I see some reasons from the new regulation in the crypto forum:
1. They want to lessen the number of Junior Member
2. They want to minimize the bad quality posts
3. They want to improve the capability and professionalism of their members
4. They want to remind all members that it is not easy to be a crypto forum member
5. And so on.
However, we should not think too much about it. Our forum (altcoinstalks) has a better regulation for me. Karma has a better concept than Merit. Here, it is not too difficult to reach the higher ranks if we want to be more active in forum. However, of course we must also improve our quality in making posts / comments / new topics. Higher ranks should reflect that the knowledge and experience of them are more / higher than the lower ranks. So, by this ideology, we will always try to improve our knowledge and capability better day to day.