Logical. However, if we are going to add another rank I would like to future proof it as much as possible. I don't want this forum to have a million different ranks, because they lose a little meaning then. That's assuming you value ranks in the first place, since ultimately they're just cosmetic for the most part. However, if we had a merit requirement of something ridiculous like 5k activity, and 5k merit I feel like that future proofs it, and means only the very dedicated users will ever reach that. 2k merits, and 2k activity I feel is a little too easy for the last rank of the forum.

You could've waited a little longer to do this metric .

There's plenty of the older generation using Bitcoin. I know, the stereotypes, and as with most stereotypes there's a element of truth to that. I know the transition will be difficult, but that's what humans do. We're actually extremely good at adapting, even though consciously, we don't like change. Call it evolution if you want, eventually if Bitcoin is successful in mainstream adoption, most people will have an incentive to learn, and therefore will learn.

Alright, as Charles-Tim says; it's not actually for everyone. Think of people who aren't very good at security, I personally don't recommend those people to be responsible for their own wealth. In fact, that's why I say that banks will, and probably should always exist. So, while it's already a security concern to allow a third party be in charge of your money, it can help certain people who have no concept of security whatsoever. Honestly, that's a quite large portion of the population too.

Should go without saying, usually loans are fixed terms, and even if you think you know the market you're likely to get caught out eventually. It's a terrible idea, really. In fact, you shouldn't be using anything, but your own money to invest in anything. These days, people rely way too much on money that isn't them, and it's the perfect business strategy for the banks.

I'd say stick with the Bitcoin concepts, and stop relying on banks. That's one of the very fundamentals of Bitcoin, so why would you rely on the banks that are giving you the loans to get into Bitcoin. I know the answer it's speculative investors looking to earn a quick buck rather than actually thinking Bitcoin is worth something, which again is missing the point. My belief of Bitcoin comes from its core principles, and that's why I believe ultimately it'll continue to rise in value.

That's my thoughts, depends on his fitness coming into it, but I imagine he'll be in top shape. Bit of cage rustiness, but I feel like wrestlers don't really suffer from that as much as predominately strikers would. I haven't actually watched much of Jon Jones live, his time was before I was really into MMA, so I've only caught highlights so I'm particularly excited about watching him live. Alright, I don't agree or condone what he has done outside the cage, but inside the cage he's truly brilliant.

Yeah, I think Pereira does. Whether it's just his kryptonite, Izzy just can't seem to do it. He dominated that fight right up until the end. So, I know Izzy is more than capable, and in fact at the end of the first or second round he actually rocked Alex pretty bad. If it wasn't the end of the round that could've been the end right there for Alex. Since, both of these fighters when in trouble stay standing, and don't actually dive for the legs. So, usually when they get rocked that's the end.

It would be the solution to our problems, but to be honest I'm not sure we can afford him. When it gets closer to the summer, Real Madrid, and the likes will put in some massive bids, with even bigger wages. Which, without breaking the wage structure we just can't compete with. Bellingham would absolutely want to be a Liverpool fan, and prioritise that over a better wage, which I don't think is the case.

We've got more problems than just the midfield it seems, but I feel Bellingham would be an absolutely massive statement. I can't see us willing to pay him the same as Salah though, which will ultimately be the reason he goes elsewhere. I think it's just rumours at the moment, I don't think anyone is leading the race. I think it's just simply the case of Liverpool being the most vocal.

The market will never be predictable, and never has been. At least, to a fine degree. Now, over the long term I'd be pretty confident in predicting that Bitcoin will continue to be adopted, and less Bitcoin will be injected into circulation, and therefore the price of Bitcoin will increase. However, that's a pretty vague prediction, but is the most accurate. When, users start getting into the nitty gritty, and trying to accurately determine price movements in the short term, often it's not based on anything, but correlation. Which, has proven to be a rather suspect metric to base predictions on.

So, in short no the market can't be accurately predicted, despite all these analysis' going on. Now, I'll admit they're fun to read, and to sort of come up with your own speculation. However, they often aren't that accurate. Although, having said that the long term outcome of Bitcoin I think is fairly predictable without making any price assumptions.

You can think of an idea without knowing how to actually implement it, i.e not knowing how to code it. In fact, I'd say the vast majority of people here have good ideas when it comes to certain systems, the difference is Satoshi put that idea into practice, and actually pursued it. Even, if he wasn't the best programmer at the time of the idea, he learned, and implemented it. However, from my understanding he did have some sort of idea, and it's very much like any other programmer they have an idea, they break it down, and then they research as they go. Since, it's almost impossible to just go, and code something without researching certain aspects, since we don't know everything when it comes to projects.

Scarlets I thought were brilliant against the Bulls yesterday, particularly the first half. Some very good attacking play, some questionable defensive efforts, but overall they did what they needed to do. For much of the second half they were pinned back, trying to survive. Then, suddenly they comeback in the dying minutes, and score one try, and almost another.

I will say though, the officiating was absolutely awful at times, and the odd thing is even though it was being played at the Parc of Scarlets I thought the refs were siding with the bulls a lot, and missing a lot of dangerous play by them. 

It's fairly popular already, especially in European countries. Plus, it's probably as exciting as you're going to get. Most people complain about fights when they aren't doing much. Well, at least the slap leagues are full on action. Can't say I'm a fan mind you, and I wouldn't be interested in betting for the sole reason there's not a whole lot of skill involved. There's technique, no doubt. However, it could just be how the slap lands, whereas at least with traditional fighting sports you have to have the athleticism to land, this your opponent is standing still right in front of you.

Can't say I'm a fan, and I'm sure there will be a few problems with health, and safety concerns. Since, these guys are arguably taking bigger hits, more frequently than most other combat sports.

Jon Jones vs Ciryl Gane, and then Leon Edwards vs Kamaru Usman 2 in the same month? Absolutely brillaint month, and I know that they'll stack those cards up as much as possible. So, we'll likely see some very good co mains. Not sure, if they've already been confirmed or not. I saw that Izzy gets his chance at the title again, in like April? I think that's what I remember reading yesterday. Not sure if he's going to do it, he doesn't seem to be able to stay safe, despite dominating every fight he has with Alex.

We've got some big fights ahead of us lads. Can't wait for Jon Jones' return personally. See, what level he's at. He'll either be very rusty, and then that eight fight contract looks a little silly or he'll dominate the division for the entirety of those eight fights.

Thank god for the FA cup. I honestly, thought I forgot to put my predictions in once again today upon waking up. I've put them in now to make sure the same doesn't happen come Friday. A little gutting though, I was looking forward to catching up on some Premier League football, I totally forgot that it was the FA cup this weekend. That doesn't have the same sort of magic for me. If I supported some of the lower tier teams, I'm sure it would mean a whole lot more.

Well, on that note I just hope Liverpool don't put out too many of our first team against Brighton tomorrow, just so we can avoid some of the injuries that we've been plagued with.

Well, I'll probably catch some hockey, and some other non UFC mma this weekend considering it's not on. Can't say I'm too excited about next week either in terms of names. Should be some hard fought battles though, and as tokeweed suggests could be a lot of stand up battles.

Seems to have not sustained any serious injuries too, so it shouldn't effect his comeback, whenever that is. I haven't seen the video yet, but it's actually quite refreshing to hear he was nice after the incident. I know a lot of the fans are speculating that this is set up due to his recent allegations, but I'm not sure if that has any substance at all. Sometimes, people can be nice when bad things happen, and usually it's in times like this where it could've gone much worse.

Even Diaz, was a star before coming. At least, in the Portugal league. Jota was probably the player with the least profile due to playing for Wolves. However, anyone who watched him play can see he's a special player. We usually purchase proven players, but generally are having a hard time elsewhere. Jota, was struggling to get goals due to the overall quality of Wolves, Salah was struggling as you mentioned. The only players that were really proven were probably Alison, Keita, and VVD. Although, you can see where that got us with Keita.

Our recent signings have been a little different. Cody Gakpo isn't as proven as the bigger players we've got, but he's looked fairly decent. Nunes was proven in his league, but I guess similar to Diaz in that aspect.

Yeah, I think so. I think the community cares a great deal in which direction Bitcoin goes. If the community didn't care as much, I don't think we'd have as much discussion as we do here. However, the Bitcoin community is much larger than what we've got here, and there's constant discussions on how we can improve it. They might not be right, but you can see that people are motivated to improve Bitcoin.

On the flip side, that also means people don't want to see the wrong decisions made. Ultimately, when it comes to big changes, and therefore hard forks the people get to decide what they want to adopt, and what they don't.

Division isn't always a bad thing. It means, that all alternatives are being considered. It's those with the strongest argument or merit to their idea that should succeed. It means, we haven't got just a handful of people making the decisions, but hundreds or thousands of people contributing to the future of development. I would rather have a debate when it comes to important changes, so that all angles are considered, than having a one way discussion where no one else proposes any other ideas.

So, now that we've seen a decent part of the season played. Was Ronaldo really the only problem at Man Utd? Or was it the introduction of Casemiro, and they would've been fine if Ronaldo stayed? Like, I thought Ronaldo was the problem for the longest time, but I didn't think they'd instantly get better when he left. The introduction of Casemiro is a huge one. His position that he plays, I think is one of the most important positions in football. So, I can see that having a huge impact on their play style, and also results. Still, wouldn't have thought they'd improve this much. It's almost night, and day.

I'm still sticking to my 1-1 prediction. It'll be cagey, both teams might not put their best teams out, but one thing is for sure both teams will want to win this. I know that sounds counter productive, but both teams have their eyes on bigger things this season. However, City have a good record in the FA cup so they could potentially just put the best side out possible, and Arsenal knowing that might do the same too.

Right, and I think the word "exploit" is probably the best word for it. They've realised that most of the population can't afford adequate medical care, and have convinced these poor people that their solutions, actually work. When, in reality most of the things they're prescribing aren't going to work. They probably know that too. You mention this type of treatment in more Western cultures, and you'll likely be accused of scamming if you're offering this sort of treatment.

However, not always. A lot of people are superstitious, and even renowned athletes tend to go for non science backed treatments all the time. Doesn't mean, if works mind. It just means people want to try everything, to get better or get an edge. Honestly, the placebo effect can also help, so if someone truly believes in it, for more minor illnesses the placebo effect could potentially work.

That's a risk with anything you recommend in life. It's probably best to be clear that it is a risky industry, and just point them to certain resources which discuss the risk, but also the benefits. Let them make the decision, but just sort of get them interested. I don't want people to go out there, and sort of sell Bitcoin as the best thing ever. Despite, what they might think, Bitcoin definitely isn't for everyone, and I would say it's a little more risky than fiat, simply because it's a lot more complex, and different for people to understand. That's without research obviously, and a little bit of tinkering around with Bitcoin.

It's not overly complex, it's just people like things simple. The simpler things are, the less risk there is generally. Potentially, even offer to teach them a little bit about it rather than just encouraging them to find out themselves. I'd still tell them to do their own research though, and to verify everything that you've taught them.

There kind of is; It does effect all of us as it effects the consumers confidence in Bitcoin. If we keep having these headlines,  because people continue to use these sorts of services, and the headlines show that most of these exchanges seem to be run by people looking to exploit their customers, then it does effect us all.

We don't need these types of people running companies that operate with Bitcoin, and we definitely don't need these types of headlines every few years. It might not be obvious in the long term, because a lot of us forget about it, but it does stunt growth, and adoption for quite a while after. Would we have seen such dips in price if this didn't happen? It's hard to be absolutely sure, but I imagine there's a element of truth to that.

If it's a wallet that you own, no that's not a disposal. I'm not sure what you're asking exactly, but if you still own that Bitcoin, you have to declare it to the tax man if it needs to be declared. I don't know where you are, and what exactly you're talking about here, but income tax is usually required to be declared. Whatever you do with that money from there on wards is considered yours until you send it to someone else. If you send it to a different wallet that you own, then that's just moving your funds around instead of a disposed of.

Honestly, to prevent going wrong I'd just advise to talk to an accountant. I've had an accountant for years just for Bitcoin now. Usually, just give them the transactions of the wallet, and then any subsequent withdrawals. If you've purchased Bitcoin from an exchange, give them that. If you sell at a loss later, that'll be considered a loss, and won't be taxed. 

Like I said, I kind of expect companies to do this. It's probably a lower competition key word, and the forum still even today gets decent traffic. Not as much as "Bitcoin Reddit" I bet.

I suppose, but the advertising industry hasn't got the best reputation for ethics. Especially, certain industries. Although, I don't think they're doing too much harm. They're just trying to generate more revenue, and Bitcointalk as a keyword will have less competition. Although, I'd have thought they've got enough money to compete on the more popular keywords too.

I haven't used Google's search engine in a very long time now, but don't they sort of cycle through a bunch of adverts, so even if you did refresh it might not be the same advert displayed? That's usually, how adverts work across the board, I just can't remember how Google does it. So, you could just get unlucky, and not see that advert for a while, but they're still paying for it.

Does it get replaced by another advert when it's not there?