[Background sob story, you can safely skip to the next part]

Background sob story, you can safely skip to the next part

For the last few weeks I've been having a horrible time browsing Bitcointalk. It seemed like every other click would result in a random secure connection error, or a time out. I'm using a Tor Browser, which is otherwise excellent. Requesting a new a new Tor circuit usually helps for a few seconds. It got so bad that I would have to request a new circuit on e.g. the watchlist page, then open 10-20 threads in new tabs as quickly as I can so that I could read them. There was very little chance to get to the next page in a thread without getting a new circuit.

tl;dr:

I'd like to know if anyone has experienced any Tor issues lately. For me the problem went away when I disabled Alt-Svc in Tor Browser. I wouldn't recommend messing around with Alt-Svc unless you know exactly what you're doing. I'm just curious if this was some unique-to-me clusterfuck or a more widespread issue.

What is Alt-Svc?

The Alt-Svc HTTP response header is used to advertise alternative services through which the same resource can be reached. An alternative service is defined by a protocol/host/port combination.

That doesn't tell us anything interesting. The best I can figure out is that this can be useful in some load-balancing scenarios. One nasty thing that needs to be noted about this is that the URL in the browser doesn't change so you would never know that your browser is connecting to a different site than the one shown in the address field.

Enter Cloudflare

I know we all love Cloudflare like we love our families, i.e. we don't have a choice. It's essentially Internet 3.0 and it sits between us and many of the sites we use, including Bitcointalk. It also tends to fiddle with things that it shouldn't, such as DNS and yes, the Alt-Svc header. Basically: if Cloudflare thinks that you're coming from Tor it will send Alt-Svc header to your browser telling it to connect to a Cloudflare onion (<somerandomstring>.onion) site instead.

Onion sites are great in theory as they exist "inside" the Tor network so you can connect to them without using Tor exit nodes, thus avoiding some surveillance and attack vectors. However there seems to be something broken with the Cloudflare onion implementation or the way Tor Browser handles it or both, at least in my case. I can't think of anything wrong on my side though. It's a vanilla install of Tor Browser on an otherwise empty VM.

Solution

Unfortunately I don't know how to debug this issue or what the proper solution would be. Since I'm not concerned about exit nodes I simply disabled the Alt-Svc option in Tor Browser. It's a relatively new feature (I believe Cloudflare started doing it a couple of years ago but stable versions of Tor Browser had it initially disabled; not sure when the option was enabled) and I don't see any benefit for it when connecting to a known HTTPS site.

Anyone experiencing similar issues? With Tor Browser or without? Is it really onion-related or just some bizarre coincidence?

Some of those shitheads may end up here so keep an eye out and don't feed the new trolls lest you get your arm chewed off at shoulder.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54443878

Facebook has banned all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement from its platforms.

OTOH, it's quite possible that the whole QAnon is just BADecker with a bunch of sockpuppets, in which case we're fine.

Now seriously, if someone can explain what the fuck is making those people believe such nonsense I'd appreciate that. Don't tell me they all live in Flint and drink tap water.

QAnon is a conspiracy theory that says President Trump is waging a war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles.

[doesn't]

... it likely means that:

• You made a post and someone thought it's a good post, or perhaps someone clicked the wrong button.

It doesn't mean that:

• Anyone else thinks it's a good post.
• Anyone likes your post or you.
• Anyone agrees with your post or with you.
• Your post is right or righteous.
• You're not a shitposter.
• You're trustworthy.
• You're not dumb.
• Your post doesn't break the forum rules.
• You'll get any more merits for that post or any post.
• You should try making more such posts.
• You should pester other users for merit.

Just some inspirational-motivational thoughts for your Monday. May or may not be based on a true story.

Old list from https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5279037

  # count post                                                                                                                                                          
--- ----- --------
  1 10789 Automated posting                                                           
  2  2702 Overview of Bitcointalk Signature-Ad Campaigns [Last update: 07-April-2019]                         
  3  2100 Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ                                
  4  2055 Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)                        
  5  1843 Is it better to save money or invest it?                                   
  6  1799 Bitcointalk Escrows - Trade Safely!                                                                 
  7  1671 Monitoring Bittrex Tokens: Events, Project Social Activity and Price Changes                       
  8  1671 Recovering hacked accounts or accounts with lost passwords                                          
  9  1612 Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ          
 10  1269 Merit & new rank requirements                                                                      
 11  1241 How to sign a message?!                                                                             
 12  1079 Bitcoin reduces unemployment                                               
 13  1051 [EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan" - IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK!                               
 14   992 Bitcoin or gold?                                                              
 15   961 is it risky to turn all my money to bitcoins?                              
 16   954 Giveaway threads are not allowed                                                                    
 17   929 [Future of Privacy] Ethereum Meta - Foundation of Anonymous e-Marketplace                          
 18   916 The dream of getting rich with bitcoins                                    
 19   915 BTC or ETH in 2018                                                         
 20   895 Re: Why do Atheists hate Religion ?                                        
 21   882 What to do with the people who don't like Bitcoin?                         
 22   880 What are your plans with your Bitcoin?                                     
 23   870 Scam Report Format (Use it to make scam reports properly)                                           
 24   868 bitcoin benefit of saving for a long time?                                 
 25   843 Re: [EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan"  -----Updated Jan 26 2018----- 
 26   837 What is BTC for you?                                                       
 27   767 NEWBIE README                                                                                       
 28   767 Direct Dice - 10 BTC Jackpot ! Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin & Darkcoin !                             
 29   760 Do you think billionaires invest in BTC?                                   
 30   749 Newbies - Read before posting                                                                      
 31   730 How did you first hear about bitcoin?                                      
 32   727 Stake your Bitcoin address here                                                                     
 33   726 Will Bitcoin be replaced by another cryptocurrency?                        
 34   717 Is bitcoin a good way to invest your money ?                               
 35   698 Will bitcoin end?                                                          
 36   686 Merit & new rank requirements                                              
 37   679 Recommended bitcointalk escrow services                                                            
 38   670 Why should people use Bitcoin?                                             
 39   666 تروبلاى منصة تكنولوجيا السلاسل للمراهنات                                   
 40   656 Is It advisable to quit my present job for bitcoin?                        
 41   656 If Bitcoin had a stable price, would it still be as popular?               
 42   637 Why are so many people against bitcoin?                                    
 43   632 Do you think Bitcoin will survive after 100 year ?                         
 44   618 How can we make more money?                                                
 45   612  ▁ ▂ ▄ ▅ ▆  Cloudmining 101 (ponzi risk assessment)  ▆ ▅ ▄ ▂ ▁                                      
 46   606 did you place all your funds into bitcoin?                                 
 47   604 Do You Think Bitcoin Will Replace Dollar Soon?                             
 48   601 Long-term investment.                                                      
 49   599 Cиcтeмa paнгoв нa bitcointalk.org                                                                  
 50   593 Best way for steady income                                                 
 51   588 Why is gambling so addicting?                                              
 52   587 Escrow list                                                                                         
 53   584 Bitcoin is not gambling                                                    
 54   570 What if, we advertise bitcoin on T.V.?                                     
 55   566 Why people are holding Bitcoin?                                            
 56   556 Are you surprise by bitcoin price now?                                     
 57   553 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS PREDICTION THREAD!  LCS North America                                            
 58   544 Which one is good, trading or investing?                                   
 59   539 Best tip on saving money                                                   
 60   536 Is bitcoin is the new era of currency?                                     
 61   535 What is your reason to gamble? Fun or profit?                              
 62   534  Do you save bitcoin for fun or for future purpose?                        
 63   532 Bitcoin is  instant way to get rich ?                                      
 64   528 Where do you spend your money from Bitcoin?                                
 65   524 WILL BITCOIN BE USED BY ALMOST EVERYONE IN 2022?                           
 66   521 Are you thinking about the future?                                         
 67   516 Gambling. Is It Wrong?                                                     
 68   515 ★█ ANN █★WWW.CRYPTOCOINRANK.COM <--- FOR SALE! FOR SALE! FOR SALE!                                  
 69   512 🔑CHEAP MICROSOFT WINDOWS OFFICE ADOBE KEYS [3YEARS+][70+ FEEDBACK][AUTOBUY]  
 70   512 regret by not believing in BITCOIN?                                        
 71   506 why do people agree to pay taxes?                                             
 72   506 Invest in Ethereum                                                         
 73   504 If you were in desperate need for money....                                
 74   503 Can Bitcoin End World Poverty?                                             
 75   501 How to explain bitcoin to teenagers or children                            
 76   501 Is it too late to buy bitcoin?                                             
 77   501 I'm gonna sell my house                                                    
 78   499  Why invest in altcoin?                                                    
 79   498 Altcoin To Buy Now?                                                        
 80   497 Can bitcoin improve the economy of a country?                              
 81   495 Alt coins worth buying                                                     
 82   494 panic selling                                                              
 83   494 Do you think this year will be Red?                                        
 84   492 Patience is the key                                                        
 85   491 Is it possible for the bitcoin to lose it's value ?                        
 86   490 What impresses you the most about Bitcoin?                                 
 87   489 you need to overcome your fear of losing money                             
 88   488 Why people says gold is better?                                            
 89   487 Do you even read whitepaper bro?                                           
 90   486 YoBit.Net - CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE & MultiCoin DICE - Free Coins every 1-24 hrs                    
 91   484 Airdrop & Bounty                                                                                   
 92   483 1Bitcoin as a gift from someone                                            
 93   482 【BOT】 🌟 C.A.T. Cryptocurrency Automatic Trader 5.2 🌟                                              
 94   480 With how much should i start                                               
 95   479 In what situation would Bitcoin die?                                       
 96   475 DirectBet Soccer Prediction Game *** Win Free Bets ! *** Free to Enter !      
 97   474 Job Vs Bitcoin                                                             
 98   474 Do I need to sell all alts?                                                
 99   473 how to start trading with a very small amount                              
100   467 Holding is bullshit?                                                       

You know what happens when an AI says "too much work"? Yep, humans have to do it.

So here is a list of the most referenced posts within Bitcointalk. A reference is a quote or a link inside a post (not e.g. in a signature). There is at least one known issue - because human - the first post of a thread is counted separately from a link to the thread without the "msg" part. That's how the rules topic appears at positions #2 and #4. (fixed)

Update 2020-10-02: Excluded references within the same thread, and references between the posts of the same user. This removed a lot of spammy threads. The original list is here.

Update 2020-10-04: Fixed a bug in finding the first post of the thread, which was causing the "posts of the same user" condition to not work in some cases.

Update 2020-10-12: Added "users" column to show the number of users who posted the link.

#   count users post  
--- ----- ----- ----------------------------
  1  5375  1910 Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ
  2  3224  1695 Overview of Bitcointalk Signature-Ad Campaigns [Last update: 29-Sep-2020] 
  3  2848  1746 Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)    
  4  2673  1361 Merit & new rank requirements  
  5  2137   986 Recovering hacked accounts or accounts with lost passwords
  6  2069  1067 Bitcointalk Escrows - Trade Safely!   
  7  1759   848 How to sign a message?!   
  8  1410   471 Giveaway threads are not allowed
  9  1397   485 [EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan" - IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK!     
 10  1201   502 Scam Report Format (Use it to make scam reports properly)     
 11  1142   703 Newbies - Read before posting  
 12  1136   725 Stake your Bitcoin address here 
 13   954   666 Activity & new membergroup limits     
 14   924    74 [Future of Privacy] Ethereum Meta - Foundation of Anonymous e-Marketplace
 15   892   510 NEWBIE README 
 16   875   370 Re: [EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan"  -----Updated Jan 26 2018-----     
 17   864   522 Newbies can now pay a small fee to enable images 
 18   819   347 Неофициальный список официальных правил     
 19   817   438 Recommended bitcointalk escrow services    
 20   791   515 Система рангов на bitcointalk.org    
 21   753   360  ▁ ▂ ▄ ▅ ▆  Cloudmining 101 (ponzi risk assessment)  ▆ ▅ ▄ ▂ ▁
 22   729    88 Direct Dice - 10 BTC Jackpot ! Bitcoin, Litecoin, Dogecoin & Darkcoin !   
 23   719   421 Enhanced newbie restrictions & requirements
 24   692   415 Escrow list   
 25   653   392 FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit
 26   648   364 [RULES] Peraturan Sub-Forum Indonesia dan FAQ   BACA SEBELUM POSTING!     
 27   641   337 [Ann]Vote New coins on Bter.com - Which new coin should Bter add in next week?  
 28   635   482 Pizza for bitcoins?    
 29   590   320 Airdrop & Bounty   
 30   572   297 ⛓LIST⛓ BitcoinTalk's Escrow Providers: Ranking & Blacklist ☠ Avoid Scammers ☠   
 31   569   352 Marketplace trust   
 32   551   381 【BOT】 🌟 C.A.T. Cryptocurrency Automatic Trader 5.2 🌟  
 33   518   248 Beware of PayPal and other reversible transfer services  
 34   516   289 [General] Bitcoin Wallets - Which, what, why?    
 35   509   339 Claymore's Dual Ethereum AMD+NVIDIA GPU Miner v14.7 (Windows/Linux)
 36   505   349 Vanitygen: Vanity bitcoin address generator/miner [v0.22]
 37   499   322 [ANN] sph-sgminer: multi-coin multi-algorithm GPU miner   added MaruCoin  
 38   493    54 Re: COINSBIT.IO SCAM EXCHANGE + PONZI SCHEME !!! 
 39   490   247 Recovering hacked/lost accounts
 40   489   331 OFFICIAL CGMINER mining software thread for linux/win/osx/mips/arm/r-pi 4.11.1   
 41   488    56 كومبوسيت كوين : منصة المشروعات المبتكرة    
 42   487   318 Signature Campaign Guidelines (read this before starting or joining a campaign)
 43   485    55 انضم للعملة الرقمية الألمانية الأفضل 
 44   476   256 [ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org)   First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency 
 45   476   292 Merit - что это и как этим пользоваться    
 46   475   287 [poll locked]i'll start a new post soon     
 47   465    74 BEWARE OF SUPER SCAM: P2PB2B claim to be worlds biggest exchange ! 
 48   463    61 Re: Proof that God exists
 49   457   263 [XMR] Monero - A secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency  
 50   456   299 Bagi NEWBIE / PEMULA : Level - Post - Activity - Signature - Waktu Naik Level   
 51   451   427 BTC or ETH in 2018 
 52   447   277 [GUIDE] Sistem Rank, Activity, dan Merit   
 53   437   148 [ANN] [XMG] MAGI   CPU mining   mPoW   mPoS   [MagiPay] 
 54   432    56 Re: Why do Atheists hate Religion ?  
 55   432   336 I AM HODLING  
 56   425   278 Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!   
 57   419   247 TIL Activity does not work on precisely 2 week intervals + interval timings     
 58   416   252 Claymore's CryptoNote AMD GPU Miner v11.3   
 59   409   311 [ANN] cudaMiner & ccMiner CUDA based mining applications [Windows/Linux/MacOSX] 
 60   408   254 Wall Observer BTC/USD - Bitcoin price movement tracking & discussion
 61   397    14 coinsbit.io has taken all my funds without any explanation, looks like SCAM    
 62   390   151 DefaultTrust changes     
 63   387    21 COINSBIT.IO EXCHANGE THREAD BOTS POSTING!!!
 64   381   233 [General] How to earn Bitcoins - Part 1    
 65   380    43 P2PB2B Scam!! Selling coins they don't have, wash trading, fraud and theft!    
 66   378   295 YoBit.Net - CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE & MultiCoin DICE - Free Coins every 1-24 hrs
 67   377    13 Re: [p2pb2b.io] The next generation cryptocurrency exchange [IEO (STO) for Startups] 
 68   375     9 Re: An <COINSBIT.IO> Innovative Trading Cryptosystem   
 69   373     6 Re: COINSBIT.IO SCAM EXCHANGE + PONZI SCHEME !!! 
 70   371    48 Game-Protect.com did not refund my money and stopped replying to my emails     
 71   369   114 NEM (XEM) Official Thread - 100% New Code - Easy To Use APIs  
 72   369   253 YoBit.Net - Signature Campaign - Realtime Payouts (daily)    
 73   368    28 p2pb2b.io has blocked my account without any explanation, looks like SCAM
 74   365    54 DirectBet Soccer Prediction Game *** Win Free Bets ! *** Free to Enter !  
 75   364     7 BEWARE: Coinsbit Scammers Create Their Own Investbox (Yobit style) 
 76   359   161 [FULL] ChipMixer Signature Campaign   Sr Member+   Up to 0.0375 BTC/w    
 77   355    31 [FRAUD ALERT] P2PB2B - yet another russian scam exchange     
 78   350   245 ⚡ [ANN] ⚡ DeepOnion TOR ⚡ DeepVault ⚡ Cryptopia 🚀 Airdrop 24/40 🚀 WE DOMINATE!     
 79   349   212 [Q&A] Tanya Jawab Seputar Forum Disini/Ask about this forum here!   
 80   347    22 [SCAM ALERT!] b2bp2p exchange is stealing your money   
 81   345   269 List of bitcoin debit cards    
 82   340   261 [ANN] SebastianJu - Legendary Escrow Service - Escrowed over 8150 BTC    
 83   340   197 [HELP]Bantuan untuk menaikkan Rank (Jr. Member s.d Hero)[UPDATE]   
 84   337   231 ★☆★ 777Coin Signature Campaign ★☆★ Earn up to .0007/Post (Newb-Hero Welcome)    
 85   337    21 Re: [FRK] Gift Giveaway! Crypto is freedom, Franko is family.
 86   334   153 Trust flags  
 87   318    35 [ANN] Meet the people making Crypto mainstream   
 88   315   187 Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)     
 89   310    72 [ANN][COVAL] Circuits Of Value - Introducing the Emblem Vault Sidechain  
 90   310    16 [SCAM ALERT!] p2pb2b exchange provides your personal data to third parties     
 91   310    17 @ mods:    Requesting Bans For COINSBIT Sock-Puppets   
 92   310   174 [ACTIVE BOUNTY][ANN] OAX - Real World Application of Decentralized Exchanges   
 93   307    10 p2pb2b scam  
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The aforementioned twit is too chickenshit to create a thread to bitch about me, choosing instead to follow me around and feed into various doxings as he goes, so being the generous and helpful person that I am I decided to help him out one last time.

@Timelord2067, feel free to bitch here as much as you want. And given that you now have a dedicated place for that, I will no longer feel bad reporting your off topic bullshit in other threads as off topic bullshit.

Let me start it off: in grotesque expressions of hostility that still baffle me, Timelord2067 appears to be trying to tell me that he holds a grudge because I offered him some help last year and it didn't meet his expectations (I bet you're shocked how that could have happened given my tremendous help with this thread). For which I would apologize if he had communicated those expectations, such as his inexplicable fantasy that it was a "project" we were working on. Fuck it, I'll still apologize: Timelord2067 - I'm sorry. Could you please forgive me and forget that I exist and stop derailing unrelated threads with that. Post as many trust ratings as you want in any color that you want, I honestly no longer care.

Feel free to air any other grievances below (or above if you're one of those weirdos using the "show most recent posts at the top" option).

The topic is Timelord2067's grievances so if anyone has anything else to moan about - create your own fucking thread or piss me off sufficiently so that I create one for you.

Bob Woodward published his first book about Trump, titled "Fear", in 2018: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Fear/Bob-Woodward/9781501175527

Next week he's releasing his second book "Rage": https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rage/Bob-Woodward/9781982131739

To me the most astonishing thing about this second book isn't really the salacious but unsurprising stuff about Trump blatantly lying about coronavirus etc, but the fact that he allowed to be interviewed and even taped. Woodward has recordings of Trump actually saying stupid things that will no doubt play non-stop on cable news from now until the election day, or at least until Trump says something even more stupid.

Why did the very stable genius agree to be interviewed by the author of "Fear", which was already very unflattering? I'm sure there is a great 4D chess strategy here, please enlighten me.

If we're not banning korner's alts can we at least prevent them from creating self-modded threads? They create accusations, even trust flags, then routinely delete posts in the subsequent discussions. It's quite clear that they just abuse the self-mod feature as another way to troll people (and spam via indirect notification PMs LOL).

Taking self-mod privilege away would probably remove a large part of the incentive for korner (and other proven hypertrolls like cryptohunter) to keep creating those threads. And yes, I know we shouldn't feed the trolls to begin with, etc, but honestly can we expect every user to be aware of all these disruptive sockpuppets. There should be a more direct punishment for abusing a forum feature in this way. Right now since ban evasion can't be proven to moderators' satisfaction there are basically no consequences for this. You can't even report it.

For example:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5215552 now has 13 posts, used to be 90+: https://loyce.club/archive/topics/521/5215552.html

User in question for those not familiar with the backstory:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5155000
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5211434

Stumbled upon one shitposter churning out posts two minutes apart, reported their posts:
TheDonBuja (temp-banned?)

Now there is a bunch of others:
Kamilaz (temp-banned?)
benkhalil3
iwnlfr (temp-banned?)
aiguy (temp-banned)
etc

Edit - a few more found by LoyceV:
KimberlyCon (temp-banned?)
0nline (banned)

Found by GazetaBitcoin:
Lightz1337 (banned) [hf]
YikesAu (temp-banned?)
seocrush (banned)
nathanaelung (banned)
g2ingoin (banned)
daviebcoys (banned)
MarkoAlonso (banned)
fernquaker (banned)
arecoba20 (banned)

Found by TheBeardedBaby:
proscratcher (banned)

These are kind of spammy but perhaps not as egregious as the spammers above:
FYeah [hf]
Sakhill [hf]
FaceTehWind [hf]
aldanstep1 (banned)
LeDonna (banned)
PhoNam (banned)
Detrix

Not sure what's going on, perhaps actmyname is testing our vigilance (Edit: apologies to Timelord2067 for an inappropriate joke), or the mythical AI is finally here (one of the users is called "aiguy" LOL), or maybe just a bored shitposter trying to earn a merit through sheer volume. At any rate, reporting those posts individually seems like a massive waste of time for everyone involved so perhaps a mod or an admin could check patrol and nuke them, TYVM.


Edit
It turned out to be a (likely scammy) money-making "method" initiated on hackforums. Users marked with [hf] above are suspected to have posted in the hackforums thread but most of the listed users are likely participants of the scheme.

If you see them in your country beat the shit out of them ,spit them in their face and send them back to communist China ...

What if the Chinese person was born in your country?

User: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=341733

Service: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5271565 (Archive)

Do to fact i have nothing to do right now i decided to start a betting service, my fee is only 10% of winnings.

I will create bets and people will bet against each other and i will hold the funds in escrow .

Nope i don't trust anyone to escrow, so i will do escrow ... i am putting my reputation on this small betting biz ...

This is a user account created in 2015, recently woke up, has one DT green trust rating from 2015. Not quite escrow material.

Edit - clarification: I'm not claiming the account changed hands, just pointing out the lack of trading history (or any forum presence) between 2016 and 2020.

Edit2:

May - June ... Lost all my savings at the casinos after lockdown do to fact i entered a depression

Not really the guy you would trust with your money, right?  

Flag: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;flag=2264

This is a test thread. Please don't reply. Self-moderated so that replies can be deleted.

Moderators: please please please leave this thread in Off Topic. I would have used the Archival board but it doesn't have a self-moderated option. TYVM.

"This user violated a casual or implied agreement with me, resulting in damages."

"This user violated a written contract with me, resulting in damages."

What the title says - do the above statements in flag descriptions mean only monetary/financial/material damage? I have a faint feeling this has already been discussed somewhere but I can't recall. Getting old is not fun.

I scanned the Trust Flags thread for "damage". It seems that quite a few people add "financial" to the word "damage" as if that's a fact but there is no clear definition of this. I'd prefer more precision in the flag text but absent that - what do we think the scope should be?

Hypothetical discussion only. Any specific cases are off topic. Alice and Bob and possibly Carol only. Thanks.

Republicans feel that Social Media Platforms totally silence conservative voices. We will strongly regulate, or close them down, before we can ever allow this to happen.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1265601611310739456

That's right, let's close down businesses we don't like, fuck the constitution and all its amendments. A wonderful caricature of what the Republican party used to stand for... pretended to stand for... something like that.

Edit May 28: Trump has signed an executive order aimed at creating regulations for social media: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/

I shall be rooting for this guy:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/15/politics/justin-amash-presidential-run-decision-soon/index.html

Justin Amash, a former Republican-turned independent congressman from Michigan, said Wednesday that he stopped actively campaigning for his House seat in mid-February as he has been considering running for president as a libertarian.

Granted he's a tea party nutjob but somehow he sounds more sane than Trump. And if he gets a few Republican votes that can only help my bet.

Self-mod because trolls. Anything that's not related to Amash or at least to the 2020 presidential election will be deleted with extreme prejudice.

This post:

in 5 years you have done nothing.  you have not added a single line of code to a single crypto project, and have not worked for a single blockchain startup
you remind me of zepher, did actually NOTHING for BTC, and like zepher, 6 months after your dead, people will forget all about you
oh, you worked for rollin.io, so you helped degenerates waste their money, woot?   all you HAVE done is extract $$$ for your own means from this scene, congrats?

LOL maybe in the next 5 years you will actually contribute to the technology that brings us all here....

Seemed like a good test for the trolling rule:

3. No trolling.

So I reported it as "100% trolling". It was marked as bad. Granted I could have added more info as to why I think it's trolling (attack on the OP, attack on a deceased forum member, false statements - 100% inflammatory content).

Is it trolling? If not - why? If yes - do posts like that have a chance of being removed (with a better report comment perhaps) or should we not bother?

Unfortunately Bitcointalk's most famous flatearther locked his thread after merely ~800 pages without conclusively proving whether the Earth is flat or not. We can continue this extremely important discussion here. Anything with the word "earth" in it is on topic. Bonus points if you can prove that it's shaped like a tostitos scoop.

[Warning: beta-quality software. Use at your own risk.]

Warning: beta-quality software. Use at your own risk.

Somewhat-stable version: 2.2.5
Latest test version: 2.3.x

What is this?

A web browser extension ("add-on" in Mozilla-speak) that provides additional features to BitcoinTalk.org. Some of these features use data from BPIP.org, some others work entirely inside your browser. The extension activates when you browse BitcoinTalk.org pages such as threads or user profiles and inserts additional info about BitcoinTalk users and additional controls.

What's BPIP?

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5213618.0

What does the extension do exactly?

Current version (2.2.5)

All features are configurable (on/off, some with additional settings like custom themes). Features that automatically send requests to BPIP or Ninjastic are off by default, other features are on by default. To turn them on or off go to extension settings (e.g. after installation click the extension icon on the toolbar).

This version includes everything from 2.1.x plus the following:

• Show links to Ninjastic.space for users, threads, and posts. (on)
• Show number of topics the user posted in (uses Ninjastic API). (off)
• Show cryptocurrency addresses the user has posted (uses Ninjastic API). (off)
• Show user's favorite topics (uses Ninjastic API). (off)

More details and screenshots here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5224821.msg55623376#msg55623376

Previous version (2.1.x)

• Show a link to user profile on BPIP for each user. (on).
• Show a link to user profile on Loyce.club for each user. (on)
• Show DT1/DT2 status/strength for each user. (off)
• Show active/banned/archived status for each user. (off)
• Show earned merit for each user - total and 30/120/365 day sub-totals. Optionally hide old merit scores that include the airdrop. (off)
• In board view (list of threads) show merit sent within each thread. (off)
• Show shortcut buttons to include/exclude a user in your trust list. (on)
• Show BPIP Most Recognized ranking for each user. (off)
• Enhanced merit stats on user merit pages - calculated without contacting BPIP. (on)
• Allow quoting posts from locked threads into clipboard. (on)
• Allow quoting trust ratings into clipboard. (on)
• Show additional links under the MORE menu - links to rules, merit system, trust system info etc. (on)
• Alternative styling/themes for Bitcointalk, e.g. dark theme. (off)

More details and screenshots here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5224821.msg55473904#msg55473904

Older version (2.0.x)

• Show a link to BPIP next to each username. (on)
• Show DT1/DT2 status/strength for each user. (off)
• Show active/banned/archived status for each user. (off)

Is it going to spy on me?

We don't log your IP address when the extension contacts our server but if you don't trust us you should use Tor or VPN. The extension can technically read any data from your BitcoinTalk session, including your PMs, but it doesn't do so. It collects user IDs from the page you're looking at - e.g. a list of posts in a thread - and sends that list of IDs to bpip.org to get info about those users, and only does so if you turn the optional features on (these features are off by default).

The extension works even if you browse BitcoinTalk.org without being logged in. The source code is not obfuscated and can be examined by anyone with sufficient JavaScript knowledge using developer tools built into most browsers. Same tools can also be used to check network traffic to/from the extension.

Where can I get it?

Firefox and derivatives, such as Tor Browser: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/bpip-extension/

To make the extension work in the Android version of Firefox/Tor, you may need to use this workaround: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5224821.msg55623506#msg55623506

Chrome and derivative/compatible browsers: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ecpfdlfjiabpdnlhmkmannofnmpdakkj

Where can I get a really glitchy alpha version?

Before installing the test version please uninstall or disable your existing BPIP extension, if you have one.

Firefox and derivatives, such as Tor Browser: N/A

Chrome and derivative/compatible browsers: N/A

What's with all the questions in big bold font?

If you got this far, it worked, didn't it?

If you have other questions or concerns - please feel free to post in the thread.

Any comments are welcome but I'd like to keep this thread focused on the BPIP browser extension as much as possible. Anything that is BPIP-related but not specific to the extension should go to the main BPIP thread.

[Posts per day]

                                        Posts per day                                     
   #  User                    BPIP  before    now    del  AvgLen  Merit     Trust Score 
   1. efialtis                BPIP    11.7   16.9    0.3     412    423    +4 / =1 / -0 
   2. Saint-loup              BPIP     5.3   13.7    0.0     297    671    +1 / =1 / -0 
   3. Smartprofit             BPIP     0.3    8.3    0.3     556    334    +0 / =1 / -0 
   4. Bttzed03                BPIP     5.6    8.0    0.3     375    566                 
   5. johhnyUA                BPIP     6.7    7.6    0.1     543    684    +0 / =0 / -2 
   6. KTChampions             BPIP     1.3    7.1    0.4     489    560    +6 / =0 / -0 
   7. PHI1618                 BPIP     0.9    7.1    0.1     379    937 #  +0 / =0 / -1 
   8. CryptoBry               BPIP     6.6    6.9    0.0    1380    102    +0 / =1 / -0 
   9. Vispilio                BPIP     3.7    6.6    0.0     662    824    +6 / =0 / -1 
  10. Alex077                 BPIP     3.1    6.4    0.0     592     10                 
  11. madnessteat             BPIP     4.7    6.4    3.0     715    869    +4 / =0 / -0 
  12. 3meek                   BPIP     6.0    6.3    0.1     208    186    +0 / =0 / -1 
  13. Danydee                 BPIP     0.0    6.3    0.3     370     11    +0 / =3 / -0 
  14. Furious 7               BPIP     1.4    6.3    0.1     353      8    +0 / =1 / -0 
  15. nicolas1979             BPIP     0.0    6.3    0.1     467      2                 
  16. deisik                  BPIP     8.6    6.0    0.0     647    144                 
  17. moviebuff777            BPIP     0.0    5.9    2.1     191                        
  18. pajak666                BPIP     0.0    5.9    0.3     505      1                 
  19. tenakha                 BPIP     0.0    5.9    0.1     403      8    +0 / =1 / -0 
  20. Aqualung89              BPIP     0.0    5.7    0.0     243     23    +0 / =1 / -0 
  21. carlisle1               BPIP     0.0    5.7    0.3     526     16                 
  22. crossabdd               BPIP     0.0    5.7    0.0     387    129                 
  23. MURONDI                 BPIP     0.0    5.7    0.3     317      7                 
  24. otto_diesel             BPIP     5.0    5.7    0.0     345    445    +1 / =1 / -2 
  25. tg88                    BPIP     1.4    5.7    0.0     360    230                 
  26. vincetcm                BPIP     0.0    5.7    0.1     278     11                 
  27. daniahya                BPIP     1.6    5.6    1.1     219                        
  28. Darooghe                BPIP     0.1    5.6    0.0     546      4                 
  29. FutureBitcoin           BPIP     1.4    5.6    0.1     285     68                 
  30. GrinZ                   BPIP     0.0    5.6    0.0     498      2                 
  31. matchi2011              BPIP     2.1    5.6    0.3     343      5                 
  32. naska21                 BPIP     1.7    5.6    0.1     205     87                 
  33. Question123             BPIP     3.0    5.6    0.7     333     16                 
  34. abakr                   BPIP     1.4    5.4    0.3     135      3                 
  35. bitcoinst               BPIP     2.1    5.4    0.3     747    104                 
  36. blockman                BPIP     1.0    5.4    0.3     406     20                 
  37. Clark05                 BPIP     2.9    5.4    0.4     349     13                 
  38. Doell                   BPIP     0.0    5.4    0.1     344     13                 
  39. igor72                  BPIP     1.9    5.4    0.0     621    841    +2 / =0 / -0 
  40. jakelyson               BPIP     0.0    5.4    0.0     272     53                 
  41. Kyraishi                BPIP     0.3    5.4    0.0     563      9                 
  42. Pamadar                 BPIP     7.6    5.4    0.3     357     14    +0 / =1 / -0 
  43. piebeyb                 BPIP     0.0    5.4    0.0     632      9                 
  44. posi                    BPIP     1.1    5.4    0.6     503     87    +0 / =1 / -0 
  45. safari88                BPIP     0.0    5.4    0.0     138     12                 
  46. tippytoes               BPIP     3.0    5.4    0.1     423      7    +0 / =1 / -0 
  47. Zeke_23                 BPIP     0.0    5.4    0.1     368     78    +0 / =1 / -0 
  48. 2tang                   BPIP     0.4    5.3    0.4     348      9                 
  49. Aabcde                  BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.4     454      6                 
  50. Aceeakell               BPIP     0.3    5.3    0.3     297     44                 
  51. bassbity                BPIP     2.4    5.3    0.0     355     19    +0 / =1 / -0 
  52. dannybrown              BPIP     0.1    5.3    0.0     305    665                 
  53. EdvinZ                  BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.6     362     10                 
  54. huu78                   BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.0     335      1                 
  55. john1010                BPIP     0.7    5.3    1.6     392     32                 
  56. kaneki007               BPIP     0.7    5.3    0.9     227      7    +0 / =1 / -0 
  57. nickenburg              BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.1     678     10                 
  58. o48o                    BPIP     1.7    5.3    0.0     268     10                 
  59. S4VV4S                  BPIP     1.7    5.3    0.7     280           +0 / =0 / -1 
  60. Searing                 BPIP     2.7    5.3    0.1     828    242    +3 / =0 / -0 
  61. serjent05               BPIP     9.0    5.3    0.0     586     69    +2 / =0 / -0 
  62. smyslov                 BPIP     0.1    5.3    0.1     367      4    +0 / =1 / -0 
  63. sovie                   BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.6     285      2    +0 / =1 / -0 
  64. SPQRCoin                BPIP     1.6    5.3    0.1     275     72                 
  65. trendcoin               BPIP     1.0    5.3    0.0     528    273    +1 / =0 / -0 
  66. Triffin                 BPIP     0.0    5.3    0.6     388      1                 
  67. Wildwest                BPIP     2.1    5.3    0.1     394                        
  68. Adriano2010             BPIP     0.9    5.1    0.0     273     15    +0 / =1 / -0 
  69. adroitful_one           BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.1     456     40    +2 / =0 / -0 
  70. bitcampaign             BPIP     0.7    5.1    0.0     453      1                 
  71. bitcoindusts            BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     557      7                 
  72. BitDane                 BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     455      1                 
  73. Captain Corporate       BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     806     23    +1 / =0 / -0 
  74. crisanto01              BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.7     338      3                 
  75. $crypto$                BPIP     0.3    5.1    0.3     370                        
  76. Danslip                 BPIP     6.7    5.1    0.3     315     10    +0 / =1 / -0 
  77. darkangel11             BPIP     0.3    5.1    0.1     499     76                 
  78. Divinespark             BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     395                        
  79. ecnalubma               BPIP     1.6    5.1    0.0     320    153                 
  80. Edraket31               BPIP     0.0    5.1    1.3     346     11                 
  81. FairUser                BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.1     394      1                 
  82. Fundamentals Of         BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.1     368      9                 
  83. gabbie2010              BPIP     0.4    5.1    0.6     356     22    +0 / =1 / -0 
  84. GideonGono              BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.4     283                        
  85. greek1313               BPIP     2.1    5.1    0.1     353      8                 
  86. gunhell16               BPIP     1.6    5.1    0.1     568    173    +1 / =0 / -0 
  87. iamaruf                 BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.3     274     13                 
  88. jokers10                BPIP     3.7    5.1    0.0     519    324                 
  89. karanggatak             BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     407      1                 
  90. kassex                  BPIP     2.4    5.1    0.0     252     15                 
  91. killerfrost             BPIP     0.7    5.1    0.0     403                        
  92. kronkodil               BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     279      5                 
  93. marioantonini           BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     316     41                 
  94. msarro                  BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.4     282      1                 
  95. NathanJB                BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.1     416      1                 
  96. nimogsm                 BPIP     2.0    5.1    0.6     181     32    +1 / =0 / -0 
  97. rijaljun                BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     257     15                 
  98. Sadlife                 BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.4     437     14                 
  99. samuraijin              BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     499      1                 
 100. Twentyonepaylots        BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.9     423    158                 
 101. Valzador                BPIP     0.0    5.1    1.0     271      1    +1 / =0 / -0 
 102. wh1rlw1nd               BPIP     1.6    5.1    0.0     498    444    +0 / =1 / -0 
 103. Wipeout2097             BPIP     0.1    5.1    0.3     503                        
 104. Xsinx                   BPIP     0.0    5.1    0.0     399      1                 
 105. abel1337                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     224     65                 
 106. affandi                 BPIP     0.1    5.0    0.0     356                        
 107. akmal1984               BPIP     0.1    5.0    0.0     334      1    +0 / =1 / -0 
 108. aliceHortrex            BPIP     1.4    5.0    0.0     161           +0 / =0 / -2 
 109. ashmodeus               BPIP     3.0    5.0    0.1     305      9                 
 110. asus09                  BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.3     352                        
 111. biddicoin               BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     392                        
 112. bigon                   BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     232                        
 113. bitvalak                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     414                        
 114. bitzizzix               BPIP     0.1    5.0    0.1     465      9                 
 115. BlackFor3st             BPIP     0.6    5.0    0.0     480      1                 
 116. blckhawk                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     512     13                 
 117. bluebit25               BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     378                        
 118. btccashacc              BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.3     449                        
 119. Casdinyard              BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     334      4                 
 120. chip1994                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     490                        
 121. Clement Kaliyar         BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     513     12                 
 122. CodyAlfaridzi           BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     501     26                 
 123. DaMut                   BPIP     2.0    5.0    0.0     356     12    +0 / =1 / -0 
 124. danherbias07            BPIP     1.3    5.0    0.0     522      5                 
 125. desticy                 BPIP     1.4    5.0    0.1     328     32                 
 126. DevilSlayer             BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     442      2                 
 127. Dickiy                  BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     237                        
 128. duuuuude                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     228                        
 129. enhu                    BPIP     0.3    5.0    0.1     389     14                 
 130. Eugenar                 BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.3     554     14                 
 131. Experia                 BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.4     301     15                 
 132. Fappanu                 BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.7     279      4                 
 133. FPG                     BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     237      6                 
 134. fuer44                  BPIP     0.9    5.0    0.4     380     11                 
 135. Gatotare                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.1     221                        
 136. Genemind                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     351     17                 
 137. Getmon                  BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     407      2                 
 138. Gotumoot                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.6     343      9                 
 139. gweedo                  BPIP     0.3    5.0    0.0     384           +1 / =1 / -0 
 140. Hallmader               BPIP     0.7    5.0    0.0     415      3                 
 141. Hc01                    BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.4     225    151    +0 / =0 / -1 
 142. hello_good_sir          BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     569     10                 
 143. Helloween               BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     344      5                 
 144. ice098                  BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.7     388     66                 
 145. ice18                   BPIP     0.7    5.0    0.1     388     14    +1 / =0 / -0 
 146. Images21                BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     397                        
 147. Javi_Anibarro           BPIP     1.7    5.0    0.0     458     27                 
 148. Kambal2000              BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.4     334      7                 
 149. keeee                   BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.9     279      5                 
 150. Kepasa                  BPIP     0.0    5.0    0.0     286     10                 

Another one for the dustbin.

The ChipMixer gold rush and specifically this and this got me thinking (never a good sign) about a new feature that would give users an option to wear a different signature on some boards.

A couple of possible use cases:

1) Local boards could have signatures translated into their specific languages.
2) Users could wear an alternative signature on boards where their signature campaign doesn't pay (P&S for example), provided the campaign allows that of course.

Don't ask me how this could be implemented. It won't be implemented but I'd like to hear your opinions anyway.