The truth is that there's no easy way through it concerning merits, just click the beginners board all I could see is merely post concerning merit. Is like you guys are forgetting the purpose of this great forum it was created for Bitcoiners or cryptocurrencies lovers to interact and to gain more knowledge about cryptocurrencies. You guys should hold from the merit and focus on learning because if you continue with this getting of merit quick it may lead you to spamming which can affect any chance of you getting any merit. Just focus on the knowledge the forum already have for you with time eventually we will all Rank up. Those higher rank you're now where ones newbie they where patients enough to learn.
Good advice, especially for yourself and other beginners. This forum is quite complex if you want to learn knowledge about crypto, so take advantage of your time to continue studying and studying. Over time, if you continue to enjoy the process, merit will come by itself. Because if you focus on looking for merit you will get tired, bored and in the end you will give up. The most dangerous thing, as you said, is being too enthusiastic about seeking merit and making posts continuously, which ends up in spam. Everything takes time and a process, including increasing your account, all members here start from newbies so trust the process.