There are so many ways to earn merit.
My case for example. I have 25 posts and 17 merits. Why? Because I interact with people, making jokes, answering questions, etc..
We don't need to grab some stuff from elsewhere and post here to earn or prove something.
We are on a board/forum and the main goal of forum is interact each other, sharing ideas, opinions...
If I need an article, I will google it and, off course, I will ask if I can't find something. This is why we are here after all. To learn and teach and share thought about different subjects. Not only to read about them.
But I think people forget how important the concept of community is to concentrate about posting a lot of topics. There are so many topics where OP don't even look at replies
Slowly, carefully, you will reach your goal
My case for example. I have 25 posts and 17 merits. Why? Because I interact with people, making jokes, answering questions, etc..
We don't need to grab some stuff from elsewhere and post here to earn or prove something.
We are on a board/forum and the main goal of forum is interact each other, sharing ideas, opinions...
If I need an article, I will google it and, off course, I will ask if I can't find something. This is why we are here after all. To learn and teach and share thought about different subjects. Not only to read about them.
But I think people forget how important the concept of community is to concentrate about posting a lot of topics. There are so many topics where OP don't even look at replies
Slowly, carefully, you will reach your goal