It's obvious people cant read. What do you think is hidden here. I have gone through the individual links I see on the forum. And read all pinned topics. I am not new to technology. I know how to navigate a platform even if I just new it. This is the 21st century there is nothing hidden in search engines. I could know much about the forum if I just asked google to tell me what I need to know.
Indeed, this is the 21st century, and if you are exposed to technological advancement, you will be able to navigate through any forum or new environment you come across as long as you can read and understand English and other languages.
Talking about merit awarding and merit sources, it is not only merit sources that give out merit; everyone that has available merits can give out merit to any post they find word of receiving merits.Most local boards do have merit sources, but some local boards are yet to have one. It is not too bad because there are a lot of merit sources in the general board.
But as a beginner, you should focus on knowing how the merit system works and how to make yourself useful to the forum before focusing on such discussions.