Some people are giving genuine advice to Op to make quality posts, sending links on how to earn merits. I would have joined the queue of the vain advisers if not that I first went through the responses of Op and know the kind of user he is and his mission to the forum.
If you want to find out, read these quotes from him below;
can i get just one merit to see how this thing works ?
paying with bitcoin i lose personal privacy
sharing too much i lose personal privacy
i just need 1 single point so i can share images. the bitcointalk merit system is the perfect example of a religious cult.
fortunately, there is no option to sell merit points for you all.
cuz bitcoin is traceable... i will never use bitcoin. the forum is just forcing me to pay and lose my privacy...
You need to understand that OP is not a genuine newbie who is willing to grow in the system. Op doesn't have such a time to make meaningful contributions in the forum. He only needs a merit to be able to post images when promoting his project.
So, since he hates bitcoin and cannot use bitcoin to pay for copper membership, let's allow him and he could be lucky enough to get a merit randomly.