But, at the same time, the seniors can encourage us with some free merits 
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No. . You go ahead and do whatever soul-uplifting research you need to do, and whenever you start writing something worth reading, then you might earn some merits. I don't hand them out to spam monkeys for free. Do you feed your neighborhood skunks?
Didn't think so.
Understood.... I just corrected my comment. I didn't beg for merit. My intention was that the seniors can be a bit generous with the newbie and encourage them with their initial posts.