Look at how much effort JayJuanGee put into his reply--and he earned merits for it.

One thing all merit seekers ought to be aware of is that regardless of how constructive your post is, if you're posting in a section that's filled with spammers who never read anything, you're not going to get those merits.  I think it's highly unlikely there are many merit sources scouring Altcoin Discussion for hidden gems.

I know you were addressing JayJuanGee, but my advice to you would be to either improve your English or hope your local board has a merit source lurking about.  There's no magic to earning merits--just take a look at some of the members who've earned the most and see what they did to get them.