Interesting how all those "informative" Merit threads are created by people wearing paid signatures.
99% of all the threads with "Merit" in the subject are created in a hope to collect merit, well this is not the way.
Stay away from chasing the merit and you'll have a better chance to get some.
I still believe there are still users who will be willing to give merits especially if its worth the post even without asking them to give it to use, for what the heck they will just stick their merits on them ,we just need to prove them that its worth it.