Dear Members,
I am currently writing an article (probably a 3 part series) on the Bitcoin Forum (after reading xtraelv's thread on most iconic threads I learned that its actually called "Bitcoin Forum" and not Bitcointalk -- I never really looked at the words in the upper left hand corner before).
The first part will be about the history of the forum and its components.
The second part will consist of interviews with prominent members.
The third part will be about recent ongoings in the forum: most popular projects, and where things are possibly headed.
I'm looking for people (preferably early users and moderators) who would like to be part of a short interview -- I know who a lot of you are (not in real life but from the forum) so I could probably tailor some questions specifically to you, so as to avoid being too generic or boring. It would be good to get some unique insight that perhaps hasn't yet been shared and would be most grateful if you could shoot me a PM if you are interested.
I also have a few questions, if anybody could help me out I'd be greatly appreciative:
1. Is this the biggest forum on the internet? I mean "forum" in the classical sense, as in "biggest SMF forum".. An independent entity and not run by some corporation like AOL or Yahoo or something. It certainly seems like it from what I've researched.
2. Can anybody take a guess as to the approximate monthly revenue raised by the site? If you feel its sensitive but want to discuss please PM me.
Worth of Web estimates it to bring in about $193k a month. Its stats are also a bit more exaggerated than the general stats provided by the forum (at the bottom of the main page), so I have no idea what the actual income is.
3. Are there still plans to upgrade the forum at some point or have those been nixed entirely?
For what it is, I think the forum works great -- its so many things at the same time: a historical archive, a collection of "how to" manuals and instructional information, a site to discuss and launch crypto projects; not to mention a marketplace, "social network," and fully-fledged ecosystem. I don't want to sound like a suck-up but props to theymos and the moderators for keeping it functional and holding everything together over the years -- its a job that most of us probably take for granted.
Thanks for your help and contributions in advance, its greatly appreciated.
ps: if you want to get a sample of the kinds of stories I write, you can
click here for a list of my most recent articles. A while back I did a 3 part series on Satoshi Nakamoto and even
interviewed Bruno at one point.