A big YES for both. Merit System already change this forum for good because it kills the spirit of those members who serve as as the cancer here — the shiity posteres. Searching for result? Then look around the forum, it's more peaceful now compare before. Well, I didn't expect you to realize this since you're new here but believe me it's true (welcome to the forum by the way).
But unfortunate to say, opportunists still find a gateway to avoid this system. Desperate low rank users tend to buy merits from several greedy high rank members, this is the reality but we can't easily provide actions upon this because it happens in a secret manner. So if you found someone guilty of doing this stuff then you should report him to the mods, that l's the least thing you can do .
Merit System is already fine (IMO). If you think of something better than this (make sure that it's feasible) then feel free to share .

At the cased being said, Tama ka, itigil mo na yang paghodl mo kasi you already missed a lot of opportunities to dump and we're not sure whether your coin's price will recover or not. Pero this misery will not happen in the first place kung naging mas wais ka na investor — investor na di basta basta nagpapaimpluwensya at marunong manaliksik.
Well, the risk is always there. Ganun talaga siguro, volatile ang crypto so 'di mo talaga basta basta masasabi kung magpa-pump pa ba ito in the future or not. Kaya ang pinaka mitigating measure na lang na magagawa mo eh piliin ang tamang coin at iwasan ang shitcoin. Kung nahihirapan ka pa rin eh di magfocus ka na lang sa btc or any much stabilized coins in the market like ethereum, ripple etc.
This is right if we assume the worst case scenario but this is not necessary either. Di naman lagi kaakibat ng isang investor ang salitang "cutting loss" kasi may kakilala naman ako na 'di dumadaan sa ganitong point. Ibig sabihin lang na kung mas magiging matyaga at strategic ka sa bawat galaw mo then you are free from this.

No, I never ever wish something like that. How silly to think that a virtual and intangible asset like bitcoin will also have its own paper money or coin . Now, if it happens (though it's impossible), what would be its great difference compare to fiat money? Nothing anymore of course. Btc's or any crypto's uniqueness by means of being virtual yet still have a value makes them special, and I think it would be better if it will remains .

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Anyway, there are still existing tangible coins such as btc, eth, ltc or even doge also but it has no value and only intended to made for memorabilias.

Though I'm not a total Starbucks lover since I like it only when I need to stay awake all night, I'm still happy with this news because this is another proof that Btc is now expanding its applications in the food industry. I just feel bad because it seems this is implemented first in the U.S. I hope that it will be implemented to its other branches all over the world (particularly here in the Philippines) very soon because I can't wait to buy my first Starbucks Milk Tea Panna Cotta Cream Frappuccino Blended Beverage using btc .

I also live in a third world country (unfortunately) and my answer to your question is in between — not illegal nor legal (just my opinion only). Here in our country, there's no concrete law which says that usage of cryptocurency is ban/illegal. That's the reason why we can still be able to engage with it freely, we have no fear simply becuse we're clear from any violations. I just appreciate the fact that our government was not too strict but also still concern for crypto investors like since they are always giving warnings and advisories before using this.

Furthermore, if you think that you can easily escape punishments assuming that you do crime stuffs using crypto like pyrammiding scams or extortion then think again. Our Republic Act 10175 also known as Cybercrine prevention Act is our solution for that.

After I've read this thread, I also went to my profile info to check my ignore list though I'm confident that no one is in there. But then I get shocked when I found out that there's someone in my ignore list . Hmm, I never ignore users before as far as I remember so maybe what happened is just an accident, maybe I accidentally clicked the ignore button on his account from one of his posts (by the way, his name is joinfree). Well, I fixed the problem already, I now removed his name on my list.

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Actually I'm not into ignoring co-members here in the forum even how bad his posting habits because it such a waste of my time and besides I believe that there is always a room for improvement. If I feel bad on someone's post in terms of it's grammar, thought or attitude then I just scroll down and go back into my business, as simple as that. I am just primarily concern with shittyposters and not with poor quality posters.

YOLOdice.com Signature campaign had free slots to fill in also, here's the link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1755689.0

You can add it to your list sir cabalism13 if you want. But here's a note, nag apply ako dito before and I, as well as the recent applicants, got no response from the campaign manager. But nonetheless, this was a reputable signature campaign and in fact matagal na 'tong running so wala dapat ikabahala ang mga kapwa Filipino natin na gustong mag apply dito (yun nga lang kailangan mo maging patient sa paghintay).

Very well said dude, you nailed it . That's what I'm always talking about when random people (other friends of my friends) or even some of my classmates approach me and ask about earning btc here inside the forum. That "it's a forum for crypto enthusiasts and not an online job site". If some of you think that I don't want to share this way of earning crypto to others — in short, being selfish — then you're all wrong. I just don't want them to get motivated by money when they enter here, they should see the real essence of this forum which is being a knowledge source and only treat signature/bounty canpaigns as bonuses. Because if money motivates them the most in entering here then sooner or later they'll become greedy and might also become a pain in this forum at worst case scenario.

Hmm, seems trustworthy app naman ito so try ko subukan next time. Matagal na kasi talaga akong nagpaplano mag crypto trading dahil sa mga naririnig kong successful stories sa mga master ko (mga nagturo sa akin), medyo 'di pa nga lang buo ang loob ko and nagwoworry ako about technical aspects like the computer and exchange to be used as well as kung gagamit ba ako ng trading sigmals but since pwede naman pala magtrade though smartphone only then I find it less hassle and more convenient in a sense na pwede ka magtrade wherever. Konting research na lang siguro and ready na ako .

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By the way, meron na po ba ditong nakagawa ng account sa coins Pro? Itatanong ko lang kung pwde rin ba through mobile yun?

For me, I still don't get any hassle on logging in even while using VPN. Because based on my experience, I'm just spending less than 5 mins. only everytime I log in here — from filling up the username and password up to solving captchas.

Note: disregarding the fact that I have an unstable internet connection sometimes.
@OP ~ if you are tired of this then do what sir mdayonliner said, that was very effective. That's what I always do and I guarantee that you will now be free from those annoying captchas for real. Here's a tip, aside from not allowing others to use your smartphone/computer, never ever also log in your account in a computer rental shop. That was a very risky move since you can't assure that there's no keylogger installed to those computers.

Honestly, I don't know either. Me too, I haven't heard yet a very intriguing FUD which may be capable of doing a lot of damage so I'm still puzzled 'til now. Maybe people are now losing interest to btc and panic sellers made the situation worse, what do you think? (Just my own opinion)
How do you say so? For me it's the opposite dude. Crypto shine and survives because of our greed. When there's a huge dropped on btc's price then people tend to panic buy in order to increase their holdings and. And when the price skyrockets, of course people will sell and the cycle continues. In our current situation, investors supposed to buy coins even more due to its cheap price which leads to price recovery. But the question is, why isn't happening?

Of course! Because btc is definitely incomparable to alts though they are both cryptocurrency. If we compare it to the wolves, alts are just the weaklings/followers and btc is the leader of the whole pack — also a wolf but that fact makes him a special one.
Actually, that could be a factor. And I just feel pity for those kind of investors because they are the one who are dragging themselves down. They do not show strong confidence into their holdings, easily get influenced by the external surrounding and bad decision makers as well . They are just like digging their own graves (just kidding) so I think much better for them to stop or take a break because they are not yet prepared.

In the bounty hunters' perspective, I'm pretty sure that the majority want a payment in terms of eth (or any much stable and popular coin in the market) simply because getting profits from tokens is very time consuming, you need to wait for its appearance in the exchange and also wait for its pump before dumping. Another one, eth could be much profitable for them since the price of ICO token may drastically fall down right after getting listed in the exchange.

On the devs side, I think this kind of payment set up is very hard to attain because of lack of funds. What would you expect to an ICO program under development? That's the reason why they offer their own coin as a payment. And besides, if they don't push bounty hunters to use their own coin then who will become responsible for creating the hype? No one or only few at least which will probably result to failure.

What!? Is this real? Well, if this type of users do really exist then there's a big possibility that only 2 to 3 of their total accounts run in a good condition because maintaining 10 accounts would be definitely a hard task. Yeah! More accounts means more chances of having multiple sig campaigns but the probability of getting all hired also decreases because of the quality requirement. So for me, having too much accounts is not an efficient way to gain more profits.
Indeed. Mods can't do this alone, campaign managers should also help them to fight the spammy and shitty posters (particularly the low ranked ones) by requiring the forum members to meet first the merit requirement  before applying so that all of the applicants are even more filtered and only the good ones could enter the campaign. A win to win situation after all — it will result to a healthy ICO advertisement and the crappy posters are now easy to eradicate at the same time since they now feel demotivated.

Hmm, in my own point of view, I think he is not pertaining to the comparison of btc and alts. I guess he's asking about who is on the favorable side of the current negative situation, the smart buyers or the fearfull sellers? I say so because he said "who" not "which". Well, I just based on the grammatical structure of his post and don't really know what he really wants to convey so there's a chance that maybe I'm wrong too.

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If my interpretation was right then I definitely go with the people who serve this dip as an opportunity to buy even more because cutting of losses is so impractical. Hodling and waiting patiently is better that that I think.

That is only your gross profit. If you want to know your net profit - the profit left after deductions, then take a look at what sir Silent26 said.
Just because the price of a particular coin pumps doesn't mean you can now convert it and sell. You should make sure first that its expected converted value is much higher than your capital as much as possible. If you don't keep this in mind then for sure you will get a negative outcome/ loss.

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Going back to the topic, it's fine if you will buy alts since they are at cheap price but I don't think it would be a good idea if you will convert your btc in order to do so. You must maintain the value of your bitcoin especially these bloody days so if I were you I'll choose to keep it.

Well, I can say that I do not belong to that "people" you are pertaining simply because I encountered hard times like this before and I get used to it already. I'm not saying that I'm a fearless veteran in crypto world, I'm just patiently waiting and well enlightened on the DOs and DON'Ts in this kind of situation, as simple as that. That's my key to avoid losses.

The word "people" is broad which may be composed of old and new investors. I think much appropriate to use "beginners" because they are the one who really suffers when btc drops due to their carelessness. They are the one who usually panic when suddenly a red flag shows (even though not a huge one) and sell instantly without even thinking if it is the right or not. Oldies don't do the same thing.

I'm a little bit confused. You mean you really don't care if you loose money? If yes then it's so impractical. Dude you can make profits and have a healthy life here in the forum at the same time, remember that .

It seems that you are a stromg investor and don't get easily influenced by rumors or even emotions of yourself when it comes to buying & selling. Well, that's a good attitude (pretty obvious because I see your strong stance regarding this) but I hope you can still be able to realized whether one of your holdings is a crap coin or not. Crap coins are not worth fighting for, sell it now if you have one because it's just a waste of your time and might only upset you in the end. If I were you I will sell my not so important tokens, used the accumulated money for buying eth or any strong alts in the market and wait to pump in the future.

So are you telling us that you are a fortune teller ? Just kidding. No one can predict the future and nothing is at permanent state here in crypto world. The sure thing we can do is adapt the current situation, that's all.
If you strongly believe that coin is worth the risk then go ahead dude, just HODL. But make sure first to have large amount of this coin before going on a long term investment so that you could really feel its profit just in case it pumps in rhe near future. Good luck .

I agree with you but just to be clear, that's not the final word my friend . Yeah we all know that btc showed an outstanding performance last year particularly during the -ber months but it doesn't mean that we can't now achieved the same thing this year. Maybe btc beat its ATH before this year ends, who knows?
It is all because of the hype produced by btc after its skyrocket. Tendency, others (whether old investor or beginner) will invest more because they anticipate that btc might soar high again this upcoming December and earn even more profits.

This is a good and bad sign at the same time. Good sign in a sense that btc or crypto as a whole is now becoming popular due to the increase of its users and a bad sign in a sense that some of them, especially the newbies, are now frustrated because of losing money. I just feel bad to know that they suddenly jumped in a field with full of hopes but got disappointments in return. Well, it's their fault somehow because they get blinded by "easy money" and didn't pay attention with uncertainties so there's no one to blame but themselves.
I will take that as a compliment. At least I'm not addicted in illegal stuffs such as drugs and vices .

I visited your post history and I see that there's nothing wrong with it (IMO) so I don't think that poor quality of post is the main reason why you are experiencing this.
There's a big chance that other respondents are right, the thread where you posted was deleted that's why your post count is declining. But don't worry too much because this is not an unusual case, it is normal and I'm sure that others (including me) already experienced the same thing .

This kind of scenario is inevitable because cleaning the forum is a part of mod's duties but you can lessen the probability of experiencing this at least. Only post on threads which have are decent and have a sense as well, and prohibit yourself to post on spammy, shitty and mega threads.