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.

Rakitic is not a "great" player, he was good for Barcelona for some seasons, quite a talented player but not so good as to "go down in history". This will be a good deal for Barcelona, Rakitic is not as expensive as you feel when you check how old he is and the number of playing time he gets, then they'll be getting a good deal swapping him for a younger player who has many years of football ahead of him.

And why would they, would they do something as nasty as that just because they said some stupid impossible prediction. The internet is a nasty place nowadays, anyone can just post anything controversial and insensible and still draw attention to themselves.

"I'll eat my D**k if bitcoin ever goes extinct", does that mean I will, well even if otherwise, it'll never happen so holy shit, my balls are saved.

You just went with all the four teams that ought to win, it can said to be safe, but my guts tells me all four favorites wouldn't be going home tonight with a victory in their respective games, if there's a match that's maybe certain, not that it is, but because of how strong the team has been, then it's Liverpool, but the last time they played Wolves, it was just a narrow one zero win. Too many teams haven't been able to score Liverpool lately, so I went with Wolves to score in this game.

Leicester are still struggling to recover, Westham may present another upset for them, Win or draw for Westham is what my bet slip looks like in this game. United and Spurs to win, let's see how our both predictions(bets)pan out.

There's no section such as this where you post ideas and get funds in return, if you have good ideas that will benefit users on the forum, you shouldn't hesitate to post them in the section that suits the idea.

If your ideas are good, the best you'll get is merits, not BTC, ETH or even USD

Why do you think Sergio Aguero isn't loved by the blue half of Manchester, I do not quite agree with that, Aguero is revered by the Etihad fans and he's a "god" in that area. City fans may not be as loud as the kops(liverpool fans) or the Blaugrana's and fans of other top teams who sings the praises of their clubs most important player, but there is no reason why city fans wouldn't love Sergio, not after that last minute goal against QPR that gave them the title in 2012.
There are only but very few world class/top strikers in the game at the moment, and Aguero is well amongst them. City still have him for a few more years and I know they'll hope to add a few more on that, Gabriel Jesus is good, but he isn't competent enough imo to fill Aguero's boots, maybe a new striker would come in when he leaves.

I'm curious as to if you have any kind of statistics or any whatnot that can corroborate your information, we cannot agree to that based on just what you say. But if it's true then maybe the altcoin market will improve and the investors will likely be selecting the good projects, making it easier for them to make ROI through the year.

2020 hasn't started bad for the altcoin market, and maybe it's a good indication that the industry may experience a good year, better than last year and the one before it. But investors should still be careful and not take this as an indication that the market has become safe, research is still very much needed.

And there wasn't, City just managed to win by a lone goal, Sergio Aguero was the man again to produce the decisive and important goal that keeps city second and firmly in control of their faith to qualify for next seasons champions league. Sheffield united is a really good team, newly promoted but yet proving themselves even against the big guns in the league, they are in 7th position, and I'm sure they never dreamt of being there when they got promoted.

From your explanations I do not know how your funds was taken(you can try and explain better), were you trying to send to an address and sent to the wrong address. Maybe your private keys aren't as secured as you claim it is, did you write or store it somewhere that's accessible to someone other than yourself.
I just hope it's not just you sending to another address of yours, sorry I just get a bit sceptical when a line like this is added in this kind of post. If your mum is truly ill, you will have to find a different means of footing the bills.

I think he's still priced that much for this above than for his "football", if Pogba is to be bought based on his performances in the last 12 months then I don't think he'll cost even close to the much this top clubs are willing to pay out for him.

But another thing to understand is that he's young and talented, not playing his best football now, but that can change under the right condition, better manager, better team, better working condition and so much more. It's worth taking the risk with him, he can be the "world best" on his own day.

This also reminds me of myself, during my newbie time I didn't understand a thing, whether it's about the forum or bitcoin, but now I'm not a guru or an expert yet but I'm better than then and I've earned merits as a result and I hope to continue doing so.

Congratulations OP,  your journey doesn't end here, it continues, there's more hurdles, but I believe you're going to jump over them all and get to more higher ranks.