Poll - How did you find out about Bitcointalk?

[USBitcoinServices.Com]

A long time ago I was reading all about bitcoin, that was around 2015 when I first discover BTCTalk, It probably was when I started learning bitcoin in general, so I had the necessity to learn every day!

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[killtek]

I was invited to join the forum by my colleague, who invested in bitcoin one year before me. He taught me basics about bitcoin, and told me that the forum is a best place to learn about bitcoin. After that, I created the account on November 08, 2017, 06:22:57 AM. And for the early months on the forum, I simply read.

About 2 months later, merit appeared in the forum, and I was a old-era newbie when merit system began in 2018. What happened after that is my history (see below table). It took me ~ 14 months to become a Full Member (on 21 Jan 2019). One year and 3 days later, I have 1212 merits that I would have never epxected in 2019, on the day I was a Full member. The last month, more than 200 merits came to me.  

Ranks	Time-required (old system)	Between ranks	My spent period (since reg. day)	My time between ranks
___________________	_____________________________	___________________	_________________________________	__________________________
Full Member	4.5 months	n/a	~ 13 months	n/a
Senior Member	8.5 months	4 months	~ 16 months	~ 3 months
Hero Member	15.6 months	~7 months	~ 19.5 months	~ 3.5 months

I earned my 600^th merits on 9^th September 2019.
I earned my 700^th merits on 2^nd October 2019.
I earned my 1000^th merits on 21^th December 2019.

Congrats mate!

This is really impressive. I bet you worked hard and did a good job in helping people around, a lot of people.

Keep up the good work!

On topic: Google search "Bitcoin", "What is bitcoin?", etc. and landing in here was something inevitable I think.

[roosbit]

I cant even really remember how it all happened but all i know is if it was any thing bitcoin and you used google.. it all pointed to Bitcointalk.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Due to the mandatory requirement to post proof of participation (authentication), I was advice by the airdrop manager to created an account on bitcointalk and drop a post on the airdrop (project) announcement thread, which I did back then in 2017 since airdrops were still hot cake and if you were passionate about it, you can easily make few bucks participating in them. So basically due to an altcoin promoting, was the reason why I opened an account on bitcointalk, I couldn't find any related option on you poll so I haven't voted. Since I wasn't contributing positively, i didn't see any reason to stay active on the forum so I became inactive for quite sometime but later regain interested after I researched on ways to make extra income as a cryptocurrency enthusiast apart from training, mining and investing.

Then, I can across the forum once again which was presented by the article as a multi-purpose forum where you can leverage on the platform to sell your services or work as a promoter of projects through signature campaign. I picked interest again, I remember opening another account before I realized I had previously opened an account on the forum and luckily I could still remember my login details, started buidling up my account after going through series of clean up and here we're today.

[OcTradism]

I did not remember how I knew about the forum and joined it but I was not really actively on the forum before I got technical troubles with Brave browser.

I received some information from the forum members and I appreciated that. Months later, till today, I have been still not actually active. Mainly read when I need to find updates from teams or I need technical guides.

[FIFA worldcup]

I am fond of gambling and while searching for a review of one of the gambling site, i came across bitcointalk and was amazed to find out that how much gambling area is covered in this forum. This is not only the best forum for bitcoin but also a unique forum where you will get all information and promotion details for all the gambling sites.

[akirasendo17]

 a friend recommended it to me sonce he introduce me to bitcoin, then after that I share it also to my friend, and now started also and learn bitcoim, and also join

[Prince Edu17]

My Facebook friend suggested me to join here in the forum, before that she asked me if I want to earn &  tell me that I can learn a lot about crypto. Also, that time Airdrop was so popular every time I join airdrop it takes me to this forum that's why I found this. 

[terizla]

I only know Bitcointalk is from Facebook. Some people share a airdrop but in that form, i must fill a Bitcointalk account. Then i search in youtube about what is Bitcointalk. Now, i know Bitcointalk is the place of crypto community.

[lancelot18cryp26]

Google search and coinmarketcap coin information where it says announcements.

[libert19]

I can't recall actually, but guess it was via search. I created account, everything felt alien, then the account got hacked in that infamous hack, since it didn't have much activity I created my current account and here we are.

[Mastery]

Unlike many people in this thread, I knew about Bitcointalk pretty late. Early 2019, I accidentally read an article about bitcoin scam on a local magazine (I didn't even know about bitcoin back then). Curiosity made me do researches about it and yet another accident, I found this forum and realized that it's the place I could find knowledge about bitcoin at the deepest, most complete level. But I was just a wanderer on this forum at first, reading only. Not until June 2019, I decided to register an account. But seemed like my fate with Bitcointalk was thin, I moved to a new place and started a new job a few months later. I was too busy getting along with new life to log in. However, things are better now. I can online 2 - 3 hours/day to join with you guys.

[CarnagexD]

What was the reference driver (source, not motive) that drove you to Bitcointalk?

I am here because my friend introduced me this. He first then asked me to interact with the forum members. TBH, I don't know how this forum works back then. I was just like hanging my profile up as I though the longer you stay, the bigger you earn. But then I asked him how do people earn in here? Then he said just post with high quality construction and with a pure sense. Then that was the start I've had motivation to further learn, not the Bitcointalk and its system alone, but also how the Cryptocurrency works in every aspects of its capabilities and features.

I only know Bitcointalk is from Facebook. Some people share a airdrop but in that form, i must fill a Bitcointalk account. Then i search in youtube about what is Bitcointalk. Now, i know Bitcointalk is the place of crypto community.

Haven't known that Bitcointalk was endorsed on Facebook back then (or I'm just really that introverted person LOL). BTW, Bitcointalk isn't just a place of crypto community, by time to time it evolved onto somehow a social media that connects crypto enthusiasts and business-minded person to interact. By staying here, I've seen users whom had been friends around the world and some had arguments of numerous ideas by different users' perspectives. Therefore, this forum ends up being a superhighway of online interaction, and the boards was the cities, and us being the cars whom drives along the superhighway and somehow contributes onto it.

Unlike many people in this thread, I knew about Bitcointalk pretty late. Early 2019, I accidentally read an article about bitcoin scam...

But still, being late is better than not knowing this at all. Soon you'll also realize (like me) that this forum is far better than any social media sites at all, whom had a lot of bombarded fake news and ideas. Keep contributing with quality man!

[DdmrDdmr]

I haven’t seen that many polls reach a 100 participations here, and although ideally we would need a fair share more of responses to be more certain of where we stand, it seems clear that search engines and recommendations from friends and acquaintances are behind 2/3 of Bitcointalk’s discovery traffic. Another 23% comes from referrals made by social media and websites. It’s more or less what I has in mind beforehand from an intuitive point of view.

In addition, family recommendations are not that significant. There could be a myriad of reasons there, ranging from the "I don’t want them to know what I’m doing here” to the “I don’t want to recommend and then see them stumble and blame me for it". This is perhaps easier to tackle with friends than family.

[Magkirap]

My Facebook friend suggested me to join here in the forum, before that she asked me if I want to earn &  tell me that I can learn a lot about crypto. Also, that time Airdrop was so popular every time I join airdrop it takes me to this forum that's why I found this. 

Same thing with me, i also got here into bitcointalk forum because of my friends, they asked me the same thing but of course before i say yes i studied first and search about cryptocurrency because it is something new to me and then i agreed to join here and here i am now doing good, earning good and learnung good because i am here.

[canamani]

I found this when i search something about bitcoin and is was on first page on google

[jademaxsuy]

I didn't know bitcoin at all since i'm busy until a friend of mine introduced me to bitcoin. At first, I really am starting to learning some things but mostly i'm participating bounty campaigns and I got lucky that some campaign I participated are legit. As of now, I am not an expert at crypto but in learning progress slowly.

[BDbounty2020]

I hear lots of good things from my friend about this project. He told me many things about this project. After hear from him, I personally start to follow this project and try to find about this project social page. This way I find this project Bitcointalk link. And here I learn lots of important things within a single page. He and Me both are agree to follow this project. We both want to start work with this project and Invest some of our Asset. Lets hope, this project give us good returns.

[Velkro]

I think, but not 100% sure that i get to know it from reddit bitcoin channel.
Im longer here and spending more time that its reasonable but hobby all the way
It have good internet presence, bitcointalk will be leader for years at least.

[Subbir]

I hear lots of good things from my friend about this project. He told me many things about this project. After hear from him, I personally start to follow this project and try to find about this project social page. This way I find this project Bitcointalk link. And here I learn lots of important things within a single page. He and Me both are agree to follow this project. We both want to start work with this project and Invest some of our Asset. Lets hope, this project give us good returns.

You are right I also acknowledged about Bitcoin from my friend At first I didn't skill to figure here He taught me to figure at Bitcoin Talk. He opened the ID himself. Now I add this forum much stronger than before I will be able to be forever grateful to him.