Today many are disappointed with the new ranking rules, including myself.
Once again we are back on the bandwagon "merit broke my life sir!" that coming from a newbie.Quote
However, after I think about it, merit and ranking are not everything. Knowledge is more important than merit.
Correct, but that what does that have to do with the forum? This is not college entrance test.Quote
With knowledge I will get more than merit. What about your opinion?
You get merits when people give you merits. If they dont feel like you earn merits then they wont give you any. If you are generic shitposter or a bounty spammer you wont get any merits. 
Good example of a thread which is wasting people's time here is this one itself. Better lock it before you face more trashing from other members.