I gave you that merit because I noticed many good members gave you merits yesterday which showed that you have some good posts, it mow remains on your hand to post better because I believe some good members are focusing on your account which will help you, if you do not post good, you may lose their attention.

If you are posting good, you can report some of the post
[self-moderated] Report unmerited good posts to Merit Source: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5093271.0

If you about to get to certain rank, you can apply on this thread
Merit] Help newbies and those who have a little left to the next rank: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5275032.0

Read the OP of the two threads to understand better.