You're taking the wrong approach. You can't expect merit, it comes spontaneously when you write quality stuff, do a service for members or contribute to the good life and harmony of the forum. And even then, they won't be automatically acquired.

It doesn't matter how much you post, how often you post, only the quality of what you say is important. If you don't think there's a real need for your contribution, then don't post, or don't expect to receive any merits.

This forum isn't a giant merit race, it's an information resource, and those who are here just for the merits can't last long here.
Do quality posting and you will earn some merits, there is no reason to stay at 0 merit if you post some good content. Merits can be earned quickly, I've earned about 420 merits in the last 120 days, and some people earn MUCH more than that, I am not saying that I am an example. But what's certain is that if my posts were made with the intention of receiving merits, I probably wouldn't have received a single one.