I think our newbies should take their time and understand the merit system very well. Merit is not mainly made for rank advancement, though it is one of the requirements. It was introduced to motivate quality posts and reduce spam on the forum. To whom the merit is given doesn't matter, a jnr. member can even decide to award merit to a legendary.
Once again, awarding a merit to a post is subjective, what may be relevant to you might be irrelevant to me. And also it could be that the fellow you are expecting to give merit to your post has exhausted all his sendable merits.
If you really want to grow on this forum...watch your words.