Note: I myself have not opened this to get merit because i have many helpful posts where i have no merit. I just want to give some of my submitted merits to new members so that they can be encouraged to do better. You should encourage me.
Of course you have good initiative about your idea - but if you really want to help newbies then you don't really need this thread. 9 merit is a very low amount to start the game with - just do it quietly on newbie users who you think deserve it, so that's a better advice for you in my opinion.
You don't need to attract a lot of attention from other users to prove that you want to contribute to the merit system - unless you are the merit source. This isn't a reason to put you down anyway - but this idea isn't really expected if you want to help.