This might not be fair for new people, I don't know if others will ever consider to give merit to newbies. Guess I had to been registered here like 1year back to get some kind of "good" positions. Juniors and newbies are often treated poorly and seen as funny guys around, not taken seriously.
Totally agreed and you have got 1 merit from me because of it.
Oh my this totally brought to my mind an episode of Black Mirror season 3, Nosedive!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5497778/?ref_=ttep_ep1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R32qWdOWrToWhere people up or down voted themselves in real life, ending up in fame or shame.