@fakegurutu has been disqualified from this week's round, as they have applied to a paid signature campaign after applying for this challenge.



This means that there are only 24 valid participants in this round. Unfortunately, this also means that there will not be a cash prize for 3rd place.

In other news, I will be tracking merits earned from participants through this challenge, and you can find a "Merit Stats" tab in the spreadsheet (click here to be taken directly to the merit tab in the spreadsheet)

Hopefully, we can have at least 25 qualified participants for this challenge in Round 3. Sorry, everyone

I have decided to add a section to the spreadsheet that will reference up to 5 meritorious posts that I see throughout the week. This will be added at some point before the current round is concluded.

---

Awesome, thank you! I will add you as a merit sponsor. At some point, I believe by round 5, I’d like to slightly reduce the amount of merits that the top ranks can earn for each round and encourage more members to utilize the spreadsheet to merit a few posts that are deemed meritorious (subjective to my personal criteria: you’re more than welcome to peruse the participants’ post history to find and merit other posts, as well).

This is so exciting to see more and more people taking interest to this type of challenge, and I really hope it is making a difference, regardless of how small that difference is

Nice. It’s good to see your change of course here. I see bitcointalk referenced all around the web as a place to make money, which goes directly against all efforts that a lot of us here are making to rid the forums of these types of users. There is a lot to learn here, and not just about bitcoin and other cryptos. There are some really cool likeminded people here, and you can develop some great friends here beyond just making a few bucks in a bounty campaign. It’s good to see that you’re taking the initiative to learn about the forums.

My first piece of advice would be to go through the main page of the forums, and click on each board and read the stickied posts at the top of each of the boards. There are some extremely useful tips and information, and by reading all of the stickies, you’ll already be far ahead of like 90% of the rest of the forums. You’ll also learn a lot about how the forum operates, so you’ll be able to help out other beginners.

Welcome to my signature less challenge; I look forward to seeing the progression of your posts. I make notes and provide criticism after each weekly round ends, so I hope you take the opportunity to heed the advice and become a better contributor to the forums.

Good luck!

All of the instructions for meeting requirements and participating in a signature campaign are in the threads that the campaign manager starts. Given that you don’t even know how to access these threads is a sure sign that you shouldn’t apply to any of these campaigns, as you’ll just undoubtedly become a shitposter who will continue to flood the forums with useless posts for the sole purpose of earning money. Please reconsider joining any of the campaigns here until you could at least learn how the forum navigation is conducted.

Not really. When existing higher level accounts expire of their sMerit, they’ll have to somehow get merited in abundance in order to “feed” their multis. It’s hard to fuel this economy because of the 2:1 merit:sMerit ratio, so I’d imagine that these account farmers would eventually give up or just focus on trying to breed one or two accounts, which is far less than how it was being done before the merit system was implemented.

You mean like @nullius? Search for him. Or @Blue Tyrant. They are doing a great job earning merits organically by posting great content.

I see enough rules being broken in here for at least one account to be banned. Just sayin' 


You keep saying that nobody knows what "evidence" means, yet you can't produce any, especially when being asked to defend your innocence. That's the reason why you're red-tagged. When someone opens a scam accusation on you, it's your job to prove that you're not a scammer. It's not your job to try and turn it around on the accuser, unless you're able to procure evidence (as you keep bringing up) that they are, in fact, the scammer.

As an outsider with no ties to OP, suchmoon, or you, I will state that you've done very poorly, ziku65, at trying to prove that you are not a scammer. Maybe you should provide this thread with the evidence of your claim that you received the same email. I highly doubt that you deleted it and then emptied your deleted items folder

Duh, it's so easy. With the window open, on your keyboard, press the following keys simultaneously: Alt + F4

Problem solved.

I really do like this idea. It doesn't need to be something strict, such as requiring 1 merit every week. But just have a default amount that's necessary to unlock signatures. Just 1 merit. No time limit; no restraints (EDIT: On second thought, maybe 1 Merit every 120 days). I think what a lot of the naysayers here neglect to realize is that in due time, sMerit decay should take effect, and default sMerit (from when the system was introduced) will run dry. When this happens, there won't be as much merit to easily toss around, as it currently is.

But if this was made a default option, then shitty campaign managers would then be forced into actually reviewing their applicants, rather than just accepting anyone and everyone. "Joe, but they would just merit the accounts they accept into the campaign!" Let's say their campaign is for 50 participants. They'll need 50 sMerits to give to the participants, which means they'll need to receive 100 Merits in order to do so. This is not an easy task in itself.

I think it's a simple solution, and once implemented, does not need much oversight to enforce it.

---

It's because most of your posts are in Altcoins and Altcoin Speculation. Those really aren't great places for your post to receive merit, and there are some pretty hefty megathreads where your post may be overlooked within a matter of a day or two. If you look in the Meta and Services boards, there are currently TONS of ways to get your meritorious posts recognized to earn a few merits here and there.

---

I disagree. Yes, it's fine and dandy when you have a watchtower filled with members who patrol the forums and report posts to moderators... But try for yourself. Pick a board, any board. Add that entire board to your watchlist. And then try to go through each thread and each post and act like a moderator. Read each post and see if it meets the forum requirements and rules. I think you'd be surprised as to how many posts are actually made on a daily basis here. And then imagine the times when you're not able to be online; what do you think you'll come back to? A forum that took a break and paused all of its activity because you were not online?

This forum needs more moderators. The existing ones are doing a great job, but the forum has grown immensely since most of them have been hired, and there are more shitposters than ever.

First of all, Bitcoin is not considered a currency by the U.S. government, so your argument about not being able to touch a country's money is invalid.

Recently, an article in The Economist, titled "One world, one money" from September of 1988 came to light, where the author is predicting that in 30 years [2018], a new world currency will prevail and be utilized globally:


While I'm not a conspiracy theorist, I am a realist that likes to [over]analyze situations. The Economist is, and has always been owned or controlled by the Rothschilds. The Rothschild families have controlled world banks for generations. Control the banks and you control the world.

I used to laugh at anyone who claimed that the NSA created Bitcoin. I used to ask them why and how the NSA could create a trust less decentralized peer-to-peer currency that they have no control over, and what the purpose would be. But lately, seeing as exchanges are required to flip and turn over their customer database, and start implementing more KYC verification procedures, this could potentially have been the plan all along. It's highly doubtful that this is the case with Bitcoin, but it's not an impossibility.

The thing that truly makes me question the government's involvement? The network effect of the internet and when it was implemented. That's another example of something that was created by the government that they lost control over. Now they're trying to regain control (net neutrality), but we all know that it's too late. So could be the case with Bitcoin? Again, highly doubtful, but not an impossibility.


This. I firmly believe that Bitcoin was/is [being] used to fund black ops. I believe that the deep web is being utilized by governmental operatives, and Bitcoin could have been used as the method of compensation for conducting illegal contracts. And being amongst a space filled with the world's best hackers, Bitcoin became introduced to the public.

There are so many theories out there, and as much as I question who Satoshi Nakamoto is/was, it's satisfying to think that this system is irreversible. Blockchain technology is simply amazing, and whether Bitcoin was created by the government or not, cryptocurrency is the new money.

For the record, this probably isn't a "loophole", but rather a blackhat method to scam PayPal with an illegitimate claim/chargeback. Needless to say, anyone who participates in this scam deserves to have their PayPal accounts suspended or money taken. Don't be a fool.

Are these shared accounts? Can I use the Watchlist feature or track my viewing history without having to see someone else's history? Can I create my own profile on these accounts?

Every Netflix account that I have purchased on these forums has stopped within a few weeks. How long does the "1 Full Year" last? Is it one year from date of purchase, or is the subscription for the account for 1 year since the subscription was purchased?

If you need a long-term vouch, I can provide weekly updates based on an account that you provide for me. I currently have a netflix account, but I can log in at least once a week to this one so that I can verify that it's in working condition, if you're so willing to provide an account for me.

Maybe it's time to remove alia's lending services thread.

And if anyone would like a chance to earn $25 a week and 8 merits, you should check out my challenge: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3055616.0 (Joe's Signatureless Challenge)

Or my giveaway thread for basically asking or answer non-technical questions about Bitcoin: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3041155.0

Be weary, folks. This user is paying you to falsely pump the book's ranks, which can be viewed as highly untrustworthy by certain forum DT1 and DT2 members. If you're not willing to get a default red trust on your accounts, I'd suggest not posting in this thread that you're actively willing to participant in this untrustworthy offer.

Just a fair warning.

This reminds me of the South Park episode where Kyle agrees to the iTunes terms and conditions, thus resulting in the Humancentipad. Relevant

No. It just means that you can enjoy the boards and all that it has to offer; not just the bounty and signature campaigns. Besides, the only negative trust that restricts you from joining campaigns is trust that's left by a Default Trust 1 or DT2 user. "Untrusted" feedback really has no affect on your participation in these campaigns, unless it's obvious that you're a scammer.

Thanks for posting this, but let's not forget that this forum is not just for applying to bounties and earning money. Don't forget to participate in healthy conversations about Bitcoin and the crypto economy as a whole. I see that you're active on the mining boards, so thanks for your contribution.

Anytime I find posts that are meritorious, I will post them here in this thread. Thanks for the Merits, but maybe they would be more applicable to participants directly? You can access any of the participants by viewing the spreadsheet and clicking on their name, which will take you to their profiles. Then you can click on their latest posts, and see if any deserve your merits!

I think we've hit a minor milestone. EcuaMobi's thread "[WARNING] Avoid auto-buy links, especially by newbies, locked or self-moderated" has been stickied to the Digital goods board.

While this isn't exactly the solution you've recommended, it is at least an acknowledgement by staff that there is a problem with [at least] newbie accounts that self-moderate their threads.

However, I still believe that there is a need to remove the feature from the marketplace altogether, so I'll continue to bump this thread occasionally until it is implemented, or at least addressed.

I recently started a weekly challenge where I award users with a chance to win some money and merits for posting constructively on the forums, and I will say that I've received applications from people who clearly do not meet the requirements. And users that have applied and then never posted again. It's just the nature of the forums currently, and I'm hoping that the merit system will help to slowly eliminate those types of users.

I think that honestly, it also has to do with users not realizing that the merit system has been introduced. They have no idea what it is, so they continue to apply to bounties and sig campaigns. As far as I'm concerned, these types of users provide no real contributions to this forum and can/should be banned, as far as I'm concerned.