Is there any rules about it or you can just give merits to any post that you like to spend your smerits?
Technically there is no rules stating about giving merit to a certain kind of post.
If there are rules about it is there any consequences to the violators?
There is no rules. If you got caught cheating the merit system then your account will either be tagged with "RED" instating something like this.
Or get your accounts ban like them.
Because i think that there where some people who gives merit even in low quality post.
Those people are merit farming and giving the merits to their alt account. Its just a matter of time, eventually they will be caught for doing such act.
What i have always read in post how to earn merit is to make a good quality post. Is it ok to give merit even in a low quality post? There isn't any violation with that, right?
Like i said, there is no rules regarding that. You can give merit points to low quality post since its a readers perspective in giving out merits. Be warned that if you that, then most likely you will be tag also. Merits system was introduce to remove and/or reduce spam from account farmers who rank and sells the accounts for the purpose of joining signature/bounty campaigns.
It would defeat the purpose of merit system if low quality post were to be given merit. Dont follow the wrong doings that you see in this forum for the sake of your own benefit. Help the forum to reduce spam and abuse in the system by reporting suspected merit farming.
