It seems that you really shouldn’t be concerned with Merits … creating a couple of accounts on the same date to evade a prior ban is not merit worthy.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5297846.msg55903403#msg55903403
User: Crypto Bright

User: Chelsea2021

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2901943.msg29855601#msg29855601
User: bright4mech -> banned (see https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2613277.1460).