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.
I really agreed with your statement, if really you want to help you should have done it silent. Are you trying to let us know how you build your own account, even some of merit source have not open thread like this and to them you also need help. You have taking a nice step but not yet time to carry out this boarding, I really apologise for my words because no matter what you are ahead of me in the forum which you deserve my respect. The nine merit is to small to open a thread for with all this condition.