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I've been confused for several days about something that led to this thread. Many may find my subject ridiculous, fanciful, or incoherent, or I may be critical, but I still need to clear my doubts.

I want to give my opinion on some threads when I read threads of senior, legendary, or ranked , but being a newbie, I am afraid to join discussions with seniors, (legendary) members. The scary thing is (though it may be completely wrong to think), I think, can tell me, how a newbie engages in discussions with seniors, wants to give advice, what I know and how little I know. Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear). I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

I know this thread will seem like nonsense to many but I took a lot of courage, and now I want to know if it's just my mistake or if it happens to many freshmen. But I have seen many newbies join the threads of senior, legendary or ranked members, but I hold back for fear of lack of courage. I can't move it at all.

If this is not the case for many in new situations, and if this fear applies to me, how do I overcome it?   

  All your valuable suggestions will be appreciated.

I was not scared to join in the discussion of ranked members when I was a newbie. But there are times that you may not know what to contribute in what they are posting. In that case you should not post anything. But if you know what to post, you can contribute. Accept mistakes. That is how a newbie will become a legendary on this forum.

One thing I will tell you is that you are afraid, and you don't need to be afraid of anyone or whatever attack you are going to get for speaking out your mind. This forum is a place that promotes freedom of speech.
 
If you have a thread that is being created by a legendary member or someone of a higher rank than you, and those who are commenting there are also of a higher rank, being of a higher rank does not mean they know everything, and you, as a newbie and someone who has read through that thread, understand what the thread is all about, and you know you have something to either add to the thread, an error to point out, or whatever you think you can contribute to the thread, feel free to always drop that.
 
Try growing thick skin; that's what has always been the advice to newbies: no one will kill you or punish you for speaking in the means of elders. As long as you are on topic and not going off from what's being discussed in the thread, you are good to go.

There's nothing need to be worry about, as long as you didn't commit plagiarism or using AI to post, you're fine.

If you did a mistake, they might will correct yours, but if you can't accept any corrections, well they might start to ignore your account. But getting ignored doesn't mean you're banned in this forum, after all there are still many users out there.

This is not the case and know this once and for all, if you have anything valuable to say or discuss in a thread, you're free to make your contribution and no one stops you, any newbie that has something to contribute will buoyantly join a discussion and flow along, but what of those newbies who are shitposters, spammers, trollers and off topic posters, should they also be allowed to post and infiltrate a thread without being reported to the moderator to delete their posts, maybe you show a good example if you have any situation a newbie is been frowned at for posting well.

seriously i will say this is natural because you mostly might be judging your own dept of knowledge thinking that if you make a post the high ranking members will bash it if it is bad but that's not a good culture to someone that's learning. it is only when you reply base on the dept of your knowledge that either a high ranking member will add more point to yours or even correct you and in both you have definitely increased in that area of knowledge, but if you did not engage in this discussions then you might be left with little of that knowledge and you wouldn't know yourself. The only time you don't need to comment on a post or thread is only when you don't have knowledge about the thread.

in terms of merits OP i will tell you that making valuable posts on threads even brings more of it than creating a new thread

It's just an online forum. This is just the same as you and your friends in your messenger group. Only in this forum, you don't know them but so are you, those ranked members don't know you either. But pretty sure those ranked members are eager to give useful comments rather than attack you so don't get too shy about what you need to say or ask. Just shoot. 

If you are afraid
You would never grow
There are things I thought I knew and even commented but was later shown it's wrong and was corrected.
As long as you don't go off topic and you have an idea share your thoughts
If it's wrong you gain something that day
If it's correct you have contributed.

Don't be afraid to comment on seniors' posts.I think since you are afraid to comment on seniors post you seem to lack knowledge which is why fear is working inside you. Before commenting on a senior member's thread read carefully if you have knowledge or experience of what he wants to know or mean then feel free to comment there. Also as long as you are not posting AI you are safe. Posting using AI is strictly prohibited on our forum which is equivalent to plagiarism.

Finally I would like to say a word to you as you are afraid to comment on the posts of seniors so please read the
posts of seniors in the forum more. The more you read the posts of seniors in this forum the more experienced you will become and the breadth of your knowledge will increase then you won't be afraid to post anything.

If you think you understand well the topics/replies you are commenting on, and also if you think what you are going to write is also correct from your end, then just don't worry about joining in any discussion.

Hopefully, you can understand. Move forward!

OP your thread makes a lot of sense to me because I also faced the same fear. I usually check the people who have commented on a past before responding to his because I was scared of making mistakes. I was also scared of criticism since I felt that my comments might not be appropriate. But this fear didn't last for a long time because I began to build confidence.

The first thing I did was to avoid threads that I knew little or nothing about. This is to limit my probability of making mistakes. In some cases, I will read the comments of other members and do some research before commenting on a thread. The only way you can be confident in your post is when you are sure that you are contributing positively to the thread.

I already wrote in a similar thread that a forum account does not reflect the knowledge a user has. It's just an account. I have come across such newcomers to the forum, who had much more knowledge in this or that area than the legendaries. No need to get hung up on it, if you know what to answer and are confident in what you are writing then feel free to enter the discussion. The main thing is that you respect your interlocutors and that your posts are on topic. And yes, learn to take criticism firmly.

If you were not scared to join discussion with experienced members when you joined the forum, it might mean that you were already long into cryptocurrency before joining the forum. It could also be that you are sound in coding and tech, hence you were able to call here home. Even till date, there are still some sections of the forum that even some legendries avoid, area their knowledge is limited, so instead of sounding funny, they can focus on the areas of their strength. Imagine a newbie that is not versed in the entire thing, he will be afraid to join conversation and that is understandable because he is expected to spend some time sharpening his knowledge to be able to make meaningful contribution in the forum.

It happens to everyone if us when we are new to the forum and that is the same thing you are experiencing. There is nothing wrong with that especially when we are scared to get attacked for writing something that is off topic to what we intend to write.
One can get ride of the phobia with time when we start writing something interesting. Normally we don't have to get scared of writing base on our opinion of the knowledge we have.

It's normal to get criticism from high ranked members and that shouldn't discourage you from commenting anywhere you have knowledge on, it just one of the things newcomers face even in other organizations but one thing most of us resorted to us keeping quite till we are well acquainted with what is been discussed but if you know anything about it you can just drop yours as long as you ain't copying someone else it's very much welcomed.

Another thing you should know is this forum is an anonymous forum where we don't know who is behind every username so you could be very knowledgeable about certain things in your personality not the forum so your rank shouldn't limit you from speaking, tills just a title for someone who is just newly registered. it from you quality contributions that you can rank up.

Just keep up the good works and you will have nothing to worry about. I'm a true example of such experience and I have grown thicker skin. 

We’re all anonymous on here and you likely  do not know anyone on here. Why should you be scared and then hesitant to discuss and contribute your thoughts and opinions on any thread?
If you’re sure of the information you’re about to share to be correct and factual, then you should be courageous even to share them with anyone. And I’m sure no one would berate you or anything. Instead we’re more likely to add more information to what you’ve already put out.

This thread voices out what you and a lot of other newbies probably feel and It’s not nonsense in my opinion. As long as you’re doing the right thing and more importantly, being yourself; you should learn to care less about what other people would think of you. Not everyone would think nicely of you no matter how nice you are. We’re human and our thought process varies.

Please feel free to participate in the discussion and offer your own thoughts as much as you know in order for everyone to gain information from one another.

Everyone is allowed to post anything reasonable without fear, regardless of rank, and ask whatever question they want as long as it is relevant to the topic at hand. whatever ideas or recent developments are also welcome as long as they will benefit and advise other members of the forum. Every forum user has the right to express their own opinions, thus there's no need to be afraid to voice yours to the larger community in front of rated users.

You don't need to be afraid to involve yourself on discussion because of senior members. I believe the best way to learn is to surround yourself with people who know  better. Don't be intimidated by their level of understanding which is been higher than that of yours, they also passed through this level you are and if you are scared to discuss to learn you may end up not reaching their level. Feel free to express yourself when you are surrounded with people who know better .

Do not let your forum rank give you a low esteem about yourself or get you feeling intimidated in the presence of other high forum ranked members. There are some boards and discussions that you a complete newbie should not try to talk in, especially when you do not have an idea. You can read and learn, but do not comment when you do have an idea. If you comment off point as a newbie, you will be dragged and seriously criticized, and then you will start complaining that you have been bullied.
If it is a discussion where you have an idea even as a newbie, feel free to always say your opinion, there are people that will learn from it.

It’s normal to feel imposter syndrome when you’re new in a place like this. Especially when you see profiles of people with hundreds of merits and you have none. It can be overwhelming but it can also spur you into becoming a fast learner.

There’s no shame in asking for help when you need it. If you don’t know how to do something, ask the forum. You will be surprised at how many people are willing to help you out.

Not every post you make will get merits. That does not mean you’re not making sense, if I had a merit for every post I’ve made on the forum then I would have over 2k merits. Even the top merit earners do not get merits on all their posts. Keep contributing to discussions, merits will come. 

I was not scared to make comments on discussions i have knowledge about and i was not really concerned what rank made a post when i was a newbie if i see a post i can contribute to i don’t hesitate to comment regardless of the rank of the OP but then during my earliest days i was more interested in learning about the technical aspect of bitcoin so learning and asking questions was my main priority.

As a newbie there will lots of post which you will find difficult to comment on so it’s not all threads you must comment on, if you have nothing to contribute to the post you should let it be and follow up discussion to improve your knowledge about the topic. That’s how newbies grow gradually.


It is normal to have such feelings as a newbie and most people here also started out that way, scared to make post with the fear of not posting something out of context so you are not the only one with such feelings but i believe your fear stem from uncertainty about your knowledge that’s why you get scared, anyone who is sure of his/her knowledge will have confidence to speak anywhere regardless of who they are faced with. This is a discussion forum and anywhere newbies are not allowed to post means their opinions are not relevant, there are few boards where newbies are not allowed to participate other than those you are free to make valid comments and contributions to any discussion thread regardless of the rank of the OP but always know your boundaries as a newbie and never disrespect anyone.

I wasn't scared when I joined discussions of high rank forum members when I was a newbie back on 2018. There may be some times where you are criticized by higher ranks but don't worry because they did that not on purpose of shaming you or being angry with you but as to help you learn when you make mistakes. I got criticized many times but it didn't make me angry or disappointed because it made me learn from my mistakes and made me who I am today and what I learn until now. Well, if you don't have knowledge about a certain topic then there's nothing wrong when you want to ask something even though you made some research yourself. Not all information we searched are all correct, complicated or even incomplete. Higher rank forum members are also a newbie once just like other newbies in this forum. This may not be a good advice but think of higher rank members as a newbie (even though they are not) and see if it work.

There is nothing to be afraid of if you aren't spamming here. You can contribute wherever you want. But for that, you should have good knowledge of the topic you are writing about. Or you may raise questions if you need to know anything related to this post. At the beginning, you may face a few difficulties, like criticism, but nothing to worry about. Humans learn from their mistakes. So you have to learn from your mistakes and develop yourself.

During my forum journey, I was not at any point afraid to join discussions started by higher ranked members. I was more hesitant to join those started by newbies like me, cause any false information would easily confuse them and they would not be able to make out which is credible and which is not.

This in-fact is my biggest fear when joining any discussion - giving wrong information. So when I have limited data on the subject of discussion, I do not contribute to the conversation.

- Jay -

Why do you have to be scared to engage in discussion with high ranking members? If you notice what they posted is wrong or if you have any contributions to make, then you are free to do that, if your opinion is wrong, then you will be corrected. If you are scared to involve yourself in high ranking conversations, then maybe your account is not clean and you are scared to be exposed. If you are not a shitposter, you don’t use AI to post, or you didn’t plagiarise, then you shouldn’t be scared, you should be able to post your opinion freely.

Because an account is a legendary member doesn’t mean they will know it all, sometimes they might be wrong, and if you know they are wrong, then you should be able to correct them without being scared. So don’t be scared to correct anybody you think is wrong just because of their rank or reputation. If you have been posting and you haven’t been merited, maybe people don’t really find your post useful to them, and the once that the post might be useful to might not have merit to give you, but I noticed you have already received one merit in this post.

You don't need to worry, this is an online forum where you can give your opinion based on the topic. Newbies who come to this forum have this mindset because when they start their journey they have little knowledge about crypto, but over time they can gain knowledge as they spend time learning on this forum. So you will face some problems in the beginning. But with time you will get over it as you develop yourself. So build confidence in yourself so that you can give your opinion based on the topic without fear. These forum members are very helpful and they will help you and advise you if you make any mistake. Good luck to you.

This is just the kind of fear most newbies face here in the community, and I could say that this is as a result of the kind of bullying most higher-ranking members have dedicated their time to doing on any account that appears to be a newbie. Most people think there is nothing valuable that the account can offer, rather than just copy and paste and any sort of behaviour that can lead to breaking the forum rules.
 
Just the same way, if a forum account is banned, who is banned is the person behind the account, and not just the account alone is the same thing, which is applicable to the idea behind any account. The account can be a newbie based on the forum rank title, but the person who is behind the account can have a higher level of knowledge about things than the higher-ups. A good example of this was given in a similar thread, so I don't see anything to be afraid of; it's your idea against theirs. Always feel free to drop your comment and never allow yourself to be intimidated.

Based on my experience when I was still in low rank, when merit was only just beginning to be implemented, yes, I also feel that way. I feel afraid to comment on threads with high ranking members in them. And this is probably normal and many members here actually felt that way at first. One of the reasons is the fear that our post will not match the discussion in the thread, or worry that we will not be able to have an appropriate opinion or that our opinion will conflict with others, or that we will not be able to argue with the right information, or the choice of language is inappropriate, and other concerns.

Indeed, sometimes there are warnings from high rank members regarding our posts, but it's not a problem because we are low rank members, isn't it! but it's more about the quality or content of our posts. Because actually, whoever and whatever their rank, they are very open to all posts. However, they will definitely provide responses or input and even criticism if the posts we make are very inappropriate. Actually, we can take the positive side from their various advice, namely that we improve the quality of our posts.

So in essence, next, don't be afraid or humble about your rank, all members here have the same right to comment. As long as your comments are still on topic, informative, not plagiarized, and not a shit post, then there's nothing to worry about. In fact, you can learn a lot from other members well.

OP, there is no reason to be scared of writing a comment on a topic that only legendary and other high-ranking members have commented on; if you actually have any valid contribution that you want to add, feel free to drop it. It is better to drop it off rather than hold it back because even if your idea was wrong, you can never tell, but if you write the comments and they are very vague, someone else can quote you and make some corrections, which you can actually learn from there.

I can't deny that I actually did not feel that way either, but I came to realize that there is no specific thread that is only created for high-ranking people to contribute; it's an open community where anyone, irrespective of their rank, can drop whatever opinion they have and say whatever they think is important to say. In this space, there is always freedom of speech, but be knowledgeable enough not to become a troll.

Op, this is a public forum and everyone opinion/contribution counts. Even the so called high ranked members also started somewhere, so you shouldn't allow your rank to limit from engaging in quality discussions. There are some newbies that are more knowledgeable than high ranked members. Whenever you think you can give your two cents on a particular subject, go on with it as long as you are not spamming or insulting anyone, you're good.

You’re free to engage in any discussion you find interesting whether it’s started by a legendary or a newbie. As long as you’re not trolling or off-topic, there won’t be any problems. No one is going to single you out because of your rank. I doubt if anyone checks the rank of a user before reading his post on a thread, if you have a meaningful comment about the topic, you should be very confident in doing so. I’m yet to see a thread that has only replies from legendary or senior members.

Some are and some aren't. Back when I was a newbie I was sometimes intimidated to reply to posts of higher ranking members, but I quickly stopped worrying because there's really nothing you can lose by doing so. Even if you'll embarrass yourself a few times, no one will remember that interaction.

And actually replying to high ranking users could be beneficial, because even if you'll be wrong, you will be corrected and could learn a lot. But keep in mind that just having high rank is not a sign of expertise, especially if someone obtained that rank before the roll out of the merit system.

@Op
Everyone has rights in this forum but the more knowledge one gets the faster he becomes a legend. I was a bit scared when I was new, but slowly I turned my fear into courage.
But if you observe the discussions of senior brothers, you will express your opinion correctly. But die when exactly follow and post.  Especially if you can keep your discussions relevant and informative then you can become a legend.

Op you made a vey vital point here , but remember that the high ranked members here serve as a guide to the newbies , we are supposed to listen to them and follow their footsteps for proper knowledge and understanding the concept and pattern of posting  in the forum .

Just like you called them seniors , they have been here before us ( newbies) therefore we are supposed to learn from them and also steal from their ocean of knowledge. More still, being afraid to contribute in their discussion is not the best option , the newbies are supposed to read and understand the threads before contributing on any of them . The high ranked members are knowledgeable enough to understand that you are new so when you make mistakes they will correct you as well but always try and contribute on the thread that you understand and not to join in every discussion you see on the forum

If you don't understand the topic of discussion, you don't need to comment. You can read the entire thread to increase your new knowledge.
but if you have experience related to the topic, you don't need to be afraid to convey your ideas. I'm sure not all beginners on the forum are beginners in all areas of knowledge. You can follow topics that you are good at and it will not discourage acceptance from older members in the forum.

no one is a teacher or student here. everyone discusses and shares information.

Believe in yourself? That's what I did when I was still a newbie because after all, most of the threads that have been made in the past, and even until now are mostly made by high-ranked members.

I mean, if you believe that your comment is right then just share it. Here's where knowledge is a big help because as a newbie, what you need to focus on is gaining knowledge so that you can share it here. That's what I did in the past, and over time, I gained merits (maybe because some find my post helpful to them) until I reached the highest rank (thanks to those who helped me :)).

Just believe in your comment. If you think that you're right, there's nothing to be afraid of. You are just overthinking that some high-ranked members here will criticize you for your comment, but that's not the case most of the time as long as you're contributing to the topic, and you're not misinforming other users here. As a newbie, gain more knowledge, watch educational videos, and don't comment on threads that you don't have knowledge into. Good Luck OP. :)

I don't know where you get the idea where you learn about the matter but can't contribute there because of seniority. Moreover, not all seniors here are the same. Some may have a bit of a sense of pride. But I would say if you know about a topic then feel free to discuss it there. They will not misunderstand you.

In some cases the behavior of the newbies is idiosyncratic and avoid identifying yourself with them. Newbies are cautioned because there are some users who participate in useless discussions with seniors without understanding anything or their excessive posts obstruct the normal transparency of the forum.

If you have knowledge about something you can  share it without hesitation.

Fear is exactly what your topic is addressing yet you started with fear and obscurity in your words being worried and thinking about what and how other people may view or think about your posts. One thing for sure you can't please everyone in this life and if we want to live our life  pleasing people then we are doing a great disservice to ourself. While creating a posting you need not fear about what others might feel or think about the post provided you are convicted about the quality of your post and the message it's sending or asking then leave whatever anyone may say, they are entitled to say their mind irrespective of ranks.

However, about commenting on posts, I will always advise newbies not to be afraid of commenting in any post discussion in as much as they have an idea or knowledge about where the discussion is headed to and not to comment out of point. Avoiding threads you have no idea about is more honourable to you than going in there to mess yourself up which may lead to mod deleting your comment and other members putting you in their ignore list.

We are here to share knowledge, but the truth is you can't be a carrier of all knowledge so just focus on your area of strength and never indulging in a topic you have no idea of, it makes sense that way to reduce work on mods and cheat posting ND spams.

 It's easy to say some were not afraid to discuss in threads made by higher ranking members because we may have gotten used to it but the truth is some of us were not afraid per se, just very careful. At least I could say that of myself. I tried to be as careful to the letter as possible to avoid talking out of point so I won't get called out. What I've observed these days about most newbies is this; some enter a discussion without really knowing what is being talked about, rather decide to praise the Op to get some sort of validation from them while there are other newbies who actually have something to contribute but feel they may not get replied to simply because they're low in ranks. It's just what I've observed, though but it's important to note that no matter the rank, provided you have got good info to dish out, do not get intimidated to drop your own two cents. For me, it's just a rank, it doesn't mean they know everything, you could bring up something new and that is the essence of the forum; giving and receiving information.

There is no need to look at the actions of other beginners. Everyone is different, and therefore you are not obliged to follow someone else's fears.
I read your posts, and we can say that in the absence of a laptop and a computer, you create quite long and reasonable posts; moreover, your passion for the technical part of Bitcoin will, after a while, make you a good conversationalist with those whom you fear today.
All I can advise you is not to be too sensitive to criticism. Instead, learn from it and grow stronger in your knowledge.
Also on the forum, you will one day be able, having increased your rank, to participate in subscription companies, and with some funds received, you will be able to purchase a more convenient device to fully study everything that interests you.
Don't be shy; you're doing great.

No don't get afraid to join on the discussion here since not all high ranking members is knowledgeable on all topics discuss so expect that maybe there are some people will criticize you base on your opinion given but if you know you are right and you have proof to point out your good opinion then show it. Don't get intimated on ranks since that don't tell everything just make yourself knowledgeable on the topics you are interested since your expertise will value more rather those rankings of some members of this forum.

This thread have sense since somehow you can express your doubts here and its better to discuss this matter since for sure same as you there are some newbies got the same feeling. Also so that they could learn something base on the opinion given by our fellow forum member here.

Veterans always encourage newbies who are joining into a discussion and give some valuable added content to the thread and sometimes you might get bullied too but it's just common since it is just another online forum and you need to have thick skin if you want to communicate people from different kinds of people all around the world.

If you have something to say then don't hesitate to join/comment, even if its wrong you will be corrected by fellow members.

I was just thinking I was the only one that had a similar experience. When I joined the forum, I was just scared to quote a high rank member, most especially when I see them with the trust. I do feel they know everything already, and if I post and my opinion is wrong, they might end up reporting my account and giving me negative trust. I was just finding it difficult to post then because I was scared to post even things I was sure about. I was scared maybe the high rank members might miss interpret my post, which will affect my account. Gradually, I started quoting ranks higher than mine, like full members and senior members, but I noticed no one complained about my post, and whenever I was wrong, I would be corrected. But with time, I got to understand how the forum works, and I can quote anyone I like, no matter what rank you are or your reputation, if I know what I am posting is what I am sure about.

OP I'm glad you brought this up; I've been a victim of this several times, so I end up creating more threads than comments because I didn't know how to join in on another thread, which was mostly because I didn't understand much of what they were saying in those threads, and at times I didn't even know how to construct my words to match the quality I saw in those threads, so I mostly backed down.


What I did to begin overcoming my phobia was

👉play along
When I saw a post that I couldn't add to, I would ask questions and start a conversation based on my level of understanding, and most of the time, some seniors would respond and offer you answers that you could respond to and start flowing with.

👉I go to the beginning of the thread and start reading all the comments one by one 😁. I did this until I became familiar with the flow of the conversation and knew exactly what they were talking about. And when I make a comment after this, I agree with them.


And whenever I notice a thread that is above my level of knowledge, I do some research to better my understanding.

👉 Do not be afraid to attempt. I've made certain statements in the past that have resulted in abuse and stern correction from some seniors, but I continue to do my best to follow up and learn. I've been inconsistent in my responses and comments at times, but I got acquainted to it over time, and I'm still learning today.

Just try, bro. Not much. 👍

Is that so? I think topics get more attention and criticism from users than posts in a thread. So far, you have created 13 topics in the general board in the last couple of weeks. I hope the comments on this threads will help you understand that you don’t have to start a new topic just to say something that could have been said in an existing thread.

Everyone here started from being a newbie and nobody skipped the process of creating well defined topics or by sharing ideas here and just ranked up into any high rank position. A lot of interaction with this top members as they have more chances of circulating merit ones your posts are useful, so no need to be afraid just do according to your knowledge and be awarded if it's worth it.

No man is an island of knowledge. For you to navigate through this axis you must have a thick skin like tortise to scale through. otherwise inferiority complex would get you down. Don't be afraid to comment or quote people but before you quote someone make sure you are really sure of what you are quoting him/her wether Wright or wrong. And be confident and bold because you might be Wright Afterall anguement. One thing that happens in this forum is that most senior member or colleagues always feel that rank is knowledge but forgot that someone might be new to the forum but have a long experience about cryptocurrency but have never discovered this BTT. So be courageous and start your journey without fear. Fear is the fastest way to failure.

Rank does not really matters otherwiseSatoshi Nakamoto  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=3) profile rank would have been a legendary. But guess what the fonder of this forum was only a sr member before he left but what he has impacted to humanity is beyond his rank in the forum.

When I was a newbie, I had the same feeling at first, but I was able to overcome it quickly after seeing a few posts by high-ranking members and newbies commenting on them, some even as first replies. I was encouraged to share my thoughts on posts that I had ideas about, and this is how I was able to overcome my fear.

Also, as you progress in the forum, you may have the impression that some of your responses will be mediocre in comparison to other high-ranked members, even if you have a point, and the context of the reply should be in a more detailed and explanatory format to the topic of discussion; this is still my concern, despite the fact that I have advanced in rank to a certain level.

I was... There were times I wouldn't even say too much cus I felt like I would be nuked for knowing too much or tryna reveal the little piece of shit I thought I knew... This inferiority complex is Normal for every beginner - atleast it's momentary: but if you allow it to weigh you down, you'll end up not posting on the right boards, at the right time..thus, not having any merits to rank up.. This doesn't also infer that you should become a troll -

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That's your fault... The more you create informative threads, the more your chances of getting merited... Just do well to keep your composure and everything's gon' be fine...

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

I don't see any reason why a newbie should be scared in contributing to high rank member post. Just because they are Legendary or Hero doesn't make them master in all things. You can't be good in all. Your idea in the post may be helpful to someone so always feel free to to contribute when you know one or two things about a post

Personally I think I will agree with you on  this over and over again, a lot of users thinks because their post isn't getting merit after making them that means it's not a good post or it's not educative, informative as the case may be but having being here for over a year and I've understood that even when you think your post aren't getting enough merit hence your during the right things and making the right post and comments you will be surprised when the post will get merits later. Your level of knowledge alone I think is better than having numerous number of merits when you have no knowledge of what cryptocurrency is all about even though merit takes you to another level or rank in the forum I think you're knowledge tells better and will make a reputable member to recognize your account when they come across your post.

It’s normal to feel some fears when you are engaging discussion with some heros and legendary members knowing your are less knowledgeable and less experienced in the market, but if you tolerate this kind of attitude, you will never grow and won’t see yourself going out from your comfort zone.

I suggest to educate yourself everyday so that you will overcome your fears, and challenge yourself to discuss with higher positions, aside the fact that you can learned from them, you will also feel more motivated to improve yourself because you want to be  successful too just like them. Remember that there is no competition in the forum, but if you deprive yourself from  engaging on such discussions, you are losing your opportunity to see your growth and development.

I support your statement  but partly, not all sections requires noob comments as it might earn that newbie a ignore list entry.
When a newbie sees a post most especially on technical  boards and he/she feels like commenting , find a way to go with the flow if you can't,  then go through  the posts on this section , read carefully  as you could gain a lot you could use for posting next time . Besides, from  the posts you could get some key points which you can DYOR on ,with time he/she will start seeing posts that he/she could comment on easily.
Lastly, I will like to add this that  most newbie and even pros feel ashamed of asking questions ::) , yes it could  feel somehow but this is the only way to become  better.

I also feel the same way, even now, even though the essence of a forum is discussion, the existence of rankings creates quite a big gap, at least that's what I think, maybe I could be wrong. I feel very reluctant to discuss, let alone oppose, if the person writing is ranked far above me, it feels like they are untouchable and my opinion is like a passing wind with no weight at all. Maybe later someone will comment "it's not like that, my brother". but in fact it happened to me myself. I'm not saying the ranking system is bad, it's just that the gap was really felt during the discussion when the newbie and legendary ranks started arguing.

I actually somehow resonate with your question, OP.

There are some times where I feel hesitant whenever I want to comment on threads filled with high-ranking members. I feel intimidated also as I feel like my comment would be ignored or someone would comment on the things that I say.

But at the end of the day, it really depends on how you hold your statement/argument on something. If you compose your message when some sense on it and you describe/discuss a genuine issue, then everyone would try to answer and discuss it with you.

High-ranking members, though they may seem intimidating, are also just people who have a common goal- which is to build and support this forum as best as possible. If you share something that you think that is with sense, then expect at least some people to discuss it with you.

I cannot relate with this. I have never had this feeling engaging in a conversation with those that are higher than me in rank, rather, I see it as a privilege to engage in conversations with them, how else will I learn from them if i continue to shy away from conversations? If during my conversation with them I bring up some dumb and unrelated topic, it is very okay by me to be corrected by those who know better than me, no matter the tone of the the person correcting me. I am ever ready and willing to learn.

Your weakness is lack of knowledge on topics and these weakness has manifested in the form of fear. You will not grow if you keep running away,  face your fears. Work on yourself by gathering lots of information about topics you have little or no knowledge about. Once you are knowledgeable in a particular topic, you won't be scared of contributing to that conversation irrespective of who raised the topic.

I think scared is the wrong word to be used here...

When it comes to certain boards, a certain level of expertise is expected when engaging in a conversation, and the fact that you refer to high ranking users means they might be DT members that can easily tag you for spam, misinformation or the alike but of course they have a degree of tolerance that they would let certain stuff slide without any neutral tags or putting one into their ignore list.,,but should this be a habit you getting what you deserve ::)

Otherwise, the forum is a place to share knowledge, and acquire knowledge by interacting with others which means everyone is free to hang around boards they feel comfortable in without restrictions but remember not to spam these places...

What you should keep in mind to know is this forum is an open place even as that trying everything possible for anyone coming here to have freedom of speech and whatever you want to do i think the thing here is to let people freely talks about bitcoin and also spread max adoption of bitcoin, you as a user needs to have the confidence in you to be able to converse in every conversation, you can only stop commenting and replying a topic if you don't have anything meaningful to contributes to the general public.

Having this personal view that you aren't qualify to post and interacts with higher people as newbie is what keeps limiting all newbies, what you should think of is to be open and interacts with people without having to be rude to people in your comments and you must not think that your comment is final and hence not buying another person idea, if you keep all these characters it would keeps affecting you big time and might limit the chances of growth.  

There's no intimidation here, everyone is free to talk his own and make his quality contributions on threads he thinks he have something to offer, but when you post what iss below standard or les expected of you to do, such may be reported and deleted by the moderators, no one is against anyone from posting, even when the argument is getting tougher and serious, anyone can bring in his idea or contributions, but we say no to off topic posts.

The best solution to confronting your fears is to face them. I can testify that newbies find it hard to comment or join the discussion that comprises the higher-ranking members in the forum because of their lack of knowledge. The reason I say so is because if you really know what they are discussing, I see no reason why you are not going to engage in the discussion with them.

Although some newbies might think it will cause their account something, or I will say they have that newbie phobia, to me, I see no reason why you will not engage in discussion, which can be a reason for you to have more knowledge and experience on it. No one will stop you from expressing your mind in this forum if you are really saying the right thing.

I will even encourage newbies to engage in reading many of the higher-ranking members posts and threads for knowledge, and if they find something hard to understand, they can also drop their questions in the thread, for which I am quite sure more explanation will surely be given to them. But when you find it hard to give your opinion or ask questions, that is when you will end up doing some low-quality posts, and at the end you might be a victim of spamming or even plagiarism, for which your account might be banned or even tagged.

So my advice to newbies is just simple: they should know that no one is perfect in this world. And any successful man starts from scratch, so day should also know that those they see at the top or higher rank start also the same as the newbie, but if they engage themselves in study and research, they will definitely reach the top with time.

If you think you don’t have something significant to say because you are still in the process of gaining information and learning, then don’t post your comment anyway. It’s better to join in a discussion when you have something relevant to say, otherwise your post will only be criticized. However, being criticized is actually a form of learning. If you know how to process it constructively, you will definitely learn from all those mean comments from your seniors.

This is clarity as you've just given an awesome explanation because if someone doesn't have something relevant to say then what's the need joining a conversation that's filled with high rank members so is not as if high rank members belittle lower rank members but is just that most of the high rank members knows how to discuss in some sensitive threads and conversation so a mare newbie that doesn't even understand what is being discussed cannot just enter into such a conversation hence they need to stay off and also there are some threads that talks about a high ranked member in the forum and a typical newbie may not know the user base on the fact that the high ranked member have been in the forum for long and it's left for users that have equally stayed that long in the forum to say things about that user so a newbie might have nothing to offer in such a discussion.

When I created this thread, I never imagined that I would get so much support from it and that I would qualify. I was too scared to act while writing or posting my thread.
But your valuable discussion gave me a lot of courage. My fear has decreased a lot. So I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for being by my side and clearing my doubts.

I have seen everyone's comments, many of whom have written that this has happened to them more or less, which has put my fear and frustration to rest.
Others have pointed out the weaknesses of my fear, which I am really surprised to see.

It is true that when we lack knowledge about something, doubts or fears intrude themselves into the discussion. So I can gain more knowledge and make myself wiser by reading everyone's comments without getting involved in the discussion.
On the other hand, I thought that if someone threads a topic, I should just give the information related to the thread, but I didn't know that I could ask if I failed to understand something from that post. I benefited a lot from the clarification.

To truly understand, one must know, and to know, one must ask. Only then can we clear our doubts, and henceforth, I will do so without hesitation.

Thank you again for conquering my fear and showing me a new path through my mental inaccessibility. I hope many newbies like me who had doubts about this will be able to overcome it. Such bold talk by you (seniors) will make it easier for the freshers to come forward.

Wishing everyone safety and health.

Starting out in a new community can be intimidating, especially when you're not familiar with everything. If you're a newbie, meaning you're just getting started, it's normal to feel a bit scared or hesitant to join discussions with more experienced members, like those with higher ranks. The fear might make you think twice before jumping into conversations, especially with members who are heroes or legends in the forum.

It will become a little easier for you to join in discussions as you spend more time in the forum and learn more about it. I recall being nervous as a new member, particularly when interacting with more senior members. But eventually, the fear begins to subside and you start to feel more at ease participating in conversations with people of various levels. Therefore, don't give up because everyone experiences this and it gets easier as you get to know the community.


When you know a lot about something, like really understand it well, those scary feelings tend to disappear. Imagine being new at something and feeling nervous about talking to experienced people. That's because you might not be sure about what you have to say. But, if you have good knowledge, it's like having confidence. When you know stuff, you won't be scared to share your thoughts, even with people who know a lot. It's okay if you don't know everything about a topic; you can still learn by listening to what others say and doing your own research.

When someone lacks sufficient understanding, their mind may become preoccupied with expressing anything, regardless of whether it is correct or incorrect. Therefore, whether you participate in conversations or contribute your views, having the appropriate information might make you feel more at ease and confident.

Of course - you don't need to feel afraid and awkward discussing something true in a thread owned by a user ranked above you. Rank does not inherently reflect a user's knowledge - but after the merit system was introduced, things may have changed. Without knowledge I think you will find it difficult to engage in a constructive discussion - so increase your knowledge by reading more instead of writing a lot.

If you have all the right things to say especially when you have a good argument to say - then don't worry, kick the ball hard. Worrying will only make you weak - so forget about it and try to do it gradually.

Note that, your opinion has nothing to do with your forum rank. You as a newbie can enguage in any discussion going on if you have valuable contribution to add that's the reason the place is called forum, everyone is subjected to their opinion and newbies are also not exempted because there are newbies that have good knowledge that they will be willing to share with others, if the forum put rank requirments before posting, we cannot learn fast because newbies also ask questions and needed to be replied.

This forum is welcoming everyone; we all started as newbies including the high reputable members which are the legendary guys and other higher ranks, if there was a restriction for newbies to post or express their selves, no one will grow in this forum, take any fear aside and learn.

You shouldn't be afraid because you think you still have less knowledge and less quality of posts. It is normal because you are a real newbie, those legendary ranks must understand well your condition. As long as you have something valuable to share to others, just do it and no need to worry. You only need to feel afraid if you break the rules, that's why you need to learn the rules first before you begin to making posts. Ideally, you also need to learn how to make a proper post in the first time you joined this forum. So, you won't make any unnecessary mistake in the future.

Regarding having some threads with no merits, it has nothing to do with your post on the legendary threads. There are many members in this forum who have threads with no merits. Even there are legendary members who have threads with no merits. You are not demanded to get merits when you create a thread. The focus is to share valuable things to the whole members in this forum. That's it!!

IMO...users with high ranks also understand that a newbie must be given the opportunity to show his best. We can realize that not everyone has the same knowledge, so sometimes special newbie trigger topics are needed to be able to learn here starting from light things. Sometimes they are confused about the starting point of which stage should be done first.

For me, everyone has their own qualities and we should not belittle him with any bad words. Maybe there are experts in other fields, but want to learn bitcoin. I think this will foster a sense of empathy from members with high ranks as long as a newbie must be able to maintain a polite attitude and behavior in discussing this forum.

If you don't know, ask to others. If you are still in doubt, strengthen your argument with something else. If you are sure, share it with others here.  :)

What the OP can do is just continue to share what he think is a good information. And be open also to criticisms, don't lose your confidence if someone say something to you. Weigh what has been said, and think logically. Admit if you mistakenly say something, but don't be too aggressive pointing out that you are right. You can't win a discussion if the other person is a close minded one.

I guess, just do what you think is right, don't get too scared involving yourself in discussions. Share your opinion and be open to other opinions. Respect is all we need, right?

They shouldn't, as long as they have good point that are still contextual to the OP, and they can phrase it in an understandable post, they should do it. In fact replying to the threads of high-ranking member is one way to get recognition and also getting merit so Newbie can get to higher rank too. Other than that, high-ranking member thread's also tend to have more interesting discussion where newbie can learn high-ranking member can make valid argument.

I can easily understand why these newbies feel some fear when posting their comments on a hero or a legendary thread since they know in theirselves that their knowledge is not sufficient enough to make a quality post just like the high ranked members. I'm also like them when I was still a newbie.

However, I realized that if I don't conquer that fear, my growth when it comes to learning experiences will be delayed so I tried to engage with these high ranked members and end up receiving some constructive criticism, and for me that's fine for me because I got to learned from their posts and how they made such corrections on my wrong concept of things.

It's natural to feel a little intimidated when it's your first time to be in the midst of highly experienced people in a particular field that you're a newbie, eventually you start to interact with them and as you're learning from their experience you'll be increasing your knowledge. With a zero crypto knowledge when I joined this forum, I was reading more from topics and researching the discussions, I eventually started creating question threads on areas that I don't understand and thankfully I always get overwhelming answers from experienced members here, it's so wonderful and I always felt good about how open they are to teach and guide me. This is an amazing forum , no doubt.

You don't have to rush yourself into a wrong assumption on that. That posts don't get merited doesn't mean they aren't constructive enough. It's simply can be any of these – that those who are likely to find them meaningful and helpful may not have come across them or that they actually have come across them but lack merit to splash or them or they actually have merit to splash but forgot to do the needful after reading. For me, I've continued to maintain that even meriting posts  is a subjective thing. What Mr A thinks is a good post may seem a bad post to Mr B.

Concerning whether to comment on threads where high ranked users post, I think you've received enough advice encouraging you not to be scared posting there. I need say no more on that.

You guys are putting too much pressure on yourselves and also too much importance on rank. Legendary members are not moderators, they can't delete your posts or ban your account. So where's this idea of Legendary members being gods coming from? I find your comparison of your secondary school experience to the forum very funny. You're in an online forum, no one can "flog" you, obey the rules of the forum and you will have no problems. Do not plagiarize and you won't get banned. Do not cheat, scam and you won't get a negative tag.

@OP if you are in doubt of your idea you can always use an interrogative sentence structure.  You can present your idea but it ends with a question mark.  By doing so you are conveying your thought but you are in doubt whether it is correct or not thus you make it as if you are asking question.

I believe the reason is the lack of self-confidence but of course it can be solve by citing sources and references to support your idea.  This way there is a supporting fact behind your statement.

I m new here. I have heard about crypto and bitcoin and am trying to get knowledge from legendary people like this forum. At last I m here for more details and try to communicate with senior legendary leader and members. So my humble request please co operate me to gather more knowledge.

Welcome to the forum. Of course, senior members will help you learn more about Bitcoin and crypto currency. But beware that not all legendaries are knowledgable enough to teach more about technical things. If you want basic learning, you could create a thread in this section and ask others what you want to know about crypto and Bitcoin.

But, before doing that, you could search and see if there are any existing threads here. The final thing you should know is, do not deal people with negative feedback on their profile until you understand why they got it. Do not share your seed phrase with anyone. No matter who it is. Do not install software from unknown sources.

Not all newbies really but majority are, most especially that their post will get noticed once they engage with the discussion between high ranked members. Well, if they think they are posting off topic, they will eventually get criticized by their superiors but if they are posting what is good and reality, regardless of their position, superiors will definitely agree to them and praise them.

That’s why there’s no need to be afraid. Everyone started from being newbie and these highly ranked members will understand your level of knowledge. If they will criticize you, that means they have hopes for you to become something like them in the future.

You can be a newbie in this forum but have more experience in crypto or general experience than a legendary member, when it comes to this community everyone has the same right here in this forum to comment and share his or her opinion on a subject matter or a topic of discussion regardless of rank, so far, that you are not talking or writing trash, feel free OP to join any discussion because your opinion also matters, and together we make this place become a stronger community due to the knowledge or experience we share.

Why do you think there are threads where you or other members can submit your post that you feel is a quality post and deserves to have merits?
First off, the purpose of creating a post is to enlighten people, don't get me wrong, we all like getting merits for our posts, but that should drive you to make more quality posts. Your quality post should teach people one way or the other. The merit should be secondary. If you make a quality post, you'll certainly get merits.

Merits on the forum are not like the exam system where if you don't get merit that means you failed your post. No. There are a lot of quality posts that don't get merited, it's normal, so don't beat yourself up.
Focus on making good contributions to the forum and you'll see how you'll begin to get merits.


I've been on the forum for over a year and in all my time in this forum, I've never seen a case where a person just replies with "you're wrong" to a post without stating the reason why he/she feels the post is wrong.
When a member says your post is wrong, they point out which part of it they believe to be wrong.
Now when this happens, one of two things can happen. You can either counter him with more reason why you feel you're not wrong or if you and in so doing, that user have learned something or if after careful consideration, you see they you were wrong and the other member was right, then you have learned something.
It's so difficult for you to be on this forum and not learn.

So don't be scared of people telling you you're wrong. If you're really convinced that you're right, say what you think and let others learn or be corrected and learn.

I agree with what you said, if you don't dare to reply with a higher account, of course you will never grow. Yes, before replying to the message, first master the topic of your own thread. If there is an error, of course other members will straighten it out with the knowledge they have mastered. You will definitely get new knowledge or insight there.

I appreciate your comments, this serve as an encouragement for me because I always find it difficult to join discussions of high-ranking members, even if it is a subject that I have an understanding of. Although I sometimes made an effort to participate in discussions I had ideas for with high-ranking members, but I always felt like I am wrong because I have seen many newbies with negative trust, which is why I always have fear in me to join discussions of senior members.But now I know the reasons for their negative trust, so I will focus on more research and will not hesitate to ask questions.

These Newbie members whose accounts have been tagged with negative trust are most likely cheaters in bounty campaigns who use alternative and new accounts, scammers, spammers, etc. No member is tagged without valid reasons, and if you verify one of them’s accounts, you will understand the reason for their bad trust rating. It's good that you know this now.

No shame, fear, discouragement, or obstacle might hinder any member from engaging in discussions, exchanging ideas, or asking questions. No legendary member started with that rank immediately upon creating their account; everyone began from the first rank. The good thing is that any member, regardless of his rank, seeks to learn and educate himself and apply the rules of the forum. If there is a discussion that he does not understand, he must take a look at the contributions of other members and do his research to ensure that his post will have value and not off topic.

Still, are you afraid to engage in discussion? You have to come out of your fear of posting here. Beginners could make mistakes, but always research before writing to make sure you aren't spreading misinformation. To learn, you have to read more than you intend to write. Unless you create a spam post here, you don't need to be afraid here. Forum members are helpful here, and we will definitely help if your intentions are to learn.

Being fearful will not unlock your potentials deep within yourself. You can be a good poster in the long run but that will hardly happen if you cannot start your training as early as being a newbie. So never be afraid when dealing with superiors in the forum, remember they’re the one who will understand the newbies because they also started from a scratch way back then. But somehow, they chose to manage their fears because they have a goal to reach. That’s how a newbie should do. Learn to accept the challenge and the only way to learn fast is to dwell with the superiors in the forum through commenting on their personal threads.

I guess many newbies do find it hard to join those discussions including me, the truth is I can't cope with what there are saying and I find it a bit hard to match up with their level of conversation, so I either just be a commentator or I just leave those threads, maybe as time goes on I'll find myself interacting at those same levels too

You need to understand that you rank here on this forum may sometimes not equate your knowledge and that's very okay but it's not a limitation to your contributions, there are some persons who are just getting to know about this forum but prior to that they have had good knowledge of Bitcoin and some of the subject matter been discussed here on this forum so if you know you have a good knowledge about a certain subject discussed on a thread, I think nothing stops you from sharing your own perspective as it concerns that provided you are not spamming and your comment isn't plagiarism then feel free to comment this forum is mostly to encourage learning and that isn't limited to a certain group of persons because we all can learn from each other but if you don't have a good knowledge of what's been discussed on the thread it's better you rather learn from such threads.

The forum is against plagiarism and spamming so if you are sure you are not doing any of these then go ahead and contribute but for self moderated threads where it's stated clearly people who are eligible to comment on such then make sure not to comment if you are yet to rank up.

There are two things you need to remember in this forum as a newbie:

1. Some people might always see you as someone who knows nothing, even if you have more knowledge than them, just because you are a low-ranked member. Always ignore such people if you ever encounter them as they make no sense.

2. Always take criticism positively and try to learn from it even if you know you were not wrong in what you wrote or said. Wise people learn and grow, instead of taking things personally and standing in the same place arguing about a single thing.

One more thing, as long as you are not writing something that has already been written, and what you are going to post is on-topic and is logical, you should never be afraid to post it even if the whole discussion is full of Legendary members.

In fact, due to our lack of knowledge, many times we cannot participate in discussions . It appears to be discussing a topic I don't know much about . I think one should go there and just read a bit and gain knowledge but not participate in the discussions . If the conversation is about something I know about, or if I don't know, I want to know, then it's possible to join the conversation .

Actually such thought may hinder your chances of you growing and learning more.  If you you're scared to say something expecially in higher ranks discussion you won't be able to learn new things. The aim of this forum is for us bitconers to interact with each other about stuff related to bitcoin and all that.
Concerning the fact that newbie can't advice I get and I understand how it feel but you know most people account might be screaming newbie but the users behind that same account might not be a newbie might endup being a pro. That why I this forum any one can lear from each other and also have the right to bring their opinions.
And when you start interacting with most users irrespective to their ranks you will see that it is way more exciting than just being scared to discussed in their post ( higher ranks).

If you think it is not necessary to join the discussion with them, it is no problem. You only need to discuss with them when it is needed. You also don't join the discussion on the topic that you don't really understand it. Make sure you understand enough the topic discussed by the high ranks, in this way you will have something to deliver to them. Sure, it is no problem if you don't want to interact with high ranks now. However, when the time goes, you must have the chance to interact with the someday.

For me all the beginners is allowed to post any place they like to post what the most important thing that is involved is for the beginner to read and understand before commenting in a thread that is why I always said that then should be I observant to understand the Genesis all the procedures of forum before their comment in a particular thread, so so it is good for we to read and understand for the particular place that will lead before we comment so this beginners have to take this proper precaution because some times beginners does not read to understand before making their own comment and it is absolutely bad from my own understanding

Perfect, its was well said, not everything you see you rush into, we cannot know everything or be everywhere, we must only maintain where we think we can deliver the best expected of us, that is why if you think you have less idea on a thread, read and learn more about such and you don't have to comment, there are more many other ones awaiting your quality contributions if you know about the subject matter.

I think a member, new to a large community like this would likely be scared of doing much as he fears it would be frowned upon and perceived by anyone(especially higher ranked members)as wrong or stupid. That could make such a member hesitant to participate, actually learn from the valuable contents and just chill with the community on here.

It’s great to see you actually read the sea of opinions from other members and have noted there actually isn’t any basis for your fears. Like you rightly noted, one won’t know if one does not ask. You voiced out your fears and was reassured by others including the top ranking members you were initially scared of interacting with.

Be of good cheer and bring with you, good vibes and intentions. You’ll have no problems here.

Just because an account is showing 6 stars doesn't mean it's earned, some Legendary accounts are merit airdrop when the merit system was introduced and when you see them post, you will know them from their post style, Newbies shouldn't be intimidated by rank, you can have something upstairs ahead of some but there are some high rank, from there first paragraph you will know they are intelligent.

It's not like if you talk, you will beheaded or look down upon. This is forum, if you make a mistake, a sincere person will correct you where you need to adjust, some might be rude and some might be nice but the essence of the message is to take correction and adjust where you think it's necessary, nobody has two head in this forum and nobody is born with Bitcoin knowledge from this forum.

Just so you know, some high ranked accounts are bought by new people who don't even understand what the forum is about and you may see a newbie account that is active and more intellectually sound than some legendary, they post less but their merit history says how good they are, don't feel less, if you have idea on thread feel free to add your opinion or move into the next.

Criticism,  the only thing I fear when I was a newbie on this forum, OP it's a normal feeling for a beginner that don't want to be on here for vain, it shows you will learn faster and make up for your mistakes, don't take the words of higher members personal, some are mean and some are not, it will get to a point where it will feel like you've been target by them.

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The truth is you can one day be better than those high ranking members, it changes nothing, it's not as if your life depends on this forum, so don't mind, apart from plagiarism that could get your account banned, merit isn't one that could lead to banning.

Merit is not a most, unless you have your purpose and if merit is important for you, then you need to work harder on the contributions you make on this forum, find problems and solutions for those who need them, give good ideas that can help newbies and beginners or even the high rank members, you will get merit easily this way.

It's a normal thing to have that feeling, just like when you attend a new environment where you are completely new to the environment, the first thing you do is to be observant, you are always careful of interaction but the moment you get to understand how everything works, the confidence will automatically restored back. There is nothing to be ashame about, we are all.here to learn new things and also interact with people. If you have a local board, that will help you faster understanding how the forum work.

One of the challenges we have as a newbie is because we don't understand what is been discussed, so we are always scared to include our contribution so we don't get bant or correct but I think it's normal for every fiat timer here. If you want to reduce your inferiority complex, try and learn things about bitcoin, go over bitcoin threads, learn them and understand them, you will see that to discuss anything that is said will not be new to you.

Feel at liberty Mate. We've all gathered here to share knowledge and help guide one another along the correct path. Learning from and experiencing a variety of things from the many members of this forum is the main goal in order to become an expert learner. In light of this, I believe that you should feel free to remark on this thread; all you need to do is hunt for threads that you are confident you can write about. We are all aware that occasionally you might worry that you may think that when you post something, some users may criticize you.

But nevermind, it's all part of the learning process one day it may turn to an history, occasionally people cannot learn if they do not fall. One of the difficulties that every beginner has during their learning phase of process.

This is also how many legendary members got started: when you go to a new place, everything seems new, and you realise that even interacting with people will be difficult for you. However, as you go around and engage with people, you will notice that you begin to become familiar with them, but if you stay in a room alone and don't talk to anyone, you won't feel comfortable interacting with people.
So I really like how you voiced your problem, and as a newbie, your contribution in this forum is what higher rank members expect from you, but a reasonable one don't contribute on what you don't know but you can learn about to get knowledge of it. The forum is for learning, and you can't learn unless you make mistakes.

Being scared will not give you chance to learn as a newbie , contributing or engaging in discussions with them will give you the opportunity to grow like them .

Most of the threads that comes from high ranked members always serve as guide because they know that the new members will learn from them  and they are always available to correct our mistakes . Just note that no one grows without learning from his or her seniors and engaging in discussion with them will help you grow faster .

You are very  correct, It happened to me too but the thing is no body is an island that is to say that someone can never be right or correct all the time. One of my challenge was that I find it so difficult to comprehend their article. Just like I said no body is an island if you comprehend their article and you know what to say feel free to say it and trust me a nice person will reply you and even award you merit provided what you said is in line or correct.

It's true that newbies or less experienced users are usually a little afraid to reply to higher ranking members' posts because they post without considering the quality of higher ranking members' posts, so newbies are sometimes criticized a bit. Those members are usually critiqued by post quality, those members usually post using AI and usuallyCopies and replays from other sources. These members are usually subject to disciplinary action for post quality. However, members who post without using AI or copied posts have no reason to fear but feel free to replay the posts of higher ranking members.

In life, we all have fears in us, but we ought to be courageous, to kick out the fears in us so that we can be able to grow and reach the maximum height and dreams we aim at.

Many of us had fears when we were newbies but as time went on, we began to let go of our fears, to begin to make our contribution post, and also accept corrections when given. Due to our steady reading of posts made on various boards, we began to gain expertise in crypto.

Had it been most forum members kept mute in the forum because of fears, they wouldn't have gotten to the higher rank they aimed at. However, whatever good one chooses to embark on, being fearful won't get them there. They will try to contribute, no matter how little it is, so that they can pass on information and also learn from others because nobody on this earth knows it all or has the knowledge of everything embedded in them.

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when you are able to conquer your fears and accept to learn and accept corrections when given, the sky will be the person above breakthrough. Have that in mind.

It's normal to feel that, especially as a newbie. Cause I also felt the same way back then, and sometimes I still feel it up to this day. But it depends on the topic or the thread cause there are topics that I am not really that knowledgeable so I kinda doubt myself with what I'm about to share, if it makes sense or what I am saying is correct.

Seeing the ranks surely affects some of the lower ranks. Sometimes it's kinda intimidating to interact with higher ranks cause obviously, they've been here in the forum for a long time and already have a lot of knowledge. But the positive side of interacting with their threads or topic, you'll gain knowledge based on their experiences here. It's like, being surrounded by users with enough knowledge will make you learn things you don't know in the crypto space. Also, if you really want to share what's on your mind, feel free to share it since that's what the forum is for. You can be corrected, you can ask and learn new stuff, and you can share your ideas to others as well.

Hmm OP You open a very appropriate Topic because 99% of members are scared when they see a thread where high-ranking members are discussing despite being As a member of despite, you have the right to participate in this discussion, but often juniors are afraid of whether our posting quality is good or not or whether these seniors will not like what we say. The senior knows that the junior does not become a part of this discussion due to a lack of confidence.
 
The main point of the matter is that you have done a very good job of elaborating on this topic, which is often found in the hearts of low-ranking members, but no one has bothered to explain it. But anyway, the newbie or low-ranking member will know that this forum is the same for everyone, general and special, everyone has the right to express their opinion, but within the circle of principles. And the second thing is that the high-ranking member is eager to teach and explain things to the junior, but the junior is running away. So the junior should participate in the discussion with the high-ranking member, he will gain knowledge and solve problems. will get.
 
In the end, I will say what I learned from my senior: no matter what, ask without any hesitation, and the senior will guide you. I myself have seen many high-ranking members who lack confidence. If he sees it, he definitely helps guide him. No one graduates from their mother's womb, everyone learns in the same way by learning from their senior.

I think most of the reason for the fear is because most newbie tend to see other newbies being corrected and some of them that aren't willing to learn make it seem as if it's actually a bad thing for them to be corrected. I have seen newbie's involved in some serious discussion and that's because these certain newbie actually have done their home work because the community here is all about offering what you have upstairs and that also is a major fault coming from sets of newbies because they are eager to involve themselves in discussion where as they have failed to actually learn well first and I tell you it leads to correction which other newbies see and take it as oppression cases.

By all means, newbies should engage to any conversation they want. By that I mean that newbies need to gain knowledge, just like everyone does. So, commenting on threads of highly ranked members is encouraged.

Don't forget that highly ranked doesn't necessarily mean "more reputable". In this forum, reputation is difficult to be earned and it requires paying attention to other users, learning from them and then using this knowledge to educate other members.

So, if you want to do that, there is no other way than to engage in conversations. I can assure you, that I have been laughed at, at first. But gradually, you prove yourself useful and the whole situation improves significantly.

Correct mate, when they are actually participating in a discussion with highly ranked members are discussing they are also getting more advanced knowledge about Bitcoin, forum and crypto currency at large.
Reason few are not getting involved with discussion where highly advanced ranked members are discussing are because they're somehow shy or scared to be attacked by their mistakes when they make any.  Some newbies are types of people that doesn't like abuse's so they respect themselves and are very sensitive and mindful of the kind of posts they make and the kind of replies they do.

Sure, but that's why we discuss it here, because in my opinion this should change. I am not implying that newbies should go out and write stupid posts, but I am confident that there are a lot of knowledgeable newbies who try to establish a good reputation in here. We 've all been there! Haven't we?

The reason why you feel scared to contribute to threads that are started by high-rank members is because you may lack the right content to contribute on the topic that can be qualify as an on-topic reply, and the reason may because of your low level of knowledge is that area of discussion so my advice is that, you should keep building your knowledge to be able to have what to add to the discussion and having that knowledge os what will eradicate that fear from your heart and build that confidence in you to be able to meet the standard.
Although I never had such fear and if I didn't have what to contribute to the discussion but find the topic interesting, I would rather read others' comments on such topics and if possible I would make extra effort to search to know more about the topic.

You make a good point.  Not knowing much about something can make folks afraid to join conversations, particularly with high-ranking members.  Reading up is always smart.  Though sometimes it aint just a lack of know-how, but worrying about being judged for not having it fully formed.  Sometimes, even if I got worthwhile stuff to say, feeling like I gotta come across perfect-like makes me clam right up. 

But that is my personal problem that I still have to work on. The main point is that on a platform like this we can all contribute to a discussion by sharing what we know, asking questions, and building on each other's ideas.  Even if we dont have all the answers, we can still participate meaningfully and learn from each other.

In one time or the other many of us might have been in this kind of situation so it's nothing new here.
Sometimes avoiding discussions of highly ranked members is to prevent attacks from them and not to out mouth on discussion that would make people see is like we don't actually know what opinions we are giving. Sometimes it could be due to less understanding about the topic. There are some topic that needs a great understanding about cryptocurrency before we can pen down opinions but when we don't have that knowledge, things might become more of rubbish opinions which can be seen as spamming in the community.

You should not be afraid of joining any conversation in this forum because your conversation or your suggestion is needed mostly in order to solve some problems that is related to us so don't see cheap and low for you to engage in a thread that numerous high hierarchy members of this forum discuss or comment based on their personal opinion. Secondly what I want you to do is that, you should try to read and understand every comment before you can then tender own suggestions

Upon discovering this thread, I was captivated and thrilled, as this frequently occurs to novices such as myself, as engaging with, addressing, or supplementing the thoughts of more experienced members is quite difficult.
I also consider it this way: I would rather ignore the discussion than get a hard time from folks who have been on the site for a long time.
However, I've come to realise that just because someone has a higher rank doesn't necessarily indicate that we are on an equal footing. If your response still makes sense in light of the post, then it's definitely a good fit.
We must no longer be hesitant to respond to leaders in our higher ranks. likewise, we continue to acquire knowledge through the elderly.

I taught I was the only person who sees this. When I first joined this group because I had no Idea of Bitcoin everything I see here was a mystery to me I didn't know or understand what was going on like I said this place is another school, someone might think they know alot but the kind of things I see here made me realize education never ends. There are some boards in this forum I never intend taking part as a newbie because the English the, the crypto languages, the abbreviation of crypto words was so high for my own knowledge and understanding

some of the boards newbies fear.
1: Meta board.
2 : Altcoin discussion
3 Market place.
4 : Speculation board
5 : Trading discussion.

WHAT TO DO?.
As a newbie that faces these challenges what you are meant to do is not to be in a rush to post just take some time follow these words back to back follow the post back to back and lastly always visit those boards you see as threat to you read the posts if you see any word you don't understand tap that word the word and the Google logo would show below tap it and find the meaning.

Some of these difficult words for newbies.
1 Altcoin
2 FAQ
3 Airdrop
4 ATH. and many more.
Also engage in senior men discussion to learn wider.

Why would a newbie be interested in Meta or reputation topics? When you do not have enough knowledge of the forum to form an opinion on the issues. Marketplace is mostly for business deals between forum members, newbies do not have a reputation or trust to be able to partake in any kind of business transaction.

I’m surprised you didn’t mention Bitcoin Technical Support, and Development & Technical Discussion. Most newbies will find it difficult to follow discussions on this two boards because of the technical nature of the topics there.
I suppose you can’t find the meaning of these words on google;
https://coinmarketcap.com/academy/glossary
https://www.coingecko.com/en/glossary

Or on the forum;
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=126798.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4958338.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3469416.0

Fear is a natural feeling and when you come into a new place where there are intellectuals, people who have gathered knowledge of what you seek, it's quite natural to want to feel intimidated because you're afraid that you might not measure up to their standard. The only thing to do in this forum is summon courage to make posts based on your understanding and put yourself under the experienced members montorship, inasmuch as you're not competing with them, you'll learn and increase your knowledge. I joined the forum without any crypto knowledge and today most things that I know about the industry is from this forum, this is the best place to discuss and learn about crypto related matters.

This always happen when the newbie is afraid of criticism forgetting that if you are been criticised it will stand as a correction for you to grow though that's if the criticism is constructive, high ranked members will always correct you if you are derailing so being afraid of their threads is not part of the learning process here, if you want to learn and grow in this forum the best thread to reply on is the one created by high because such thread will attract the attention of other high members and you will learn from their contributions in that thread, ask question if you don't understand, everyone was once a newbie, a shy writer will never learn unless he changes his attitude.

My friend there is no need of being afraid of replying thread of senior, hero or legendary members. All peop here are humans they also started from somewhere. You can't use because of thee rank and chose not to coment them. Life is full of intermediation, bully and many other form of discrimination. But you just have to sum up courage and try your best. Failure is not an excuse to lack of success. Success is achieved by frequent failure. If you check theost succeefull men in the world, they always have something to say about their life and failure. Scientists does thousands of practical in the lab before coming up with a good one. So do be afraid just take everyone as a family and see how far you will go.

This apply to me I never thought it twice to contribute the one I very sure, as good idea though the senior may view it coming from newbies with less knowledge but that don't make feel inferior. One thing about human most time we use class to make our self less confidence . When a child wash it's hand clean he eat with elders, do the right thing you will be appreciated no matter the calibal of personality, courage make you learn faster but one must remain silent and learn where you know you have no idea to contribute.

OP I understand the fear, is like engaging yourself in a conversation where you're the only young one and the rest are elders (Older people), you may have ideas and what you say can really help like in case of the Forum you might have a better information to give but seeing that you're not in that category of people who are dropping comments and also belittle yourself will just kill your confidence.
I ones had that thought but after sometime i said to myself that even if I make any mistake I believe that we have those who can correct me (we're all here to learn) and by doing so I'm learning and there's no need to hide what I know or hide my thoughts.
To me I wouldn't say you should see the legendary member hero members senior members are those who are invincible or you see them as those who have all the knowledge (they're also humans like you are) and you can't or you don't have anything to contribute, the highest you can do is make research on what they're saying that's if you have no clue and if there's any mistake from you they'd correct you.