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Mod edit: The information about ranks is outdated and no longer accurate, see this thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0) for up to date information

So you may be wondering whether you should trust someone based on those fancy coins under their name, or perhaps their post count. The short answer is: Do not use these rankings to determine trust!
This post is intended to show you as a future trader how easy it is to get a rank, so that you can be wiser when conducting a trade. As a side note, I always recommend using escrow when possible, especially when you have not previously traded with someone. Always read their posts in their profile to help determine whether they are contributing positively and to attempt to determine trust. Search the forums for more detail and read the other stickies relating to trading discussions and trust.

All the main ranks that can be handed out to normal users are: Brand New, Newbie, Jr. Member, Full Member, Sr. Member, and Hero Member.
Special notes for Newbie status: If a user has been whitelisted manually by forum administration, they will retain Newbie status regardless of their post count, until they have fulfilled a minimum of 4 hours logged in.

In addition to the main rankings, there are also sub-rankings that can be applied, and those are: SCAMMER, Donator, and VIP. Besides the colors, Donators and VIPs get other perks such as access to a secret subforum dedicated to them, and the ability change their usernames whenever they want from within their profiles. SCAMMERs have several restrictions, but are still allowed to post unless they are banned for another reason. SCAMMERs cannot change their profile (including signature, avatar, etc), cannot edit their posts later, and other things.

Finally, staff sub-rankings are as follows: Staff, Moderator, Global Moderator, Administrator, and Founder. Staff members have access to a special "Staff" board where forum moderation is discussed, as well as to the Donator board. Any staff member can whitelist a newbie, just ask!

Rank	Description	Tag
Brand New:	Zero posts, gets 1 gold coin under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Newbie:	Has less than 4 hours of logged in time, and gets 1 gold coin under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Jr. Member:	Between 5 and 100 posts, and gets 2 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Full member:	Between 100 and 250 posts, and gets 3 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Sr. Member:	Between 250 and 500 posts, and gets 4 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Hero Member:	More than 500 posts, gets 5 gold coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Sub-Rank	Description	Tag
SCAMMER:	Manually applied by administration, regardless of post count and gets 5 red Xs under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/delete.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/delete.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/delete.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/delete.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/delete.gif
Donator:	Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/donator.gif
VIP:	Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/vip.gif
Staff Rank	Description	Tag
Staff:	Shown when moderators (see next point) post outside of the sections that they moderate. Always shows 5 gold coins.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gifhttps://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/star.gif
Moderator:	Shown when moderators of specific sections post within those sections. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown as half faded-out green.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/staff.gif
Global Moderator:	Applied to Staff that have moderation privileges in all boards. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is half teal colored.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/mod.gif
Administrator:	Has all available permissions and can appoint moderators and perform other administrative tasks. Gets 5 gold coins, of which the last is shown half red regardless of post count.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/admin.gif
Founder:	Reserved for Satoshi, gets 5 platinum coins under his name.	https://bitcointalk.org/Themes/custom1/images/founder.gif

To become a Donator or a VIP, send a PM to theymos (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=35) to get a unique donation address.

From this info, you should see that the post-based rankings are fairly easy to get and should not be relied on when considering someone's trustworthiness.

i was wondering why some people had different number/color of coin under the nick.. thanks for the info.

p.s. write in the first post what theymos said ;)

nicely set out rjk
good work :)

Nice job  :D

Handy feature for Newbies.



Greetz

Right now I have more gold coins than BTC!

OP edited to add the following information:

In addition to the colors, Donators and VIPs get other perks:
They have access to a secret subforum dedicated to them, and they can change their usernames whenever they want from within their profiles.

Very nice job, rjk!

Do you also work on the bitcoin.it wiki?

No. The last time I posted to the wiki, I got into a few edit wars with Luke-Jr and decided it wasn't worth wasting my time.

I only occasionally visit this section when I am bored, otherwise it remains blocked in my preferences.

Thanks for the suggestion; I've added a few notes relating to that to the first post.


Basically, escrow means that you agree with your trading partner who to deposit coins with for safe keeping. Once you have decided on an existing known user that has provided such services in the past, negotiate with him for rates (some do it for free), and then the buyer deposits the coins with the escrow provider. Once he has confirmed the deposit, he will notify the seller to ship the item. Once the item arrives and is to your satisfaction, notify the escrow provider and he will release the coins (minus a fee, if any) to the seller.

Who is this Satoshi?

Well I am him... Give me a cookie :P

Not one, three  :)
http://www.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/McDonalds/item/mcdonalds-Chocolate-Chip-Cookie.png

Those look great :)

I want some cookies...

Nice and clear explanation - one question (to the mods) - is there some technical reason why the colored *half* cannot apply to less than 5 coins (especially in regards to donators)?

(I think it might be just a bit more helpful if members who have only posted a few times but did donate BTC don't sport 5 coins)

You'll have to ask theymos on that.

Is there a link/stats page to see how many people have donated and at what level?

50BTC.  Little expensive.  :/    Hopefully it will become more expensive (not via raising the number of BTC)   :)

I agree that that would be better, but SMF doesn't support it.

Mhh ...so the "reputation" system is quite fluff. Thanks for warning me before I give too much credit to someone only based on this, especially the five coins (and half colored) for donors is definitely misleading.  :P

For a place where trust is everything, and where the destiny of not only quite a lot of money, but, in part, of bitcoin itself is decided, shouldn't we have at least a rating system like eBay's?

We do, it's called the Web of Trust (http://bitcoin-otc.com/trust.php). Personally, I have no problem trading with donators / VIP's in small amounts: that colored coin will disappear behind 5 X's if they scam me, and then that's 10/50 BTC "lost" on their side.

I don't know of many forums that actually do that. Unless it's a forum that requires personal information/payment just to register an account. How do you stop people from making alternate accounts just to downvote competitors? Most of the forums I know offload that to a third source. Like heatware, but here we have the OTC (http://bitcoin-otc.com/) and web of trust (http://bitcoin-otc.com/trust.php).
 

Now I'm curious as to what those secret subforums are, heh.

Nicely explained rjk.

It's just a place where donors can conduct private trades, plan future businesses, reveal the latest scandals, spread gossip, and post photos that are much more interesting than the "count to 21 million with images" series.

On the other hand, just because we can, doesn't mean that we do :)

From what I hear, it is a graveyard there. However, it seems like a superb place to discuss things such as scammers where you don't want the whole forum to be able to read what's being said.

That wouldn't be surprising. It's not as if donors are more interesting or more intelligent than non-donors. So there's no real reason to frequent the secret place.

Except when Satoshi posts there. Then, the place buzzes for days.

Satsohi's online. Quickly come join the AmA.

Don't some boards have the ability for the reputation to be a value that is generated from other members +1 their reputation?  That was for some MMOG I played and seems more applicable here than there.

-Kaji

I've been coming around for a while, and I never knew you could get a tag for donating...silly me!

Why is it that the secret donator/VIP forum has me more motivated to donate than my altruism...we all know this site is great, why haven't more of us donated? A lot of people would spend a similar amount on something less fun, entertaining, or long lasting...

Nice post.

Could you add information about how the coins turn into other symbols in non-default themes? All standard (non-donator, non-staff) coin symbols turn into stars in the Core theme I am using.

Only the main default theme is supported, the others do not get regular maintenance and may be slightly broken.

I realize that, but there are many people who use other themes. This information might be useful.

OP has been edited to clarify Newbie status, and to indicate that staff members have a board to discuss moderation in. Additional clarifications and tweaks have also been added.

Also, all staff have the ability to whitelist newbies. I think they also get access to the donator forum.

Updated to include this info.

For 10 BTC anyone can get 4 and a half gold coin under their name:) It would save a little time but worth it? Maybe the special content does. It might be nice to be an insider. One day I will try it.

I'll do it for 9, pay me the btc, give me your password, and I will make 500 posts for you

Thanks for the post.  I think sometimes people who are new to forums in general forget that lots of posts/high ranking =/= more trust.  Also glad to see someone laying out what the ranks are, just because most forums you don't find out until you work your way through them.

How do I claim that I am a grand son of Satoshi?

Will the requirements for the donator or VIP status ever change?  As it stands right now $50 for donator and $500 for VIP is neccary. Perhaps subcategories of donators could be created to encourage donations? Many people will be hesitant to give 5 BTC but I'm
Sure more people would be willing to give 1 BTC to be called a mini donator :P just a thought...

The prices won't be reduced. They may be increased if the BTC price gets really low. Additional lower-price statuses may be created later. I don't want to manually deal with too many payments, though.

What if, hypothetically, a BTC becomes worth 5000 US$?

I'll create new statuses. I might rename the current ones.

Also, I'll buy an island. :)

Donator (sub)forums? Whats this?

There's a subforum that is only visible to donators.

And what is it for?

Whatever they want to use it for, it's theirs.

Thats not an answer.

The board (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=68.0), provided you have the necessary privileges to view it. I believe forum staff also do. Since I can't view it myself, I can't tell you what's in it.

Thanks!
I expected a simple answer from an "insider". Why should members be interested in joining these hidden boards if there is no description available?! Or if there is one, i would be glad to have a link.

When you donate, you donate just to donate. (for better forum software)

The subforum "Donators" is just a gift  ;)



They will only get a Scammer tag when when it`s obvious that they scammed.


Greetz

I think if you are a donator, you can get a Scammer tag by requesting it from theymos.

That isn't fair. Many users got it for free, why do I have to buy it?

Some moderators no longer display the Staff tag, displaying "Hero Member" instead.

Paraipan: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=29395
Psy: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=9477

How can I see the Satoshi's posts?

Satoshi has changed his forum nick to "Adamas"  8)

This has extended to another moderator:
Blitz: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=4475

That was always the case for Blitz. He preferred the "donator" title over "staff".

Thanks, this was useful. I think a good idea would be to include tooltips on the icons and additional tags with short descriptions. Then all the ranking would be much more clear to new users (and even to readers who, without this post, can only guess what the ranks mean).

Better to go on IRC and check someone's bitcoin-otc rating.

Well I guess the important thing is to see what they've been writing...that usually a good way to determine trustworthiness  ;D

500 posts is certainly nothing to sniff at, but it could just be a bunch of mindless rambling not unlike what I'm doing now!!

i'm reading here more than 6 months but i never think to register and ask question

normally i searched my question in google about BTC , 99% i get result from bitcointalk forum

and most of the time i got exact answers

like "best os for mining " = BAMT

yesterday i planned to post but i can find any link to start thread , but i read about newbies section i saw few user levels here

OMG

its helped a lot

Good system. Thanks for explaining this.

donate coins :)

I Think One Should Apply For This When He/She Already Got 500+ Posts.
I Don't Think Anyone Will Believe Donator, VIP Etc Until He/She Have Some Experience.

This is good info for us n00b5. When I'm rich you can count me in for a VIP donation. :)

Nice ranks, easy and straight forward.

Are there many outed scammers who dare to still post?

that was a good one thanks

A couple yes, attention whores or people who like to play the martyr. Terry Tibbs was all right though. Paid his dents eventually.

And this marks my 100th post (just testing hehe)

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Also, wanted to point out that "he / his / him" aren't really a politically correct pronoun anymore. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender-neutral_pronoun#Modern_English) It is 2012 for heaven's sake. Would "singular they / theirs / them" be too much to ask for?

Just sayin' ... someone recently pointed out that this forum is far from welcoming to women:

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Edited to add:

Wait, it didn't work? I'm confused:

https://i.imgur.com/0H8py.gif

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Edited AGAIN to add:

Wait, nevermind, it did? I checked twice before doing a screen-grab... is this rank thingy done on the same timer used to automatically convert newbie members to junior ones?

lol whatever.

Edited to add because of moved off-topic posts which were archived.

(( sorry for going off topic like that / thanks for archiving it though ))

moved to new thread ---->  Singular "they" (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=115341.0)

I wouldn't mind a bitcoin donation to keep the forum alive but 50btc.... that's quite steep for most people.

They should have the whole 5 coins turn purple, and give you special customization options. Same with the 10btc donation.

so basicly I can buy my reputation?

...until you're caught scamming. ;D

Welcome to the real world!  ;D

How does administration determine if someone is a scammer? Is there a vote or something?

even i would like to know

and is the VIP membership still 50BTC or is there a discount

That is alot of BTC.

It never used to be. ;D

I decide. Only blatant scammers get the tag, though. I don't want to be an "Internet judge".


When VIP status was created, the BTC price was about $15. It's supposed to be very expensive. If everyone had VIP status it would lose its meaning.

When one thinks of it this way, BTC50 is a bargain really. ;D

If BTC hits $100+ in the not-so-distant future, 50 for VIP will not seem like such a bargain!

I think most of us on these forums would be ecstatic at the prospect of $100/BTC as long as it's at least 100 of today's or earlier dollars and not 100 "Zimbabwe-style" Bernanke-printed dollars. :)

Very comprehensive post, but I wonder does Satoshi post here often???

Satoshi's forum account is for archival purposes only. Following a catastrophic breach not so long ago, It has been disabled and can no longer be accessed.

So satoshi is not able to contribute to the forum anymore now his account has been disabled ?

Nice info, trust only who you absolutely must  :P

Trust no one.

Seems like only scammers could afford the VIP status  ;D

yes, and 500 bitcoins will make me a ''Superhero Member"
     and 5000 btc I get to be Jesus?

I think you could be the forum for much less than 5000 btc :D

Does this forum have stickies ?  If so then this thread (or at least the first page of it) deserves one I think  :)

It is stickied ;)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=39.0

Who is Satoshi?

Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of Bitcoin.

Nice and informative, did wonder what the colored half-coins were  ;D

I was wondering about this, thanks for the explanation!

thanks, I like all the things explained and it is very useful to see it all in the newbies forums ;)

was wondering about all the coins O_O

after how many posts i can receive a coin ?

You have two coins already. I think you "level up" to three after 100 posts, or straight to five with the coloured half-coin if you get in touch with theymos and donate at least BTC10 (BTC50 for VIP status with the purple half-coin). HTH.

Does Satoshi post here anymore?

Colored coins FTW  8)

if he does he seems smart enough to know how to cover his tracks properly ;D

He quit bitcoin development a while back, and his last post on these forums was December 10th, 2010. I'd post my proof, but my computer won't let me paste info, and I'm not going to manually enter it.

Bottom line is he's gone officially. Unofficially, he could be here secretly, as btchip has suggested.

Very interesting and easy to follow. Now I can work to get more coins and status.

Good to know.  I noticed that you can't simply SIT in the forums and do nothing.  I was logged out after some period of inactivity (wasn't doing that on purpose, was just doing something else at the time)

This is a great system for ranking users and moderators.
I hope to be big and rich enough someday to become a VIP.

Thx very much for the info. I'm glad the scammer posts are kept on this forum so that people know who to stay away from :D

Why not simply ban a scammer? Does anyone continue posting after being branded a scammer?

I think that it only smart to keep those up 4 everyone to see

Seems the length of member history doesn't count.
 ???

Nice explanation, ty :D

Great, thanks!

Awesome, Thanks!

cant wait to get some bit coins so I can donate them and get those cool coins next to my name....
Finally a use for bit coins. ..  :P... Joke

I think I understand. Thanks.  8)

Satoshi have an account here?  :D

I have a long way to go.  :-X
My hate of posting makes this even longer.  :'(

Good to know! Has Mr. Satoshi ever shown up around here?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3

Just joined and this is some good information, Thanks!!  :)

couldnt agree more..it makes total sense.

Good info.....understand fully.  Thanks.

Another helpful post, I am glad to see that this forum is full of people willing to help the new people around here  ;D

helpful to improve my level.
Thanks for this information.

Awesome info, will keep this in mind.

Nice system.  Seems like this should help build a solid core this way we can flesh out as the btc market does as well.

thanks for the explanation
 :)

Thanks for the information!

What is Lassi's gold coin count now? Eh only one lar?

I cant wait to get my colured coints.

Very informative

Hi, I'm a developer and I'm interested in the CCAPI

Thanks!  :D

Very helpful!

Did not actually understand or see any of that until reading this.

I will take notice.


~Wavey

Can they be traded for Bitcoins?  :P

On a serious note: useful info for starters on the forum.

Good information to know. It nice that someone actually took the time to explain the ranks/groups.  :)

Thx. I was just wondering a minute ago.  ???

The Donator and VIP BTC donation requirement should be adjusted. 50 BTC at $46.71 would cost $2235.50. When Bitcoin was around $8, that was more of a reasonable requirement.

Thanks for the information! :o

Informative post thank you very much!

so for example:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=25099

is a scammer?
but hes running the app no?

Thanks for the info, good information

Thanks! Well put, now I just need to work my way up the coinners ranks! ;)

Thanks :)

500 posts for hero member...uggh this is gonna take a while

thanks for this

Was wondering the exact same thing right about now...

I think theymos suggested the price was never going down. VIP status is expen$ive for a reason: it's exclusive.

You could hope for another price crash but you wouldn't make many friends if you expressed that hope openly.

Nice job explains a lot.

Thank you for the thorough explanation.

Now this explains some thinks I'd like to know

useful info.

really good to know.
that's my 2nd post, but have invested days reading here (not logged in) and have wondered about these colored coins.
now i know :)
thanks for clear info

What do I have to do to become a mod?

great info. ;D

I probably have 1 coin under my name

It takes quicker than you think - especially once you get addicted.  8)

muchos gracias senior!

¿

So are the Gold coins recyclable or edible :)
Also why would scammers keep their account :)

Was wondering when I would get the next rank, thanks!

I wonder what's in this "secret subforum". Perhaps I should donate just to find out. :)

Probably a load of rubbish ;)

thanks. useful stuff

Yeah.. I was wondering to about the whole scammed thing.. Good info .. Thanks

> Donator:   Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name
of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator.   

> VIP:   Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name
of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.

Wow, that's a lot of coin these days!

Yeah, you might want to re-evaluate those Donator fees, $1000 is a lot for such a title.

has satoshi ever posted?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3;sa=showPosts

Kinda cool to read that from the man himself :) BitDNS looks interesting too. We need to get a full service point to point encrypted meshnet into the mainstream and turn the tide on nation-state snooping of all internet activity.

Thanks for the explanation indeed.

Seriously tho, today's donation of BTC 50 would be $4550 LOL

imagine 20 years down the line when that will be enough to buy a house - someone will look at that purple mark on your name and faint... lol I can imagine administration going into shady dealings just to get that half purple coin...

cool thanks rfk.  I think I saw you adamantly standing up for butterfly labs.  is there a reason you are so set that they aren't scammers?  I've read alot on the matter and its obvious to me... but i am looking for evidence that they are legit.  maybe you could help me

thanks for the explanation

Very informative post.


Join the forum? looks like Satoshi has 575 posts.

I guess, a SCAMMER is really a scammer? Somebody to be alerted of but doesn't has his post removed?
You don't see that kind of leniency very often.

Leaving the posts is good, helps to see (and avoid) any links associated with the user, and possibly see a pattern if a new account is generated.

Very helpful post, thanks for putting this together  :)

Yeah, I will donate 50BTC for a bit of forum bling =P

Although the donations have yet to produce ANYTHING of value.  In fact they are being kept by members of this site, for 'safety' purposes.

So do not go donating just yet.  bitcointalk.org is NOT in need of money.

They are in need of SPENDING THAT shit to improve the forums already. 

why colored the last coin for special means, when could be all coins has color

That'd be too much color. Even one full colored coin is too much, so there's only a half-coin of color.

I think you should just use pips with words for admins/mods

So it is really a measure of post counts / age on the site.

I wasted my bitcoins as well as my "online time" in this forum. Who knows what this number might be worth in some years  ;)

was unsure of the colors... now i know ^^

So that's what they mean.  Looking forward to a second coin.

what exactly did the scammers do to be labeled as such? ???

The SCAMMER thing is a bit odd...

Platinum is cheaper than gold atm

Plenty of them around!

Ah, interesting. I'm not sure that I've seen that happen before, though I don't pay much attention to precious metals prices.

Maybe I'll have to change it to diamond coins! :)

wow. i didn't know that. :)

Will they be changing the donate amount, 10/50BTC is pretty steep nowadays  :)

Thanks for the explanation re the coins, but isn't the donation level too steep given current prices?

Are the donation amounts still around 50 btc

even though these coins don't mean anything at all, I feel like it's necessary to acquire as many as possible

I am a newbie, thanks for the info.

ah. nice to know. i hope it will be 2 gold symbol in a few hours :)

regarding donator status: given the actual exchange rate your 10/5 BTC threshold appears a little high.

Good idea for user ranks :-)

i was wondering what the coins are for.. :D

OK. Now those coins make sense.

Hmm, those higher ranks are pretty expensive at today's prices...

I was going to say the same thing. 50 * $235 = $11,750 for VIP. Yikes.

Will the donation amounts be adjusted for upwards valuation?

Right now I have more gold coins than BTC!

Cool that helps get an idea of the ranks :)

Donation amounts definitely seem high at this point, like 10x too high ;)

Nice clear post!
Donation is indeed slightly on the expensive side now, see how long that lasts, 10k USD is quite a donation :p

Ohh thats why

I kind of like how the effective USD price of donation inflates over time. Totally appropriate.

Consider a new colored coin designation... for those of us who got crunched in the bitcoin correction of april 10 2013 and didnt sell their bitcoins.   I raise my hand!

"Reserved for Satoshi" :)

Amazing looking cookies, I could eat all three right now!

Lol, only $7500 now... :)

i want color

what's benefit of donator or vip?

i seen a scammer with the x's. what did he do to become scammer?

well said and very informational
thank you  :)

posting the words... Thanks for the explanation (how creative...DOH! ???)so that I get my second post so I don't stay a Noob too long.... hey just being honest !

Thanks, I had wondered where the gold coin information was listed.  Much appreciated!

Does the donation amount change based on the value of BTC or does becoming a donator/VIP become progressively more difficult (like mining)?

Very good structured system, i can see how this would build a good trust base.

its all very interesting

That was my first thought as I started reading this post!

Good info!

It would be nice if the donation requirements were lowered.

Seems like it is quite a bit hard to get those little colored coin with the increased value of BTC.

What would be acceptable proof that I am Satoshi?

To prove your Satoshi, you don't tell people your Satoshi.   ;)

Jokes aside if you moved some coins which 'you' mined really early on, then that would be decent proof your satoshi.

I figured it would be extremely unlikely that anyone would ever show the 5 platinum coins.

The one person (if it is one person) who is eligible is least likely to show up and claim the coins.

This, of course, creates the challenge of how to turn away the impostors will still recognizing someone who quite likely won't make the claim.


So....

Does anyone keep track of movement in the first coin blocks?  Has there been any mapping effort to locate blocks that likely are held by original members and see if they are stagnant or in circulation?

The fact that the block chain contains every transaction ever done should make it possible to identify if Satoshi (and members of his generation) have spent their coins or are sitting on them.  Both answers have interesting implications to the market as a whole.

Thanks for this explanation.

Very interesting questions. Haven't come across anything like this being asked/considered in any other of my readings to date. Answers would provide some food for more thought.

Now I know... and knowing is half the battle...

how come I have 102 posts but still says jr member?
nvm. just took a few minutes to update.

Great, now you can get junior members to polish your shoes!  ;D

Good description thanks,

Good info!

Thanks for the info. Nowadays it's really expensive to get Donator and VIP, in $ terms  :'(

Well made things clearer thanks for the info be lucky

Certainly helpful for us newcomers  ;D

Great to know thanks!

+1 Very helpful

Gosh that is a lot of BTC to become a VIP!

Good info! Very useful for every Newbie member!

Has this been updated?

Good Explanation.

At USD 100 now for 1 BTC, we still need to donate 50 BTC for VIP?

Yes.

Truly, you need not donate anything.  The forum has 4,000+ BTC distributed among trusted members for 'safe-keeping'.   I have yet to see a single satoshi spent to improve the forum, so I see absolutely no reason to donate to the forum.

Donate to the EFF, at least they're doing something for our platform.

With the new rules from today, this must be updated...

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=237597.0
Temporary redirect :)

how do you change your name?

Very interesting to read about.  Thank you.
 :)

I can not sent any PM.  Can someone help?

Thank you!

Donator:   Manually applied by administration after 10 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name
of which the last is half green. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a Donator.   
VIP:   Manually applied by administration after 50 BTC donation, and gets 5 gold coins under his name
of which the last is half purple. 5 coins are shown regardless of post count when user is a VIP.


10 BTC or 50 BTC, and with the price fluctuations the dollar values can change quite rapidly.  Just stating fact, no particular question at this moment.

 :o

forgot to say thanks for this, i was looking all over then realized this was something i should have learned as a noob :P

Good info! Very useful for every Newbie member like me ...
as a german i was a little frustrated in first some hours - 'PM not allwowed' - no reply button - no explain about newbie stat in HELP  ::)

Any mod can update this thread?

Thanks for the info :)

Well, this board really needs an official help section instead of searching and reading over entire board to find some helpful information..

and here i am, still a full member  ::)

Your not a full member. ::)

That was 2 1/2 months ago.  ::)

Why am I still at Newbie status when I have over 5 posts and over 17 hours logged in??

This is outdated information.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=178608.0

Thanks for the info =D

This really clears up issues. I am from a region where ip is said to be linked to scam. I just paid for the unblocking and enabling me to post. It is really a learning experience.

Nice info, trust only who you absolutely must  :P :P :P :P

Please don't necro-bump old threads when the information is in the stickies. I've put you on ignore for doing it, and no doubt others will do the same. Even more when you complain that you aren't getting any merits because all the awarders are ignoring you.