Hopefully those sMerits won't be lost forever, but reallocated to user willing to take over the duty:

Open Merit Source Applications,waiting list.

Not a very original idea, I am sure Theymos is already considering this.

Seems like he was demanding some benefit or something? Anyway good to see him to retire. Sometimes people take things too personally where this is just a forum.

Seems like I am unkown to you :-P

These are the monthly statictics for November 2019 below.

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	User name	Sent merits	Received merits	Generosity
1)	theymos	9813 (in 877 txns to 608 users)	705 (in 276 txns from 203 users)	9460 (max 9558)
2)	Foxpup	1364 (in 206 txns to 151 users)	122 (in 40 txns from 34 users)	1303 (max 1306)
3)	suchmoon	1317 (in 203 txns to 165 users)	101 (in 70 txns from 54 users)	1266 (max 1266)
4)	Welsh	780 (in 315 txns to 237 users)	107 (in 51 txns from 36 users)	726 (max 728)
5)	xandry	611 (in 271 txns to 143 users)	27 (in 22 txns from 15 users)	597 (max 597)
6)	Blacknavy	570 (in 375 txns to 89 users)	136 (in 71 txns from 24 users)	502 (max 502)
7)	frodocooper	480 (in 173 txns to 54 users)	4 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	478 (max 478)
8)	chimk	468 (in 88 txns to 45 users)	20 (in 10 txns from 9 users)	458 (max 462)
9)	LoyceV	602 (in 259 txns to 187 users)	287 (in 131 txns from 81 users)	458 (max 460)
10)	Halab	457 (in 256 txns to 186 users)	33 (in 23 txns from 15 users)	440 (max 440)
11)	TMAN	462 (in 64 txns to 49 users)	44 (in 24 txns from 21 users)	440 (max 441)
12)	ETFbitcoin	442 (in 289 txns to 150 users)	33 (in 18 txns from 14 users)	425 (max 426)
13)	DdmrDdmr	448 (in 394 txns to 229 users)	109 (in 67 txns from 41 users)	393 (max 394)
14)	qwk	411 (in 101 txns to 48 users)	36 (in 26 txns from 19 users)	393 (max 393)
15)	JayJuanGee	396 (in 388 txns to 276 users)	81 (in 59 txns from 31 users)	355 (max 357)
16)	Alex_Sr	357 (in 73 txns to 61 users)	18 (in 11 txns from 10 users)	348 (max 348)
17)	OgNasty	346 (in 206 txns to 177 users)	13 (in 11 txns from 10 users)	339 (max 339)
18)	Mitchell	388 (in 114 txns to 85 users)	106 (in 33 txns from 30 users)	335 (max 335)
19)	dbshck	314 (in 63 txns to 45 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	312 (max 312)
20)	fillippone	421 (in 219 txns to 93 users)	229 (in 112 txns from 64 users)	306 (max 306)
21)	bones261	295 (in 87 txns to 66 users)	0	295 (max 295)
22)	Flying Hellfish	292 (in 28 txns to 25 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	289 (max 289)
23)	EFS	276 (in 79 txns to 53 users)	0	276 (max 276)
24)	hugeblack	325 (in 259 txns to 100 users)	113 (in 65 txns from 36 users)	268 (max 269)
25)	tk808	266 (in 115 txns to 84 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	263 (max 263)
26)	krogothmanhattan	294 (in 86 txns to 52 users)	68 (in 26 txns from 17 users)	260 (max 260)
27)	1miau	325 (in 251 txns to 118 users)	149 (in 99 txns from 57 users)	250 (max 250)
28)	Ratimov	346 (in 308 txns to 107 users)	197 (in 104 txns from 40 users)	247 (max 247)
29)	micgoossens	330 (in 104 txns to 60 users)	172 (in 111 txns from 55 users)	244 (max 244)
30)	Veleor	320 (in 113 txns to 91 users)	170 (in 74 txns from 37 users)	235 (max 240)
31)	Vispilio	303 (in 171 txns to 64 users)	172 (in 93 txns from 23 users)	217 (max 220)
32)	Vlad2Vlad	210 (in 22 txns to 15 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	209 (max 209)
33)	malevolent	218 (in 84 txns to 72 users)	24 (in 15 txns from 12 users)	206 (max 206)
34)	The Pharmacist	225 (in 102 txns to 79 users)	63 (in 33 txns from 29 users)	193 (max 199)
35)	SyGambler	215 (in 111 txns to 31 users)	73 (in 48 txns from 17 users)	178 (max 178)
36)	LFC_Bitcoin	198 (in 126 txns to 73 users)	72 (in 51 txns from 28 users)	162 (max 162)
37)	mprep	155 (in 93 txns to 82 users)	1	154 (max 154)
38)	nutildah	186 (in 102 txns to 64 users)	65 (in 45 txns from 34 users)	153 (max 153)
39)	DarkStar_	170 (in 46 txns to 39 users)	33 (in 24 txns from 20 users)	153 (max 154)
40)	vapourminer	157 (in 123 txns to 102 users)	12 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	151 (max 151)
41)	Royse777	162 (in 88 txns to 70 users)	23 (in 20 txns from 19 users)	150 (max 151)
42)	cabalism13	213 (in 96 txns to 59 users)	136 (in 47 txns from 39 users)	145 (max 150)
43)	joniboini	146 (in 38 txns to 29 users)	14 (in 14 txns from 11 users)	139 (max 140)
44)	squatz1	202 (in 20 txns to 15 users)	133 (in 33 txns from 24 users)	135 (max 135)
45)	Mr. Big	132 (in 22 txns to 19 users)	3 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	130 (max 132)
46)	klarki	132 (in 89 txns to 62 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	130 (max 131)
47)	Heisenberg_Hunter	151 (in 123 txns to 73 users)	43 (in 24 txns from 19 users)	129 (max 130)
48)	BobLawblaw	143 (in 59 txns to 29 users)	35 (in 30 txns from 19 users)	125 (max 126)
49)	tyz	128 (in 77 txns to 52 users)	11 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	122 (max 122)
50)	Jet Cash	130 (in 38 txns to 31 users)	18 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	121 (max 121)
51)	bitmover	145 (in 109 txns to 71 users)	52 (in 41 txns from 28 users)	119 (max 120)
52)	CryptopreneurBrainboss	163 (in 79 txns to 53 users)	91 (in 32 txns from 21 users)	117 (max 137)
53)	Coolcryptovator	145 (in 113 txns to 64 users)	63 (in 49 txns from 38 users)	113 (max 113)
54)	Quickseller	114 (in 51 txns to 48 users)	9 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	109 (max 109)
55)	Buchi-88	114 (in 105 txns to 46 users)	11 (in 11 txns from 6 users)	108 (max 108)
56)	Jcga	105 (in 27 txns to 21 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 2 users)	102 (max 103)
57)	Corrosive	233 (in 57 txns to 54 users)	282 (in 51 txns from 37 users)	92 (max 99)
58)	franky1	101 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	26 (in 19 txns from 16 users)	88 (max 94)
59)	Spidersbox	83 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	10 (in 1 txn)	78 (max 83)
60)	TheNewAnon135246	85 (in 18 txns to 16 users)	19 (in 12 txns from 11 users)	75 (max 76)
61)	o_e_l_e_o	127 (in 107 txns to 80 users)	106 (in 71 txns from 45 users)	74 (max 74)
62)	monkeynuts	70 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	70 (max 70)
63)	marlboroza	73 (in 40 txns to 30 users)	11 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	67 (max 67)
64)	Globb0	74 (in 21 txns to 14 users)	23 (in 11 txns from 8 users)	62 (max 62)
65)	lucky80	82 (in 16 txns to 16 users)	42 (in 12 txns from 8 users)	61 (max 62)
66)	mole0815	96 (in 96 txns to 62 users)	70 (in 25 txns from 13 users)	61 (max 67)
67)	Oilacris	58 (in 12 txns to 11 users)	3 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	56 (max 56)
68)	Hueristic	71 (in 60 txns to 44 users)	34 (in 24 txns from 14 users)	54 (max 54)
69)	philipma1957	78 (in 36 txns to 27 users)	47 (in 30 txns from 14 users)	54 (max 54)
70)	paxmao	54 (in 33 txns to 20 users)	5 (in 5 txns from 3 users)	51 (max 51)
71)	emberbekas	50 (in 1 txn)	0	50 (max 50)
72)	debuni	50 (in 1 txn)	0	50 (max 50)
73)	Kotone	51 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	1	50 (max 50)
74)	Lauda	67 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	37 (in 26 txns from 23 users)	48 (max 52)
75)	redsn0w	46 (in 17 txns to 14 users)	0	46 (max 46)
76)	Steamtyme	79 (in 66 txns to 49 users)	66 (in 40 txns from 30 users)	46 (max 46)
77)	romanornr	50 (in 1 txn)	7 (in 1 txn)	46 (max 50)
78)	marcus_of_augustus	49 (in 1 txn)	8 (in 8 txns from 6 users)	45 (max 49)
79)	HagssFIN	47 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	8 (in 7 txns from 5 users)	43 (max 43)
80)	teramit	48 (in 14 txns to 10 users)	11 (in 3 txns from 2 users)	42 (max 42)
81)	infofront	66 (in 57 txns to 38 users)	48 (in 22 txns from 19 users)	42 (max 53)
82)	Micio	41 (in 16 txns to 9 users)	0	41 (max 41)
83)	Darker45	98 (in 92 txns to 79 users)	118 (in 42 txns from 33 users)	39 (max 42)
84)	mindrust	53 (in 20 txns to 19 users)	29 (in 14 txns from 13 users)	38 (max 38)
85)	OmegaStarScream	63 (in 37 txns to 31 users)	52 (in 38 txns from 27 users)	37 (max 38)
86)	babo	56 (in 36 txns to 28 users)	40 (in 24 txns from 9 users)	36 (max 39)
87)	mhanbostanci	52 (in 34 txns to 23 users)	32 (in 22 txns from 10 users)	36 (max 37)
88)	Daniel91	38 (in 37 txns to 19 users)	5 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	35 (max 35)
89)	pandukelana2712	72 (in 56 txns to 35 users)	73 (in 39 txns from 23 users)	35 (max 36)
90)	zasad@	119 (in 83 txns to 37 users)	176 (in 84 txns from 34 users)	31 (max 31)
91)	TimeTeller	32 (in 31 txns to 30 users)	1	31 (max 31)
92)	masulum	74 (in 45 txns to 30 users)	87 (in 49 txns from 30 users)	30 (max 31)
93)	Husna QA	79 (in 79 txns to 36 users)	97 (in 41 txns from 23 users)	30 (max 30)
94)	Yatsan	116 (in 46 txns to 36 users)	172 (in 63 txns from 56 users)	30 (max 39)
95)	Balthazar	59 (in 42 txns to 24 users)	61 (in 37 txns from 19 users)	28 (max 29)
96)	iqbal26	27 (in 1 txn)	0	27 (max 27)
97)	TwitchySeal	68 (in 26 txns to 22 users)	81 (in 25 txns from 18 users)	27 (max 27)
98)	Cyrus	27 (in 14 txns to 8 users)	0	27 (max 27)
99)	allyouracid	37 (in 26 txns to 16 users)	22 (in 20 txns from 9 users)	26 (max 26)
100)	UdjinM6	30 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	10 (in 1 txn)	25 (max 30)
101)	Anduck	23 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	23 (max 23)
102)	RHavar	35 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	23 (in 10 txns from 7 users)	23 (max 23)
103)	BitcoinPenny	63 (in 48 txns to 39 users)	79 (in 27 txns from 23 users)	23 (max 51)
104)	jbreher	24 (in 11 txns to 10 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	23 (max 23)
105)	Vod	31 (in 29 txns to 23 users)	15 (in 9 txns from 8 users)	23 (max 23)
106)	Danydee	22 (in 15 txns to 14 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	21 (max 21)
107)	OneNattyLitecoin	21 (in 1 txn)	0	21 (max 21)
108)	AT101ET	21 (in 5 txns to 4 users)	0	21 (max 21)
109)	SaShiRaJaVu	21 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	21 (max 21)
110)	ol92	20 (in 1 txn)	0	20 (max 20)
111)	Eugenar	27 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	13 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	20 (max 20)
112)	eddie13	37 (in 18 txns to 15 users)	33 (in 19 txns from 13 users)	20 (max 23)
113)	BitCryptex	42 (in 16 txns to 11 users)	44 (in 28 txns from 19 users)	20 (max 20)
114)	Apened	20 (in 9 txns to 9 users)	0	20 (max 20)
115)	yogg	92 (in 53 txns to 42 users)	144 (in 51 txns from 37 users)	20 (max 21)
116)	BitCoinDream	19 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	19 (max 19)
117)	Financisto	20 (in 20 txns to 18 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	19 (max 19)
118)	Ziskinberg	22 (in 17 txns to 16 users)	5 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	19 (max 19)
119)	Ethanbrain	18 (in 1 txn)	0	18 (max 18)
120)	ShowOff	18 (in 5 txns to 1 user)	0	18 (max 18)
121)	Kasabus	19 (in 14 txns to 12 users)	1	18 (max 18)
122)	7788bitcoin	19 (in 7 txns to 6 users)	1	18 (max 18)
123)	Lebubar	18 (in 1 txn)	0	18 (max 18)
124)	Mike Mayor	19 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	1	18 (max 18)
125)	Kellor	17 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	17 (max 17)
126)	Mahanton	18 (in 10 txns to 9 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	17 (max 18)
127)	Finestream	19 (in 13 txns to 12 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	17 (max 17)
128)	HCP	59 (in 27 txns to 20 users)	84 (in 53 txns from 45 users)	17 (max 23)
129)	angrybirdy	21 (in 14 txns to 14 users)	9 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	16 (max 16)
130)	monsanto	16 (in 2 txns to 1 user)	0	16 (max 16)
131)	NotFuzzyWarm	25 (in 19 txns to 16 users)	18 (in 9 txns from 3 users)	16 (max 16)
132)	barota	24 (in 19 txns to 11 users)	17 (in 13 txns from 5 users)	15 (max 16)
133)	janggernaut	17 (in 6 txns to 1 user)	3 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	15 (max 15)
134)	Wexnident	20 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	10 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	15 (max 15)
135)	SuperTA	21 (in 10 txns to 6 users)	13 (in 11 txns from 8 users)	14 (max 15)
136)	os2sam	15 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	14 (max 14)
137)	kurious	22 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	15 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	14 (max 14)
138)	Deathwing	59 (in 37 txns to 34 users)	90 (in 55 txns from 20 users)	14 (max 23)
139)	Kyraishi	14 (in 8 txns to 7 users)	1	13 (max 13)
140)	EndCiv	13 (in 1 txn)	0	13 (max 13)
141)	four3200	13 (in 9 txns to 8 users)	0	13 (max 13)
142)	trantute2	51 (in 44 txns to 33 users)	75 (in 28 txns from 23 users)	13 (max 14)
143)	TheUltraElite	18 (in 13 txns to 12 users)	9 (in 7 txns from 6 users)	13 (max 14)
144)	OROBTC	19 (in 10 txns to 8 users)	11 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	13 (max 15)
145)	friends1980	28 (in 27 txns to 26 users)	29 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	13 (max 14)
146)	Paashaas	29 (in 25 txns to 21 users)	31 (in 22 txns from 13 users)	13 (max 15)
147)	serejandmyself	12 (in 3 txns to 2 users)	0	12 (max 12)
148)	OverEasy	12 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	0	12 (max 12)
149)	logfiles	29 (in 28 txns to 24 users)	34 (in 27 txns from 20 users)	12 (max 12)
150)	newIndia	12 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	12 (max 12)
151)	milewilda	13 (in 7 txns to 5 users)	1	12 (max 12)
152)	xenon131	17 (in 15 txns to 11 users)	9 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	12 (max 13)
153)	quasimodo	13 (in 8 txns to 6 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	12 (max 12)
154)	Polar91	18 (in 10 txns to 8 users)	11 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	12 (max 13)
155)	amishmanish	14 (in 13 txns to 11 users)	4 (in 4 txns from 4 users)	12 (max 12)
156)	yahoo62278	26 (in 12 txns to 9 users)	27 (in 25 txns from 20 users)	12 (max 15)
157)	Laskoo	43 (in 23 txns to 21 users)	63 (in 10 txns from 8 users)	11 (max 14)
158)	VB1001	50 (in 42 txns to 28 users)	77 (in 55 txns from 30 users)	11 (max 12)
159)	jets567	12 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	11 (max 11)
160)	zupdawg	11 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	11 (max 11)
161)	Patel	11 (in 1 txn)	0	11 (max 11)
162)	anonymousminer	25 (in 12 txns to 12 users)	28 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	11 (max 11)
163)	designerusa	11 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	0	11 (max 11)
164)	BayAreaCoins	14 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	6 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	11 (max 11)
165)	picchio	12 (in 5 txns to 5 users)	1	11 (max 12)
166)	Gens09	10 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	0	10 (max 10)
167)	Khaos77	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
168)	michelem	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
169)	ostrogoto2012	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
170)	klintay	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
171)	tothemoonsands	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
172)	FruitsBasket	11 (in 3 txns to 3 users)	1	10 (max 11)
173)	mishax1	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
174)	2tang	15 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	9 (in 6 txns from 6 users)	10 (max 11)
175)	CryptoCanary	10 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	0	10 (max 10)
176)	winspiral	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
177)	dunfida	10 (in 4 txns to 4 users)	0	10 (max 10)
178)	Blazed	10 (in 1 txn)	0	10 (max 10)
179)	LogitechMouse	23 (in 16 txns to 13 users)	26 (in 16 txns from 15 users)	10 (max 14)
180)	buckrogers	44 (in 16 txns to 14 users)	67 (in 12 txns from 10 users)	10 (max 12)
181)	ritaconscience	39 (in 11 txns to 10 users)	60 (in 13 txns from 8 users)	9 (max 9)
182)	Assface16678	23 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	27 (in 5 txns from 5 users)	9 (max 23)
183)	The0ldl_lser	11 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	4 (in 3 txns from 3 users)	9 (max 9)
184)	dkbit98	56 (in 53 txns to 32 users)	94 (in 66 txns from 42 users)	9 (max 10)
185)	bitcoin-shark	11 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	3 (in 3 txns from 1 user)	9 (max 11)
186)	guigui371	27 (in 21 txns to 16 users)	35 (in 18 txns from 11 users)	9 (max 12)
187)	Majormax	12 (in 12 txns to 9 users)	6 (in 4 txns from 3 users)	9 (max 9)
188)	wttbs	10 (in 1 txn)	1	9 (max 9)
189)	Kambal2000	9 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	0	9 (max 9)
190)	unsoindovo	10 (in 1 txn)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	9 (max 10)
191)	BADecker	10 (in 1 txn)	1	9 (max 9)
192)	StarenseN	27 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	35 (in 13 txns from 7 users)	9 (max 11)
193)	Abiky	10 (in 6 txns to 6 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	9 (max 9)
194)	atchoum6760	9 (in 1 txn)	0	9 (max 9)
195)	watergold	8 (in 6 txns to 5 users)	0	8 (max 8)
196)	samidbangkit	16 (in 6 txns to 4 users)	15 (in 9 txns from 7 users)	8 (max 9)
197)	Rufsilf	9 (in 7 txns to 7 users)	2 (in 1 txn)	8 (max 8)
198)	Ljunior	15 (in 2 txns to 2 users)	13 (in 10 txns from 6 users)	8 (max 14)
199)	lionheart78	9 (in 8 txns to 8 users)	2 (in 2 txns from 2 users)	8 (max 8)
200)	ChekaZ	8 (in 1 txn)	0	8 (max 8)

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In November 2019 total sent 42866 merits (in 18222 txns to 2535 users):

• 2% to Newbies: 944 merits (to 521 users)
• 5% to Jr. Members: 2303 merits (to 458 users)
• 15% to Members: 6445 merits (to 465 users)
• 13% to Full Members: 5496 merits (to 308 users)
• 20% to Sr. Members: 8763 merits (to 386 users)
• 20% to Hero Members: 8540 merits (to 305 users)
• 24% to Legendaries: 10375 merits (to 440 users)

Total user count on December 1, 2019:

• 2782 Legendaries (1351 of them sent merits)
• 3803 Hero Members (1453 of them sent merits)
• 9124 Sr. Members (2848 of them sent merits)
• 18448 Full Members (5350 of them sent merits)
• 30532 Members (8262 of them sent merits)
• 15236 Jr. Members (2107 of them sent merits)
• about two millions newbies

Cheater!

Whether you, Royse777, mean to imply that there is a Cantillon effect problem in the smerit supply or if there is some other kind of other devolution into infinite printing of smerits in favor of the admins those are interesting empirical questions upon which we do not really have the answers.

My suspicion is that there is almost no way (unless I am understanding the situation incorrectly) that theymos merely had all those smerits in his reserve bank.  Of course, he had likely not been spending his smerits on a regular 30 day basis, so those smerits would have frequently been expunged by the system's algorithm.  However, half of any of the smerits that he earned since January 2018 would have been just building up in his personal smerit bank.  Accordingly, I believe that the most reasonable inference is that he manually increased his own smerit allocation, whether that was a short-term increase or a longer term inflation of the smerit supply (with the implication that he is going to begin to spend more smerits on a regular basis) is still unknown - unless he disclosed his thinking in the direction of his future smerit spending intentions.  (maybe I should do a quick research into the matter by stalking theymos's past posts?  nah.. I am just going to speculate and throw it out there as a tentative theory.... hahahahaha).



Oh?  you are just concerned about your own smerit allocation.  I thought that you had just become an smerit source, and I thought that theymos had just increased the smerit allocations of almost all smerit sources.  Therefore, it seems way too premature to publicly request an increase in your own smerit allocation, unless you have some kind of personal circumstances that were overlooked?  Anyhow, I am thinking that when theymos assigned you as an smerit source, he already considered how much he would allocate to your source, and so it would likely be better to just try that out for a while, before asking for an increase in your smerit allocation.  Am I missing something?

Royse777, meet JJG “wall of text” JayJuanGee

TOAA = cunt
JJG = good people

Slipped down into the 30’s myself too, I was always 27th or 28th. I think it’s since the source increase. I’m now sending 8 per day on average (not getting through my earned sMerit atm but I will hit somebody with a 30 or 40 one off amount if I see a great post)

8 per day is my allowance though so that’s what I’m going with.

I have updated the main table and chart on the first page of this thread.

According to Merit Stats, currently there are 98 active merits sources, but the detection algorithm has already spotted 111 merit sources (6 of them are the former merit sources for sure).

I also published monthly statistics for December 2019. LoyceV is the leader of this TOP-200 in the previous month.

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I like your explanation. theymos merely reserved his sMerits for months and recently spent a lot of merits to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Bitcointalk.

Due to respect to merit sources and the core ideas of keeping sources as in secret as possible, I don't give data on them here.

I have some summary statistics and box plots for the top 100 meriters, during whole time (2018w4 to 2020w2), and in specific years (2018, 2019).
From the raw tables, you can see the median of weekly gave-away merits from the top 100 meriters, over all 4 groups have increased over years. You can also see it from the box plot, medians represent by these lines inside each boxes.

There are some factors:

• They earned more by themselves.
• Their merit giving-away behaviour changed.
• Their monthly sMerit allocation increased

Expectation:
I do expect the median of weekly gave-away merits will keep increasing in the year 2020. New merit sources and new rising stars rock!

Box plot:

Summary statistics:

Whole time (2018w4 - 2020w2):
* First and last week are incomplete.

In 2018:

In 2019: