Being a new member of this forum, I will like to have more clarification and advice, and I will also like to know if there are any PDFs or any sources that I can be directed to study more in order to not offend the law of the forum and avoid any penalties or having my account banned. I will be glad to have many pieces of advice for other members of the forum.
A piece of advice:
Don't rush things, never think that you need to earn Merits, you have to become a good poster very soon so that you can gain a higher rank and start earning money from the forum through signature campaigns and stuff, that's not the right approach. Just take things very easy, focus on learning more initially, try to read more than writing and write only when you think that you have got something extra to add to a conversation or a discussion.
A lot of newbies make the mistake of doing plagiarism just because they think they can get Merits or appreciation if they post constructive messages copied from other members of the forum but that isn't right, it can get your account banned and that will almost end your journey on the forum in a blink of an eye if you are caught copy-pasting material either from this forum or somewhere else.
Welcome to the forum, and good luck for the future.