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9341  Other / Meta / Re: Define spam and insubstantial posts...... on: August 06, 2014, 06:00:27 AM
You need to use common sense and good judgment when determining if something is spam. Posts like "+1" and similar posts are clearly spam unless there is other information in your post, such as why you like the post and/or why you agree.

Yes, obvious spam is obvious. Thats not the point here. The point is spam that is not as obvious and might not even be intendet to be spam, but just a certain way of posting.

If something you post has nothing to do with the conversation in the thread, nor anything to do with the original topic then your post is spam.

If you follow these two guidelines then you can avoid having the majority of possibilities of spam posts removed.

Ah yes thats another point that I had no mentioned. You have to stay on topic. So a discussion about a Chincilla in the middle of a thread would be off-topic. But again this is handled differently by different mods. E.g. the thread about the PD signature has weekly discussions about "how does acitivity work" or which is the highest paying sig campaign or which other campaign is legit etc. IMHO all of these are off-topic, because they are not specific for that campaign. Yet they do not get deleted. Maybe I should report them again and link here to make it clear why I think they should be removed. It makes no sense to discuss these topics in a thread that has almost 500 pages. Noone is ever going to read pages 100-400 again. But a specific thread in the meta section can be linked to again. Will be read again and the discusion cen be continued if needed.

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There are a lot of issues in regards to that then. What about a staff member with a signature (not pointing fingers, just making an example)? He is then naturally excluded from the watch list and can post however and how much he wants to. I think that there need to be other criteria now (?).

Well the way I understand Staff (at least at first...) is they are barely more than a user. They still have to report and can only act against noobs (aka nuke them) if the case is clear (which -again- is debatable if thats even possible).

Stunna even limited the number of posts to 400 per month.

Stunna had to act. If old members like DannyHamilton generally ignore those with a PrimeDice signature and only unignore individually those that have been quoted by someone else and appeared to be at least somewhat smart in a quote you have a problem in your campaign. IMHO limiting to 400 posts is not enough though. The number of participants has to be reduced. Maybe thats why MICRO [1] is publicly discussion postquality.

Is posting 400 in 30 days (which is 13.33 a day) really spamming?

You cant just compare numbers. Its not possible to judge spam that way. Its the same with the number of words. Sometimes a simple "yes" can be very helpfull.

I mean the posts vary and you can't really judge someone based on 5-10 posts, it's the posting habit that also counts (time between posts?). I was also told that I could be as easily banned without a signature if I were to make a lot of posts per month which is ridiculous.

I think whats missing here is: lot of low quality posts per month. At least thats what I have heard.


I can remember a time when I was posting over 1k a month without any issues (even though I had much more time then and a signature). One has to watch his posting carefully these days and follow the guidelines as closely as one can.

You have been here way longer than I have, so suspect this is just a change in policy due to the fact that more people frequent the forum now. Plenty fresh Sr. Members now. There was a big wave of newbies that stayed half a year ago. I was one of them, but I am not the only one. And these waves kept on coming. Not all stay, but some. And of those, some post a lot. Some to "make moneyz", some because they just post a lot, some probably a mixture of both.

There are some threads you probably have seen as well, that just make you want to slap someone. This happens frequently in beginners & help as well as other subboards:

OP What is X?
#1 X is ... (short answer)
#2 X is, because. But you could also understand it like this or that. (long exausting answer)
#3(OP) wow thank you both, now I understand X
#4 X is... (redundant answer, sometimes even bad)
#5 X is...
#6 X is...

this gets worse when the thread hits page 2. You get the feeling that those answering #4,#5,#6 etc. did not read anything but the question. Sometimes they do not even answer the question but post something that is within the general vicinity of the area of the topic. Is that spam? To me it is, its the worst kind of spam. It bumbs a thread that is done and provides nothing new.

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spamm its about your post really low quality . maybe i guess you should post qualify :
1. good grammer
2. 2 or 3 line
stay on topic.




[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=699744.0
9342  Other / MultiBit / Re: Weird lost coin issue with muttibit on: August 05, 2014, 08:10:28 PM
Ive actually already done that. I rescanned from the earliest that I possibly could. Im totally stumped.. The only thing I can think of is to import the private key into blockchain.info and see what happens..

What ive actually done is reset the blockchain from the first transaction. It has to be an issue with multibit, because one day the 5 coins where there, then after a transaction, they were gone. i had figured it was just resetting itself. but when I checked the addresses on blockchain.info, the missing 5 coins are indeed there..

Well as long as you have the private keys and the inputs are still unspend you can still spend them. Keep in mind however that blockchain.info had issues with the blockchain data several times in the past, so your coins might indeed be gone allready. In your case I would export the private keys from the wallet, create a new wallet (with multibit) and import the exported keys. This should trigger a complete scan.

You could also do this with blockchain.info. I that case I would choose to "wipe" (or sweep?) the funds belonging to that key. Not sure how the exactly call it, but if you import a private key you have 2 options. Pick that one that transfers all the coins to a fresh blockchain.info address. From there you can transfer them back to a local client.

Lastly any other client that allows importing private keys (dont they all? Wink ) would work as well. Just keep in mind that an online wallet has a higher risk of you losing your coins.

I dont think an Multibit update would resolve the issue unless you have a version before 0.5.16 (Dec '13)
as there was this oddly unspecific update.

Quote
#409. Examined code to see if 'tx is missing' can be improved.

https://multibit.org/releases/multibit-0.5.16/release.txt
9343  Bitcoin / Electrum / Re: wallet wont open on: August 05, 2014, 05:15:22 PM
should i delete the .exe,,, is that all there is or is there a folder somewhere else

uninstall, not delete. What OS are you using?
9344  Economy / Services / Re: [DiceBitco.in] [Make the most out of your sig!] Make coins by simply posting! on: August 05, 2014, 04:12:05 PM
I have a question regarding DiceBitcoin.

In the Live Stats, i can see Invested > Bankroll. Are not they same ?

Please pardon my ignorance...


Bankroll = Invested +/- profit. If profit is negative (house has lost) Invested > Bankroll. If profit is positive (house has won) Bankroll > Invested. It has been discussed on the DiceBitco.in thread that does not deal with the signature.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=716312.0
9345  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: What's the difficulty of testnet on: August 05, 2014, 02:32:06 PM
Thank you both, but... this means I have basically no chance to solve a block with my 5 MH/s?  or even 3 GH/s Huh

(corrected 30 gh/s -> 3 gh/s)

Sure you have a chance, depending on the current difficulty. But if you want coins to test with there is at least one faucet that gives out several btc at once. should be sufficient for testing.
9346  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Changing the 21 million bitcoin limit on: August 05, 2014, 01:37:33 PM
The limit was set so that the creation of new Bitcoin is constant and predictable, unlike modern fiat currencies. And also decentralization, of course, but the point is to create a decentralized currency where no central authority can control the amount produced.

But the creation of bitcoins would still be predictable! It's just that the amount of bitcoins that miners earn would remain constant instead of being reduced over time. It could become too inflationary I don't know. Would be interesting to test the idea on a separate block chain so to not totally crash the actual bitcoin value.

Quote
Once a predetermined number of coins have entered
circulation, the incentive can transition entirely to transaction fees and be completely inflation
free.


https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf chapter 6


/thread

Completely inflation free yes, but deflation full, which can be problematic too.

Yes, there will be minimal deflation from lost coins. E.g. lost privat keys or lost passwords to wallets.
9347  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Changing the 21 million bitcoin limit on: August 05, 2014, 01:30:59 PM
The limit was set so that the creation of new Bitcoin is constant and predictable, unlike modern fiat currencies. And also decentralization, of course, but the point is to create a decentralized currency where no central authority can control the amount produced.

But the creation of bitcoins would still be predictable! It's just that the amount of bitcoins that miners earn would remain constant instead of being reduced over time. It could become too inflationary I don't know. Would be interesting to test the idea on a separate block chain so to not totally crash the actual bitcoin value.

Quote
Once a predetermined number of coins have entered
circulation, the incentive can transition entirely to transaction fees and be completely inflation
free.


https://bitcoin.org/bitcoin.pdf chapter 6


/thread
9348  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Technical Support / Re: Setting default Bitcoin wallet app on OS X on: August 05, 2014, 08:04:38 AM
Wouldn't this be a setting you configure via the browser?

No URIs are handled by the OS.

According to this [1] you will need the "RCDefaultApp" [2] to view and edit which application handles which URI.

Notice: I have no Mac around to test this. No have I ever used this app. I have no idea if this works, its just a little google fu to help you. Take care.


[1] http://superuser.com/questions/498943/directory-of-url-schemes-for-mac-apps
[2] http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/
9349  Economy / Gambling / Re: [ANN] DiceBitco.in | BE THE BANK ! | 1% House Edge | 750+ BTC BANKROLL | Instant on: August 04, 2014, 04:07:30 PM
what is the advantage of DiceBitco on the other dice sites?

Investing possibility.
And betting is easier compared to PD, you don't even have bet halving button at PD.
And robot roll and chat are better too.

Still needs keyboard support IMHO. Thats what I liked the most about JD. You could just sit back and smash the buttons to gamble your coins away. Uhh... please implement "invest only" mode first though Wink
9350  Local / Deutsch (German) / Re: Bitcoin Trinkgeld on: August 04, 2014, 03:20:48 PM
Natürlich ist genau das die Absicht, aber meine Frage bezieht sich auf eine ähnl. Seite wie http://propinabitcoin.com in de/eng.

Sorry die Seite geht von hier aus nicht. Offenbar mag der Firmenproxy die nicht. Vom Googlecache her sieht das aus wie https://bitcoinpaperwallet.com/
Der deutsche Text müsste mal überarbeitet werden, aber sonst sollte das in etwa das sein was Du suchst.
9351  Economy / Services / Re: [PrimeDice] [Highest Paid Signature] Earn Bitcoins Simply By Posting on: August 04, 2014, 01:46:30 PM


Quote for #493:

Every new page could someone please quote my post about changing sigs to the top? Thanks!

Change your signatures please!

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Primedice 3 is coming on 9th of August and we hope to spread the word across the whole forum Smiley Please change your signatures now. If you see someone advertising with the wrong signature it would be highly appreciated if you link them to this post Smiley

Thanks guys for the continued support as always!!
9352  Local / Deutsch (German) / Re: Bitcoin Trinkgeld on: August 04, 2014, 01:00:37 PM
Wie wär es mit einer schicken Paperwallet inkl. Erklärung wie da Euro rausfallen?
9353  Other / Off-topic / Re: I made this t shirt for myself. what do you guys think? on: August 04, 2014, 08:59:14 AM


fixed that for you. I think its nice.
9354  Other / Meta / Re: Define spam and insubstantial posts...... on: August 04, 2014, 08:50:31 AM
Thanks for the clarification, I can see what you mean however I perhaps would have appreciated a warning beforehand. Or perhaps if there was a topic in a very prominent position on the forum explaining what to be careful of people wouldn't get tripped up when they thought they were within the guidelines.

AFAIK the first temp ban is considered a warning. It might be a harsh one, but apparently thats the way mods handle the board.

The linked thread is trying to change that, but it is "unofficial" since there will be no official rules. There are several reasons.
#1 It would (according to some mods) make it to easy to find loop holes in those rules and exploit those. I can understand this to a part. Ofc it is not helping to say: you must post at least 17 words or its spam. Most of the spammers/spambots post several hundred words. Its also easy to make a sentence longer, but still have the same meaning. Yet I think vague rules would help.
#2 All the rules are (similar to laws) open to interpretation by the mod that is enforcing the rule. Thus it would not be wise to make the rule to tight.
#3 There are stickies in several parts of the board with rules, yet there has not been a central post. This is partly because not all of the rules apply to all of the boards.

Here [1] is the post where it was stated that paid sigs increase your chance to get banned.
Its -again- not official, since there is no one answer (see the last post [2])

never happend to me but there should be 1-2 warnings before you get temporary banned in my view!

While your posting structure might be similar and you have even more posts/day you do not sell your signature. It makes a big difference.

If you sell your signature consider yourself under constant watch. There have been lengthy discussions if selling the signature should be allowed or not, since it apparently (again "quoting" mods) increases spam. This is a very delicate topic. Allowing paid signatures enables e.g. students or kids to earn some coins which would otherwise be unable to buy or earn them. On the other hand if unchecked it results in spam. Those running the campaigns sometimes can not controll this and rely partly on the mods/staff. Which makes sense, for them the content of the post is less important than the "coverage". The more times the signature is shown the better, no matter what is written above.


[1] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=609015.0
[2] https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=609015.msg6817350#msg6817350 - I link mprep here, because hilariousandco was not staff at the time of the post
9355  Other / Meta / Re: Define spam and insubstantial posts...... on: August 04, 2014, 08:23:11 AM
#1 this should be in meta (its reported, I suspect it will be moved soon)
#2 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0
while there is no official set of rules, this might give you a hint. If not you might want to post there to improve it, since its still in the works and questions like yours get asked a lot.

#3 its not about the number of words, but whether you contribute to the discussion or not. Most of your posts are 1-liners. Those might get the point across as in: you stated your opinion. That however is not contributing toward any healthy discussion.

E.g. this one:

I don't think it's as clear cut as a simple yes or no, it would depend on the business  Smiley

You could have writen at least a few more sentences on what factors it would depend in your opinion. What do you think would be a point for a bussiness to accept bitcoin and what (do you think) would be a point not to accept bitcoin. Like this its just an opinion and since we dont know you, it alone has not much value.

All of these posts are no problem btw if you do not sell your signature. You are getting paid for each post, thus the mods assume that you are more likely to post something just because you get paid for it. If thats not true and the way you post is just the way you post, stop selling your signature and I am sure you will have no more problems.
9356  Other / Off-topic / Re: Breasts for bitcoin tips on Facebook! on: August 04, 2014, 08:06:49 AM
Tips for sexist bullshit? I have a tip for her: plastic isnt sexy, a parade of boobs is degrading and domestic violence is not funny.
9357  Local / Anfänger und Hilfe / Re: Blockchain wallet oder bitstamp, wo bitcoins lassen ? on: August 04, 2014, 07:18:16 AM
Hallo Leute ich bin zwar auch schon seit einem Jahr dabei und weiß das ich die coins besser auf einer paperwallet lagern sollte da ich jedoch nur sehr wenige coins habe möchte ich diese zum graden verfügbar haben.

Wo ist es sicherer die bitcoins liegen zu lassen ? Auf dem iphone via offizieller blockchain wallet App oder doch bei bitstamp?

Ich nehm an Du meinst "traden" nicht "graden" und mit blockchain wallet App meinst Du die App von blockchain.info.

Es ist generell immer sicherer wenn Du Deine Coins selber unter Kontrolle hast. Solange Die App die privaten Schlüssel für Dich ausreichend sicher hat. Also verschlüsselt, backup gemacht, selbst wenn das Telefon weg ist kann ein Finder/Dieb damit nichts anfangen, etc.

Du solltest allerdings auch bedenken das die Übertragung an Bitstamp jedesmal 1Std.+X dauert (6 Bestätigungen wollen die soweit ich weiß) und Du ggf. nicht so schnell reagieren kannst. Je nachdem was Du als "sehr wenig" betrachtest können auch die Gebühren schon ein Problem sein. Wenn Du "nur" 0.01 BTC hast und alle 3 Tage 0.0001 Gebühren für die Überweisung ausgibst musst Du schon sehr gut handeln um neben den Gebühren (~0.5% bei so wenig BTC) noch Gewinn zu machen.

Paperwallet ist natürlich immer am sichersten, aber schränkt auch ein. Das ist eher für langfristige Anlagen gedacht. Selbst 1x im Monat Handeln ist meiner Meinung nach für n Paperwallet schon unpraktisch. Dann lieber n altes Telefon, n alten Laptop als Coldstorrage einrichten.
9358  Bitcoin / Development & Technical Discussion / Re: Testnet fees? on: August 03, 2014, 09:42:48 PM
Isn't it the miners that decide whether a 0 fee transaction is included?  Would it be safe to say the miners on testnet don't care about fees rather than the testnet nodes themselves?

Uh Miners? You make it sound like there are testnet pools and such. If you are lucky and catch the right moment you can solomine a block with your cpu. So while I theory you are right, it makes little sense to charge a fee for the testnet.
9359  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: What the #@!$ is going on ?! on: August 03, 2014, 08:00:19 PM

Does it? I had one "stuck" there and I didnt even notice.


I think 10 minutes is already too long to have to wait. One hour, that would be an awful long nervous time waiting.

I learned that with zero transaction fees the Bitcoin miners may not include the transaction at all! What happens then when using zero confirmations? Let's say that I buy a coffee at Starbucks with bitcoins and they use 0-confirmations, and I set the transaction fee to zero. Then I will get the coffee for free since no miner will include the transaction in the block chain. Grin

Stores operate with a risk anyway. The CreditCard you use could be stolen etc. Its easy to make a fee mandatory if you want coffee. Also: why would you use bitcoin to pay for coffee, yet it goes "to da moon" ?

I never understood this one coin fits all mentality. Maybe bitcoin will not be used for everyday payment, maybe it will replace gold as a store of value. Maybe it will mainly be used for international payments and thus for digital goods.
Also as it has allready been mentioned: you could just load your coffeestorecard with 0.005 BTC and get your 500 coffees with the card, etc. pp.
9360  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin is not the answer for microtransactions; how to rebroadcast unconfirmed? on: August 03, 2014, 06:15:56 PM
There was someone yesterday who bought bitcoin from a reseller. The reseller didnt pay a fee, thus it took 5 hours. Its hard to tell how long it takes. Ive seen a week, Ive seen a few hours.

bitcoin is perfect for microtransactions. but the mining pools are messing with the original concept for their own greed. so its human greed to limit bitcoins potential that is at fault.

I don't know the Bitcoin details, but wouldn't miners who included lots of micro transactions produce the longest chains and thereby "win" more often?

No, the amount of TX in a block does not make the block "longer" in terms of the longest chain. Each block is a single link within the blockchain, no matter how many TX it includes (confirmes). The longest chain part is important when it comes to several blocks beeing broadcasted close after eachother, as franky1 allready explained.
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