You now have s strike of three posts in a row that are not bounty reports, all from today. That is a start, forced no doubt by the change of rules. I took nearly two months to get my first merit, so things are not necessarily swift. On top of that, a posting history composed nearly solely based on social network reports does not help.

Rules and merit are a hot topic, and therefore on the radar for discussion where good posts may or may not be merited. Nevertheless, the spectre of options is ample here, so it’s a question of finding yours, and being applied to creating content that is of interest to others, well versed and thought through. Time and though are basic factors to throw in.