Bitcoin Forum

I still remember initially when this forum was first introduced to me by a colleague, the enthusiasm I had towards it was very skyrocketing but with time the interest died in ways I never expected reasons being that as a novice I didn't and still don't know how this forum navigates and it's growth processes for a member, and this was as a result of the fact that the person that told me about this forum never gave me a clear clue or a mentorship hand about the processes. So with time I was so discouraged about the whole thing cause like they say you can't obviously have knowledge of what you don't understand, so overnight I just lost interest and ran_off, like for months I never logged in into the forum cause I felt a waste of my time and data.
Fortunately for me today, am back to it again, cause maybe I really want to really get apt insight on how to learn and grow from this platform. In other words, I really need to know how things work here, so please those that have been here before me I could really make use of your ideas and suggestions as a fresh beginner ones again.
Thanks, looking forwards to get helpful replies!

You can start by reading the rules https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0

Many people don't seem to think that's important and then they act surprised when their account gets banned for breaking the rules.

If you are confused about the merit system, read this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2766177.0

Then there's a list of most useful topics in here. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3534750.0

Don't get too overwhelmed, i'm certain that there are other newbies who have abandoned their accounts for same reason or another and have not returned since. It's good to see that you have mustered the courage to be back, i hope you really stay this time.

My best advice to you now that you are back is;  -Get conversant with the rules, be original and engage in discussions constructively. Develop consistency and give yourself time.

Welcome back and you are on the right path asking here, a community was bitcoin started and was created.

There are certain threads here that you need to read and understand and most of them that have useful information for newbies are here in this section (Beginners & Help). Just spend your time reading before posting because that is a perfect way for you to enlighten those things that you don't understand.

This forum it seems like an old library, which is all information regarding blockchain and bitcoin was here, all you have to do is keep reading and don't shy to ask here if there's stuff that you don't understand.

There are times that you think it's not worth it because you're starting to see the market drops. That's very normal and I've seen a lot of people being active from here and there when the market is bullish. And when the market comes bearish, there goes the sluggish mentality.

What you're focusing right now? trading? holding?

If any of those then go to those certain sections of the forum and read the discussions there.

Well, what can I say, in the age of the Internet, what I have put in bold is bullshit. If instead of reading, researching and asking questions, you run away from what you find hard to understand, you are not going to learn anything.



The same applies here. In the age of the Internet, you expect us to give it to you on a platter. The others have given you good advice. The only one I would add is don't be in a hurry to learn. Visit the forum regularly, read, and if you don't understand something ask, but don't expect us to give it all to you on a platter.

Forums are almost like social media sites. What works in real life also works in the forum so the rules offline also apply here. You posting here to connect with people is the basics of it all and then you can share insights. You will learn a lot from experienced people about Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain here so don't runaway.

If you are introduced here by someone then perhaps that user had a great experience with the people in the forum. And most probably earning in the forum as well.

I had the same thoughts. OP writes nonsense, others calm him down.
OP, why are forums created? For some kind of growth?
Or maybe for communication? What can you not understand here?
Why are the same questions from newbies every day? What steps do you want to know here, for what purpose?
Everything is there. Can you read? Do not understand, ask. This is how ALL forums work.
But if there is another interest, like making money, then all your questions logically add up to a chain for all other newcomers.
And even to earn, you have to read, nothing else.

The only thing that caused issues to beginners is the information they gather before coming to bitcointalk community, and i believe that op what made you to give off is that you were not informed properly about this platform, and right now you are back to start up from were you stopped, i can only tell you that you should Skip or drop the information you acquire before coming here and face what you experience or witness. To be precise, everyone here was once a newbie or a beginner, but later they exploit, you most know the knowledge or reason why you are here at first, but just have it in mind that making without acquiring knowledge is your major priority while you are here i think you are at the negative side of  the forum, bitcointalk community is meant for bitcoin deliberation, and for novice in bitcoin to get acquainted with the knowledge of bitcoin. So redress if you have another thing in mind.

If you like bitcoin and you want to know more, this forum is the best place to be. But if you do not have interest, you may not like this forum. You have to have a passion for anything you are doing before you see it interesting, just have passion to know more about bitcoin. Just go on more on this forum, find interesting boards for yourself, do not plagiarize, do not spam, bring any question you want answers to, this forum will help.

Also know how this forum works, this will need months of experience but you will finally get it very well after the passion you have.
I understand what you mean but forum especially this forum is never like a social media, I do get information and some gists on social media which is very good but I gain more knowledge and experience on this forum rather than social media that can only make me be more exposed to scammer. With this forum helping people to avoid scam social media will help scammers to see more victims.

Thesame thing that happened to you happen to me when I came across Bitcointalk around 2019 I registered account which I was following the forum but I don't really understand the forum I was scared to comment because I don't want to be banned or given negative trust because then I don't know the place is just a forum where you can learn from people and people can also learn from you, I later left the forum for almost a year close to 10 months which when I came back all what I had in mind is I don't care about what will happen, so I started following high rank member in the forum post which I study people comments and I also learn which time I started getting use to the forum and I was able to share my own opinion. Currently now I can spend 1 hour without visiting Bitcointalk, Bitcointalk is just like my house now and the forum members are like my families.

Happy you are back. But the question is that, are you back as the old you that ran away? If yes, there's no need because you'll likely run again.
Also, has the person that introduced you to this forum told you the information you needed in the name of mentorship? If no, you can meet him for that if actually he's still in the forum.
Finally,  do you have anything now to offer the forum? If we all wait to gain from the forum without offering, there might be backgear. Thanks!

It's no strange thing that, most active users of the forum now where once discouraged with there progress in the forum, especially with this rank, merit and activity series thing. It becomes a thing of great concern when you think of the benefits that comes with it. By benefits, i don't subject it to monetary benefits as in signature campaigns alone, as little as, posting frequency, some prestige that is associated with some ranks and lots of others.

If we are to observe, most of this things we are more concerned with doesn't matter. What matters the most is the only thing that sticks forever and that is, the knowledge you acquire. Little wonder why the forums core value is centered on learning through self education. From the series and surplus of information both in the forum and on the Internet, build your knowledge about cryptos, how it could be utilised and helps the world. In your doing this, you would get better and other requirements would come along.

I'm like you. the first time I created this account, on the second and first day I was still excited and very enthusiastic to find information about BTC and participate in discussions on the bitcointalk.org forum. But somehow for a long time I became bored. But it is true from the comments of friends above. I opened bitcointalk.org again because the bitcoin price is in the process of increasing day by day. So that's what makes me excited again to return to this forum. But in the future I hope I will continue to have a high spirit to seek and participate in discussions in this forum. Is it BTC going up or down. The most important thing is the knowledge and information that I will get on the forum, which will be very useful for me in the future. Because knowledge is something very valuable. Knowledge never runs out or perishes, but on the contrary, wealth will be destroyed in accordance with the passage of time. Thank you friends for sharing your knowledge. Now I know what I didn't know before

Just spend time with the forum. You don't have to exert much effort really. No pressure. You can spend your extra time exploring and reading. You don't even have to reply or make a post. Do your thing at your own pace. When I first got into this forum in 2016, I didn't even go straight to the rules.

Your experience here is more or less a reflection of how determined or interested you are. You quit easily on your first day, that speaks more of yourself than the forum. But, of course, you can learn about Bitcoin outside this forum. It's just that the interaction may be better here. And the history is also here. You'll definitely enjoy reading the oldest threads.

I once felt this way in the past when I first joined the forum persistency and commitment was all I applied.  No one is looking for how good you may appear In making a point provided you can device an easy way to tackle crypto related issues and provide an answer to someone's question it would be way easier to grow without necessarily putting In so much

I will first of all welcome you back to the forum. This place I a very nice and interesting place, for us to gain knowledge from our senior colleagues and also by sharing ideas about bitcoin and other related issues, I suggest you take some time and relax then go through the forum, I believe you will see interesting topics and you will also be the one to encourage others to join the forum.

Well, if someone doesn't want to learn they can give millions of reasons to be not get involve but for someone with a burning interest they can find a million reasons to find a way on how to learn things here. No one is forcing them to be part of the crypto community if they can't contribute to their selves in the first place.

And OP, didn't seem to care a lot so its in his best interest not to meddle in crypto or in this forum if someone doesn't want to learn. Although, if he had a change of heart then things might run different and most of us can help him to his journey on how to be a crypto enthusiast.

The thing is, you do not automatically have to fall under the tutorship of the individual who introduced you to the forum, everything you need on the forum is at your disposal and you can effortlessly get them yourself, mind you that you're obviously free to ask as many questions as you wish, you're also free to use the search button to look for topics that could fall under your area of interest, it's basically up to you in your desire to learn, interact/discuss with other users about Bitcoin and other related issues (cause that's exactly what the forum is for) to do your own research and build up your understanding of Bitcoin. But having said that, the most important thing you need still remains knowledge, you do not need any personal tutor, cause most times they could even turn out to be scammers, members of the forum can be mentors/tutors to you, but not on a personal term, just work on your knowledge of Bitcoin, so as to be able to communicate with other forum users, it's not so difficult, as long as you're willing to learn.

OP, you don't have to blame anyone; not even your mentor who introduced you to this forum for your lacklustre attitude. Be brave and place the blame on yourself. I can even feel the frustration on the part of your mentor for I've been in their shoe too. Personally, I've introduced not less than five persons to this forum. Some of them I had to pay the evil fees for to clear them but only one is active now on the forum. Do you know how it feels for someone to show you the light and you neglect it, only to turn back to blame them? A lot of people like to be spoon-fed, fish thrown at them when they can easily learn how to fish. I encourage you to develop that attitude of learning how to fish and not expect anyone to throw then at you. Going forward, make the internet your friend, allot a few hours daily to peruse this forum and you will grow from there. I'm placing merit on your post to encourage you. Hopefully, you won't run away again.

The first mistake was to expect to get a mentorship from others about cryptocurrencies. Frankly said, there's no one willing to do one-on-one mentorship without any fees in this sphere because the crypto world moves so fast and rushing. You can't expect people to direct you from the beginning and depend on them. In fact, you can only depend on yourself in this harsh world. It is okay to ask, to discuss but at the end of the day, you need to read and do your own research.

Based on my experience, I learned from the very basic, about Bitcoin. I watched youtube, I read articles, then I found a small local telegram group where I can discuss cryptocurrencies, I found altcoin and start to learn about airdrop and bounties, acknowledged about this forum and so on, it just goes on naturally. I always make sure that I learn a new thing every day. Actually joining bounties helped me or if not, forced me to find some information I need to be successful doing my job. It's not an instant way to gain some money, I need years of process to come to this place.

It's good as you start getting understanding  about  the forum, it is hard to know everything when new into the forum . The forum  is a big community , getting knowledge about bitcointalk forum requires time and  as one continues to be active the more one grows  in knowledge.

Uhmmm, well no matter how you wanna twist it, it's boring because you ain't getting anything at the end of the first week here;maybe you thought the forum pays every single member after registration,it doesn't :) i don't like being sentimental and at the same time,I'm not trying to mock you but just that you expected too much when you have given nothing in exchange and when nothing came,it became boring,yeah
 ...but you remember the first Zeal you had? Rekindle it op, it might fetch you what you want when you never expected
Stay inspired
Trojane 🥏

This form has been enough providing completed information that you need as newbies. What you need is searching and also reading.
More you search, more you read, more you will get, and more you are curious.
Never tell that this forum doesn't navigate every member to progress.
There are so many information, but yo may be lazy to search and read them.
Better not to judge this from one side only before you are searching for.
We know that even we are old here, we are still learning again and again, because so many new news and knowledge are coming and provided here by members in this forum.

That would be the fault of the introductory link between him and the forum if this was true, a good introduction about the forum should begin from what is Bitcoin, crypto-currency and other basic crypto-currency terms, topic, criticism and future get the listeners curious and excited to want to learn about crypto-currency and Bitcoin, then introduce the forum and exciting place to begin to learn crypto-currency rather than what some -Newbies- are used to hearing about working on the forum.

I don't think the person who informed you about the forum could provide you with mentoring or site navigation. As for me, you have to figure it out yourself. Forum participants, even of the highest rank, also cannot teach you how to benefit from the time spent here, how to write quality posts and how to contribute to the development of the community. You learn from your experience, constantly reinforced by interest. As a newbie, I am aware that it will take a long time before I can say about myself that I understand what is happening here and can be considered an equal participant.

It really isn't rocket science. This is a bitcoin forum. Its main topics of discussion is Bitcoin and its underlying technology. To participate in such discussions, you obviously need to have an interest in crypto, be willing to read and learn about it. As your knowledge gradually increases, you share what you learned by answering questions of other newbies, creating your own threads, or offering various services related to bitcoin.

Click on the home button, go from top to bottom, read the descriptions underneath each sub-board, and start reading what you think is interesting. That will also give you an idea of how a good post should look and what spam is. 

I don't know what year your first experience was, but I would have the same sentiment around 2017 when I first started lurking through the forum. I'd say the forum these days has changed significantly. Shitposting is low as possible compared to that of years prior, scam reporting is spot on and more and more quality information is being handed around. So there was definitely some change.

LOL this reminds me of registering my account last February 2014 and ignored it for almost 3 1/2 years. Yes I’ve seen a post on Facebook about Bitcoin and I just simply don’t understand how it works. I only created an account here along with a Coins PH account and I just simply don’t deposit anything from there. I’m also kinda dumb to realize that I could buy fractions of it rather than 1 BTC, which it was still under $600 back then. Oh well, everything happens for a reason. 

The best way in order to navigate through the forum is to first read the forum rules in order to avoid any further conflict that might result to your account getting banned. After such, you can utilize the search bar function if you have any questions about a certain topic. The only way to get through this stage is by exploring and adventuring your way through countless of topics here.

After building such knowledge, you can now participate in discussions about certain topics. You can also add extra knowledge if you know something that hasn't been discussed or raised. Treat the forum right and it will reciprocate to you nicely. Good luck with your stay!

Also I recently have found this awesome thread, created by Ratimov, which is called Beginners & Help Encyclopedia [UPD: +Categories] in  Beginners & Help branch. There are qualified threads systematized by topic, date and author, so you can start learning how to navigate through the forum and how to make contribution by writing something useful. Also there are information about forum ranking system. But not all threads are about forum. You can also learn how to manage with your crypto portfolio, how to choose between new assets, what you should pay attention on while getting acquainted with white papers and a lot of other helpful things.

I created Coins PH back in 2017, before I registered in here because I was looking for something to invest at. Back in the days, it was not that quite strict for KYC, but now it is absolutely strict.
I just let that bitcoin sitting in my wallet before I transferred it to Electrum for security. Never want yourself to get locked out of your own funds.