My
philosophy is I merit good posts, regardless of if a user has reached a rank or the maximum rank. I don't even consciously look at what rank or how many merits you need. I try not to let that play a part. Anyhow, I can't remember exactly how I got to your old posts, but I do tend to read a lot of old posts. Especially, when I'm on break or not actually logged in, that's when I usually just go on a reading spree, I mentally note down good posts, and once I'm back at my computer, I go on these little merit sprees for posts I can remember. I'd say most threads in a day, I've read in certain sections, and then it's simply just logging in, and refreshing my memory.
I also use the merit statistic page as suchmoon suggested, I use pretty much all of them, most merited recent threads, and most merited replies. Not only because I'm also looking to merit them, but because I want to be reading what has been deemed some of the best posts recently.
I don't usually crawl through post histories looking for merit per say, unless a certain user has piqued my interest. I do sometimes as above, set a certain period of time to merit posts I've previously read, and wasn't logged in at the time. For example, when in work or out, and about, but whenever I get a spare moment you can bet your buck I'm browsing the forum on the phone while not logged in.
However, I do believe I saw some of your posts linked in one those threads which report good posts, that might have been it. I can't really remember, I've slept since then
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It's very likely that Welsh makes bookmarks or lists of posts that he will merit at one point in the future. Maybe when he has more time on his hands or when his source merits fill up again.
Right, I also have a fairly large list of posts, which I tend to add to when I'm out of merit. I used to this with reports too, when I wasn't logged in I'd make a note for later.
