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January 22, 2014, 02:16:14 PM |
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I award a to Vitalik Buterin (author: http://bitcoinmagazine.com/author/vitalik-buterin/). He may have been 14 at the time of the genesis block, but it is sufficient to say if he says something about Bitcoin, it is probably correct. I'm not a member of the illuminati that can hand out forum icons though.
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In order to get the maximum amount of activity points possible, you just need to post once per day on average. Skipping days is OK as long as you maintain the average.
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deepceleron (OP)
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January 22, 2014, 02:25:40 PM |
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The feature was added, and a few people were given the icon, and then it was never addressed again...
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qwk
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January 22, 2014, 03:14:45 PM |
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Here's an (incomplete) list of Bitcoin experts I found so far (in no particular order): Sergio_Demian_LernerMike HearnHaltheymosPeter ToddByteCoinMagicalTuxMeni RosenfeldLuke-JrgenjixpiukYou'll probably miss a s***load of names on that list whom you'd consider an expert. E.g. I just noticed that adam3us is not an expert. I mean, seriously? With theymos being in charge of a completely deliberately chosen list (and also probably being lazy), you can't expect it to be complete or make sense BTW: gmaxwell, jgarzik, wumpus, Pieter Wuille, Gavin Andresen are just lowly "core developers", not even experts This only appears in the Dev & Tech section. Some users have additional icons and text below the coins. For example theymos: "Bitcoin expert"
It's just hover text, right? Who determines who is a Bitcoin expert?
I do.
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 22, 2014, 03:26:26 PM |
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I added a system of badges to SMF a while ago, though only two are defined now. Here are the current badges: Bitcoin expert | Dev&Tech only. People with this badge know enough about the Bitcoin network to reimplement something very like it from scratch. They are capable of intelligently discussing the Bitcoin network: current protocol, possible attacks, proposed changes, etc. Criteria: Recommendation by an existing Bitcoin expert or core dev and approval by a forum administrator. | Bitcoin-Qt core developer | Dev&Tech only. These are the core developers of Satoshi's Bitcoin client. They are listed here. Core developers are among the top contributors to Bitcoin-Qt, and they are all bitcoin experts, though they don't also get that badge. |
A core dev does not "outrank" a bitcoin expert (or vice-versa), and it's possible for someone without a badge to contribute meaningfully to a discussion with experts and core devs.
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January 23, 2014, 06:05:02 AM |
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I wholeheartedly recommend that adam3us be added to the Bitcoin expert list.
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qwk
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January 24, 2014, 08:53:35 PM |
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 25, 2014, 10:39:01 AM |
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You're missing 3, though some of them post very rarely in Dev&Tech. See if you can find them all.
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qwk
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January 25, 2014, 06:26:38 PM |
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You're missing 3, though some of them post very rarely in Dev&Tech. See if you can find them all. A challenge Unfortunately, I only managed to find 2 Matt CoralloforrestvMy search algorithm "search threads that were started by other Bitcoin Experts or Core Developers" turned out to be quite effective, but I had to give up after a while. Now please, who's number 3? Curiosity will kill this cat if you don't tell On a side note, two suggestions: casascius & Diapolo.
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 25, 2014, 06:46:21 PM Last edit: July 05, 2018, 01:13:13 PM by qwk |
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 25, 2014, 09:16:47 PM |
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would Andreas Antonopoulos count as an expert?
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January 26, 2014, 03:01:38 AM |
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Now please, who's number 3? Curiosity will kill this cat if you don't tell dacoinminster. He posts in Dev&Tech very rarely (though not as rarely as forrestv, actually), so I'm not surprised that you didn't find him.
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October 23, 2017, 02:04:18 AM |
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IS THERE AN UPDATED LIST OF EXPERTS & DEV BADGE MEMBERS?
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qwk
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July 05, 2018, 11:30:44 AM |
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Just noticed that achow101, formerly known as knightdk(?) is an expert. About time for a new list
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Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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