My initial thought is also tally with yours. "tarball" atleast trying to help other members by sharing his/her knowledge regarding English language. So what is the problem guys? We should encourage this kind of practices. He/she not started a thread saying "how to get merits? How to add vedios?, What is activity count?" Which is identified as the trend of newcomers nowadays( actually those type of threads we can called as redundend threads since those questions answered several times in the forum). So I'm looking forward this thread and hope you will succeed.

BTW check this blog started by "Jetcash" and it helps me lot.
Link>>>http://fittotalk.com/english-talk/index.php

Actually you didn't see the whole picture and it's not 3 sMerits but 6 sMerits.




Actually Coolcryptovator defended crwth's merit distribution rather pointing out what he has been done with or without his intentions. Check above reply from Coolcryptovator in my thread.

Agreed and that's what I have been highlighting in my thread ( later Coolcryptovator too) . Because if you are requesting for become a Merit source, you should behave as a role model for other merit abusers.

I think "crwth" imotionally attached that perticular thread due to his great eager to become a Merit source. That type of judgements when taking decisions should be wiped off from his behaviors, If he becomes a Merit source. Because sometimes imotions and eagerness clouded our judgements.

I don't get that "especially outside our local board" Is that means, whatever happens inside the local board is fair and others won't questioning about the distribution of Merits. Please can you enlighten me.

Agreed with both hands.

I know "crwth" can do it. Always give recognition only to the quality posters, by that way we can make this forum such a wonderful place to learners but not for spammers.

You can register with the new name that you're hoping to use (but it can't be a name that already used) . Creating "alt" account is allowed according to the forum moderation policy.

Or just become a donetor

If your wild guess is right I think bigmaster23 has a point which we should discussed.

So if main boards are only allowed to post in English, then posters in all other languages are considered as secondary which is not allowed.

In vise versa why we are allowing English posts in local boards where it should considered as one of secondory language to that perticular board. I think we should not maintained double standards for English language and we can't considered English is superior than any other.

This topic has been already discussed several times in the Beginners and Help section. So you better use  "search" function before starting a separate thread for questions already answered. I think you should move your topic to the Beginners and Help section rather cloging the Meta.

Btw I think this will help you

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Every block in a block chain has a hash. It's like a finger print. We can say cryptographic hash is like a signature for a text or data file. It identify the block and all it's content and it's always unique just as like fingerprint. Once a block is created it's hash is calculated. Changing something(data) inside the block will cause hash to change, in other other words we can say hashes are very useful when you want to detect changes in the block.

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I think it's the most important mathematical operation used in Bitcoin network. It needs for proof of work. We can say it's some kind of mathematical transformation of data. We can select some inputs and transform those inputs into a 64 characters long number. In fact some of them are letters and numerical digits in hexadecimal^[1]. We can input limitless inputs through this mathematical system and can get a output number ( 64 characters long). If we even change small thing, just imagine changing one lowercase in to upper case in a single character in a input, it will ultimately change the whole output number completely. So no one can predict the output from what the given in input.

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SHA(Secure Hash Algorithm) is one of a cryptographic hash functions which known as one of the strongest hash functions available. SHA-256 algorithm generates an almost unique, fixed size 256 bit hash. We can call hash as one way function so it cannot be decrypted back. Therefore it's more suitable for password validation, anti-tamper, digital signatures.

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This is the link >>> "+++hash calculator+++".

Just type whatever you like. So I will type my Bitcointalk username as "vphasitha01" and you can see the resulting hash at the bottom.


If I change one lowercase character ( say "v") into a uppercase character (say"V"), the resulting hash changes completely and just has no resemblance to what happens before.


So let's put some Bitcoin transactions as follows,


and below that we can input some random number, nonsense number. In fact in Bitcoin network we called as "nonce".

Then we change this number with objective to get the output hash starting with zero. So keep changing until we get the starting number as zero. So using this "nonce" we can able to get hash which stats from zero.


This is actually what Bitcoin miners are doing. They are trying to take their transactions and tries to find the right "nonce". So with those transactions they gets the hash which starts with zeros. In Bitcoin case it's more than one zero it's something like 19 zeros as time of writing. So it will take very long time to even for few zeros. 19 zeros? You will never would be able to do it by your own. There are special hardwares to do this process quickly called as "ASICs" (Application Specific Integrated Circuit chips).

Bitcoin network is calibrated to only miner within the span of ten minutes will be able to find the right hashes with 19 zeros. That gives them the ability to announce their transactions with reference to the Bitcoin network. They actually packaged them into a block with the "nonce" and sent it out to across the network. All the other miners verify for himself. So transaction is valid and has a appropriate hash and add up that block to the chain of blocks to the block chain and that's how blocks grows in the network. This is known as " Proof of Work" ,they proving that doing some work to create a block which leads to consensus.

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[1] - It uses sixteen distinct symbols,most often the symbols 0-9 to represent the values zero to nine, and A-F to represent values ten to fifteen.
Link 1>>>https://www.xorbin.com/tools/sha256-hash-calculator
Link 2>>>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal

I have already asked the same question from the admins, regarding this annoying posts by only saying " how I get banned, How to recover my account....bla bla." So here's the summery what I have got from other senior members.


Link>>>Subforum for account ban request

Mods sometimes not locking the one actually needed to be locked and you know I also have unsolved mystery regarding locking of some threads, including mine. I think you know what I meaned.

Hell yeah we actually need dedicated mod (my suggestions are "Welsh" or "LoiceV")

I think you should not have double standards for different threads when discussions are going on about the same issue. You throw me the exact opposite questions and criticising my post in my thread regarding crwth's Merit distribution trend and I already answered there.

In the other hand I should respect crwth has cleared some doubts by replying to my thread(though some clouds are still there).

This is not a "testing board" and you better get out here if you found your profile link without spaming the Bigginers and Help section. You better read before posting.  

Yeah everything is comparative. So we can say they are good if we compare with them posts in ANN threads or shitposters or oneliners posts saying "good project, go to the moon..etc" . I feeled like they are not added any value to the conversation.

It's not about the "number" mate, it's about the principle of merit distribution.

[/u]"doesn't know English very much" you still giving away your Merit, do you think that will added value to the international forum like bitcointalk and does it encourage people to learn English?( I'm not saying I'm good at English, I'm also learning since it's not my native language) Lastly do you believed anyother Merit source will Merit this kind of posts? If "Jetcash" sees these kind of replies he surely ignore that member.^[1]

However at the end of the day it's your Merit. You have full right to spend those since those Merits were earned by your reputation and giving good contribution to the forum. I have a respect for that

May be your intentions are true and honest, but the problem is this kind of incentives will motivate others (members who are hoping to become merit sources) to do the same in future which I believed as a disaster.

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[1]- Edited and I think I owe you an apology since the part of my post was incorrect which was now strucked through ( I correct my mistake )

Thats great and happy to heard out the story from your side. Hope you understand that I'm highlighting only one perticular issue regarding the distribution of Merits in your own thread, which created for the Merit source application.

There is what? "Just saying I agreed..., Gud luck mate..., I support you..."

Absolutely yes and give them Merits. I also believed they are under merited and deserved more.

Actually I think that's how it should be ethically and technically.

Yes we can unless that thread created for the "Application for Merit source" . That's how I sees that. Sometimes I can be wrong.

I think you can give your appreciation to the Merit source applicant by giving few Merits for his thread, but the best appreciation can do by the Merit source applicant to the community who supports his application is not giving any sMerits for the replies of his thread. In that way he/she can enlighten the forum members that he knows about the value of Merits and how it should spend where actually deserved.

I didn't say anywhare in my post that he couldn't apply. I think you just go through my post but not read it.

Agreed with both hands

Again the same question . I don't understand who is here saying "there is a problem with his application" are you? Because I don't see any problem for applying. So I think you are just beat around the bush. Try to see the point which I am highlighting.

How do you miss this "not just posts that you agree with."

He didn't announce it in his thread. But "Actions speaks louder than words"

It's called "conflict of interest" and I believed that is a big problem at least when you're requesting for become Merit source.

I recently seen that crwth started a threadApplication For Merit Source [Philippines Local Board]. In that thread he is giving away his sMerits for the posts that saying just appreciation of his works. I have no intention to disagree with his merit source application or his contribution to the forum as a senior member. But the point I want to highlight is if any member(specially who willing to become merit source) giving away his/her sMerits for the posts that saying  "I am a supporter of your work, I agreed with your application...." that would be a big issue when we consider the future of Merit distribution. At least it is not ethical and believed it as a Merit abuse.



I think when someone want to be a Merit source,he/she should maintained thier high standard when it comes to the distribution of merit, Merit sources are shouldn't biased, The most importantly he/she should only give Merits which actually deserved. This is only my way of looking at a Merit source. I am more than happy to know what other members thinking about this.

Honestly I didn't agree with you. Wether some member doing signature campaigns or not should be the base for giving Merits. I think sometimes person who didn't do bounties does not mean that member contributes to the forum greater ways. May be that member is shitposting more than the member who do the signature campaigns.

I think some members looking at their reputation in the forum ( I also think it matters ) before giving away their sMerits. Though Bitcointalk is not a money making place, I don't think getting some passive income while contributing to the forum is not a big issue. I don't need to do any signature campaigns to earn few bucks since I covered my income sources. But sometimes we didn't know about other members story from their point of view.

I don't encourage to do Bounties or signature campaigns since most of the occasions it ends up creating spammers/shitposters. That's how typical behavior of humans when it comes to the money. Finally I want to quote what our great "Theymos" said about Merits. However at the end of the day, it's up to the members how they should spend their hard earned Merits since it's theirs not the people who commentating( including me) about how they should spend

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I have already suggested that admins should not counted the posts in ANN threads as activity.

I have found few members who are posting replies like they are wake up in a coma, for a thread actually posted in 2012 .
link>>>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=99920.0

How nice Uzivaj Estates Avatar. I think he is the only newbie holds an Avatar.( Don't know how he got it even earlier days it requires to become full member to get an Avatar.

Your username and post history are as alike as two peas in a pod. . btw this is not a merit bounty thread and this is only a innovative thread which helps by it all means to rank up  members who actually deserved. So I thing you better move Bounty sections actually where you're, without cloging the thread.

Before I explaining the "Merkle tree" or Merkle root" it is better to explaining what is "hash".Every block in a block chain has a hash. It's like a finger print. It identify the block and all it's content and it's always unique just as like fingerprint. Once a block is created it's hash is calculated. Changing something(data) inside the block will cause hash to change, in other other words we can say hashes are very useful when you want to detect changes in the block

So let's now move to the "Merkle tree" and Merkle root". Say we have 1600 transactions in a block( normally we can get avarage^[1] as around 1600 transaction per block, however it's depend on the size of the transactions). First we put each transaction through a hash function^[2] to get a transaction hash or transaction ID which is used itself to identify a transaction.

Then we put them all into pairs and perform a hash of that pair of hashes. We do put up them again and hash them again and keep doing this until all of the transactions in a block meets at a single hash. This single hash called as " Merkle root" and the cascade network called as " Markle tree".

That produced Markle root put in to a block header which is the part of a Bitcoin block that gets hash in process of mining. Having a Markle root in the block header, basically makes transactions temper proof. If you want to change value of it that would be reflected in the hash of that transaction or transaction ID. That change would cascade up the Markle tree to the Markle root, ultimately changing the value of Markle root. In thus in validating the block, everybody would be able to see that your transaction is not valid. It's not in a valid block since you're tempered with some how.

So if you're want to verify a perticular transaction, you only need to look at the branches that the transaction on the Markle tree. You don't need to look at the entire Markle tree just only the branches.

I think I have explained what i understood about "Markle tree" and "Markle root".

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[1]-Link>>>https://www.blockchain.com/charts/n-transactions-per-block
[2]-Link>>>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_hash_function