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.
It's very nice to see such posts from newbie members. The merits are present on the forum and everyone looks after to get some merits especially the newbies in order to reach the ranks which would allow them to participate in signature campaigns. The users who give proper time to the forum, who create good posts, and who try to help others with their knowledge get merits as reward for their contribution.
I suggest you to be optimistic and create informative posts, you'll see yourself the flow of merits. I have seen newbie members who received so many merits in a few days with just a few number of posts but there were also those newbie members who earned some merits after creating so many posts. The simplest way to earn merits is to create valuable posts and help other members with your knowledge and ideas. Focus more on learning things about Bitcoin and crypto-currencies and share your knowledge in the form of posts.