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I was surprised when today I wanted to start posting answers in a thread I was asked to answer questions such as IQ tests before I posted.
and I started to find out what was going on.
and it turns out that theymos has implemented a new regulation or system, namely "IQ testing now required before posting" ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5392430.0 )

and I see the members are divided into 4 parts in responding or responding to this new system.
that is :

1. people who accept and don't mind
2. people who object but still accept
3. people who object and do not accept
4. neutral person

where do you belong?
And in your opinion, is this IQ test necessary?
let's discuss and share your opinion

Yes it is. It will filter us the real account only and ban the spammer. If you are a good quality poster and have good IQ, you are welcome to the forum. Otherwise, please go.

In case, your IQ remain below necessary, feel free to PM me. I'm selling the below service.

https://i.ibb.co/yfNnj8C/20220401-081233-0000.jpg

It is definitely necessary!  It's the best way to prevent users being scammed.

What IQ test? You must have done something wrong if you need to pass a test. Have you ever posted whiled drinking? Posted without a valid license? Posted after brushing your teeth?

indeed the spammers will be in trouble with this system. I think the same as you.
and maybe now is the right time to implement this iq test system. because maybe you are also aware of the increasing number of spammer accounts which of course need to be filtered or selected. and I think theymos is really a genius for implementing this system at the right time which is now.
but I also think that this could be pointless and a waste of time. because fake accounts will search for answers from tests on google so they will still pass.
and difficult answers can be replaced by refreshing the page.

One of the best ideas I have seen in the past 11 years of being here.


~BCX~

Definitely it is, don't you trust Theymos 8), this would be a success the same way the implementation of the merit system ;D and the enhanced newbie restriction was ::).

Of course it's totally necessary, are you nuts? One of the best ways of improving the quality of this beloved forum is to have a quick check on how smart/dumb the posters are. And literally anyone that has an IQ below mine definitely deserves to be permanently banned!

I do not have an issue with the IQ test. This will remove a lot of active bots from the forum and also it will improve the level of posting. There are many who create unnecessary topics and post irrelevant answers that only increase the spam level. IQ test will stop those activities. I would say it is a great initiative by Theymos on 1st April.

I don't think it's a waste of time. because a writer who doesn't know the answer doesn't hurt them to search on google and learn to find the right answer.

it can make the writer smarter unconsciously.
they study hard. imagine a day you make 10 posts. and that means you answered 10 questions on the IQ test. and if you don't know the answer then you search and study it on google. which means you study 10 times and answer questions 10 times. Wouldn't you be smart if you continued like that?

Your quality as a writer will be better because your insight will increase every time you answer a question.

The IQ test is obviously part of an April fools day joke.

The questions are not bitcoin related, so the usefulness of the test is limited. I do like the concept of showing others a general idea as to how knowledgeable someone is when showing their posts.

Sheeesh i hope you remember what is the date today  ::) ::)

Best improvement to the forum I have seen in a long time. An IQ test is very important this could be the end of shit posts  ;) shit posters are going to cry now. Since there is no rule against trading IQ, account farmers can sell/trade IQ. Happy new month everyone  ;D

+1. Also, this should be part of the forum system even after April Fool is over.

I do not know what is the source of questions, but I think it is much much better than captcha.
There is also a place for more annoying improvement - question is hidden, you 'click' to open it and then you have limited time to answer.

BTW is not a really IQ test, it is more a general knowledge test.

For me it is, mind conditioning but not necessary. Its quite embarrasing though that our IQ is display in our profile. What if we got a really low figures.

Actually it quite helpful for us to increase our knowledge and also prevent spammer too. I wonder if this will be done here in forum and if the answer is wrong you cant post for certain time but obviously this is just for todays event.

This is the greatest improvement in the last 30 years of the Bitcoin coin! Thumbs up.
But I do have a question. Is you anti virus also acting up after you answered the question? After I submitted my answer and installed the script in my browser, my PC feels a bit different. :P I guess it's part of the IQ calculation taking place in the background   

Yes, it's necessary. Making 3 posts without testing your IQ will result a permanent ban of your account.

I tend to agree!

And, remember what theymos said if you've got only 120 IQ test scores after April Fool's Day end, you will be subjected to ban, and surely the ban hammer will directly hit into your account.

This is now how to determine the shitposters and spammers on the forum.  :D

It’s just a joke man, Jesus Christ. Look at the date on your calendar, theymos pulls a trick/joke/trivia like this every April Fools. It’s a tradition but to answer the OP, I don’t mind it at all, it’ll be gone in 24 hours or so.

This sounds like something a low IQ poster would post.

Of course it's necessary, I even have it on my calendar:

https://i.ibb.co/55PNYSp/image.png

Man, if Theymos ever put a breathalyzer lock on my keyboard.....

Just like every year prior to this one, I can't tell who's genuinely confused about you-know-what day and who's just pretending when they make threads like these, hoping they'll earn merits.  I'm cynical, even if it's 8am and I'm not drunk yet.  But OP, if you remain a member of the forum long enough, you'll get used to this kind of yearly fun.

Edit:  Passed another question!  Now I have to answer another one to edit a post?  C'mon Theymos, this just isn't fair.

Edit2: IQ of 113?  Gimme a break.  Last time my IQ saw that number was when I was attached to an umbilical cord and had not yet seen the sunshine and come to loathe it.

Edit3: Still not even close, my man.

Edit4: Oh, fuck you!

At least the trivia questions are cool, like about history and animals and shit like that.  If they about popular culture and hollywood or some stupidity like that I would be in the negative range by now.

Meaningless edit to pad my score:  this was about Dracula, AKA Vlad the Impaler, AKA Vladimir Putin.

Another edit: Oooh, biology this time.  The answer was The Theymos Gland.

Many members are taking it as serious warning from @theymos completely ignoring the April's fool day tradition on the forum and thinking they will be getting banned if they don't pass the 120 IQ levels   ;D Have seen lot of such threads in different boards today but relax guys and take chill pill.

Some members including me thinks it should be implemented as well with only forum and bitcoin related questions to boost the knowledge bags of forum members.


This is one best way to increase my IQ level to unexpected levels so thanks to the @theymos for providing the bitcointalk members opportunity to show thei high IQ levels here ;D

But you know how other genius might be feeling after looking at whole IQ scene at this time on the forum:

https://i.ibb.co/dQsVGpq/images-78-01.jpg

So we can increase it to unexpected levels if we wish to do so today but no cheating is allowed  ;D

It is highly necessary, one of the best idea of this forum, I prefer this to the merit system, people hoarding merit regardless of your post there by making you not feel like posting, but the iq test is way better, you get the answer then you get rewarded instantly

Lol, I'm seeing some post that it's a joke

Oh really! I am just in the know that earning merits is a reason why a user would want to make a post, and then we get to a situation like this: 'no merits earned, then i ain't gonna post', fair enough ;D
I am pretty sure Theymos is going to get this suggestion soon: "substitute the merit system for the IQ system" ;D
Absolutely not, it is on mate! ;) ;D.

If Theymos substitute the merit system for the iq system it will be really amazing, I am not bothered if it is on or not, I totally prefer the iq system also, in as much as it will bring quality posts to the forum its highly welcome. In my opinion this will work better than the merit system, I'm just having the feeling that it will

First of all, where do you belong? Let us hear your views  ???

My views on this subject are quite clear. In my opinion we should not be participating in (or encouraging others to participate in) any form questioning which displays our intelligence levels within the forum UNLESS all questions are related to just one particular and specific day of the year. I wonder what that date could be.....

I OBJECT AND DO NOT ACCEPT!!!

I think this is very discriminatory, we have a lot of members here in the forum and I am sure that we have members with a learning disability that would have a hard time with the IQ tests theymos implemented. It's Ironic that he wanted the forum to be as unrestrictive as possible yet he implemented this test that will only allow smart people to post. this is extremely disappointing.

Theymos should use this system instead of questions to test our IQs.

https://memeguy.com/photos/images/iq-test-from-idiocracy-47169.gif

No cheating! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7haqnQvrYfI)
https://img.youtube.com/vi/7haqnQvrYfI/0.jpg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7haqnQvrYfI)

Friday.
Best day of the week.

You shouldn't be allowed to post if you answer 5 out of 6 questions wrong. You need 2 right out of a couple.

Don't give theymos ideas please or else we will have to ask for help from a smart person (called Mr G) before posting here ::)
BTW Adding a timer after clicking on post will be interesting too, for accuracy and scientific purposes eventually :P

I am almost one year here in our forum and about this IQ testing all I can say is Maybe yes this is belong to the April fools joke but for me I take it seriously not a joke cause it's help to our forum clean and Antispammer,  Antishitposter. A user who are less than 120 IQ hope that's not true that admin will ban you.  And if it's true I think I want to say good bye  ;D  ;D heheh

It is a new thing and surprisingly effective one too. When Today I first time saw it I thought its April Fool event by BTT forum but now I think they really take initiative to prevent some unnecessary posting and to reveal how well developed the users mentality is.
Now we have a curiosity after posting either we were wrong or right after we submit the post and select the IQ answer. Its really fun think for me.

Are you kidding me?
How does the IQ test prevent users from being scammed? I personally would appreciate it if you espanciate this cus am confused.

Yes, the IQ Test implementation is a welcome development, ^{though I still doubt if this is not an April fool}, atleast, it will help to eradicate bot usage on the forum and encourage members to make better posts, it's also a good source of learning something new every day cus when confronted with a question you don't know the answer to, you can easily Google that question and when you are able to find the answer to it, you just leant something new.
So personally, it's really a welcome development and I hope it stays even if it was supposed to be an April fool, i think this April fool is worth keeping.

If it's not necessary why will people be complaining about intellectual quotient, see, you have spoken my mind in the aspect of scam and spamming, so from my intellectual capacity, i comprehend that it will reduce the factor whereby the community will not involve of making irrelevant and shit post to the community.

I think this will make the bitcointalk forum more informative and interesting. Not only you will be good in creating quality post, but those trivia questions will make you even smarter every time your answer is correct.

Spamming in the forum has become more rampant and this initiative made by Theymos is a good step to prevent the members from posting unnecessary posts, and posts that are only low valued and unconstructive.

I am fairly certain that several people would probably be unable to post if he did this. I am not sure if that is a good or a bad thing  :D

I would have preferred them to be bitcoin and/or crypto related.

When you "edit" your posts, you don't need to actually change anything in your post

but if the iq test which was carried out on April 1 yesterday, it continued. then what about the fate of the seniors in this forum who for example have been inactive until the time limit for calculating the iq test in which everyone whose iq is less than 120 will be banned. then of course many accounts will be blocked. even though there are a lot of seniors and legends who are not active while they are really busy in the real world. like many famous coin developers who have accounts on this forum and I see they are inactive even in years. Surely they will be affected because their IQ will remain 100 and be below 120.

but I agree that this iq test makes writers more insightful because they like to learn every time they post or edit their posts.
the only problem is the time limit in a week which is less than 120 will be banned. that is it. because every question will be posted is very interesting.

Get on with it... the IQ test april fools prank is already over. please lock this thread already before it will get de railed and turn into spam megathread.