It is difficult to rank up because people are greedy with their merits. Even when you make a quality post, they still ignore it and you get nothing. I guess that's why people like us are really not interested in ranking up. I am here first, to learn. I don't care whether I rank up or not.
I strongly disagree with you. It's not hard to rank up here, and it's not true that members are greedy with their merits. Take me for example - I joined the forum two years ago and was recently promoted to Hero member rank. You've been here for four years, but in that time you haven't moved beyond Newbie member rank. Can you spot the difference between us in terms of our forum activity?
This obviously shows that the senior forum members care about young members and recognize those who are most helpful in the forums. I'm sure that if you join the discussions and become active, you will be recognized and promoted fairly soon. But that won't happen if you continue to post only bounty reports, which is what you've mostly done so far. The forum is about helping people, and you should join the discussions with your own experiences to share. That will help you get ranked up faster than if you keep posting only bounty reports.