Well it depends on the user you are referring to because the fact remains that not everyone here is a stingy merit sender. I earn little to no merit from Nigerians on this board and yet my merits go back to the board. I'm not a source and I can't merit on the go like you probably would plus reporting posts and actually meriting them are two different things.
The rule in your thread suggests that you add the board and the topic of the post which is something I wouldn't fancy even if I wanted to report a post. I could buy the Idea if I was to hit up a link only. Besides clicking the link will already give you the other information.
So which is harder in your opinion? Meriting or reporting
IMO: being a merit source is the most hard volunteer work - reasons why some dropped, some aren't distributing anymore cause it requires you to read more than you're supposed to. Looks more easy on the outside but it's not.
Edited for spellings Even an illiterate man will know that meriting is hardest and too difficult. If I post, it's clearly on my thoughts, either on new findings about the forum or possibly a solution to an already existing problem. But when you merit as a merit source, you employ excess reasoning, you read, discern, also been judgemental in the amount of merit to be given to such a post and a whole lot of things. A merit source has the Job of a teacher, who marks exam scripts and scores after exams. If you then imagine our number here in the forum, then you know the merit source is a lecturer handling hundreds of students in a higher institution. I still opin that a little more hands should be added to relief them a bit. E no easy for them at all..