All you need is to make a quality post, anyone coming across such may feels some level of taught in what your posting and then decide to merit your post, this is about personal conviction concerning a post made.

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A single word can earn you merit, a short reply can do same and a two or more sentence or paragraph can also earn you such, if what you're posting is serving its purpose, either by giving the right response, suggestion, information or idea about a post, then such may easily attract you merit, while you should know that you're not permitted to beg for merits, sell or self merit ourself.