It is a problem for the newbies getting merits, the eagerness is endless as they anticipate merit in any content they have put up effort with. But it seem not coming. Is it that those who have excess of merits reserves their generosity or there are laid down principles in writing a Meritorious contents.
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I doubt that newbies are experiencing struggles to earn merits- I think this problem only extends to users who are desperate in earning merits.
Like what most have previously mentioned, earning merits is a job itself; one must at least commit that you are determined into sharing posts that will benefit the public in general. In addition, you can also earn merits if you attempt to report plagiarized posts or scams in the announcement thread. Bottomline is, hard work and patience are needed if one truly wants to earn merits.
Again, focus on creating constructive posts and avoid posting on mega threads as exposure is relatively low compared to other threads.