I have no idea if this has been suggested before. I've checked several pages in this forum and have seen nothing like it so I'm going to go ahead and say it.
Currently merits can only be given to comments on profiles and on games. So here is my suggestion, what if merits could be awarded to comments made on the forums. I have seen several good, well-written comments that are worthy of a merit.
I know this must of been made before since this seems so wanted by all my friends. Thats a thought but we might need maybe another Moderator to help out if we make Forum posting being able to be merited.