I locked this thread as soon as the Staff gave me a sufficient answer.
But somehow it got unlocked and you replied with an answer that should be marked as spam.
That link you included does not have any mention of removed/deleted threads and getting merit on them. Which is why I checked it out first, but did not see the answer to my question. And that's why I made this thread.
I don't appreciate you using my locked thread for forum signature spam when you can't even answer my question. You just copied and pasted that link as an excuse for post count.