I think people may just have gone way past the merit race!!!!!!
Exactly, i think people have become used to the new rules that were implemented almost a year ago on this forum and now no one is looking to earn merits, everyone seems to have settled and accepted their forum ranks and are happy with their current ranks, i atleast do not know any member and full member who has advanced to even next higher rank after this merit system has been implemented so this new system has made the rank system more or less stagnant and for long term members it does not matter now.