The Bitcointalk Urban Achievers Merit Scholarship Program

[RickDeckard]

This is a good initiative nutildah, congratulations. I'm always up to see members being rewarded with their positive contributions to the community, even though sometimes they may be overshadowed by the amount of posts / content that the forum itself generates. Your scholarship and similar threads run by other members always do end up helping people that may think that all the work that they've had didn't left a mark on people that read through their texts.

What do you think of having a list right on your first post where you'll say which members actually were awarded those awesome designed tickets of yours? I assume that whenever the thread gets long people will have a hard time knowing who was awarded or not, and having a list always facilitates that aspect of the program.

Also, perhaps it would be good to state the maximum number of times a people may apply for this scholarship. Or at least define a X period of time that the "winner" can't apply again just to give room to others to receive the merit as well.

Final remark from my side: could I add this thread to my signature link / thread? I'm mostly compiling all the threads that reward merit to people that positively contribute to the forum and I think that yours fit the nature of it

[UserU]

It's 301 now but it's okay that the merit I have increased. Feel free to help some forum members on this forum participating in this program by nutildah or in this thread. I'm sure you knew what's the purppse of it since some posts or threads are not merited even though it's worth to be rewarded with merit. By the way, congrats on ranking up to sr. member. Nice merit I have 300 but it's no more. Keep contributing.    - Nakamura12  

Oh well, someone must have saw my post. Boo.

Thanks for the wish, we'll keep track of this thread to help others too and let's grow together

Final remark from my side: could I add this thread to my signature link / thread? I'm mostly compiling all the threads that reward merit to people that positively contribute to the forum and I think that yours fit the nature of it

I'm pretty sure OP wouldn't mind. More publicity in fact

[Igebotz]

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

I was introduced to Bitcoin in 2016 November by a friend who added me to a Ponzi scheme (MMM global) WhatsApp group where I opened my first bitcoin wallet (blockchain.com), funded the minimal requirements of 0.05btc which I bought with my xmas savings (N25,000)  lost all on the site in 28 January 2017 when the site crashed, left the crypto world came back stronger in 2018 after having knowledge of trading.


II. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.

Provided some helpful anti virus to keep mobile phones from phising attack and help protect our crypto wallets

Comparative Features On Top Phone Antivirus For Crypto Wallets Protection

Exposed a clone site and brought it down to protect crypto newbies from losing money.
[SCAmWATCH] Clone loopring.io Exchange Website Offering Fake LRC Token

Caught a bounty cheater to help bounty managers and clear the community from cheaters.
[Bounty Cheat] 2 Users, Two Links, One Twitter Account Connected

[Raytheon]

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

On a cloudy day of the last year in high school, during a tea chat with my 3 closest friends by the lake, I suggested them joining hands to buy a bitcoin. Its price was approx USD 1200 at that time and we all heard about bitcoin before. But my friends were afraid and refused. On my own, I bought 0.3 BTC on Bittrex and sold it at the price of approx USD 2800 after 2 months. When I told the deal to the other 3 guys, they were cried out to regret but me, I cried louder when BTC reached USD 19.000 a few months later.

II. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.

Here the translation of hilariousandco's FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit into my local language (thread). The thread was once locked due to spam and I hoped a clear understanding about ranking would result in free of spam:
Câu hỏi thường gặp: Tất tần tật những thứ cần biết về activity, rank và merit

A Ponzi scam revelation/warning topic: [SCAM] Booster.pw offers 8%/day investments - Ponzi Scheme

Help a guy with downloading Andreas M. Antonopoulos' Mastering Bitcoin and Mastering Ethereum from the original source: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5238586.msg54203938#msg54203938

[lovesmayfamilis]

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

On a cloudy day of the last year in high school, during a tea chat with my 3 closest friends by the lake, I suggested them joining hands to buy a bitcoin. Its price was approx USD 1200 at that time and we all heard about bitcoin before. But my friends were afraid and refused. On my own, I bought 0.3 BTC on Bittrex and sold it at the price of approx USD 2800 after 2 months. When I told the deal to the other 3 guys, they were cried out to regret but me, I cried louder when BTC reached USD 19.000 a few months later.

You have writing talent. Your tea ceremony on the beach is a great scenario for buying bitcoins. But a small mistake, or did I misunderstand something, when last year there were such prices for bitcoin? 

[Raytheon]

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

On a cloudy day of the last year in high school, during a tea chat with my 3 closest friends by the lake, I suggested them joining hands to buy a bitcoin. Its price was approx USD 1200 at that time and we all heard about bitcoin before. But my friends were afraid and refused. On my own, I bought 0.3 BTC on Bittrex and sold it at the price of approx USD 2800 after 2 months. When I told the deal to the other 3 guys, they were cried out to regret but me, I cried louder when BTC reached USD 19.000 a few months later.

You have writing talent. Your tea ceremony on the beach is a great scenario for buying bitcoins. But a small mistake, or did I misunderstand something, when last year there were such prices for bitcoin?  

Sorry for making you confused. It's the last year of my high school life. There's no tea ceremony, but tea chat is a kind of culture in my country:



First image is a bit blurry but it's the exact lake I mentioned.
 

[nutildah]

Final remark from my side: could I add this thread to my signature link / thread? I'm mostly compiling all the threads that reward merit to people that positively contribute to the forum and I think that yours fit the nature of it

Sure, feel free, and I'll update the OP shortly..

From now on I'm only giving away a maximum of 100 merits per user, and please only apply once.

And also I should mention I'm encouraged by the recent applications... I will get around to you individually in a couple of days.

[RickDeckard]

Sure, feel free, and I'll update the OP shortly..

Added to my thread. Best of luck in this program nutildah!

[BIT-BENDER]

Sure, feel free, and I'll update the OP shortly..

From now on I'm only giving away a maximum of 100 merits per user, and please only apply once.

And also I should mention I'm encouraged by the recent applications... I will get around to you individually in a couple of days.

I think your idea is very encouraging, and am happy the way things are going on in it, free of spamming, just like there is some automatic organized setup you placed on it.
I don't know your future plans for this idea, but I hope it one idea that is embedded in the fabrics of the forums, so that not just the presents benefitting from it, it would serve long term purpose on the forum.

[condoras]

Great idea you got here nutildah and hopefully will go as you imagine that it will go. I don't know though how easy will be for you to choose and how many members will take this chance but I'm sure that anyone that you decide to give a scholarship, will surely deserve it.

P.S: I just love the certificates...

[suzanne5223]

Although my merit is not up to the 490 nor at the 250 or downward range but I decided to join the program since I missed the previous interview program hosted by Zasad.

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).


I joined cryptocurrency investment through a friend that introduced me to E-dinar coin which was doing well then as she claimed but on searching about the project I found their ANN link to this forum, invested in the E-dinar coin, and when I know more about this forum my understanding about crypto changed. That's how my crypto journey started and I bought my first BTC through Xapo.

II. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.

1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5330418.msg56775891#msg56775891

2) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5316078.msg56312170#msg56312170

3)  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5328026.msg56697751#msg56697751

[EYC_ONE]

I see someone I know running this forum. I tell him what works. He tells me it's a way to make money. I join the forum with passion. I come here and see a lot of rules. But my acquaintances. People said that only money can be made here. I see his information is wrong. There is a huge information center here.I don't have three experiences here. But I have experienced this. There is a huge store of stupid information here. The solution to any problem can be found by going to the search button here. I want to know anyone who understands and reads the forum without listening to anyone here.you can understand a lot of things.My interest in seeing, reading and knowing all this information has increased in the forum

my frist experience share https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343468.msg57218975#msg57218975

[nutildah]

Hello Achievers and Potential Achievers,

I haven't forgotten about this thread, and I will get back to it in a day or two.

Right, they're definitely entering a contest of some sort with this post here, but its not this one.

There is a huge store of stupid information here.

I mean they're not wrong, but I prefer to focus on the huge store of smart information, which also exists.

[EYC_ONE]

I really like your goal. It will give courage and inspiration to the newcomers to go ahead. Where OgNasty like you has taken some initiatives to give merit to the newcomers. It will increase the interest of the newcomers as much as I want to express myself in the forum. If I want to post or sign a picture I can't. So I think it's a good idea to go ahead with the forum. We'll get everyone's good advice, questions, etc. here.

[libert19]

I. I came across BTC around 2013/14 when I was registered on an Indian forum.  I remember asking if using it was legal because it was quite hard to get head around it.

Also, learned about faucets then and created my first blockchain.info wallet.

In the marketplace of that forum, people were giving mobile recharges for doing some tasks. Those tasks were about claiming Stellar airdrop. This airdrop was basically my deep dive into crypto, i came across sites like coingecko, bitcointalk, exchanges etc. I eventually sold that airdrop for ~$50.

I I. Posts:

1. I was fucked..

2. Bitcointalk Memes

3. Gmail creation date

[UmerIdrees]

I don't know if i could qualify for a Merit Scholarship but i do wish i could get a certificate. That would be memorable for me.  

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

I was searching for some online jobs when i came to know about a term "Bitcoin" and getting free money through Faucets. I earned my first few satoshi through faucets and then focus on learning about this digital currency. Since that day , i can't imagine my life without bitcoin. Later i learned trading and helped my family n friends.  
Now my mission is to give awareness of bitcoin and crypto to my country men and for this purpose i try my level best to bring people through social media to this forum especially on to my local board Pakistan and help them understand about bitcoin and trading.

II. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.

1.   Some insight on giving high number of merits on a single post.
Re: Does this thread really deserve the attention it has got?

2. Just googled the temporary solution and posted to help all other people.
Re: Database Error and slow forum

3. A Master piece for me and inspiration for all the kids.
Drawings by a 6 Years Old Kid

[nakamura12]

I don't know if i could qualify for a Merit Scholarship but i do wish i could get a certificate. That would be memorable for me.  

You are qualified to join or participate in this program. The requirements are explained by nutildah of course. The question is, will nutildah reward you merits and certificate. I quite like the certificate which I downloaded and stored it. That's the question that only nutildah can answer but if you ask me the i'll reward you a merit/s. For now, you have to wait for op to answer that question. Just give more time, even I am not available all the time plus you only need 45 merits to rank up.

[KingsDen]

1.Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).

MY FIRST CRYPTOCURRENCY EXPERIENCE
My first cryptocurrency experience was horrible, I was actually scammed which I have not resuscitated till date.
I have heard of Bitcoin years ago but I was skeptical about it because I learnt about it when ponzi scheme was at the rise. I never knew if it was among the ponzi schemes. I was not involved because I had no close friend(s) or relatives in it, so as whom to trust. Not until a friend showed up when I lost my job to Covid-19, introduced me to a scam "fxfarms" not knowing it was a ponzi scheme. He helped me create a wallet on blockchain, deposited $1510  worth of bitcoin that $10 would be for a network fee. Because Cryptocurrency was the only means of deposit. All these happened same day not knowing he was promised 10% referal bonus. 7days later the site crashed and I was somewhat depressed. It then motivated me to investigate the system that scammed me, I  became involved in cryptocurrency and discovered that I wasn't scammed by cryptocurrency but with cryptocurrency.

2. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.

1. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5341366.msg57137455#msg57137455

2. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5349283.msg57460400#msg57460400

3.https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5343711.msg57229427#msg57229427

[Josefjix]

I. Without going into too much detail, tell me the story of your first experience with cryptocurrency. It can be about a purchase, payment, other transaction, or just some anecdote about Bitcoin (200 words or less).


First Crypto experience
The first time I had an encounter with cryptocurrencies was the time when MMM was first introduced to my country of residence, they had brought one idea to bypass the the ban placed on MMM then by the Central Bank in the country, so Bitcoin was the only option, I had to purchase my own Bitcoin then with $100 in 2016. I later didn't use it for the purpose which it bears, the Idea of investing it into something else to yield a return occurred to me and I discussed this with a friend who gave me a site that promised to givee 100% ROI in 72 hours. It was mouthwatering, I felt for it and lost all my sats. Since then, I have set up a platform within my local community to teach them about the details of how to save their crypto assets, to stay safe from scammers. Since then I have got to know the basic concepts involved in cryptocurrencies, how to use cryptocurrencies to solve everyday pressing needs. Earning passive income through the Crypto community to help me pay my tax, health and important bills the journey to Cryptocurrencies has been great so, The greatest thanks goes to everyone on Bitcointalk who helps with their insightful posts.


II. Provide links for what you consider to be your three best posts. They don't necessarily have to be your most merited posts, but posts where you strongly believe you provided something of value to the community.
1. How to create RBTC wallet.
2. Free withdrawals on FTX
3.  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5300793.msg55850126#msg55850126

[nutildah]

Congratulations to the incoming class (outgoing class?) of Merit Achiever Scholarships. You have demonstrated promising potential that you are not only willing to achieve but able to achieve.

Unfortunately I ran out of certificates so you're all going to have to share one:



According to my calculations BIT-BENDER only needed 20 merits to level up to Hero, congrats! Everybody else got 50, and can get up to 50 more in a month. Just remind me when the 30 days are up.

And we are now at full scholarship capacity so I must lock the thread for the time being.

For those who didn't get accepted, just remember this quote from our spiritual leader, Jeffrey "The Big" Lebowski:

"Strong men also cry."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlEmKXm9eCE