The good posters ranked while the majority at the bottom of the pyramid are not good posters. Pyramid structure is a functionality of surviving systems, the merit of a thing makes this possible.
You really think that those who don't get their posts regularly merited are not good posters? Is that what you think
Come on guy, stop cracking me up. I have seen countless good posts that didn't get merited while shitty posts get the icing. The merit thing to a greater extent is subjective and it's quite understandably so too because humans are humans. Emotions run through the hearts of all. Though, that isn't taking anything away from the merit system. If anything, it has helped to curb spamming and shit posting to a greater extent on the forum.