I think it is going to be very hard for a lot of people to get merit points a lot of people are here because they are interested in projects and wish to comunicate about that project and do not have the skills to write what is considered to be a quality posts so these people who have been quite active will be penilised and never gain a higher ranking which i find to be a little bit unreasonable
Most people will find it difficult to get merit, the fact that fewer people can get merit today. That is a consequence when we can not yet contribute to the forum. Believe many smart people in this forum and they will not be stingy to give merit. You just have to try to give a much better than what you are doing right now.
Yes getting smerit even twice a week is so hard, just like me and other newcomers member here was hard now to rank up even they have a good quality post but not to much well known in this forum. Heroe and Legendary members hopefully they are helping those need smerit and be a merit source just try to view their previous post if deserving to have smerit.
But I know it's not going to happen because they just give you smerit those posts that they laugh or are pleasant to see for them even how constructive it is.