Apparently , the activity changes every 1210000 units of the UNIX timestamp.

This equates to 14 days , 6 minutes , 40 seconds.

This means , after 3026 2 week periods , you would expect to gain 42364 activity.

But no , you would get only 42350 activity.

TLDR; Every 116 years you will lose out on 14 activity. Sad right ?

In order to make this thread more productive, here are some of the next timings :-

( All times in GMT )

7/7/2015 11:53:20
7/21/2015 12:00:00
8/4/2015 12:06:40
8/18/2015 12:13:20
9/1/2015 12:20:00
9/15/2015 12:26:40

Here is a list of all the ACCURATE start dates of the 14 day periods till 2060 !

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12saLhlUoqIdairxzuSPu6EYGrt7FN2lOstO1yDjCEbA

FAQs of the Activity system
(All of these can be found stickied in the Meta , but just in case)

Q : How is activity calculated ?

The activity number is determined in this way:
time = number of two-week periods in which you've posted since your registration
activity = min(time * 14, posts)

Q : Help ! My activity (or rank) has not activated yet , even though I have sufficient posts and have posted in sufficient time periods !


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Outdated. It occasionally takes much longer to update, but still an hour on average

My address is correct in the list and I have completed 58 posts since I joined.
I will get Sr. Member position sometime on April 29th , what would be my payment for the next period ?

Thanks,
Jambola2

EDIT :- 8:26:40 AM GMT on April 29th precisely.

Hundreds of scammers have sufficient funds.

But they run away anyways.

So , you need to not only prove that you have sufficient funds , but you must put some of those funds in an escrow or give them to the lender.

That is what collateral is.

You will not get a loan without collateral.

Payment of 0.02 received.

Thanks.

BTC-Arbs gives a 5% affilate bonus , on daily earnings by your referral.

This means , if you sign up by this guys affilate link , you will get your earnings boosted by 5% * 0.25 = 1.25%

1.25% means nothing as btc arbs is a risky investment.

Last Active : April 10th , the same day as user TheGambler.

They both posted in Services first , with an opportunity to invest into a SUPER GAMBLING plan , which would give impossible returns.

They both then posted in Lending with a request for microloans.

Coincidence ? I think not.

I've completed it.

Thanks for the offer.

I will update as soon as I get payment.

Shameless pumping is shameless.

I have around half a bitcoin...

What do you mean by "No escrow supported"

Simply give one BTC to an escrow and if you run away , all the BTC will be guaranteed back.

Currently , you have a huge claim , but you could just steal 1 BTC.

The 1 BTC can stay permanently with the escrow , for as long as you are running this and it would not affect the outcomes of this game in any way.

How is 1.9% too high...

I know a couple sites with a better house edge , like primedice or just-dice , but this is FUN to gamble on. An extra 0.9% is not too much , considering that most of the other very interesting gambling games are not really provably fair or have similar or higher house edge.

Luckybit is fun too and has an edge of around 1.75%.

TLDR ; 1.9% may be a bit higher , but it is more fun. And gambling is not really not to earn money....

I know , 4$ for running a song 100 times per day , seven days a week sounds meager.

You would get barely half a cent per time the song runs.

You should add something like "Buy your first megacoin scratch-ticket for only 0.008 !"

People love getting discounted stuff.

As far as I can see , that would still be way more profitable than 1.9%

I would like to join your survey.

The replies to your first round sound positive.

Sign a message with an address with 0.8 BTC , that would atleast prove that you have the BTC...

I remember tradefortress's campaign , it was the best.

Based on activity and total posts and not posts per month.

EG : Newb with 0 posts adds posts 400 times. The signature is on 400 posts.
Long time user with 1000 posts adds posts 100 times. The signature is on 1100 posts.

The signature is seen on old posts as well as new ones , so this is the best method.

As said by b!z , it stops promoting spamming.

Weekly payment is not a good idea , except for new campaigns, as it is hard to manage for the owner.

You can get the fees at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=499007.0 if you put a minimum of 384 posts per month , for the 0.4 BTC.

Here , you can get only 0.08 BTC per month , but it needs a mere 50 posts.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=530420.0

I don't think any campaign owners will cut out a specific deal , and for hero members I'd suggest the former campaign over the latter.

'I want to link my Bitcointalk name with BTCJam's. Verification code: b3e32d1a-4eef-4eaf-9f50-d063c6581d5b'

Even if he posts enough , this only ensures his ability to repay , not the fact that he will repay.

Tonnes of BTCjam scams happened in the same way. They proved they had enough collateral and then just ran.

Wait , how do I let an address of mine be sufficiently verified ?

Do I tell an admin or something that this is my address ?

I shall keep it for as long as I can , and it has been on my profile.

Nope , he is a senior member and is allowed to enter the campaign with a tiny signature , but gets only half that of a senior member with a full sized signature.