Index to popular bitcointalk threads 2018

[xtraelv]

English threads only, No ICO threads, No ANN threads - Currently top merited threads but will be improved to include other good threads.
Some of the threads are included because the replies are brilliant.

MERIT THREADS
Merit network analysis: merit rank distribution and satellites by sncc
Global structure of merit networks by sncc
User's sMerit Network size – Data to select possible Merit Sources by DdmrDdmr
Top 30 Merit givers per board - Interactive Tool to spot possible Merit Sources by Piggy
100 Days of Merit by zentdex
Is it true that we only send sMerit to our “buddies” ? by DdmrDdmr
Eigenvectors in merit network space by sncc
Forum Merited Messages- Does size count? by DdmrDdmr
TMAN'S Guide To Getting Merit
[April fools] New new rank requirements
Merit System Upgrade
USERS THAT ARE ABUSING MERIT SYSTEM
Enhanced merit UI [1.1]
FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit
Merit is the best thing that happened to new users
sMerit Post-Review
😎 [ANN] The Utmost Epic, Totally Tubular sMerit Giveaway ~ 170 sM Available 😎
Any advice on how I can earn merit?

ANTI SPAM & CLUTTER THREADS
Overview of Bitcointalk Signature Anti-Spam Campaign Managers by pugman
These boards require additional moderators by AverageGlabella
New Report to moderator stats thank you theymos by iasenko
The fundamental problem with ICOs and bounty campaigns by OriginTrain
UserLog request,same as ModLog but for user activity+more ideas. BOT PROOF VIDeo by iasenko
Discussion in need: "Report to moderator" by mdayonliner
[Guide]How to properly report rule-breakers.Techniques and tips.UNDER CONSTRUCTI by iasenko
Analysis bounty tables and the sad result of it by LiluSG
[SMAS] Signature Managers against Spam (light version)

SCAM THREADS
How to avoid getting your exchange account HaCkEd or pHiShEd
How to protect yourself from Scams
THE SCAMMER Guinness world record on bitcointalk 1 man 1000 accounts 150k+ usd! by coinlocket$
Cryptsy
master-p
Quickseller escrowing for himself  
Onecoin ANN (locked) and Onecoin scam thread
Piece of Shit Bitcoiners et al. Hall of Fame
List of Major Bitcoin Heists, Thefts, Hacks, Scams, and Losses
[REFERENCE] BREACHED or SCAM COINMAKERS LIST
BEWARE of FAKE CASASCIUS COINS
Re: CRYPTSY stopping withdraw locking accounts without notifying users! Class Action
Hashcard.io a scam [Confirmed]
How exchanges steal our money
Amit Bhardwaj, the Gainbitcoin thief and liar.
[PUMP AND DUMP] Signatum is just another clonecoin scam targeting naive noobs
BobLawblaw trolling of the shills became increasingly funny.

BITCOINTALK HISTORY THREADS
The most iconic bitcointalk threads. History on Bitcointalk. by xtraelv
Bitcointalk history of hacks and vandalism. by xtraelv
Was Satoshi from USA? (during 2009-2010) by shahzadafzal
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto ? Suspects, frauds and conspiracies.
The Cypherpunks and Bitcoin. The years before bitcointalk.
Legendary profiles of bitcointalk
Bitcointalk history of MtGox and how a Bitcointalk post caught the MtGox hacker.
The Bitcointalk 50 BTC VIP club. Where are they now ? Complete list.
The Bitcointalk 10 BTC Donators - where are they now ?
Silk road and Bitcointalk. How it played a role in its rise and fall.

INTERESTING
Satoshi welcomes users to this forum
WikiLeaks has kicked the hornet's nest, and the swarm is headed towards us - Satoshi
Satoshis last post on Bitcointalk
Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney) (recipient of the first bitcoin transaction)
Adam Back, inventor of hashcash (the bitcoin mining function) introduces himself after joining bitcointalk
User accidentally pays over 100 BTC in transaction fees.
theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation
theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation
Adam Back talking about Satoshi and Bitcoin
Laszlo pays 10,000 bitcoins to get two pizzas delivered from Papa John’s
A Heroin Store (Subject to DOJ request)
I AM HODLING
Added some DoS limits, removed safe mode (0.3.19) - satoshi
The Riddle of the Twin Brothers - Who Were, Are and Will Rule the World!

FUNNY
Lauda is a witch, who cast a spell on me
The FUD Truck
[April fools] New new rank requirements
overwhelming consensus excludes Lauda, remains in DT2, went in2 buz w sold act,    
QS's mothers vagina smells like dodgy Norwegian rotten fish, Quickseller’s threads are the spam megathreads of Meta and Reputation!

INFORMATION THREADS
Bitcointalk information (external site)
The Definitive List of Celebs [et al.] Embracing Bitcoin/Crypto w/Links (proof)
HOW TO protect yourself from Scammers
Self development and BitcoinTalk [Must read for new members] by mdayonliner
ELECTRUM - BITCOIN WALLET by Husna QA
Mintage of all BTCC Mint products (2015-2018) by BTCC_Official
Selecting Bounties - A pocket guide! by aoihs00
Ethereum (P.O.W) to (POS) and what it means for MINERS by Devawnm367
How to keep your exchange account safe
Why you should not send Ethereum using a SMART CONTRACT to most exchanges
Comprehensive guide to Bitcointalk. Newbie friendly + calculator and infographic
[Guide]How to properly report rule-breakers.Techniques and tips.
Terminology
Comprehensive guide to Bitcointalk. Newbie friendly + calculator and infographic
Theymos's list of altcoins with some technical merit
Introduction to modern cryptography
Hardware wallets
Why you should not send Ethereum using a SMART CONTRACT to most exchanges
Cryptocurrency Lingo/Slang
trading Like a Boss: Takes Time and Research
TMAN's Level up challenge.-- UPDATED...
Stake your Bitcoin address here
Network Attack on XVG / VERGE
Overview of Bitcointalk Signature-Ad Campaigns
Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ
Interesting altcoins from my portfolio
Claymore's Dual Ethereum AMD+NVIDIA GPU Miner v11.8 (Windows/Linux)
[INFO] Physical CryptoCoin Maker Public Address Lists and Reference Threads
Joe's Signatureless Challenge Archives
A gift for the holiday with bitcoin!
2018 List Bitcoin Mixers Bitcoin Tumblers Websites
[Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprint
I'd never heard of ruthenium
The largest Bitcoin mixer is about to stop working
Flat Earth


2016 INDEX
October 22, 2015, The one thread to link them all
Brilliant 2016 index to the best threads.

English threads only, No ICO threads, No ANN threads - Currently top merited threads but will be improved to include other good threads.
Please post submissions of great posts for this list in the comments.
This post will be regularly edited.
This is a work in progress - Additions, corrections and comments welcome.

Sources: Merit Stats / InvoKing /
LTU_btc / Joel_Jantsen

[xtraelv]

Reserved for updates.

[InvoKing]

Take a look on this topic made by shorena few years ago https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1217042.0
It is useful and may help.

@potential lazy future sources : do not cheat!

[LTU_btc]

Great collection of threads! I would add this thread by mdayonliner:
[Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprint
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4059348.msg37985792#msg37985792
And please fix few links, because now it looks as following:

Satoshis last post on Bitcointalk[/ur]
[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155054.0]Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney) (recipient of the first bitcoin transaction)
User accidentally pays over 100 BTC in transaction fees.[url=http://[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48]theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation]
[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48]theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation

Sorry if I'm quoting not correctly, but I'm on phone and I can't preview my post.

Take a look on this topic made by shorena few years ago https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1217042.0
It is useful and may help.
 

I'm wondering why this topic aren't pinned on Beginners & help board...

[Joel_Jantsen]

I will be most interested in the Funny Threads.Please dig deeper for some Gleb's stuff and you might find the jewel.Btw you should also have a set of threads dedicated to the core contributors.There are very few but the information shared is quite valuable.
You are missing Engg.Chakks and Mr.Karalle threads in the scam accusation section. (2016 boys would understand)

[NavI_027]

Nice work dude. Maybe you may consider to include the "Bitcoin and Two pizza day"- the day when 2 pizzas where sold for 10000 btc. For me that was an interesting topic and besides it was a part of the history.

[April fools] New new rank requirements

I think this should be included on your compilation of Funny threads . I really love this April Fool's prank by theymos. I wonder what will happen if that new ranking system will become reality, i'm pretty sure that I'm now a Legendary member lol (just kidding) .

[xtraelv]

Nice work dude. Maybe you may consider to include the "Bitcoin and Two pizza day"- the day when 2 pizzas where sold for 10000 btc. For me that was an interesting topic and besides it was a part of the history.

[April fools] New new rank requirements

I think this should be included on your compilation of Funny threads . I really love this April Fool's prank by theymos. I wonder what will happen if that new ranking system will become reality, i'm pretty sure that I'm now a Legendary member lol (just kidding) .

Laszlo pays 10,000 bitcoins to get two pizzas delivered from Papa John’s is already listed under the INTERESTING category.

[April fools] New new rank requirements I've listed it in both categories now.

I will be most interested in the Funny Threads.Please dig deeper for some Gleb's stuff and you might find the jewel.Btw you should also have a set of threads dedicated to the core contributors.There are very few but the information shared is quite valuable.
You are missing Engg.Chakks and Mr.Karalle threads in the scam accusation section. (2016 boys would understand)

I will do some research on the scam and Glebs posts. Perhaps someone can help me a bit with the core contributors technical stuff. It is not a area that I have a lot of knowledge of and it is something that is really important. I'd like to have some more of that for my history thread as well.

Great collection of threads! I would add this thread by mdayonliner:
[Eng: Tutorial] PGP Signature - Encrypt/Decrypt message - Fingerprint
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4059348.msg37985792#msg37985792
And please fix few links, because now it looks as following:

Satoshis last post on Bitcointalk[/ur]
[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155054.0]Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney) (recipient of the first bitcoin transaction)
User accidentally pays over 100 BTC in transaction fees.[url=http://[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48]theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation]
[url=https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=48]theymos and satoshi talking about slightly unusual block generation

Thanks - fixed. I'll include that thread.

[TheBeardedBaby]

Damn, this is really good and useful info but it somehow sunk in all the garbage around in Meta. This should be in the sticky.
Friendly bump for better exposure

[Jet Cash]

This idea was another of my projects that failed due to lack of interest.
I started a library of meritable posts on my blog - https://talkmerit.com/the-source/index.php/library/
but it ended up with only the thread by Dr Gomez on the shelves.

I've given up on the blog as well. It doesn't seem there is much motivation to improve things amongst most of the members. I suspect that it's time for a hard fork in the posting in the Bitcoin Talk forum.

[GazetaBitcoin]

Hey xtraelv - maybe you can include these 2 posts somewhere (maybe at a funny section):

 - (maybe) first attempt of Bitcoin sexual services - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3166.msg44372#msg44372
- a bizzare post of Amir Taaki, for erotic chat services - https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=3066.0.

What do you think?

[xtraelv]

Hey xtraelv - maybe you can include these 2 posts somewhere (maybe at a funny section):

 - (maybe) first attempt of Bitcoin sexual services - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=3166.msg44372#msg44372
- a bizzare post of Amir Taaki, for erotic chat services - https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=3066.0.

What do you think?

It is quoted here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4322078.0

[GazetaBitcoin]

Amir's profile is mentioned there, I saw that. But I was wondering if you can fit anywhere in this topic my above two suggestions (first sex services for BTC and Amir's erotic chat with teens). Maybe at the "INTERESTING" section of this topic?

Of course, if you consider them worth of being mentioned.

[cabalism13]

I see...
I'm not that famous yet, My threads are below average 😭
So much for Merits
#MeritBrokeMyLife Again2x