Congratulations mate. This will be another example for the newbie who thinks ranking up is not possible. Yes, the journey is not easy but if you keep making quality topics then you can rank up with in years! Like TMAN gave 35 merits in this topic, this is s the appreciation, there are many people here who always distribute merits to who deserve!
Congrats again, mate! Welcome to the journey to be a Legendary in Bitcointalk forum!