Actually I have my own acoount. It is more that 1 year old. And I had to buy merits to become Junior member. Do you think it is normal? I don't think so. And please do not tell me about deserving merits. 99% of member+ accounts got their ranks before the rules changed. Do you still think that merit system works? Well, look at bounty market. It is dead. And one the reason - this forum's account policy.