Tell us why you need merits. Your steps: registration and the third post with the merit question. I'll give you merit if you tell me the really important things and why you need them.
OP, even if you're new and don't know how to use the forum, it would be helpful to just click the links. Take a look around. Find out what this forum is. And why do you care about merit more than knowledge about bitcoin? Merit questions are very popular, so try to be original, and your merit will come to you very soon.
Do not be too obsessed with merits OP, knowledge should be your first aim so you can be an asset in the forum. Once you have gained the knowledge already, and you are aware on how the forum runs, you will get used to it posting relevant posts, merits then will follow. For now, know the do's and dont's in the forum first so you will have more chances to stay here. You will always be safe as long as you intend to keep abiding with the rules.