Username: upgrade00
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Can't find my previous application, so I'll just drop this here

The merit system is over two years now and all through this time only one change has been made to it;  the enhanced newbie restrictions and this was over a year ago.
In my opinion the merit system works just fine and there's no need to complicate it with all the suggestions being thrown around. It is not possible to find a perfect system, especially in a decentralized forum such as this, but the merit system is quite effective.

This is true, but there should be no link between your real life identity and your forum profile (except you deem it necessary). Someone would not track the interests and activities of an online personality that cannot be utilized outside a specific forum. Lots of newbies do not understand this and when opening an account would use their real names and input lots of information on their profile, like; email address that could link back to them.
There has been cases of requests to change usernames being accepted, but they don't happen often.
I think newbies should be informed on the importance of privacy protection and how to go about it. Maybe, the newbie welcome message would come in handy soon.

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Dollar amount: $50
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Edit: txid - ed103cbcb581f9c98b2d1a07a3b01e6847ffaf06d2851331c0cfa233eaf3b7f3

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According to theymos:
So OP made that post in the wrong section. The post was not made specifically to increase post count on the thread, so maybe a ban would be heavy, but I would report the thread as being off topic.

Reasons for not getting merits includes:
•Low quality content - Do more research on what you post on the forum, the more information you acquire the more your post quality improves
•Posting in Spam mega threads - avoid threads which contain repetitive answers which are made just to increase post count
•Board preference - some boards receive more merit than others, mostly due to spam which drives smerit holders away and also makes it difficult to find quality post.

Does NOT include;
•Legendary members getting merited

Accounts don't need merits, it's given to quality posts which are merit worthy, regardless of the rank of the user. This should be a non-issue as legendary accounts getting merits does not in any way reduce the merits available for lower ranks, there are sources who have their smerits replenished regularly and users with unused smerits who are willing to spend them; meaning merits are always available for users who contribute constructively to discussions.

Sky sports through a twit reported Manchester United have requested all their players abroad to return to England
Source: https://mobile.twitter.com/SkySportsPL/status/1257963312576331777

I consider it to be a form of trading, sort of like a reverse shorting of the market.
And to trade using any strategy one needs good technical and fundamental analysis of the market in order to read it's movement and each also comes with its fair share of risks and would surely not work every time. Make sure to use the basics of trading:
•Practice, do not dabble into it.
•Invest what you can afford to lose.
•Manage your capital.

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This topic has been extensively discussed, so I'll be locking it now to prevent hackneyed replies. I may bump it in the future if any new info pops up. Thanks for all the contributions.

I believe @$Crypto$ meant that there would be no group celebration among teammates with them huddling around and holding each other. Contact will be limited as much as possible and any unnecessary one would have to be cut off, such as; hand shakes between players and coaches before kick-off and during substitutions et al. It's going to get some getting used to for the players, but after weeks of solitary training, they should get a hang of it.

Asides from the effect of airdropped merits, those high ranked members were once newbies and they rose to that rank by earning merits. Merits are not given to ranks, there are legendaries who have not earned a single merit. As long as you keep dropping useful and relevant content, you'll get some. If you have a target you are pursuing then you may need to find a niche board and learn everything about it; this could be politics, mining etc.

I am averse to this, it's like meriting a shit post of a HQ poster cause they usually post good content. If a post is merit-worthy by your subjective standards, it should be merited.

That's the reason I put that part in italics.
The Bitcoin network is primarily designed to connect individuals and enable then transact directly. But with the growth of Bitcoin and the inclusion of other factors, we have seen a growing number of platforms intended to connect buyers to sellers, streamline the transaction and protect both parties, such as; centralized exchanges, escrows, payment processors etc. If you use any of these, it's no longer a trust less exchange as one needs to rely on the trustworthiness of the exchange, or the escrow provider. 3rd parties have jumped on this opportunity already.

If you want to bypass this, you can use direct OTC (Over The Counter) trades and decentralized exchanges.

It is a digital asset, built on a P2P platform, giving holders autonomy over their funds and bypasses the need for a 3rd party. What it has shaped to be at the moment and what it would be in the future depends on lots of factors. Bitcoin is not regulated; so there's no road map or set agenda planned for it. We have Bitcoin improvement proposals which are proposals aimed at improving the network to keep it running efficiently, but not a plan of what it would be in the future.
Whether it would be used as a store of value or a (global) staple currency is yet to be seen and we cannot predict it.

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I would suggest you move this thread to the economics board. You can find the option at the bottom left hand of this page.

I didn't mean that number is low, I meant that if another league had a low number; like one isolated case, it would be unfair to continue the league if that team has to play without their top player, and there's also the risk of contractions. I hope italy would be proactive in handling any situation and put the health of the players ahead of any other factor.
So the success of the season resumption should be dependent on a situation where there is absolutely no case.

It looks more likely that plans to restart the league are being pushed through, let's hope everyone involved turns out fine and all players are negative when tested, I read that Germany discovered about ten players who tested positive to the virus. Even if the number is low, it would be unfair to teams to have to play without their top players in such a situation, cause I believe the league would do a lot to finish the season if they resume.
Players returning is just a small step, there's still a lot of processes to be done before there can be a kick-off for any game in Italy.

An exchange wallet is not meant for storing your assets, it's like a wallet you dip into when you walk into a poker house; only keep the amount you're actively trading at that time. Due to withdrawal fees, it may not be profitable to always withdraw every time you're taking a short break from trading, but if you're going off for longer than a day or two, I'll advice you withdraw your holdings.

As I said above you keep what you're trading with, if you buy 1BTC to trade with actively at a time then you deposit that on an exchange. If you hold 50BTC, it doesn't make much sense to deposit all that when you only plan on trading with just 1.

I don't think it is necessary to implement an option to delete multiple posts at a go.
Except one wants to reduce their activity level, I don't see any other use for it. Posts are public, unlike messages and deleting your part of a discussion (without any reason) would leave a gap in it, it could also hint at an account having changed hands and the new user starts to clean up the old user's posts.

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There are also some technical barriers to this; ability to delete posts vary in different sections: in some you have to wait for a certain amount of time to be able to, also threads cannot be deleted by the poster. The current system is working fine imo.

Different traders adopt different strategies, admittedly the safest investment option is buying at the bottom and selling at the top (or close to it). This however takes a lot of patience and some weak hands may end up selling at a loss should the market go red. Chasing the bull run requires less patience, but more technical analysis and a higher risk.


I agree it needs quick action to execute, i.e, being a fast follower of a trend. It has a higher risk and less reward than hodling for the long term, but it's a rinse and repeat strategy.

Pjanic would be a perfect fit for Barcelona's style of play. However I doubt Juventis would be willing to let him go, except they include a swap deal to replace that position. I also don't think Barcelona can afford such a deal when they have a packed midfield at the moment.
Rakitic or Vidal are expected to be part time players by next season, so would Pjanic be a first team player or a part time player?

These sort of scams are rife on telegram, offering one or the other shady deal promising guaranteed returns, while a lot of people would be able to recognize this scams at a glance, there are some who are vulnerable due to greed or lack of knowledge, reason why they still send random unsolicited messages.
I made a thread some time back on protecting your contact details. You reduce the risk of being exposed to scammers if they can now easily contact you on various platforms and link your identity thereby tailoring the scam to your interests.

Also manage your social accounts to limit the contact you can have with people you do not know. Telegram/discord both have security options for that.

It would be unfair to Liverpool supporters should have waited so long for a premier league title to finally get so close to the finish line and see it blown away. But I don't think it would be an injustice, it's a very delicate matter involving the lives of millions of people indirectly, and that has to be put into consideration, and the league champion has not yet been mathematically decided.

I think some Liverpool fans would rather not be awarded the league and have the respect of all the other teams as the best team of the season, than to be handed a title which would be challenged by rival clubs for a long time.
A decision would have to be made soon by the league, to ease the nerves of the players and club supporters.