Thats exactly what happend to me, maybe if i joined here 2years or 3years ago, maybe im a legendary member right now. But merit is so hard to have nowadays, I dont know what kind of post should i do to have some merits here, I think im stuck at jr. member forever.
I had to click on your profile since I have signature-view disabled, and yep you're in a campaign. As has been stated, the only reason people care about rank here is so that they can make more money--so nobody here has any sympathy for anyone who's stuck at the Jr. Member rank. All the whining in the world is going to do no good.
OP, you signed up only yesterday, made few posts and you're already complaining about Merit system. Are you really new here?
I highly, highly doubt that. When people say shit like that, I just tend to think they're lying and they probably are. I think most people who wear advertising in their signature space have multiple accounts, and especially those complaining about merits.
People that were grandfathered in, like me, had a very easy time getting high ranked accounts, and it could be argued that it's not fair.
It's totally fair. Bounty shitposters brought this upon themselves, and the problem doesn't lie in the hands of more senior members. Yes, I'm sure there are some Legendary members who post complete garbage (looking at you,
Amph), but the vast majority of spammers are low-ranked members with multiple accounts.