Thanks hugeblack, _Blackstar and DdmrDdmr, those links were exactly what I needed.
Back in September/October I decided I would distribute my hoard of sMerits (about 28 I think).
I'm an ethereum miner, and convert to Bitcoin for holding. So I decided to stick with Altcoin mining. Yes, I am one of the unwashed.
My rules were:
-people under Legendary (already at the pinnacle, right?)
-anything somewhat intelligent
-someone helpful.
It isn't so easy to give away merit in the altcoin world when you have so few, you tend to think too much about it.
Turns out there are a dozen or so of the same people with the majority of the 'meritable' posts, a few under legendary. I never did completely give away everything. But I noticed (I though I noticed), that nobody really was getting merited by anyone).
I read the post yesterday that the majority of posts on this site are from altcoins.
I also read that the posting levels on Bitcointalk.org are declining ( I don't know if that is true, just what i have read).
So I was just wondering, where are merits generated (subforums), and how many people are in those subforums actively giving away merits. Is anyone in altcoin rewarding 'good' posts.
Thanks to your link and others below it, I did get the data I wanted.
In the Meta category (19,349 posts) in 2021 there are 84.18 merits awarded for every 100 posts.
In the Altcoin Mining category (131,342 posts) in 2021 there are 1.33 merits awarded for every 100 posts.
I didn't have an ulterior motive, but I think Altcoins need more merit givers.
I'm still working on the numbers and will post them