Hnm. Bitcointalk new policy is really hard that to get junior membership level we must have to have merit otherwise we will stay in newbie always even same here for me as I became junior but I'm newbie..really frustrate...
I do not agree with this statement at all. It is not hard at all to gain one merit. I rarely post on here and found it relatively easy to get merits.
Stop worrying about it. Participate, join in with conversations, post your opinion in threads and don't spam the forum. Forget about merit- concentrate on post quality first.