If they sell merit for you or you buy merits, and you lack the requisite forum knowledge, and you have already purchased some merit to achieve a high level, such as full member or senior member, how will you interact with other forum members? Buying merit is a foolish idea; merit comes naturally. If you come to this forum to learn about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, you will undoubtedly gain more merit than you expect. So let me tell you, man, you need to contribute to the forum. You need to be creating quality posts, threads, and other fantastic things that will aid the forum users in achieving one or more goals. If you do so, I think you'll be astonished by how many merits start to appear in your account.
However, it's possible that this occurred as a result of your failure to read the forum rules and regulations, which, as a newbie, you must do when you first join the community. You may do this by clicking everything you need to know about the forum activity, rank and merits