i offline long time, and now want to online again, but whats is merit? why my account still newbie?? i remember my account is Jr member
To get rank up you need minimum 1 merit, see post above the detail.
you can get merit by posting something usefull check here :
Newbie's Guide to Getting Merit (Proven)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4932316.0