To be honest, I'm still a beginner here. and I want to ask if our ranking will not go up if we don't have merit?
please explain, and thank you
I'm also newbie, as a beginner so if you want to rank up and earn merits, you need to contribute and make quality posts to show that you're active. When you put in the effort to produce quality posts, you'll start earning merit for your contributions to the forum, and as soon as you do, you'll rank higher than you think.
As per the rules enacted from 24th January 2018, a user of the forum must earn adequate merit to achieve the next rank. It is definitely an effective rule that enables forum discussions to be more meaningful. Since the forum is a platform for discussion of different kinds of things with receiving and giving merit against meaning full knowledgeable or informative post, no one can achieve any rank without having it. But if one uses his or her talent it is possible to easily achieve the rank within the specific time frame. We know the clear road map on how a newbie can achieve that top rank. If a newbie wishes, then he or she can gradually move towards the goal.