I know this is not necessary since everyone has a life outside the forum and they can decide when to come online or how long they can stay offline but I think it calls for attention when a moderator is absent for over two weeks without a word. Mitchell is the newly assigned moderator for the beginners and help board (one of the busiest section of the forum) but he's been offline since on 7th of this month. I noticed this because one of my thread was locked by him so I clicked on his profile and discovered this.

Some users stay away from forum longer than this. I see some users also announce when they are leaving thou this is not a rule. A sudden disappearance of a moderator should always cause alarm in my opinion. I hope everything is fine with him and hope to see him back soon.

I came across a post on twitter this night. It worth sharing here so everyone of us can take it seriously that "Not your keys, not your coins". Someone complains that the most populous CEX Binance hold his funds ($500k) and suspended his account until he proved the purpose of that huge transaction.

My @Binance account got restricted  because I moved $500k between my wallet and account

any help please? @heyibinance @cz_binance @BinanceHelpDesk

This was Binance respond when he contacted them for resolution.

https://x.com/notEezzy/status/1980384531841708275?t=YvyIU8p8NJ4oeVelyW-bQg&s=19

At first I thought it was usual content to generate traffic but the official Binance support Twitter responded that they are working on the issue. Then I confirm the authenticity of the story.

I still wonder why people feel comfortable with huge amount resting on exchange wallet knowing fully well that they have no full control of their assets but the exchange does. These guys are not new to crypto, they know the implications of this but yet they choose to know and embrace keeping their assets in exchanges.

If you're reading this now please don't just preach not your keys not your coins, practice it to avoid calling out people to come and rescue you on social media platforms and this forum.

I still can't upload a picture    Is one merit not longer the requirement to be able to upload images? What am I missing?

I have been around this forum for a while now and I noticed the controversies surrounding newbies and their posts. I know it's unnecessary making a posts announcing that you joined the forum. I noticed some posts getting moved/deleted for not adding any value to the forum or for being a repetition of previous threads. Mind you, majority of these deleted threads are from newbies.

On the other hand, I see some newbies account with a tag saying "this user is not a newbie but someone who is familiar with the forum is behind the account". Most of the time, this tags evolved as a result of what they posted on the forum and people feel they don't suppose to know all these simply because they are newbies.

Now, I ask to know which way is the best to join conversation here. Is it ideal for one to hide information here to avoid being tagged or assume as not being a newbie? Pardon my English please but I believe the message is clear a bit.