Hello! Welcome to Bitcointalk.org.
I know how it feels to join a forum you know little/nothing about. I often see newbies ask questions like "What is bitcointalk all about ", "how do I earn here" etc. Already existing members are always willing to answer such questions, no matter how often and irrelevant they appear, kudos!
I believe after reading this thread, an honest newbie can successfully decide where to gain from the forum and also how to help the forum.
Below are my personal definitions of bitcointalk forum;
1. Free Education:Bitcointalk.org is a free education forum: If your mission here is to learn, you will learn what is not taught in the universities for no fee. The users here are so generous with knowledge. Unlike the universities, you can be in the first year(newbie) and join the class of final year(legendary). This fosters learning. There is no limit to what you can learn and which board you can visit. Just as you commit 4yrs to learning in the universities for Bsc, if you commit same here, in 4yrs time, you will become a PhD in Cryptocurrencies.
2: Empowerment Forum:Bitcointalk.org is a forum that offers lots of opportunities ranging from learning to earning. Learning, seizing genuine opportunities and earning some
BTC weekly through campaign or bounty can empower you in the real life if you are focused.
It will interest you to know that you can get a loan here too.
3. Market:Bitcointalk.org is a forum where you can buy or sell goods and services. So, if you have a good skill, here is a great market for you. You can do all kinds of legal businesses here. Remember to Trade with caution.
If you are to involve in buying and selling, lending and borrowing, these threads is a must see for you.
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[EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan" - IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK!4. Freedom:In the words of LoyceV
Bitcointalk offers more freedom than any other forum I know. You can choose to be an asshole or you can be a nice person. It's entirely up to you how you want to come across. If you're a snowflake, you might get offended.
That's okay.
You're
allowed to earn money or do business here. Your freedom is mainly limited by the
forum rules.
In the forum, you have alot of freedom, but you do not have the freedom to
Copy/Paste someone's work in or outside the forum. You will be banned if found in such an act. If you have need for someone's work, kindly site the original author.
Again, do not allow the forum to impact you negatively. If you aren't an asshole in the real life, don't play it here. You can be nice to everyone even when you don't get it back.
5. Scam and Policing:Scam is not moderated here. So, don't because you are in a forum created by Satoshi himself and fall prey.
However, there are some reputable members here who are the police of this forum. They bust scammers. They are good at it. Kudos to them.
However, there is no known standards of policing here, each officers approach it in their own ways. So, it is likely you may find the officer in the picture below, in this forum.
6. Privacy:This is privacy centred forum. Your privacy and privacy of your wallets or whatsoever is in your hands. You can choose how you handle them.
It's possible to use bitcointalk.org without submitting any personal info. Use Tor + a throwaway email + a new pseudonym, etc. If you care about preventing personal information from being collected on bitcointalk.org, then preventing this collection is your responsibility.
In conclusion, it's like an adventure here, many succeed, many give up. Keep developing yourself, the forum users are awesome, if you choose to be resourceful, many people are ready to help you. If you choose otherwise, same people will also facilitate your failure.
Thank you and Welcome!.
