Many of us feel that there is a potential to only earn merit from the merit sources here in the local board when you start a topic, not when you engage in another topic or discussion that has already been started. I dey see many topics wey engagements suppose dey, but as we plenty for here, engagements go cun dey few. E nor too good like that.
This is actually what has been happening in our local board, and members don't feel so. If you can analyse the merits that were earned on this local board by members, you will find out that most merits earned are on topics members of this local board created rather than engaging in a topic created by another member. You won't blame members who are eager to start a topic because they also want to earn merit from merit sources since there is a big chance of earning merit in this local board if you start a topic.
If you see any topic that has less engagement or members of this local board don't engage in the topic, just know that they don't have anything to contribute to the topic or the topic is an existing topic that has been discussed before.