With merit, it help increase forum's quality significantly so for who act as account farmer will wipe out from this forum.
It's just a matter of time until all smerit fully distribute ( except the merit source using their advantage for their own good* )
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But because of merit many users will be to slow to rank up. Like me as a newbie.
Based on quality post that you made, you must work very very hard to improve it since this forum is no longer be same