LoyceV has answered that. I think theymos started with the new merit sources with 50 smerits I think but some were given higher like 80 to 100 merits. Most new sources were given little smerits before but later theymos gradually increased it. All these guesses come from the merit sources that I have tracked in the past.
It makes sense, yes.
I suppose merit sources should remain as unknown as possible to avoid potential spamming. There are some users who are obviously merit sources.
Anyway, I hope I'll make it
