And if you are a newbie trying hard to start a thread for merits then you will end up getting a lot of negative reply. I have seen some post started with newbies or lower ranks in their merit related post and definitely get a negative feed back.
That's the problem. Most newbies start threads
in order to get merits. Most high rank users start threads
in order to initiate an interesting and useful discussion. That`s why newbies get a negative feedback, and higher ranks get merit.