Well, theymos received the Merits in this thread in a form of appreciation for implementing the Merit System which brought a smile on many members on this forum.
Yeah, but that was quite some time ago, and I don't think people realized the importance of the merit system in the first few days of its implementation. Tons of merits were being handed out for posts that were kind of meh.
Me, I can't see giving merits to Theymos--or satoshi for that matter. As a merit source, I
try to reserve my sMerits for lower-ranked members, though it's not always easy to find good posts written by them. When I see a very well thought out post, it's usually written by a Hero or Legendary member. Perhaps I need to do some more digging and reading, but it's frustrating.
If you don't find where to spend merits, then spend it on theymos' posts.
I wouldn't advise this, though I have no issue with the quality of his posts. I think merits should be distributed to members who need them to rank up, provided the posts are worthy. I have no problem meriting a Legendary member for a fantastic post, but I try to do that sparingly.