The unsung heroes of Bitcointalk

[Lordhermes]

I could remember similar incidence that happened in 2019 when a Nigeria crypto enthusiast returned back 7.8 BTC that was mistakenly sent to him, although it occured outside the forum, he could also be considered as a hero right?

https://cointelegraph.com/news/nigerian-crypto-educator-returns-80k-in-bitcoin-received-by-mistake

Keith Mali Chung — the co-founder and president of African blockchain firm Loopblock Network — has returned almost $80,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC) mistakenly sent to his wallet.
“In Africa, which is where I am situated, 80% we transact Cryptos through WhatsApp escrows and someone who himself and I had business in the past made this huge mistake of sending 7.8BTC into my blockchain wallet. I spread the words round & he reached out.”

The thread is already here in the forum which you can read more.
Nigerian crypto educator returns $80k in bitcoin recieve by mistake.

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[El duderino_]

Hat of indeed, though I would be curious how some would react today at prices of now and not with prices of 2010-2011 etc.... The days when 200+  btc only was 2K 

[Chrystora123]

Seeing from the many members who took away loans, I didn't expect there was still a member who was very honest and not easily tempted.  salute to him.. 

I remember this when the Bitsler admin accidentally sent much more BTC than it should to signature manager @yahoo62278, but he still got them back.
a great example of how to gain a reputation here.

Baryom

2018-11-03

I sent him 39.4 BTC instead of 0.394 BTC for a signature campaign payment. (My mistake obviously) He returned me 39.005 BTC as soon as he saw that : https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/3a9248a8b02038e237569c3bab0faa674f11575de97bc0dee7ccb307e121b10f We are talking about $250,000. Thanks a lot.

When seeing from the current value of Bitcoin, the value of Bitcoin returned by Yahoo is worth $ 1.2 million.  hats off for yahoo..

[Pmalek]

I could remember similar incidence that happened in 2019 when a Nigeria crypto enthusiast returned back 7.8 BTC that was mistakenly sent to him, although it occured outside the forum, he could also be considered as a hero right?

I read about that and found that news when I did my research for this thread. But, I wanted to focus mostly on cases that involved members of this forum and not what media reported. Aside from the Bitmain and AntPool case, every other example involved Bitcointalk users. But yeah, there are bunch of other examples where users did the right thing, according to media reports.

[Stalker22]

Wow, this is just... wow! I've never come across any of these stories before.
These are quite inspiring messages to new generations of crypto enthusiasts. Truly unsung heroes of Bitcointalk!

Thank you, Pmalek, for bringing this out of the clutter of Bitcointalk history.

[Lubcub62]

this is the real hero!.

Their story is a refresher for my belief that I did not believe in anyone. but the stories above which I think are heroic gave me a new idea that I should start trusting some people and no longer shut down. because it turns out there are still and maybe many out there who are good people.

maybe there are many heroic stories of people both in this forum and outside that deserve appreciation and appreciation.

maybe I will start to open my heart again which was previously closed by many disappointments caused by people who cheated.

[Zlantann]

The Newbie that returned $1000 worth of Bitcoin that was mistakenly transferred to him

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I think the heroic story of a newbie EZ0010 should make the list. He used a VPN to register making him look fairly anonymous to the forum. On the 22nd 0f December, 2021 he received $1000 worth of Bitcoin mistakenly sent to him by theymos and due to his anonymous status there was little chance of getting the BTC back. But instead of using the money from holiday expenses, since it was during the Christmas holiday season, he returned the BTC immediately. His heroic deed went viral in the forum and he received almost 289 merits. His comments were;

“I know how it feel to lose some Bitcoin either by human error or getting scammed as I experienced both and dont want someone to get same feelings. Happy to see you got your money back. And many thanks to theymos”

As for my reaction to the accident and returning the money, tbh and I really mean it, I didn't expect people on this thread to be surprised by my action! I thought this is logical action, the money isn't mine even if I got it and no one knows and I'm totally anonymous I still can't take someone else's money as they don't belong to me and I'm not the rightful owner.

[_BlackStar]

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About EZ0010, I agree to be listed in this thread. I even created a thread to appreciate his honest attitude even though he could have just shut up and disappeared for the $1000 he randomly received from theymos. To date, EZ0010 has never had many posts, only 5 posts although I think he can be active any time he wants to post something that interests him in this forum.

That honest attitude is better than the thousands of spam posts you spread

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Not to piss on anybody's parade here, but is basic honesty something we ought to be calling heroic here on bitcointalk?  I'll admit the previous examples of people returning crypto that they could have easily just disappeared with are the rare exceptions to a pitiful rule that this place is wall-to-wall, floor-to-ceiling crawling with scammers, but I just don't see that term fitting the actions.

My thought is that if we're talking about unsung heroes, it should be something like the members who report the highest number of rule-breaking posts to the mods, or the scam busters, or the merit sources, all of whom keep the forum's wheels greased so that it runs fairly smoothly while at the same time not getting paid or even necessarily getting a lot of recognition.

Just my $0.02.

[_BlackStar]

Not to piss on anybody's parade here, but is basic honesty something we ought to be calling heroic here on bitcointalk?

I'm not saying he's heroic just because he's willing to return $1000, but I have one particular conclusion for that user when I compare him to many spammers.

You know what I want to say? honest attitude is better than the thousands of spam and junk posts you spread all the time on this forum. Make this a valuable lesson this year on the internet, that honesty is the main capital in any case.

Actually I don't think it's a decent comparison because honesty and user posting habits are something different. But spammers are not honest with themselves because they don't want to do their best to improve the quality of their posts to keep forum clean of spam posts.

My thought is that if we're talking about unsung heroes, it should be something like the members who report the highest number of rule-breaking posts to the mods, or the scam busters, or the merit sources, all of whom keep the forum's wheels greased so that it runs fairly smoothly while at the same time not getting paid or even necessarily getting a lot of recognition.

I agree with your assumptions but I can honestly say that the contributors you mention are really appreciated more especially after they have earned a good reputation. They are recognized on these forum based on their reputation, while spam buster or low-activity cheat hunters are much less likely to get a lot of attention and even be recognized. Spam busters, cheater hunters, merit sources and several other contributing members are also worthy of being on the list. So I will not exclude them.

At least I have a little contribution to the forum though not very worthy of recognition.  

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

My thought is that if we're talking about unsung heroes, it should be something like the members who report the highest number of rule-breaking posts to the mods, or the scam busters, or the merit sources, all of whom keep the forum's wheels greased so that it runs fairly smoothly while at the same time not getting paid or even necessarily getting a lot of recognition.

Just my $0.02.

You are totally right Sir, because those are the sole ingredients which keeps the forum running smoothly, but in as much as we are talking about unsung heroes here, the names listed by the O.P could actually be called "Heroes of the forums" too, because it only takes people with a good heart to actually do what they did, because just like you said, we leave in forum full of scammers, of which many would have ran away from the forum had they been mistakenly transferred such huge amount of Bitcoin, but they never did, but gave the money back to the rightful owners. Because to me, this is the highest act of kindness and love for Bitcoin, of which we should be happy for having such people here on this forum.

[Pmalek]

Not to piss on anybody's parade here, but is basic honesty something we ought to be calling heroic here on bitcointalk?

I think it is. Morality and honesty has gone down the toilet. I have come across many people who are of the opinion that if an opportunity to steal presents itself then why wouldn't you use it? You would be an idiot not to.

I have forgotten where it happened, but I remember a case from a few years ago where two underaged degenerates beat up, stabbed, and killed a young boy in a bus in the middle of the day. It might have been a tram. The vehicle was full with grown-ass men and women, but no one found it necessary to prevent 2 kinds from killing another one. We live in weird and bad times where if you see a guy beat a girl on the street, the reaction is to take out your phone and videotape it. After that, you post it on social media. Depending on who you are, you either put angry emojis next to the video or you say lol, the bitch deserved it.

My example is not the same as returning money that doesn't belong to you but in a society deprived of feelings and morality, decent people are becoming the outcasts. Not the other way around. Am I too pessimistic?   

[lizarder]

I have forgotten where it happened, but I remember a case from a few years ago where two underaged degenerates beat up, stabbed, and killed a young boy in a bus in the middle of the day. It might have been a tram. The vehicle was full with grown-ass men and women, but no one found it necessary to prevent 2 kinds from killing another one. We live in weird and bad times where if you see a guy beat a girl on the street, the reaction is to take out your phone and videotape it.
Not the other way around. Am I too pessimistic?   

Morally and honestly, people like this deserve to be appreciated, we live in an era full of hypocrisy, social functions are completely lost in the part of life. Because honesty and other people's problems are considered irresponsible to the individual, while social control fosters honesty in the sensitivity we see.

We find it difficult to give applause and appreciation to others, because it is considered a compliment. But for some, it is seen as a motivational boost in pushing for social control.
Once again I really agree and give appreciation to people like this, but it is not analogous to other good cases who are meritorious people in the forum.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Not to piss on anybody's parade here, but is basic honesty something we ought to be calling heroic here on bitcointalk?

I think it is. Morality and honesty has gone down the toilet.

It's not heroic, though, and I mean that in the strict sense of the word--nor are members of DT, merit sources, campaign managers, or any highly-recognized and/or respected members of the forum.  This might be a bit of a bugaboo with me, because I think the word hero has lost much of its meaning (much like racism) simply because it's being applied to everything--and I think the overuse got ridiculously out of hand during the pandemic.  It seemed like everyone who reported to work in 2020 was deemed a hero. 

I don't know about anybody else, but heroes are people who exhibit great courage, usually in the service of others.  Someone returning a lot of money when they could have run away with it is showing excellent character, but not heroism.  That's gonna be the end of my nitpicking.

And to your point about indifference in the face of someone else's crisis, that's been going on for a looong time.  Ever hear of the Kitty Genovese case?  Well, that happened back in 1964 and raised people's awareness of the issue of whether or not to get involved....until time made everyone forget. 

Human nature doesn't change all that quickly.

[Jatiluhung]

I live in a foreign land. I often drown in fear and suspicion of other people. because human morals are so messed up today. so I was at a point where I decided not to trust anyone.
Although in the end, a friend appeared who really opened my eyes to live a more optimistic life and be kind to anyone. And it warms my heart in the real world, so that my frozen heart has melted by that warmth.

And now I'm reading this thread. once again I feel the warmth in my heart. Because it turns out that good people will always be there. Both visible and hidden.
There will always be a hero in life.
even in this forum. And I think there are far more hidden people with Hero hearts in this forum.
Sometimes a kindness must be shown. to convey to the world that there is still light in this world. So that people are not always drowned in the darkness of the heart that makes the mind always suspicious and afraid and prejudiced against others. (I've experienced it). it makes life unhappy.

From this thread i learned that honest people will always be there. whether it is visible or hidden.

[Mpamaegbu]

If you're talking of only people who returned  wrongly transferred Bitcoin to their addresses as unsung heroes, then you might as well add EZ0010 for what they did here by also returning Bitcoin that was wrongly sent to them by theymos. Don't get me wrong, I ain't saying such an act was a mean feat in a world of moral bankruptcy, I'm simply saying there should be more to the unsung hero tag. Like Pharmacist said (I also second their argument in that direction, those who've quietly been helping this community grow should own that glowing appellation.

[Pmalek]

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You aren't the first to mention EZ0010 and his decision to return the wrongly sent bitcoin to theymos. It was a very nice gesture and a surprising incident altogether. With that, I mean the fact that several parties sent coins to the wrong addresses and that includes our admin as well. Luckily, it all worked out correctly in the end. Too bad that EZ0010 didn't decide to hang around and become an active member of the forum. It would have been really interesting to get to know him better through his posts and find out how he thinks. His last post was in December 2021 talking about this particular case.