Handing out merit is fucking hard dude, I go on a roll end up giving members plus a load but really struggle sifting the wheat from the chaff with the newbies and its a real shame
Newbies and Junior Members are the future lifeblood of the forum, so I believe it is important to encourage them to become valuable members, and not just spongers trying to scratch a bit of money by exploiting the forum. I think it is important to help to re-build the boards as well. I've started to look at the Serious discussion and Ivory Tower boards. I think they have great potential if members supported them a bit more.