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I just thought I could drop this piece of words of inspiration for my personal experience, before this time, I have been discouraged and pushed back from being active here in the forum even though I have been here since 2021, to be sincere with you guys each time I try to be more active and write some posts I always feel discouraged and afraid because I don't know what to say that will be interesting to my readers or having the needed technicality knowledge to make me stand out this feeling have affected my activeness in the past.

Until recently that I made up my mind to start from the basic I know and use whatever tool at my disposal to improve my knowledge and general conduct here, I am from a region where Bitcoin is legal so I have been more open to bitcoin investment and trading.

I urge you all to please bear with me until I build up enough information to meet up with the standards of this forum discussion.

Prestongold

All you've asked was on this section and it's on the sticky threads (pinned post), just read them and I'm sure it will boost your knowledge, believe me, if you spend more time in reading than posting, you can build up enough information as what you're looking for.  Always remember to read the forum rules and guidelines so that you will know the dos and dont's.

I'm glad to know Bitcoin is legal in your place, to gather more information about Bitcoin, aside from this forum, this article is worth it to read.
https://bitcoin.org/en/
It supports many languages and all the basic information about Bitcoin was there.

If you following the forum from 2021 I think you gained enough knowledge about how the forum works and what are the rules here. Also you don't have to keep posting in order to make yourself alive in this forum, you can just browse through the posts and threads that other members posting. If your purpose is only to learn from here you can without making any activity.

I think the main reason why you are afraid is because , you don't want to be criticize , on your post, but there is advantage of being criticize every time you make a wrong post or even a wrong information, what good about the forum is they will correct you on your mistake, and not bash you, i have seen other forums that members say things that are nice that will make you think twice.
Once you were correct here, that will put you in the right path, when I make post that are not complete or I make a mistakes, I take them as positive feedbacks since , everyone helps and don't put you down, try to be more active and participate in the discussion.

there are a lot of different discussions going on here in the forum and I don't think the forum has some kind of standard for you or other newbies to meet to join a discussion. there is no shame in joining a discussion and starting by asking a question about what they are talking about and I am certain that the members of this forum will be more than accommodating in answering questions that you might have. just take your time and join discussions that interest you.

You need to remind yourself that you can do quality posting too. Having some technical knowledge, is a must but of course there will always be someone to correct or rectify the idea buy thats pretty normal. Apparently, discussion on bitcoin forum is not strict but be someone responsible when doing one. Having to stanf out is based on your wits and logic to have a good content. Eventually merits can come as long as youre good contributors.

I read your post and I could not understand what you want to express with it.

If you felt hard to post, Newbies - Read before posting (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1689727.0)

It is meaningful to read Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0)

It's truly inspiring to hear about someone who is willing to put in the effort to improve themselves and their contributions to a forum. The fear of not having anything interesting or valuable to say is something that many people can relate to, and it can be especially daunting when you're in a community with other knowledgeable and experienced individuals. But, it could also motivate us to be better. The best way to overcome this fear and gain confidence is through reading and learning. By taking the time to read and research, we can expand our knowledge and understanding of the topics we're interested in, and use that knowledge to provide insightful and helpful contributions to the forum.

In order to bring good posts and insights to this forum, we need to invest in our own education and personal growth. By always learning and getting better at what we do, we can become a valuable part of the community and provide reliable information that can help others learn as well. So let's all take a page out of the original poster's book and commit to learning and growing as individuals. With dedication and effort, we can become more confident and skilled in our contributions to the forum and ultimately help each other achieve success in our respective fields. Cheers!

OP, don't assume everyone came here knowing how to make good posts. Anyone who has been here for a long time sees very well how people grow. There's no need to be shy. Read more or be interested, but do not rush to run for merits (I saw your posts as well as the merit application).
Newbies often start in the wrong place, trying to stand out by creating a ton of new threads and unnecessary posts. Watch how people feel about your posts; if the posts are bad, your posts will be deleted. But that doesn't mean you have to give up.
I think a lot of newbies can attest to how frustrated they were initially when their posts were deleted, and how they found their style to make posts readable.
In addition, it is useful for you to learn how to use the search, as a lot of information is already posted on the forum. Thus, you will be armed with knowledge about what will be interesting to read and what will not.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5276341.0

Most person's come here to learn by reading people's posts and while reading,might also get attracted to the posts been made and might want to get involved,that's why they end of making contributions about those post or thread by posting.It is a good way of showing that you were active,and that you were reading people's comments and posts in the forum.It is from here that you learn how to trade as a beginner,how to invest,and how to hold coin in bitcoin.Nobody comes here and remains a spectator,the purpose of someone even coming into this bitcointalk discussion forum is to learn more about bitcoin and get involved in the practical aspect of it,through holding,investing and trading.

Someone has to start from something, and I guess everyone here was a beginner at one time. But we strived and make efforts to learn the basic of crypto from this community by reading a lot and even asking questions and trying to converse with others.

So don't be discouraged but turn that energy into positive. Like I said, you can just go around this community and read a lot of threads so that you can learn. And a knowledge a day will great. Just read the rules and for sure you will be good here. Best of luck to your journey.

I have been in the forum for years still I am not good at technical knowledge of cryptocurrency even trading but I am not stopping myself, I came here and keep learning from veterans as well as from newbies a lot so keep reading which will eventually get you to better understanding about everything especially money so knowing the rules itself enough to be here on the forum then you will learn anything and everything over the time.

Starting from the basics is not a problem as long as there is an intention to improve the quality of your posts and with their contributions here of course everyone here will give you a lot of lessons and of course you yourself have to understand to make a talent stand out not only in technical crypto but in terms of news knowledge about bitcoin it will still be useful from others depending on you put effort in this.

What a beginner needs to avoid is "plagiarism" and there will be zero tolerance if you make this mistake, make sure to re-read the forum rules in Meta.

Or if you are talking about any tool this thread might be the bit of help you need. : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5364418.0

Or the thread shared above is for a beginner starting from the basics.

Going through your posts history I already see that you were involved in El Salvador airdrop activities because you shared that in the forum so I am wondering of you can share more details about El Salvador's Bitcoin addition and its spread within that region.

And how is your business picking up or you have given up on your Bitcoin withdrawal business?


Anyways since you mentioned that you want to learn from the basic, I wish you all the luck because learning never stop and the more you learn the more informed you become and it is very easy all you need is the will and dedication to learn and keep learning.

There's one things about knowing what you're doing; the confidence, the diversified options, the insight, the enthusiasm , the inspiration and finally, the goals are clearly known and felt by you...
On the other hand, if you're some confused clodpoll, you'll end up guessing over everything - wondering if you're actually on the right path or not - and at the end of the day, you'll only lose much more than you planned to..(that's If you even had any plans already)
You only need to be careful this time around as it's isn't necessary to cut corners; all you'll get is the same result if not fully analyzed and studied gradually..

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

The standard discussion on this forum that you should think about is avoiding spam, plagiarizing and not violating many other rules. I don't think you have to be a technical user who is well versed in bitcoin and all, but if you have an interest in trading and investing then forum give you a great place to discuss your knowledge.

To use bitcoin you don't need to learn a lot of technical stuff, but learning bitcoin technically will put you ahead of the crowd here. Be an expert, you will be a different user from the average user.

I believe that this advice may be suitable for the average beginner who is new to bitcoin, but over time they may develop an interest in certain things such as learning the technical knowledge of bitcoin. As a new user, I think it's good for them to learn something relatively easy instead of jumping into hard stuff, but like I said, over time they can learn it especially if they have an interest.

I think every beginner should have an interest here rather than be confused about what they should learn. Bitcoin knowledge is not limited to one thing, it is very broad and requires a lot of time and consistency and high interest to learn it.

my dear it happens to so many people ok even me as I'm talking to you right now,but mine is a little bit different because I am totally new to crypto and have not understand anything yet about Bitcoin ok.. and I am so eager to learn and understand it, how I wish I understand it my dear I will remove fear because I believe we learn by mistake sometimes ok, and no one is above mistake especially when you are brown New person to it and I want to tell you that practice make perfect ok..so my advise to you is to remove fear and make things happen ok, just like someone have already said here that the forum are helpful because there are an intelligent ones here who are ready to correct us whenever we make a mistake and they does that because they knew it was a mistake and must be from a new ones who are trying to meet up like them and that is why they are here to make some corrections ok and it is very advise able for someone to ask questions about what he or she doesn't know about, because if you don't ask questions you will never know what you don't know..so keep it up my dear you try...

It is best to start with basics in any field. Because basics are what will follow you forever and if you have holes in basics knowledge and practice, those holes can be deadly ones for you in future, for your capital in Bitcoin investment and your Bitcoint storage practice.

If you ignore basics like "Not your keys not your coins" and store your bitcoins in online accounts at centralized platforms, you will lose your coins someday if you are unlucky. Basically, don't try your luck like that whilst you can fully control it with your choice like using non custodial wallets to store your coins.

Reminder: do not keep your money in online accounts (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5421039.0)

You must know that legal regulations can be changed. It can be legal at the moment locally at your region but it can become illegally in future. It is uncertain and if you are careless, you might wake up and see the local authority makes it illegal then seize your coins at a centralized platform.

Your decision is good as same your determination is, everything in life start with a step, you've just made the first and most important move in learning, know that it may require time and other efforts that may seems demanding to you but i can tell you it's really worth it at the long run, everyone once started as a beginner before they got where they are today.


This also depends on the aspects you're interested in, remember we have many boards where you can still post and give your own contributions while undergoing bitcoin learning, this will help you stay active and get familiar with the forum in general, you can check boards like economy, politics and society or gambling board.

Everything comes from the bottom. If you think that you have to start from the basics again, that's okay because you can find almost all the information in this forum that can be useful for you.
It's great if bitcoin is legal in your country so you don't have to worry about investing in it and gathering more information about it or crypto.
Don't feel afraid or hopeless if you don't have technical knowledge yet because I'm sure it will develop with time and experience.
So as long as you have the desire to learn, you will see the difference.

Knowing the fundamentals of whatever you are interested in or about to embark on is critical; thus, it is a good idea to start at the beginning, and I am confident that if you are able to devote your time and pay close attention, you will be able to learn a lot in this forum because this is a learning environment where no one charges for learning anything related to Bitcoin and cryptocurrency.


Everyone in this forum doesn't need to be urged because we all understand that learning is a process and that no one is perfect; all you need to do is try to improve your learning abilities and ask questions as frequently as you can so that you understand everything.

I mean yes you could just post what you know as little as it is, as long it is correct information it would still be accepted here in the forum for sure, You just need to avoid repetitive topics and don't post topics that are already been discussed to avoid repetition.

You dont actually need to create a topic here for sharing your knowledge at the same time you could as well ask anything if there are things that you dont know or want to know, on your investment journey the forum could easily be your guide to solving any problems. A lot of members here have a lot of experience with cryptocurrency. And as you learn eventually you could share your experience and knowledge soon.

Yes indeed. The fact is that one is never forced to be a useful user, have quality posts, or anything else that is useful for him or her if their presence in the forum is for the sole purpose of making money. You probably know what I mean, of course they are bounty hunters whose 100% activity is in the bounty section.

There is a difference between user who really wants to learn and user who pretends to learn but whose main goal is to make money. I basically don't mind that if they can balance it with quality, it's because forum allow users to make money, but being too focused on money will only discourage them from learning.

As the topic denotes, the basic concept is key. As long as you already nursed the interest and have begun working on improvement, in time, you would be surprised how your knowledge based would increase. The terms, the consonant, the catch phrases would stick somehow.
Just don't stop doing your own research and learning the meaning of new words. Most importantly is the fact that if you got good questions to ask, users here in every section of this forum are more enlightened to give a resounding answer and with links to pages where you could learn more.

For beginners, it’s important that you learned the basics. And from there, make them more relevant by using them to develop certain skills through the experiences you have gained from the forum. Remember that those who had succeeded in the forum today were once started from the scratch and have only learned the basic in the forum but then they manage to make it grow and become more significant posters in the forum. Everything really started from learning the basic, not just in crypto but certainly in different aspects in life.

You have been here for a long time and various topics are discussed, read them only then you will have basic knowledge. This forum has various boards where technical and elementary education are discussed in detail. If you give a little idea about this then surely you can get knowledge about everything. Since you have been following this forum since 2021, I think you have gained enough basic education and knowledge about cryptocurrency. You may have been able to gain some knowledge even if you have read so far about the various topics discussed here. Of course you better analyze everything and stay with the forum and give time then you can move forward and get better idea in future.

I am a newbie, I just started posting a few days back. I have been to off topic and politics and society. I find the topics very interesting. I decided to try something different today. Arriving here  in 'beginners and help' I noticed crypto terms that I am not familiar with. When I saw the topic of the discussion here, I immediately knew that it relates to me as beginner.

I have read most of the comments on this topic and I must say that I am very happy because I see genuine willingness to support each other to learn more about crypto. So I feel confident now, knowing that if I ask any question relating to crypto, that I have knowledgeable people to put me through

Since 2021, that's almost about three years now, enough time to have being acquainted with lots about the community and every basics you feel you need to know right now. The forum is more like a social gathering of persons from different walks of life and location and no one is here to impress or be impressed by anyone.

Such feelings as yours usually stems from a low self-esteem personality which eliminates all believe on yourself that you can give out  something worth reading absorbing intimidation into you that have mad you stayed away for since 2021 you created your account.

Now that you have taken the bold step to make a difference, I think you should start with reading more of others posts in the forum than being in a hurry to makes yours, as in that way you will be guided on how to create quality post and contribute to the forum
In as much as many would wanna bear with you in your building up. Flee from plagiarism and other related issues against the forum rules as I don't think there would be anyone who will be ready to bear with you on such erring.
Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0

One mistakes many newbie make when they join the forum is that they think the best way to be engaging in the forum is to teach others but what do they have to educate others about which is why their post are usually laughable because they'll talking rubbish thinking they're making sense. This forum isn't for you educating others if you're not experienced. What you should be doing is leaning and if you put your mind to that then you can learn very fast and start helping the new members joining the forum. Most of us had no knowledge on Bitcoin or the cryptocurrency market in generally when we joined but because of our consistency we now have a vast majority of knowledge that others don't have.

We have very enlightened members on the forum so you shouldn't be thinking of what to post, instead you should be more interested in what to learn new each time you engage with the forum. Do so for something and the difference will be clear when you drop your responds to threads. Youbahbe to learn first before you can teach. Is okay knowing the basic but don't think you can build yourself here if you just want to rely on knowing only the basic, you have to push yourself to know more by first learning although don't wait until you have all the knowledge to start, start today.

Don't let fear hold you down!
Read the forum and look for topics close to you, you will definitely find them. I am sure that you know some altcoins or exchanges about which you can share your opinion in the relevant branches. I have the rank of Hero and I'm also sometimes afraid to write something, to seem unprofessional in something.
This is normal!

It's better to reflect and learn than to confidently write nonsense. YES, there are real cryptocurrency professionals on the forum who seem to know everything about it, and compared to them, we are afraid to be different. But they can't all be great at everything!
One should not be afraid to learn, because it is not the one who is inexperienced who is stupid, but the one who does not ask questions. I think Einstein said it.

In the aspect of been discouraged in the community of bitcointalk is one of the challenges newborn have to experience, so I believe many people who is in senior to hero member today started like you, the thing that make people to grow in forum is observation and research of thing that will motivate people, you have to be creative and also be innovative through your research, a journey of thousands miles started with one day, do not be discouraged, read and learn from others opinions.

Well, everyone starts with basic concept. But I would say it’s not enough to stay there and chose not to make an upgrade. One should always find ways and exert effort on improving what’s basic by accumulating more knowledge and experiences in the forum. Once you have gotten significant experiences, your concept views will be wider, and improve what’s need to improve. Though beginners should start from basics, but there’s a process after that if they chose to improve and grow their basic concepts.

But truth be told you were never active on this forum, because if actually you were there would have been proof and results to show for it, of which from observation made about your post history @ O.P, I could noticed that in 2021, you made just only 4 post, and likewise in 2022 where you made just only 6 post in an entire year, and same with 2023 whereby you have only been able to make just 41 post in the last 50 days, which is actually not the best way if truly he is ready to start becoming active on the forum.

You don’t have to push yourself out of your comfort zone just to be appreciated by the people in the forum. If you think you are still in the process of gaining knowledge and experience, then just enjoy it and take your time. There is no competition in the forum, so just slow down and learn and reflect yourself from the posts of other members. If you keep on doing that, your knowledge and experience will grow and improve, until you start sharing to others significant posts that they can actually benefit particularly for beginners. There’s no wrong actually if you follow a basic concept, but also learn to improve and grow your concept as well as that would mean more appreciation from those who will benefit it.

You mostly don't need be a guru in tech or trading to post here. Just make sure your posts are sensibly cool, you're good to go. In addition, there are several other boards where you can put up a post in relation to their headings. You can post about Politics, Economy and many more.
Bitcointalk forum is a community where all or most can be learnt.

I'm also a newbie the only difference is that I just started last month, if we just focus on having many post a day then it would feel like were just here to spam not to learn. I actually learned a lot of new things about crypto by just reading, I don't need to interact if I don't have any idea about the given topic but just reading such replies you could learn and adapt. I always visit Bitcoin Discussion where a lot of quality topics are there but I usually write things at Beginners & Help since I consider myself as a beginner.

You actually just spoke some sense @ "asawale", because truly Bitcoin/cryptocurrency is no rocket science that can't be learnt & understood, only if you could sacrifice the least 2 to 3 hours daily into learning how Bitcoin and the forum works and in 3 months time won't be  conversant with the basic knowledge that could enable you join conversations here on the forum. Because one big mistake I have observed most Newbies do is giving up too early on the forum, (i.e after creating contents and yet not seeing a single merit within their first 60days) which in most cases ought not to be like that, as nothing good ever comes that easily. Patience is a virtue

Working to get improve pays a lot when one acknowledge the importance of it, doing research builds understanding as one keeps it as a habit. Sometimes people get confused on how to start but trying to get knowledge of the basic concept as the first step is the most important thing,  not having knowledge of basic concept can make learning complicated and their won't be any good result so far. One of the best ways to also learn is to ask people who are already more experienced things that are difficult to understand.

Even though you have been a member of the forum for a long time, your inability to participate in conversations stems from your concern that other forum users would find fault with you if you make a mistake in some of your comments. I believe you are unaware of how the forum functions. Since you're here to learn, I believe you need to talk with more experienced members if you want to learn anything useful.I'm glad you are in a region where bitcoin is legal because you can now learn both in the forum and outside of the forum by people who are well known in your community with bitcoin for more clarification. All you need to do is by reading through all the pin threads of these forums of each section; I believe the rules that guide every section of these forums are there. From there, you'll pick up with what you want, mate.

It's a fairly long time if you continue to learn and seek information and increase knowledge in the forum, to be honest, this forum is also not the only place where you can learn and get information to increase knowledge and no one forces you to contribute to the forum with Provide attractive posts for readers.
The forum has many discussion boards, I think you better contribute to the board that makes you curious to understand it and contribute to the utas that you know and are able to discuss the discussion, it will be better for you.

To accelerate the increase in your knowledge, be diligent in reading and understanding what you are reading, it will be much better so that you have provisions to make posts that are in accordance with Utas or reply to other people's posts.

If others have done it and have succeeded in making quality posts in the forum, then why can’t you? I believe it’s a matter of self-encouragement and self-confidence too so you should not feel that way. Keep learning from the forum, just take it slow until you absorb everything that you need to learn. Don’t think to stand out in the forum as it will only pressure yourself, but rather think on how you will learn and share it to others so that you can be useful in the forum like other members too. After all, we are given equal opportunities here, just do your own diligence.

I can agree with the topic creator that knowing the basics is enough to seceed in the forum.
But at a time the knowledge that is more than the basics is needed in the forum. And you can see that users that entered the forum with high tech skills, with technical knowledge of the bitcojn and some who are developers are always doing better in the forum than people that just know how to send and receive Bitcoin only. It is the value that you carry that you will give. It is not bad to start with the basics, but once you are progressing there's every need to increase your knowledge of Bitcoin.

Thanks for the words of encouragement,but something I have learnt in life is playing it too safe is never the answer..
If you want to learn something be ready to make mistakes, get out of your comfort zone and try to learn from those mistakes. This is as good as learning  how to drive, you wont get it right first time but with familiarity and practice you will get better for sure and that's the mentality that should be used here..Of course  not plagiarism and the alike..here we have a manual/rulebook of how to navigate around and the rules are simple enough for anybody to follow and even you live within the guidelines you should have no problem.

All in all stay active, try to fit in the forum and don't look down on yourself you should be fine, good luck.

I do hope its just an error when you quoted me instead of the guy above me. Cause I did have self confidence when creating topics and I accept criticism whatever deemed necessary. Or if you believed that I didnt make a good quality post then its on your judgement. No hard feelings for me.

Probably anyone who would have feel this kind of ambition sometime to have stand out but thats typically pressuring ourselves but yet be as natural as possible. Cause at the end of the day, we arent competing with one another.

Reading other's comments in this forum has helped a lot of us here to develop in our overall knowledge and understanding of the concept of cryptocurrency and bitcointalk as a whole, the forum has helped a lot of us with knowledge and experience shared by other members of the forum who always offers their selfless service by contributing to the various discussions and suggesting a better alternative solution to problems of another forum members.


So the ops are in a good position to learn whatever topics that he finds interesting and appealing to his/her desired taste for knowledge,  there is no doubt in the fact that, knowledge is the key and pathway to every successful life of an individual,  although building knowledge is not an easy thing to do, but then, but with persistence and proper research, we can make out time to define what basic things we need to remain relevant and accurate, knowledge is power so I always.

Everyone starts with learning the basics, as it’s the safest way especially for a beginner not to lost his tract in the forum. Just read and DYOR everything that you want to learn, after all the forum offers us a wide variety for learning. And from there, you can assess yourself if you are now ready to take the challenges in investing or trading, but never expect quick profits from all that you do because oftentimes, it’s the cause of disappointment. Just keep on learning everyday, its the only way to increase your knowledge and skills here in the forum.