create report unmerited good posts, report posts to merit source and another one thread for rank up. Then people who comment on these thread are judged as merit seeker lol.
I'm referring to the merit thread mentioned in the OP because it noted that the member who just ranked up to hero didn't even understand the rules of the thread. And here are the rules of the thread.
- 3.It is mandatory that You must be less than 25 merits from next rank to make a count down post on this thread.
but the user posted even if he still lacked 27 merits.