I was reading a thread and a question came to my mind. Obviously, it's merit abuse meriting yourself and trying to get away with it. But picture the following scenario:

If I know I am going to be away from home for some time, but I will need to access Bitcointalk from public WIFIs or internet cafes to get in touch with my business acquaintances regularly, why couldn't I merit myself to get to Jr. Member, make a few posts, and get rid of the PM restrictions associated with newbie accounts? Buying the copper membership doesn't affect PM limits if I remember it correctly.

- The second account would be clearly marked as an alt account.
- The sole purpose of that 1 merit is to remove PM restrictions.
- I don't want to use my main account on unknown internet networks and computers.
- Maybe I am unsuccessful in acquiring a merit or two in the "normal way" while posting with the alt account to get the needed activity points for Jr. Member.

* Before someone gets judgmental, this is just a discussion and not something I am actually planning to do or have done.