Please don't complain about merit points. That's really dumb. And don't encourage others to complain too.
The best way to earn merit points is to contribute meaningfully to discussions and to be very patient.
Complaining about merit system is really a waste of time here now. A lot of members created such threads here and were given logical replies by other members regarding how their complains were pointless. Also, since no change was made to the merit system, admin has made his intentions clear with this. He is going to take his time in analyzing the impact of merit system on this forum before making any change. By making these complaint posts, you are doing more harm to own profile. I think a lot of members will put you on ignore threads for such behavior.