I see many posts complain about how to get merit so I have summed up some tips : you should do and should not do to be able to get merit.
1. You should-
QUALITY : Post good quality posts in the right topic to help each other
Rules and guidelines, You can consult :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0-
POST REVIEW : Let your quatity posts review in topic where users want to give Smerit
Ex :
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=52.0 or META....
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3048258.0-
ADD VALUE : There are topic where users ask some question. DO your search and hepl them. Like this page
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FOLLOW GIVEN SMERIT : It is possible to see who you have awarded with merits. So you can follow easy if there are new valueble posts by this person
2. You should not
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SELL/TRADE : do not sell or trade merit
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SPAM : do not overpost and spam the forum, especially do not sent private messages for merits. Do not spam post like " how to get merit? " bla bla...
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DUBLICATE TOPIC : Use the search function at the forum first before starting a topic
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QUANTITY : do not post because you want to reach a target, but post to creat value