This is not true, i am a new member and i have received the highest merit trencehold when i was a newbie with zero knowledge,  so i may not accept that statemntthat new members does not receive merits.


Unless new members have poor quality, Reputation or accusations against them, thise in that category may fine things hard as regards to merits and growth in the forum, this forum is a discussion forum, so just be yourself and never listen to anybody.