So many newbies has asked similar question,  it's good to ask a valuable question like this. Actually merit system is one of the criteria that elevate a user from the position of brand new to a higher rank, while activities is constant and is been given by forum system base on your consistent post making in the forum.

When a user lack earning merit the disadvantages will end up having a stunted growth like plant, so merit determine the growth of every user rank and especially when the activity is up to a specific rank.... how to earn a merit, the process is base on you intellectual engagement of cryptocurrency via finding or researching for what has not been disclose to the community that can impact fresh knowledge to newbies and already existing users... You earn merit through the following

1. Making a quality post
2. Reading a comment & understand properly before responding
3. Making new innovations that is educative
4. Observing the methods of posting by other users.