you will find many members with little to no knowledge of how BTC actually works and still have thousends of merit
I'd argue you don't need to know how Bitcoin really works (on a technical level) to be able to use it, but I get what you mean.
Making use of it is one thing; engaging in a serious discussion about it is undeniably the most bizarre things to try out as a newbie. You know the feeling of reading through pages and pages, without a single idea on point.
I have never seen a farmed account with thousands of merits though.