We all know the beginning stage is not easy as a newcomer needs to be patient. Atleast he or she should be getting no matter how little some reward for their resources in terms of time and materials.
I joined the forum and all I told some people around me about it, the next question is," how much have u earned", I was absolutely discourage as I remained mute till date.
We're you not told the possible ways you could use to earned merits, haven't you heard of anything related to quality post, how far have you been contributing to the forum, what earn you merit is the quality post you made and how it was being touched by someone who is willing to merit you for that great job, but being a newbie, I will not support you started to hunt around in looking for threads that gives merits when you should focus on earning them by yourself through what you offer to the community.