Although I feel comforted to the Jr. Members, Member has no merit. They have become Newbie like me.
But they shouldn't beg for it. If their posts are really good, they will soon receive merit.
Merit is for those who have really devoted discussions on this forum!
In the current situation where there are many jr members and back to newbie including myself is totally not bad at all since in my understanding, the admin and staff really wanted the participants in this forum to at least make deserving and meaningful post that could upgrade into the next level. I consider it as a challenge to become an effective participant and contributor in this prestigious forum.
Have some shame, don't barge into the rewards ceremony directly. You need to shitpost somewhere else and wait for someone to nominate you. This is like me walking onto the stage at Oscars with a VHS tape of my wedding... sheesh.