I really don't have much to say concerning the new merit system which might be implemented in the future.In my own opinion,I don't think this demeriting system would affect newbies that are spamming the forum with garbage,rather it's going to affect high ranked members that doesn't earn merits consistently.
Merits are given based on a constructive post,but it's becoming very obvious that a user's constructive post may not be merited if it isn't presented in the giver's ideas/thoughts.So in such scenerio, what do you think should be done? Everyone has a primary goal why they're on this forum,so you think implementing this rule would stop newbies from hunting peanuts on airdrop token?
Op in your own perspective you think this system would reduce the rate of spam, though it might but it won't.In my own perspective the system/rule is unfair.