Yes, to encourage people to pass on their sMerits for if not it will be decayed over a period of time. This is what theymos has said in one of his replies. But, it was just a plan and never it was being implemented seeing that it is not necessary for now. This is why I have discussed about ban high rank users to which their number has drastically decline and put to stop those high rank users good poster too. As we all know that some high rank users could lift the moral of the forum with their intellectual posting skills. Sad to say that some of them were being ban just because of committing a single violations that has been reported as plagiarism.

As I have mention if the signature ban will be defeated its purpose to retain good users without them removing in the forum might trigger theymos to start implementing decaying the sMerits. There are many users in the forum now that are only holding sMerits and does not put it to good use awarding quality posts.

no, learn it first before earning. This forum is originally created for the purpose of cryptocurrency discussions especially bitcoin. The earning part is just a bonus to which there are business individuals created their own cryptocurrency as an alternative digital currency to bitcoin. In your state if you are really new then reading and learning first how cryptocurrency works. This will enable you to enlighten your knowledge in cryptocurrency and definitely will lead you to profit in the future.

Learn the basic first and I suggest you to read a lot OP because there are so many technicalities in cryptocurrency. You can start reading about what is cryptocurrency and it will lead you to another topic like how cryptocurrency works, the different kinds of digital wallets, how to transfer coins, how to buy and earn bitcoins, what are altcoins and what is mining. There are a lot of things to learn OP so start first from scratch. You can do it yourself just do use also the search button on this forum if you have question regarding some technical terms and guides.

Please consider my post and help me to rank up. I am not a good poster but i am doing the right things here in the forum. Attidude matters most than having a great knowledge. These are my post that I think somehow conteibuted in the forum.

1. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5141098.msg50968800#msg50968800
2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5132001.msg50610561#msg50610561
3. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5128150.msg50458164#msg50458164
4. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5071963.msg48046695#msg48046695
5. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5148074.msg51246388#msg51246388

My approach is to start a thread tand create a good discussion with the users with their different inputs.

It has been found out that many high rank user has been ban in the forum. Sad to say that they commit violations like plagiarism. Now, it seems that admin had find a better way that instead of permban, users that has prove its worth in the forum can have the chance in ban appeals liftimg the permban to signature wearing ban for 2 years.

If this signature ban will defeat its purpose to hold more high rank users in this forum then it is also time to create new found good users and promote them to higher ranks.

So in this case promoting good users to higher rank might be done easily when sMerits will be decayed if not given or awarded to users with a quality posting habit. I think this is how theymos had been thinking since he had said it a while that he had some plans on decaying sMerits.

What do you think could be a possible result if it will going to happen?

I haven't seem merit giveaways lately in the forum after quickseller and OGnastys merit giveaway thread. It seems that most users are hoarding merits? Well, I do hope I am.wrong since the usual active member here been had merited posts that are constructive. I guess only few users had done hoarding smerits probably due to inactive in the forum. Some merit source had been giving their 50 smerits to users whom.they think worth it and is credible in giving merits.

Oh no, you should have gone a research prior to investing your money. Joining in cryptocurrency at your own risk.is even advise. Anyway, if you still holding your money right now then it would better not to deposit it to the said company. If I were you OP try to for a good exchange and join like BINANCE EXCHANGE. There you can buy good coins as suggested like bitcoins that can have a great bull run in the future as its market price continously increases.

BTW OP, you should also know what type of crypto you would like to store in your wallet as per advise since you are to cryptocurrency then it is better to join first an exchange. You can get an exchange wallet under your account and you can choose different kinds of crypto to store when you buy it. Each crypto has its design wallet and it will depend on its platform being used. The most common wallet is ERC20 for ethereum platform and block chain.

So start first buying a crypto in an exchange wallet. Store it or even try to trade in smaller amounts. Thus, you can practice and widened your knowledge about cryptocurrency. This is where I started to learn also.

Wow that is one good platform. Does Bitpay covers most of the payment scheme and do they take huge transaction fee? I am a little bit worried if someday I can create my own website and earn on it too that the transaction fee's will be jeopardize from the process of receiving it and converting it to fiat wherein it will deduct for servi e fee each party from the bank and the Bitpay service.

Anyway, I am still.not sure enough if I can have my own site. What matter here is that I know now that there are third party service that could cater in the likes of these needs.

I have never been thankful to the bounty Manager @Hamphuz for the job on on-time payment, great service and being fair to all participants. I congratulate @ Hamphuz for such kindness and a good job in maintaining the bounty project. I am hoping that I can work with you in your other project in the future.

For now I will be enjoying the stay in this wonderful project may it will going to take 1000 years to finish. LOL!

Well if you do not want to get a discussions with your ban appeal then Mods can have more time to review if it is worth it to lift the ban and instead give only a signature ban over a period of time. Thus, if you allow every users here to discuss your worth and it will be seen by the Mods then it will be easy for them to lift the ban.

Just prove yourself worth OP allow every users to discuss your worth in the forum. If not then the users here could not give you support in your ban appeals.

I do not see any negative feedback on your account and it seems alright since it was neutral and has no feedback about it. I do not think also that a DT user will give you red trust because of your Bad English grammar construction. If it do then probably you must be PM first advise not to post in english sections to avoid becoming a shit poster because of using english with bad grammar construction.

This probably was overlook by the Mods or if it is auto ban then a ban appeal here in the forum will do. Though Mods are busy taking care a lot of issues and concerns, this ban appeal might still be consider lifting the ban and instead prohibit the user to wear signature over a period of time.

My only concern with this matter is that there are other users also that are good and make an appeal.but not granted. Is it unfair for them? I hope that admin will be fair in lifting ban appeals.

I have been into project to where BM had required signature bounty participants to post in ann threads of the said project. Thus, bumping ann threads will likely to happen. This could never be a fault of a bounty hunter.

In order for this to be prevented in the future since the forum has set users with the forum rules and regulations, so it is about time also to set rules and regulations for the bounty manager. This will help to gain a fair and equal treatment of every project in the forum.

There could be an accidental deletion of your post OP. Mods are not bots that has efficiency in deleting irrelevant, spam or any other reasons that it needs to be deleted. I had been too in that process but I am not complaining because I do understand how things works and probably overdoing it that results to accidental deletion.

As we all know that shit posters are everywhere that could trigger a lot of posts deletion in the forum. So think how many post mods will be deleting everyday.

I think it is still best to do things in accordance with bitcointalk.org forum rules and regulations.

It would be good also to invite a third party service like im facebook that has messenger to which messages had great and advance feature in messages. This will also remove the chance on every user to go on their telegram to process the transaction especially in selling goods and etc.

This is only a suggestion who knows one day that it will be implemented and of course all of the conversation will be done fast and easy.

Well you can lock it manually by yourself after getting some answers from the users. That if one has good memory on doing it remembering started threads that needa to lock up after a period or the number of replies expected that answers could be found.

But, if theymos will going to implement this kind of add on feature for advance users then it might do good as well. It seems that this will be effective in the SMT prohibiting it to bump over a period of time or number of post or replies  achieve in every thread.

Cryptocurrency forum like bitcointalk.org may be a 10 year old but it does not mean that it could address all the problems in the forum especially when it comes to languages and the differences of the users coming from around the world.

In the case of OP still needs to be patient as the forum still growing and who knows one day theymos might consider giving every local forums to have another sub forums classified in the likes of major section of bitcointalk loke the SMT, owns a meta sub board, Technical discussions and etc.

Again, for now let us be patient. Remimder that patient is a virtue.

Well you can now appeal.OP to lift the ban instead of permban admin now.can implememt banning on signatures for a year or over a period of time. Just present any post you think that you are worth it and deserve to stay in the forum.

However, in your case a user that has ordinary posting skills will be difficult for you to appeal. Another user has shown you had posted a one liner post in your histoey details.

Anyway, do not lose hope. There are other forums for cryptocurrency discussions but not good as bitcointalk.org.

Well you should not worry OP since there are perfect time for everything. I am bumping this thread again to support your application on becoming a merit source.

I have seen that your application is indeed needed in your local board. Have you considered PM theymos about this so that he can direct you in the process? A few amount of smerits to be allocated in your case will do good to the local board.

I just wish also that all local boarss will have a merit source as it seems that many high rank users had been ban. So, it is time to replace them with a user that could reach to higher rank with hard earn merit and through the help of a local board merit source if possible.

Happy birthday on your merit source application!