[2019] BitcoinTalk's Newbie of the Year [2019]

[nutildah]

No suggestions, but this thread is a probably a good place to find nominees: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5185736.0

The only name I recognise in post #1 is Ratimov who has started a Russian Language version of the Known Alts thread. (and Loycemobile who doesn't count - no offence LoyceV )

I haven't interacted with him practically at all, so am hesitant to nominate him without support/seconder.

Indeed Ratimov registered this year. I am giving him my nomination. He's a real go-getter, and while I don't speak Russian, I value the contributions he's made in English (scam busting, identifying alts, etc).

I simply inquired if nominating yourself was allowed.  After you answered, i was going to nominate myself, but decided against it after some consideration.

I considered nominating myself to be a little too tacky for my taste.

Only a little? Why would you have even brought it up??

Jeez Louise. You should just be happy to be in a Hhampuz campaign man.

[teeGUMES]

I simply inquired if nominating yourself was allowed.  After you answered, i was going to nominate myself, but decided against it after some consideration.

I considered nominating myself to be a little too tacky for my taste.

Only a little? Why would you have even brought it up??

Jeez Louise. You should just be happy to be in a Hhampuz campaign man.

Leave this bickering in another thread. You guys need to stop carrying it to every single thread.

[DireWolfM14]

I'm adding a couple of nominations:

zasad@

I came across this member a while back when I was directed to a conversation in the Russian section.  He seems like a decent person, and certainly helpful to that local board.

The Russian branch is now in crisis.
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Rikafip

I'm sure many of us have seen Rikafip helping out with hunting down alts and scammers.

Just because he was not part of that batch of recently woken accounts, doesn't mean that he is not part of this group. Here are few "coincidences"
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[nutildah]

Rikafip
I'm sure many of us have seen Rikafip helping out with hunting down alts and scammers.

Yes, he's also a good contender. Sometimes I wonder if newbies with special proclivities and know-how are alts, and then am reluctant to support their endeavors, but Rikafip seems like a genuine newcomer. He's asked me for my advice a time or two, which I don't think an alt would do.

Leave this bickering in another thread. You guys need to stop carrying it to every single thread.

I don't remember asking for your opinion on the matter.

Edit: if you don't think its worth talking about that Quickseller is using an alt to nominate himself for "newbie of the year," there's something wrong with you.

[efialtis]

No suggestions, but this thread is a probably a good place to find nominees: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5185736.0

The only name I recognise in post #1 is Ratimov who has started a Russian Language version of the Known Alts thread. (and Loycemobile who doesn't count - no offence LoyceV )
I haven't interacted with him practically at all, so am hesitant to nominate him without support/seconder.

Indeed Ratimov registered this year. I am giving him my nomination. He's a real go-getter, and while I don't speak Russian, I value the contributions he's made in English (scam busting, identifying alts, etc).

No suggestions, but this thread is a probably a good place to find nominees: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5185736.0

The only name I recognise in post #1 is Ratimov who has started a Russian Language version of the Known Alts thread. (and Loycemobile who doesn't count - no offence LoyceV )
I haven't interacted with him practically at all, so am hesitant to nominate him without support/seconder.

Thank you for your support. I have learned a lot for myself over the past 7 months on the forum. And I have done a lot of useful things for the forum as a thank you.  

Impressive merit record buddy! Awesome really!

OPs idea has already proven to be great, we get to know members we werent aware of, for example because they are around in completely different sections of the forum, local boards etc.

[Timelord2067]

@    Rikafip has attained 500 merits since being created on the 4th of August 2019.  Never heard of them till just now, but quite an achievement.

[DireWolfM14]

Bump.

I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed.  Not with the quality of accounts that have been nominated, some great ones obviously.  But I'm disappointed with the quantity of nominees (or lack there of.)  Should I allow more time?  I planned on closing this thread tomorrow, January 12, around 19:00 (7pm, for those of you are 24-hour-clock-chalanged) but I can keep it open longer.  What do you folks think?

 

[Timelord2067]

Bump.

I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed.  Not with the quality of accounts that have been nominated, some great ones obviously.  But I'm disappointed with the quantity of nominees (or lack there of.)  Should I allow more time?  I planned on closing this thread tomorrow, January 12, around 19:00 (7pm, for those of you are 24-hour-clock-chalanged) but I can keep it open longer.  What do you folks think?

The Academy Awards (the Oscars) are held in March for the proceeding year's works.  I few more days and some bumps wouldn't hurt.

[nutildah]

Leave it open for another week or so. Maybe some other nominations will come along. I kept nominations for my Troll Poll open for a month. Also, you may have gotten some more traffic by putting this thread in Meta.

[hacker1001101001]

Also, you may have gotten some more traffic by putting this thread in Meta.

Suits better in B&H as more newbies could nominate themselves or there "ranking up colleagues". Even nominating ourselves is allowed, hence can garb more traffic in sections where newbies roam around more often.

[dragonvslinux]

I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed.  Not with the quality of accounts that have been nominated, some great ones obviously.  But I'm disappointed with the quantity of nominees (or lack there of.)  

I'll nominate SockyMcSockFace for gaining 10+ merit within a month as a newbie, such as raising the issue of BSV false flags. Kudos.
17 posts receiving 11 merit is a great start for any newbie on this forum, worth acknowledging in my opinion.

nominated retracted

[Last of the V8s]

I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed.  Not with the quality of accounts that have been nominated, some great ones obviously.  But I'm disappointed with the quantity of nominees (or lack there of.)  

I'll nominate SockyMcSockFace for gaining 10+ merit within a month as a newbie, such as raising the issue of BSV false flags. Kudos.
17 posts receiving 11 merit is a great start for any newbie on this forum, worth acknowledging in my opinion.

And you don't for one minute suspect that SockyMcSockFace violates rule 2?

2. Don't nominate your own alts, or an account you suspect is an alt of another established member.

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[dragonvslinux]

I'll admit I'm a bit disappointed.  Not with the quality of accounts that have been nominated, some great ones obviously.  But I'm disappointed with the quantity of nominees (or lack there of.)  

I'll nominate SockyMcSockFace for gaining 10+ merit within a month as a newbie, such as raising the issue of BSV false flags. Kudos.
17 posts receiving 11 merit is a great start for any newbie on this forum, worth acknowledging in my opinion.

And you don't for one minute suspect that SockyMcSockFace violates rule 2?

2. Don't nominate your own alts, or an account you suspect is an alt of another established member.

No, I have no reason to suspect that this is an alt account, although like with any newbie it's entirely possible. But I also haven't read all the posts/replies to/from/about this user either.
If you'd like to show me any evidence, or reason why you're suspicious, then I will happily retract my nomination if it seems that this is the case.
Do enlighten me, with references please.

[Last of the V8s]

Suspicion is all that is required here. 'Sock' is a shortening of 'sock-puppet' which is a near synonym for 'alt' account. So it's there in his name. The suspicion.

[dragonvslinux]

Suspicion is all that is required here. 'Sock' is a shortening of 'sock-puppet' which is a near synonym for 'alt' account. So it's there in his name. The suspicion.

When you put it like that, it does sound like they are admitting to be an alt account
Nomination retracted.

[Last of the V8s]

In further curmudgeonly objections, the similarity between American Football rookies and Bitcointalk newbies isn't that great, not that Direwolf said it really was. The young sportsmen will already have been playing for what a dozen years, will have been vigorously weeded out, and will have been trained up in a sub-culture and a culture steeped in the sport; whereas a btc newbie nowadays will probably have almost no experience, knowledge or skill. The first ever time he caught a football, or watched and took in a skillful play. So it's pretty good that we scrabbled together even a handful of handy noobs here and I wish them the best of luck. (I wonder if they are all even aware of their nominations?)

[Last of the V8s]

Anyone else thinks how stupid the "BTC is not Bitcoin" argument is? It's like saying $AMZN is not Amazon anymore because Amazon has moved from selling solely books to now selling a dozen million of products.

What are you going to do next then? Shill an utter shit altcoin?

oh wait..

Well after all that I hardly dare even nominate this fella. He seems almost too good to be true.
arbiter5
Anyone know anything about him?

[DireWolfM14]

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Lol, no similarities were insinuated.  I agree that many are probably unaware of their nominations.  Which isn't a bad thing per se.

I'll nominate SockyMcSockFace for gaining 10+ merit within a month as a newbie, such as raising the issue of BSV false flags. Kudos.
17 posts receiving 11 merit is a great start for any newbie on this forum, worth acknowledging in my opinion.

nominated retracted

Thanks for participating, but I agree with V8s, that's obviously a sock-puppet, and not even trying to hide the fact.

Leave it open for another week or so. Maybe some other nominations will come along. I kept nominations for my Troll Poll open for a month. Also, you may have gotten some more traffic by putting this thread in Meta.

Since I made the suggestion as it parallels the NFL's post season I've decided to keep nominations open until Super Bowl Sunday.  Meta board might have been a better place for this post as opposed to reputation.

Any objections to me moving it to Meta?

[suchmoon]

Any objections to me moving it to Meta?

I don't mind, not that it matters much.

Unfortunately I still can't come up with any suitable nominations. All notable newbies that I recall are sockpuppets. This probably says more about me than the actual state of the forum - I'm sure there are great genuine noobs hiding somewhere.

[nutildah]

Any objections to me moving it to Meta?

I don't mind, not that it matters much.

Unfortunately I still can't come up with any suitable nominations. All notable newbies that I recall are sockpuppets. This probably says more about me than the actual state of the forum - I'm sure there are great genuine noobs hiding somewhere.

There has to be -- we just don't go to those places. Things that excite us are boring to noobs. We have no idea what the noobs find exciting. Part of the aging process.

The benefit of moving it to Meta is that it will be seen by a fresh set of eyes who (wisely, most likely) steer clear of the Reputation section.