Just be real on this forum, learn from others, give quality contributions. To tell you how to earn merit is has no straight forward answer than you have to be smart in learning from what people that are getting merit are posting. After you have done that, try and know who the merit source are and the boards they visit more. But you do not have to depend on merit source, I mean if you do not find the merit source, they will still later see your work and merit you.
Thanks for the advice! Well that's what I've been doing, learning from others backing it up with readings too! I do agree that there is straight forward answer as what I as observed too with other members here. It really lies on the quality of your contributions, I'm trying to engage to fruitful conversations here too so that I could lean not just the system here but also the things that were discussed