Any body can get merit from Brand New to Legendary to Administrators.... only requirement is "quality post".
I don't agree with your post that only requirement is quality post . I didn't seen any newbie who have got any marit though some of them have posted quality posts.I feel it's just like some of the higher rank members are hiding behind the fairytale of Quality Post thing. If any newbie can't get single merit does that mean they can't post anything good at all? Instead of Quality Post thing why everyone can say ,the bitter truth of "newbies couldn't get merited" unless they rank up as a junior member or above.That's fine for me, because as a newbie we should learn and contribute to the forum before gets any merit just like other higher rank members who have done tremendous contributions to the forum by sharing their knowledge. Btw following post also got a meritI wonder who the first one to 15 million merits will be 
I like this change a lot. Hopefully we'll see an increase in post quality.
P.S - only just quated for highlighting my point, not for criticising by any means I like this change a lot. Hopefully we'll see an increase in post quality.
Perhaps you are getting caught up in the weeds a bit, vphasitha?
When I joined the forum in early 2014, I came here because I wanted to learn about bitcoin, and I was passionate about the topic.
Ranking up was a bit of a side benefit, but really was not part of my consciousness.
Seems that if you are posting about your passion, and helping out others, as you learn yourself, then your post will likely cause other members to want to merit you.... merits are somewhat subjective because somehow you have to cause individuals to want to merit your posts, whether it is because of quality or humor or that you helped them or maybe they just begin to like you after reading several of your posts. Frequently, I merit posts that I don't really like, but instead, over a period of time, I have begun to appreciate the contributions of the member over time (so in that regard, a merit might be received that is not merely about that one particular post that receives the merit).