1 sMerit= 2 Merits
When you receive 2 Merits you earn a sMerit which you can award to the person whose post you find interesting which broaden your knowledge. Not only a junior, this goes for a user of any rank here on this forum. Receive 2 merits to give 1 sMerit.
Go on, work hard, post well. Earn merits, reward sMerits and keep the cycle going!
For the sake of correct mathematical formula the correct formula should be:
Amount of Merit received = Merit + 0.5(Merit)sMerit
= Merit (1+0.5sMerit)
and not 1 sMerit= 2 Merits