Newbies need to add something special to get a merit point. However, even if you get to junior it won't be worth much because the quality of bounties now is so low that many people are giving up. The projects aren't as good as they used to be and bounties and becoming worthless
not the end of the beginner if a beginner wants to try hard to maintain it.
there are still opportunities if we want to do it, because knowledge and experience really helps us in choosing projects and running projects.
learning is needed not only for beginners, for anyone who needs learning.