I want to share what I have done, maybe can help you.
1. Find top marited member.
2. Read & learn their history post .
3. Then start to give contribution to this forum like top marited member do.
Just so you don't misunderstand his statement, learning means you should study their writing pattern, learning to improve on your writing skills & not to copy and paste their writings,
study merited posts
And for all Newbies who think they can copy someone else's work: this will get you banned! See
this example from a merit hunter, or
this entire thread for many more examples.