Milan has really improved, and they must continue that way and build up momentum, even for next season. Winning a silverware could do the trick for them and they are in the semifinal of the coppa Italian, the only bad news now is that they have to face Juventus.

Milan must find a way to win this game and make it to the final, they have been left in the drought for a very long time, now they must take this tournament like its their last, Juve have always been winners, Milan fans would hope they get a little bit complacent so their team could capitalize on that.

What my mind tells me is that if majority or almost all of the shitcoins disappear, then it will be positive news for the "altcoin" market, since there will be limited altcoins and investors that have lost money and are still losing money when they are searching for good projects will have good options to choose from to invest in.

But the bitcoin may not benefit from the elimination of shitcoins, bitcoins controls the market imo and the altcoins market doesn't have too much influence on the bitcoin, I think we should be more inquisitive about if bitcoin crashes, what becomes of altcoins.

If you say 2020 will be the year of the blockchain technology, not that it's correct, but it may just turn out to be true, but that wouldn't then make it bitcoins year. Many governments and businesses would use the bitcoin network this year and will continue to use it, but that wouldn't make them adopt bitcoin as a cryptocurrency for their use

It's also vise versa, my country is developing, but bitcoiners are growing massively here, but other than being used for bitcoin protocols, the blockchain technology isn't used at all.

Your thoughts aren't wrong by the way, time can mean activity, and that's baesd on how often you post, if you do not post at all, you'll not rank up. Quality posts gets merits, so this also covers that part, merits are given to quality posts and those merits are what enables you to rank up. So on your thoughts, If you spend your time on the forum making quality posts then you'll rank up.  
Just one month ago and your post history "reads" bounty reports only.

I can only understand your situation and what you feel towards this forthcoming bitcoin event, this is the first bitcoin halving I've experienced as a bitcoin trader/investor, and I've read so much positive information about it in the past and I know you have too, and that's the reason why you wish to accumulate bitcoins till that period and sell immediately afterwards.
I'll also buy bitcoins as I've been doing for sometime now, I'll closely be watching the period before and after the halving, this network can really be tricky, I would not do what I wouldn't ordinarily do, like buying "more than my pocket" and I wouldn't be selling immediately.

No, with my understanding of trading, investing in two altcoins isn't minimizing the risk, you can research on two altcoins and yet they turn out to be shitcoins. Investing in many altcoins raises the risk of losses because I don't trust altcoins diversification as they are so many and you cannot pick out the one that will be the right one for your investment plans.
Can this site be trusted, do you think a trader can invest based on their predictions?

I would even go as far as saying they aren't to be trusted all of the times, looking through most of their articles that they mostly post here about either a bitcoin rise and fall you'll understand that they just predict without even having any facts or without any proper research, this just creates FUD for those who've not been bitcoin investors for a very long time and may not know that they have nothing to worry about.

What OP's article predicts could happen, but it's good for users, especially newbies to know that's it's only but speculations, and that the fall could also welcome a rise in the price, so people do not panic and sell.

I thought conte would be able to change all that, fight till the end and bring win the title with inter, but none of that looks like happening for them, they are capitulating slowly and I wouldn't be too surprised if juventus wins the title with over 8-10 points gap at the end of the season.

All inter can pray for now is for Napoli to do them a favor and beat juventus today, if that happens, then it's a 3 point lead and still recoverable for inter Milan, but we all know Juve would see this game out later today.

The only way a trader can avoid volatility with bitcoin is if the market itself becomes stable and involatile, but for now, it's not. So many users have asked this question, how can you avoid loss in a volatile market: Since you cannot predict what will happen when investing, using funds you can afford to lose is advisable, since volatility is beyond your control, controlling the amount of funds that'll either be giving you profit or loss is a good strategy to reduce the effects of volatility.

Stop loss also helps a trader to maintain a minimal amount of loss and inevitable volatility, you can try using the feature, and set it up based on your preference, but if you want a stable market, then cryptocurrency trading isn't for you.

If inter Milan lose this game and juventus wins, then a 7 point lead would be open at the top of the table and that should be that for inter's hopes of winning the seria A this season. Though inter has all it takes to come out with all three points and I know they will, if they can close the gap to one point at least before juventus plays Napoli, it'll be good and maybe just put juve under a little pressure before their game.

If the seria A goes to juve again this season, then I think it'll really be disappointing, not just for inter, but for the other teams, a new champion would make things more competitive and interesting, but the possibility of that happening looks to be fading away.

It is better to avoid shortcuts. I don't mind ranking up like a snail(slowly), so far I'm learning so much along the way as i rank up. Those "smart" shortcuts are not supposed to even be an option, you could be winning with them for a moment, but a time could come and everything would be unravelled, where would you start from again then.

If you have intentions of being in the forum for a long time, do what's right and ethical, I'll prefer being on the forum just to discuss even without ranking up, than ranking up through plagiarised texts and getting a permanent ban eventually.

I have never been shy to talk to people about bitcoin, I've even posted about it in the forum sometimes of how I discuss with friends and coursemates about bitcoin in school also, I didn't actually brand it a seminar because I felt my audience had to be of a particular number for me to call it that, but whatever it's called, it's good to tell those who do not know what bitcoin is all about.

I was also considering of arranging for a lecture/seminar with the approval of my lecturer in my large school hall about bitcoin, it was just in my head, but this post has emboldened me to pursue for it, I'll like to see how the turn out will be, their interest, what they may think of bitcoin and bitcoiners etc.

There are so many health issues, viruses and life threatening infections in the world today, if you're to make the corona virus an issue that affects the bitcoin price, you can also say that Malaria and typhoid infections can also affect it's price, not just that, even the HIV virus we find in most parts of Africa can also have a thing to do with BTC price.

There are so many disasters/viruses/bacteria, natural phenomenon that takes lives in the world today, can they all have an effect on the bitcoin price, no they can't, and even if they do, you can't be sure exactly how they do, and it's better not to create any connection to them.

3 1 is actually a very comfortable lead for Manchester city going into the second leg and that should be enough for them to progress into the final, but with how shaky and erratic city defense has been this season, then I may not give it to them as of yet, if Manchester United can stop City from scoring in the second leg, then anything can happen, but can they still city from putting the ball in the net at the etihad 
For the neutrals, a Leicester Vs City final would be better, but I'm sure City fans will be praying for Villa in the final if they make it there, as for the English Fa, no doubt for more publicity they'll also want to see either City/united Vs Leicester in the final.

The post must not be useful to the meriter before they give merits to it, if it was to be that way then merit sources may find it very difficult to give merits to newbies, since there's every chance anything posted by them is already known by the merit sources since they are high ranked members and have been involved with bitcoin for a longer period or duration of time.

Many merit sources have stated before that they give out merits to even posts they do not even agree with. If it's useful for some and it's a good post, it "could" get merits.

The problem has rightfully been solved, the second post has been trashed by a moderator I think, quick response and thumbs up to all those who reported the post and who report posts when it's needed.

This thread can be locked imo now.

The fixture schedule may not be good for their quest to finish this season unbeaten in the English premier league, if they don't get tired legs anytime soon, then they should be champions before they face City, Arsenal and Chelsea, those are big games and difficult games to win especially when you know the title is already yours, I see them losing maybe two games in the closing matches of the Epl.
Any weekend without the Epl is automatically a boring one, but it's more comforting for us to have to watch the Fa cup than if it had been an international break, I hate those weekends.

I wasn't around when the merit system was introduced, so I may not be able to understand what the feeling was like for users when it was set in motion, but if it was something close to the "trauma" it caused for so many newbies during the Enhancement of newbie restrictions and requirements, then it must have been some tumult, but just as the restrictions promoted quality posts, that was the same effect the merit system had from its first day till today.

Long live the merit system!

I have a friend who wouldn't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk, voluntarily or involuntarily he aroused my interest in the both of them, being the inquisitive person that I am, I decided to try it out, but that's now being about one of the best decisions I've made.

I think I've also return that favor a couple of times as I can't stop talking about bitcoin and bitcointalk to those around me

OP is not a "bad forum" member imo, neither is the merits earned not an achievement, but this encouragement thread isn't well constructed and not well presented. OP didn't rank up to full member recently, I think he's been a full member for a while, so just posting now about how long the journey was to full member and how close he is to the next rank(not so close though)looks like merit hunting.
I do not agree with that, the beginners board has really improved, more positive threads than the opposite, scam busted threads, good polls, good newbie question and rank up threads which is also a good sign for the forum, never mind the intention.