Both of the users' tables explicitly state to give them Merit if they liked it. This is pure Merit begging. Asking for Merit on forum is not tolerated and so should be the case for off-forum websites like google sheets too.
I wouldn't ask for merit myself (lol), but if someone puts a lot of effort into a post, I don't really mind either. If anything, he may raise awareness of the possibility to donate sMerit.
If it's only in a few posts, it shouldn't be a problem:
Do not beg for merit excessively.