I am also a junior member but have got some merits for my posts. I am very much satisfied with m performance here as I am not that much active on this forum. You can also earn merits provided you are active here. By active I mean not only posting here frequently, reading the posts of other members (especially those of members who are getting lot of merits). You will get a lot of information regarding the forum rules and bitcoins in general. You can use that knowledge while making future replies. This will increase your chances of getting merits here.