Merit requirements too difficult not just to JR. Members but also to other members who want to be promoted also, I really felt sad and discouraged about this MERIT REQUIREMENTS that they are imposing in this forum because all LOW RANKING MEMBERS like us will never have the opportunity to promoted a higher rank anymore because who do you think will spend their time reading our posts and then giving us a MERIT? everybody in this forum are busy doing their own thing so having a MERIT is next to impossible thing. This is just a big discrimination for low ranking members which denies them the opportunity to be promoted.
Looking at your post history, I think you have tried writing constructive, high-quality threads in order to receive merits, but you didn't get them.
In my opinion, your problem maybe you didn't put creative ideas into your recent posts.
Creativity is one of the most interesting factors that can catch attention of higher-ranked users, who are readily to send you merits if they think your threads deserved.