The results of merit data analyis made by @cryptovigi, shown that there are un-significant difference between lower- and higher-ranked users in the forum in terms of ability to earn at least one merit via their really construtive stuffs.
Only Ledgendary rank is different from other ranks.
It means there are so many shitty Senior and Hero users around the forum. They have been unable to earn at least 1 merit point almost 10 months after the day merit system and new rank requirements implemented.
Those seniors and heroes, who for almost a year couldn`t earn at least 1 merit, don`t worry about it at all. These are users who see their goal on the forum in participating in bounty campaigns. Senior and hero rank allows you to earn pretty good money. And since the majority of signature campaigns don`t require a certain amount of merit to participate (they pay attention only to the rank), its participants are well settled without merites, and see no reason to strive, since they are already in fairly good conditions.