Bitcoin Forum

To allow new users full access sooner, and still prevent spam, I have a suggestion.

Allow new users to send somewhere around BTC0.01 as a deposit that they get back after they have met the requirements, but lose if they are banned for any reason before they would have otherwise gained full access. Just an idea, obviously you'd have to have some way to keep track of which accounts have which addresses, but maybe you'll consider it.

Another benefit to the idea, is that it gives new users a chance to send a practice transaction. It's a good way to learn about confirmations, transactions fees and how to use Bitcoin in general: it makes a lot more sense once you've actually used it.

It doesn't make that much non-sense even if you haven't used it. About the only thing you need to explain to people is that unless you use different addresses, people can see all the transactions you make. Other than that it is "here is a piece of software. It can send bitcoins for a transaction fee of 0.0005 btc, and can receive them. Transactions take time. Here (mtgox) is what 1 BTC is worth. Have fun." Aside from maybe explaining how mining works (most new users don't even care) all the rest just says "it works exactly how you'd expect it to work; here's why."

It's a good proof of concept though. I think that new users often want a chance to use bitcoin for something useful without spending a bunch of money on something they don't need "just because they accept bitcoin."

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That is a good point, but since they can get into those forums for free with just four ours of free time, it's about the same level of security.

This seems quite a bit more expensive now that it was when this thread was started.

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