I am working on something for the bitcoin community that no one believes in yet. So no trust nor merit for me. So i was wondering if there were alternative for getting merit, because i would like to add a signature to my account. Thanks for the info! 
Dosnt matter on what you work .
And if you work for the FBI or the President in some way you dont get a merit for that .
Just be helpful and contribute positive to the forum .
And as legendster has written " there is no obligation that a good post always has to be merited. "
Try to bring some positive vibes to the forum and i guess you get Merit.
You should read suchmoon's link in his post
They should have made sig free for everyone, i don't have to to help the community with words.