Op, if after been registered on the forum for years you don't know how merit is earned and how smerit is fotten then it means you aren't a good learner or you have been busy doing some hunting that won't help you to grow or add your knowledge of Bitcoin. The best way to get merit is by making quality post that conveys good information about cryptocurrency or crypto related things, you have different boards where you can share ideas, informations that will be beneficial to the forum members and you will be given merits then from the merits you are given you will have smerit which you can also reward to other members who you think their post is to be merited.