I give up, I don't know if it's your stupidity, or your lack of not being able to tell you're stupid.
Guess what? What do you want them to do? Hand it out to the first 5 people to post Cheese! in a thread?
Everyone goes through the same application process, and everyone will continue to. Why do you think since this new system has came out, only one or two MMs have scammed. WHY! Because after working that hard, you see that there's more to life than scamming. After that amount of work, you wouldn't want to leave, that is the reason it does have high requirements.
As to the recommendation. MAKE FRIENDS. Guess what? If I have a friend that is going out to get the MM rank, sure I will recommend him. I just started adding some trusted MMs on my MSN so if I can't or don't want to, I can refer them off to a MM that gladly will take their business.
I'll recommend or refer to WHOEVER I WANT. There is nothing against it and like Conman3030 said, it's not looked down upon, it just means the better MM he is if he's getting recognition from current MMs.
I am not arguing that there may or may not be enough MMs. What I am arguing is everyone who is a current MM has earned it, and everyone who is working towards it, is doing the same process we had to. If they easy it up, remember the old 10 MM application? Do you also know how many countless MMs scammed after it, as it was so easy to complete.
The harder it is to get, the more respect and trust you should have from it.