I believe everyone on here joined the forum for a purpose. It is prevalent now how some of the members fret about issues relating to merits. My inclination tells me this due to the idea of maximizing their earnings from bounty programs(signature to be specific). Getting merits is nowadays is a bit difficult than before due to several factors. Is it even worth it for now? I have read comments of members with higher ranks stating they are no longer participating in bounty programs any longer due to most being scam.

My little advice for such people is to be patient and focus on the reason why you joined the platform. If you joined to share ideas and experience, make that the utmost priority. It could be trading, expanding your mental model on cryptocurrency, business, and even bounty hunting.

And for bounty hunters who are desperate about getting merits for the sole purpose of increasing their earnings, be content with your current position and focus and build your social media pages(with regards to increasing friends/followers). You can make content creation and translation campaigns your strongholds (some even pay off better than the signature campaigns).

Lastly, remember the concept of merit can be related to real-life occurrence. It is not appropriate to do something good and expect a reward in return. Stick to this rule and you wouldn't fret about merits again.
Cheers!