I've just signed up to Bitcoin Talk, and I was surprised that I wasn't asked to confirm my email address. I found this slightly disconcerting, as it means that a spammer can sign up with an alt name, and use somebody else's email address. If he makes this public, then it could cause problems for the rightful owner.
One other advantage of requiring email confirmation to a unique address is that it could reduce the number of alts being used by the spammers.
In a registration process the following are the standard procedures 1. Ask for the required information including email address. 2. Send a confirmation link in the email. 3. Active account using the confirmation link. This way the system can confirm that the registered user own the email address. In some case... 2a. Send a confirmation link in the email with a validation code. 3a. Upon clicking on the confirmation link once the user are on the new page then ask the user to enter the validation code. If the validation code match with the validation code in the email that sent earlier then active the account. Wondering why SMF does not have this simple feature. Someone can create an account with an invalid email account which never exists or with someone else's email account if they have a bad intention. They can do whatever they want and once they get caught then the whole community will blame that original email owner. i.e: Imagine trump@trump.com1 is trumps email account. Someone who hates trump (like me  ) can easily create an account using this email address, he/she can conduct some super sensitive, highly risky activities in the forum. How would you know that it was not trump himself? In addition lets say Mr. Trump wants to create a BitcoinTalk account (LOL) then he will discover that he already have an account  1From my imagination only. I hope there are no such email address exists yet. Edit: Whole trump things will be ruined if the investigators know that BitcoinTalk do not validate email address  |
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A Newbie account less than an hour old and already an expert on forum procedures. Nothing suspicious to see here.  Well, it's obvious you are not Jet Cash Edit: Wondering why are you teasing Jet Cash? He/she is a decent person in my opinion. |
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He thanks you for the kind words.  It's interesting to see what life is like as a new member. I keep hitting the 360 second barrier, and I discovered that reporting a post count as a post for this restriction. Maybe I should become a copper member. "copper" is a colloquialism for a policeman in England, but I don't think I wnt to be though of as a merit policeman. Yeah buy a copper member. At-least the forum will get some business from you.  |
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Well, it's obvious you are not Jet Cash Edit: Wondering why are you teasing Jet Cash? He/she is a decent person in my opinion. |
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And this isn't actually against forum rules (selling smerit) though it possibly should be.
I am having a conflict on the above statement. Is there any other merit discussions/FAQ where I can confirm it. I am only looking on the sticky thread from hilariousandco in meta: FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit (archive)I really need to see it, seems like I am missing something. Thanks jackg, you been really helpful. |
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Can I ask for merit?
There is no need to do this and this behaviour is usually seen as 'merit begging' which is frowned upon by the community and may lead to you receiving negative feedback. Keep making quality, constructive posts and you will surely be rewarded over time. Can I sell merit?
Selling merit is disallowed. Can I give merit to my alt accounts?
No, this is frowned upon and will almost certainly lead to you receiving negative feedback if discovered. Ref: FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit ( archive) So, the only doubt is on selling merit. It only says "disallowed". No mention about the penalty. Other than this, on the rule book (since it came from hilariousandco a Gold Member, Global Moderator and is in the stiky on the meta) it is clear that abusing merit (exchanging to ALTs or begging for merits) can lead to negative feedback. So I do not understand why is so hesitation and why this happened (actmyname trust list issue)? I do remember actmyname tagging suspected merit abusers early on, and then Theymos saying he was going to exclude him from his trust list.
- May be the reason was not only tagging the suspected merit users. Do you guys think I, or any other DT member, should be tagging merit abusers?
- Yes of-course you and other DT member do. Also everyone of us no matter if someone is newbie or high up member, everyone should tag the possible merit abusers with enough evidence. Again, if the rule book says to leave negative feedback then so be it. No need for neutral feedback. In my opinion - the punishment of abusing merit should be more than negative feedback/s from the community. It should be first 14 days temporary ban, if again proven guilty then a permanent ban. |
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That would be seen as a greedy move. This forum was made to be a place for free discussion and for people to learn about cryptocurrencies. If people started seeing that they have to pay to be able to ask a question on a forum they would get discouraged. I guess i'm not ready for discussion because I wouldn't pay for registration. I'd move to free forums like reddit. Nobody is inviting spammers here. They are coming of their own will!
This will ruin the idea of a forum so to speak. Not finding all, just the ones you can find.
You forget it's not against forum rules to farm/sell accounts or to have alts here. Charging $10000 or ~1BTC is more expensive than buying a legendary account outright (depending on account quality).
You don't need to find all to convince people to not do something, you just need to find "most" to show you're making some sort of impact to those who participate in this sort of thing.
-I was only using an example to explain my point. Again this is why I think it's a bad one... that idea will bring more workload because these people will never come forward by their own to pay the forum. |
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It's amazing how much of a mix of stupidity and balls these morons have. Makes me wonder if truth is a foreign concept in those campaign farms, where 139 relatives and friends all live in the same house and all use the same ETH address and are ALL in the same campaign.
- It really is a joke (the excuses they make) however my options are limited. So I am settling them removing the red trust with neutral trust (keeping the log of abusing). Pharmacist, look at my history in the forum, only a member, not a DT or never had any backup from any DT or high up member (may be some day I will but that's another story). Why would these abusers behave me back with extra caution? Even-though proves of their merit abusing is in the red trust I am giving them, they are not caring to bounce back to me with their red trust. Someone with a big ego trying to bully others on his power trip. Forum is better off without him. Jumps on the bandwagon of KeithBeeCham's witch hunt. Marks you in your trust section as guilty untill proven innocent and demands even proof. Uses the trust section as a bully for his power trip. Might even be the alt of "scam_detector" KeithBeeCham since both are behaving the exact same way. The user always carries his ignorance of evaluating others. I am risking my only single account for the sake of being dutiful to the forum. I realised if another person step up (I did) to stop these abusers then this will add a little help to those who are also fighting against these abusers. I get it that, if someone looks on my trust history thoroughly they will discover that all the red trusts I received are non-sense, abusive from those user I left red trust. But, still... I find myself insecure. People do not have much time to look on my history thoroughly. At a glace they will see all the red trusts that I have. Then they will move to the next page without thinking twice. |
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Some DT member will come along soon to red them for you though (if they intend to that is).
I do really hope the same. I am a bit confused about the red trust I am receiving from all these abusers (in return, knowing they are untrusted though). I am risking my only one account not sure if I am a fool or what? Only thing I am sure about is, what I am doing is right. These merit users needed to be warned and I am warning them with the proof of their misuse. These abusers need to be tagged (red trust), they need to admit that they are guilty. Upon consideration if the person who gave them red trust thinks to give them a 2nd chance then remove the red with a neutral trust (To keep a log of their acknowledgement). This way if the guilty person do the same abuse then this time give them the final red without leaving them any option to remove it. PS: I even sometimes think, since the merit is known to everyone and everyone should know how to use it. (regardless any excuse, the excuses do not make sense coz it's over 2 months now merit is playing it's role. There are no way to make mistake now except abuse) if anyone abuse the merit again then simply Ban them. |
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1. gamerferfect
2. Admit that you have abused the merit system: Yes
3. You apology in public on this tread: "as far as I know. I have a merit exchange with the kazoubg1 account. That means I violate the community rules. I sincerely apologize for that, I was led by kazoubg1 to this forum. I know a lot of good things, but unfortunately I have not thoroughly investigated the principle of the forum. I will re-read the provisions of sMERIT as well as TRUST rules to comply with the rules given. love."
4. Commit that you will never do this again: Yes
Good job. I will be removing the redtrust after posting this. However you have not done 5 and 6 yet. Edit: Done. Make sure from now on you are more careful and loyal to the forum. |
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The DT members needs to tag them (I do understand that they are busy, it's not really easy work for example this post, I still see no DT or them kind of account replied on this thread) one by one. I tag them whenever I find any misuse but my redTrust means nothing since I am not a DT or someone trusted. Sad thing is giving red trust to these abusers also leaving my account with lots of red trusts. |
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I can do the above any job since I have free time. I will leave you my linkedIn here. Sorry, I am not going to telegram you or going to beg you for the work, since you will receive too many messages from a lot of users. I do not want to wast my time texting you there however, I can offer you the complete satisfaction for your job if we agree on a contract. If my likedIn profile satisfy you contact PM me. I can be fit for either "active and experienced telegram supporters" or "Bounty manager" PS: Please do mention your payment method and amount for both posts in PM. PPS: Do understand the red trusts on my BitcoinTalk came from the merits abusers those I tagged for merit abusing. You will realise in few minutes if you do an investigation. Edit: I can email you by the way. |
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After 2 years of development we are about to launch an ICO and are looking to run a private sale, where can we find investors to partake in a private sale? We are also looking for an ICO success manager to help guide us through the process. Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
If you project is serious and not a waste of time then you can contact with me through my earn profile with ref URL ( without ref url). We can initiate a conversation there. You might find some private investors (not guaranteed) there as well. Good luck |
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..... I personally think that you should add some more advance content to be taught to this. You might get some more interested people after doing that, because most of the people having interest in web development already know these basics.
Good luck, anyway.
Thanks for the good wish. I do agree with you that there should be more contents. Honestly speaking anyone who has real interest can find easily and practice the contents I put down here. What I understand and realise that for newbies (entering in any new skills) need supervision. A small clue/guide can increase their motivation. I assume you also have hands with IT or you have had your own blog, and you are self taught to manage it. For anyone who has a little knowledge with website creation, writing contents in personal blog - will find the topic really easy. Keep in mind that this course is for someone who do not have a clue to create a website. It's for beginners only however I can promise that after finishing this course they will feel that they can create and manage a complete website. I will have tools with drag and drop features for them to practice their designing skills. |
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Case#9big.pharaoh, mohamed reda, LBX, hamade possible merit farmer. hamade's merit summaryReceived | User | Sent | | 50 | LBX | 28 | | Null | hugeblack | 1 |
LBX's merit summaryReceived | User | Sent | | 28 | hamade | 50 | | Null | misteid | 2 | | Null | mohamed reda | 3 | | Null | big.pharaoh | 40 | | Null | ViulyOfficial | 2 | | Null | Vladdirescu87 | 1 | | Null | GNEagle | 1 |
mohamed reda: https://prnt.sc/iw5o4nhugeblack, GNEagle, Vladdirescu87, ViulyOfficial, misteid may be out of equation. But big.pharaoh, mohamed reda, LBX, hamade are clearly exchanging merits with each others for personal gains.Thank you TheQuin
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Sounds interesting. Best of luck! Thank you, hope to enlighten the community who are open to learn new skills for personal development. |
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Case#8NetFreak199, visionary, chixka000, identifyuser, alexberezov, Rexxxem, jk9694, dumbtool45, number37, blo8i Ref: Clearly these users are exchanging merits to each others: NetFreak199, visionary, chixka000, identifyuser, alexberezov, Rexxxem, jk9694, dumbtool45, number37, blo8i
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So I joined a signature campaign and they removed JR. Member bounties. Now I am having a problem on how to be a Member ranked. I just learned that I need 10 merits to have a member rank. So to any JR. Member here, let's do our best to make quality content so that someone will recognize our efforts in making our community better.
-Just focus producing good contents that will help the community and give some value to the forum. You need to give something to the community before expecting any return. This forum is not only for bounty hunting. Hope this helps. PS: Although I am commenting on a one month old post but seeing your profile it obvious that you are doing things wrong or why done you still have any merit for any contents?  Click here if image is not visible |
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