Newbies identify with your local board

[GiftedMAN]

I think op need to understand that not everybody has a local board where they can be getting merits from even though they keep spamming there. There are some local boards that has so many senior people that can be meriting them even with small efforts. When people associates with there local board, they can easily grow in the forum without much stress like others that don't have a local board or that are not interested posting in there local board. There are many ways to grow in this forum and one of the ways is to attach oneself with a local board to be recognized.

I don't think the merit alone should be one of the reasons why one is asked to identify with his or her local board because any member who's interest depends on what they stand to get and not the level of information and knowledge that will be of benefit to them since most of the information they pass in the locals will be communicated in a language that will be well understood by the person. I think anyone who's doing a better good job on the forum be it in locals infact every section of the forum once the information is good such person won't find it difficult to interact with other forum members since the person has developed in writing and good communication.Member especially the newbies should see the local board as an avenue to learn things they find themselves not doing right because you have the opportunity to drop a question and get a fast response with a language that one can understand better.

[Shamm]

Not just newbies but also higher ranks here in forum must keep in mind how importance the local boards is cause we all know that  local boards can helps one another in short once there's a member from their local boards who is native and only know little in universal language then they can make more good quality threads by posting in their local boards which is for sure their fellow countrymen will support them.

[Smartvirus]

As much as I like the idea of having some sort of identity with your people on the forum and some of the benefits that come with it, which extends to having to look out for one another and it’s one of the reason you could find some other users on the forum requesting for a board of there own. Privacy remains a part of the cryptospace and that’s an idea that is promoted on the forum, an idea that having to identify with a local board don’t really patronize.

I would say we should subscribe to the idea of freedom to chose if one would like to identify or not for whatever reason that they feel suitable enough. Some users are stigmatized while others don’t like the community or idea of being bounded to a people. Let them be left alone and very much have there choice to decide how it goes for them.

[Issa56]

For someone who is ready to explore the forum themselves without being told a local board exist will definitely find out there are sections for that, but it should be noted that participating in them is by choice, you can always maintain being on the English boards,

It's not in the forum rules that it's mandatory for everyone to post on the local board, and nobody is forcing anyone to post there, it's just a matter of choice. If you don't want to post there, then you are not forced, and if you are interested in posting on the local board, that's also not a bad idea. Not all countries have a local board on the forum here, so if you are from a country that does not have a local board here, you don't have a choice but to maintain posting on the English board.

If a newbie is not good at speaking or writing in English language then the local board will be useful since the language that is used is your own language before you can join other discussions that are not in your local board (after learning English). If a newbie already knows English then there's a thread called Beginners & Help and there's also a thread that Ratimov have created where different topics are in there for newbies to check called Beginners & Help Encyclopedia.

Local boards provide many benefits and are intended for all ranks, not just beginners. They are not for persons who cannot speak English effectively alone. Because some local events, which might be very helpful to both high-ranking and low-ranking members, are only posted on your local board and aren't always posted in other sections of the forum, I said that the local board is not just for people who don't speak English fluently. You have to be aware of local events as they happen.

[lizarder]

Newbies, you are all welcome to this forum as you are in the right place to learn all angles of bitcoin and many more. It is easy to grow here, if you are ready to learn.  There is board here that is called local board in the forum.

Language may be one of the obstacles for someone to develop and in fact the local council will be the most rational place for beginners to learn the ins and outs of bitcoin. There it is easier for us to communicate with users who have the same language because not everyone is able to speak fluent English.

Local board is a board that was given by Theymos, to people from your country for easy discussion, so that you can learn and contribute in your native language for proper understanding and also to assist one  another

I see so many people benefiting from local boards, both their knowledge of bitcoin and their way up the ranks and that's where it's easier to discuss things. If we can speak English there are many good posts globally and there are many people there who might be able to provide education regarding bitcoin, information about wallets and forum developments regarding improvements made by Theymos. I also have to agree as you said that local boards are one medium that can help beginners to develop in the forum.

[Broadanbig]

It would be nice that you know how hard working Nigerians are and as such are good at contributing to the development of wherever they find themselves. It may please you to know about our monthly overview by Igebotz. This initiative has fast developed the board and making members to be active while on-boarding of new members  also. So far it has contributed to the growth of this platform because more Nigerians have registered so far and also creating of bitcoin awareness and adoption. I  believe these are just the few amongst the numerous reasons why our request was granted to have our own local board.

Ok OK, I thought you were referring to development at a technical level like some updates or some types of tools like Ninja had made. We also have the monthly overview charts made by Hamza2424 he is a hardworking dude. Spending his time in making all these and it really has helped us too, to identify how much we have progressed. But unfortunately, there are not that many members in our local community maybe that is why we are not getting any local board.

But the numbers are increasing slowly, and I hope at some time in the future we will be able to get our own board. Because one the board was made the members will automatically increase. Just like it increased when you got you. And I am happy for you guys. The overall, development in the posts and the number of members on BTT, did increase and you guys are really rocking and keep rocking it. I sometimes sneak onto your board and try to look at your overview section and the posts you guys are making and you are on some next level. And the support your OGs gave to newcomers is so generous.

At least what they have done is a good one because that motivates members to be.much active at local board contributing immensely to the growth and development of the local board. Since Igebotz began the monthly overview coupled with CryptopreneurBrainboss assistance in awarding the best posters on our local board, the community grew with lots of engagements and activities from already existing members and inflow of new members as well. This is not just a plus to the Nigeria board but also a plus to the Bitcointalk community because the traffic increased tremendously in addition to the previous which already exists and increasing more competition amongst Local boards to strive for more contributions and development to the platform.