To earn merit on this forum is not hard, just make sure you make your self useful and be active. Learn from those that are earning merit. Learn the pattern if their posting and see how useful their posts are. I will recommend you the general board to learn about that.

When I joined d this forum, earning merit is not hard for me because they was what I did. I used a lot of time to learn and I make sure that I did not leave important threads alone but reading what everyone is posting and I make sure to post when necessary.