Surprising how many users actually posted multiple submissions according to DdmrDdmr's post there. I just assumed most of those trying to bruteforce the art submissions were from those with low quality, and weren't getting any merit. Seems like it really did pay off for some users on a merit point of view submitting more than 10 in some instances.

This topic has been moved to Trashcan.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4461242.0

Incentivising posting within specific threads. Refer to:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2103690.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=434310.0

Here's mine. References to Vod, Salty Spitoon, and several other users of the forum.

Future generations? Don't be so pessimistic

Yeah, I'd have to agree with Suchmoon's stance on this. Although, I believe the OP is spewing bullshit its certainly not scamming anyone. Unless, they were offering to double users money themselves or advertising a site which in turn scams. I just think this user is either trying to troll a Bitcoin forum or has opposing views to most of the population on this forum.

I'll oppose it for now unless there's a little more to the story here.

Although, regarding the following;
I'm not sure I'm quite understanding whats being implied. What exactly is the user doing by messaging users on your trust list?

What's your aim for launching a Bitcoin forum? Obviously, if its to avoid censorship, and add another forum to the mix then that's fine. However, do you have any niches that you'll be focusing on within Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies?

It needs testing. Any good software needs to be tested vigorously, and having a larger amount of users testing the software is better than just a select few.

Decent advice. Well documented forums are probably better for those that are inexperienced, and there's always the possibility of importing the database to different software in the future.

Just think, while we are all celebrating the 10th anniversary of the forums theymos is racking his brain over the art contests. What a hero!

It would be quite the scene if all the WO hat users took their hat off in homage to the forum!

@ LoyceV I'd like to compare those that are in the Chipmixer campaign with over 1500 merits total:

First graph:
84521
2033515
2143453
579628
487418
465017
85033
787736
1582324
359716

2nd graph:
1188543
140827
234771

(Its a shame there's more than 10 users so they don't fit on one graph)



I would say that where you post, and at what times matters, but I wouldn't say its the biggest cause. To be able to find a cause we would likely have to do a case study of over a thousand users. and ideally more  to have any sort of accuracy. A interesting statistic to cough up would be to determine how many merits per post since the introduction of the merit system users get. This would be able to help determine whether its a matter of activity versus where you post.

For example, I've pretty much always posted in the same sections since the merit introduction, but I haven't always been actively posting. Active on the forum yeah, but not posting. You can probably check this via the chipmixer campaign spreadsheet where I would have 0 posts some weeks. This is a mixture of reasons, but getting used to moderating, and trying to improve the way I moderate definitely had an impact. Some of you may have noticed that my public activity has been much greater recently, and as a result I've seen quite a growth in my merits. I'm sure LoyceV or someone else would be able to pull up a graph showing how I've stagnated for a little while, and having exponential growth when coming active again.

I think its become quite obvious that a lot of users are bruteforcing the merit gain, and although honestly I think their posts are decent enough to gain merit a statistic showing how many merits per post made would likely be a better indication of someone's overall quality. Of course, this can be inaccurate as well as there's no standards for awarding merit.

These are my observations (which may be inaccurate, and just personal opinion); Certain parts of the forum yield a much greater chance of merit not because of activity or the topic subject, but because there's almost a little mini community within Bitcointalk in certain sections. The collectible section, and the wall observer thread in my opinion are these little mini communities where it seems there's a lot of "back scratching". Although, I'd like to make it clear I'm not implying that the back scratching is unjust or wrong I've just made the observation that it's definitely easier to earn merit in these mini communities when considering the post quality. These are users that are not shitposting either, and in fact many of the users there are very good posters.

If anyone takes this route make sure to verify that you have the tails downloaded from a legitimate source by verifying the signature via PGP. Should probably do this for all media that you download, but people get lazy, and tend to forget.

You don't really need additional software for this, though. You could simply just keep a copy of the address, and search it up on a block explorer.

Obviously, the biggest forum related to Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies in general, but no where near the biggest forum in general. Sites like digitalpoint, warriorforums, and IGN have almost double. Then there's probably a few others like the Minecraft related forums, and obviously if you count Yahoo answers etc. However, when comparing how long all the others have been around for I would say its pretty impressive.

I haven't got exact figures because I'm not registered on anything else. However, IGN's Wikipedia page says 4.2 million registered users.

When I first signed up for this forum 6 years ago I would have never expected it to become such a big part of my life, and the amount of passion I would gather over the years for it. I've never been part of a forum community like this one, and forums have never really interested me. However, I've probably checked this forum almost every day since I registered 6 years ago.

Just know we've influenced a generation of youngsters. Instead of them getting drunk, and into trouble on the streets they've been here. Still getting drunk, but also watching the price bounce up, and down on the wall observer thread.


This means more pizza buying, legendary april fools, and more official Bitcointalk condoms for sale

Each card would likely have a unique serial or hologram to link up with the web version, and also distinguish that its a real card. However, all art work would be the same. Depending on the business model taken then some cards will probably be more rare than others. Especially, cards like Satoshi's they should probably be made from a totally different material, and really stand out as a collectors item.

It'll be interesting to know what users reflections are on moving now that its been done.

Seems like it was already decided that it was going to be called Bitcointalk.org before it was registered? Or was jgarzik the one to suggest that domain?

I only dropped like 200 merit, and my head hurts. I think I'm all art'd out for the next 10 years. Who said we were lacking Bitcointalk.org mascots, and image based content?




I reckon he needs to review the whole thread twice just to make sure he hasn't missed any gems

I'll take a look at the references a little later on after I get back. However, I just want it to be clear that I'm not looking to create a new token or Altcoin for this. I'm obviously a big supporter of Bitcoin, and although I moderate the Altcoin section I'm not actually invested in any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin.

Needs more dragons



That's the only reason I haven't looked at the game itself, and just taken a look at the screenshots of the game. I hate Flash with a passion, and try to avoid using it all together. Unfortunately, when doing my degree my university insists on using Flash based elements.

I hate these generic article titles being published by news publishers recently.

To make it clear to the OP; Even then it only really threatens the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA), and that can be changed for better suited alternatives at the time that its actually required. However, At the moment there's no need to do so as we are a long way off from having quantum computers that are capable of breaking the ECDSA. However, despite this there has been progress within this field, and finding the best way to move on from the ECDSA, but I'd expect this to ramp up in intensity in the next few years.

Bitcoin fundamentally isn't going to be under threat of quantum computers, however the algorithm which Bitcoin uses will be. There's been multiple discussions about this recently here on the forum, and elsewhere on the internet due to the recent Google claims, but as o_e_l_e_o suggests we are currently no where near the physical qubits to be overly concerned.

And thus it will be known as the "great airdrop of 2019". Its nice to see some users who wouldn't normally get merit through a different means which still requires effort to be made. Hopefully, this encourages these users to push on, and start contributing more to the community. Bitcointalk offers opportunities to its communities that you don't see anywhere else.

I'm just putting an assumption out there maybe he'll be considering those with 10+ or whatever. It would be nice if he rewarded the badges to only exceptional pieces or potentially offering badges to those who excelled in a certain field of art. For example, hand painted, digitally painted, and poems

Nah, I'm just kidding. Hopefully, these badges are kept somewhat rare, but enough to not just disappear because of users going inactive. I hope to see these badges in 10 years from now, and it can remind us of the 10th anniversary.

Theymos definitely does a lot of work behind the scenes that a lot of users don't get to see. For example, he has to do the taxes, mod payments, maintenance of the forum, and also maintain some sort of life outside of the forum. I'm not sure what his logged in time is, but he's extremely active most of the time.

I think theymos has been a little more publicly active this year, and last with the introduction of the merit system, and the recent bumping changes.

I'm expecting similar numbers, but also the number of art badges that are given out because of how many submissions were actually submitted. I imagine those that have received over 30 merit from theymos on their art pieces are likely in the running to receive a badge. Definitely, something of significance to have a badge dedicated to the 10th anniversary which probably won't be reused in further forum contests if there are any.

Another idea would be to create cards which only include history, and a description of each card. Then potentially including a QR code on each card which links to a online game which has updated statistics, and could be played online against others users. This would be a gimmick, and not something which is to the standards of Hearthstone of course. Potentially, allowing users to buy digital cards like Hearthstone in the game, but also have a physical version for the collectors of the forum.

My input was based on all the hidden factors that contribute to the costs of running a prison, and not just for water, and food costs, but for everything. I'd agree 11k is no where near that of the American prisons, but I can't possibly comment on that. Although, water charges for a prison will be much more than your regular household due to the fact that they would need regular quality assurance checks. This isn't one sample per prison. Its a sample of each length of water main over 5 meters I believe.

However, my point being is its these little things which aren't often public knowledge that we don't think of. My original point which was poorly presented I'll admit wasn't about justifying the costs, but giving a little insight into the hidden factors of running something like this with all the rules, and regulations that are put in place.

AFAIK, UK prisons actually provide very good quality of food to the prisoners. I think it was either Charles Bronson or another high profile prisoner who has publicly said that they have been treated extremely well compared to 30 years or so ago.