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[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I noticed the hierarchy in the Forum, so I mean to ask, are there some sections I need to avoid since am just a newbie? Can I contribute to any thread despite the OP's rank?

[hosseinimr93]

Except "Investigation", "Serious discussion" and "Ivory Tower boards", you can make post in any other board you want.
To post in "Serious discussion", you need to have Jr Member rank and for posting in "Ivory Tower," you need full Member rank.
To post in "Investigation" board (and see that), you need member rank.

If you are not sure where you should post your topic, you can visit Guidelines for threads.

[Mpamaegbu]

Can I contribute to any thread despite the OP's rank?

Yes, you can contribute provided the thread where you want to post opens to you. OP, in addition to the link to that helpful thread hosseinimr93 provided you above, I suggest you read sticky posts too (that's posts sticked on top boards) as they will further deepen your understanding of the rules and regulations of this forum.

[Sandra_hakeem]

First of all, look for the rules ....know 'em. Nobody wants to read some compiled , incessant psychobabble.
Yes, there are threads or some sub- boards you're restricted from. I learnt we have a couple; like the ones that GMs and the ADMINS discuss and hold their têtè ä tètê...
Welcome on board and understand that they're little or no restrictions to what a user contributes; that can be done 24*24 times in diverse unrestricted boards...in as much as you are not plagiarising and your points are solid, solid that it could solve a problem and convince anyone that you're knowledgeable even in real life and your post is just an expertise or say -- a quarter of your rehabbed perception which reveals the true you --

Stay strong out there; you're gonna get critics as an answer to a question that's seemingly assumed to be known to you which you don't know. I just hope I'm not tryna saddle a dead horse?! Yeah, literally, I mean we'd be proud to have you celebrated on a specious day, for a new rank.
My apologies for the off-topic.

Cheers
Sandra 👩‍🦱

[Gallar]

As a fellow beginner, I also like to be confused at first, sometimes I also feel inferior, but this is a discussion,
so I thought, why should I feel inferior to express my opinion,

the most important thing is that you don't make posts that are considered spam, and at least they have to be of high quality.

[Darker45]

As a fellow beginner, I also like to be confused at first, sometimes I also feel inferior, but this is a discussion,
so I thought, why should I feel inferior to express my opinion,

the most important thing is that you don't make posts that are considered spam, and at least they have to be of high quality.

Newbies are indeed inferior in terms of what they can do. There are forum limits against newbies in terms of posting and messaging, for example. But outside of that, I don't think newbies should feel inferior. After all, ranks do not necessarily signify Bitcoin or crypto knowledge, experience, determination, and so on. Although, of course, in terms of how the forum works, newbies should better observe, explore, and read the rules first.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

newbies should better observe, explore, and read the rules first.

After understanding the rules, can the Newbie then create topic and also comment on threads? Because, definitely must not remain a newbie unless they  contributes too. if by just observing  how can they rank up? Am just but also learning.

[Lucius]

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If you are really interested in something (and you can't find an answer using the forum search), then you can open a new thread and ask a question/start a discussion. No one will blame you for a legitimate question, but if you open a thread with the question "Who is Satoshi" or "Why are there only 21 million BTC" it is definitely considered a low-value topic and will be deleted by the moderators.

What others want to tell you is that you still have to learn something in order to be able to participate constructively in discussions, and you will achieve this by reading what other more experienced members write. This is just a forum, there is no pressure to do this or that - read, write, be more aware of some things every day than the day before.

[DdmrDdmr]

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Actually, observing, or reading through the different topics and posts, is likely an important contributing factor to ranking-up. The better you grasp the context of what’s been talked about, the more chances of being able to bring something to the table that has some substance to it, is aligned with the flow of what’s being said, and is not a cacophony of something already said within the same thread.

There’s no rush, and it may take a little while to figure out which topics are more aligned with one’s interests.

[Findingnemo]

I noticed the hierarchy in the Forum, so I mean to ask, are there some sections I need to avoid since am just a newbie? Can I contribute to any thread despite the OP's rank?

Yes, avoid posting in the mega threads where there is no discussion is happening all you can witness is full of spam created to meet the quota requirements or as troll, etc.

Post in any section where you feel comfortable but as a newbie you can explore everywhere and find which suits you better for the knowledge you have because in bitcointalk you're a newbie doesn't mean you are lacking knowledge. There are many exceptional low rank members are giving detailed explanation about technical related things which I really don't have any idea.

[Razmirraz]

After understanding the rules, can the Newbie then create topic and also comment on threads? Because, definitely must not remain a newbie unless they  contributes too. if by just observing  how can they rank up? Am just but also learning.

why not, newbies can create new topics related to crypto or a question that doesn't exist and has not been discussed much, but don't create topics that have been discussed a lot. Before creating a topic you must first check whether the forum already exists or not. and commenting on threads is something you should do as a newbie, to be more active and able to provide feedback on the issues being discussed, and don't occasionally spam comments that will only get you ignored.

Choosing a Board also needs to be considered, usually things like this are overlooked by Newbie knowledge. Newbies must know a place that matches the content of the topic, the term is not to enter the wrong room. Do not let topics that lead to Altcoin discussions be posted on the Bitcoin discussion board and vice versa, this also needs to be considered so as not to violate the restrictions on the forum.

[mk4]

Go participate in any available section that you want. As long as you don't spam and don't plagiarize, you'll be good. In the first place if you're not allowed to post on a certain section, it wouldn't be available to you in the first place.

^Seriously, stop overthinking that Bitcointalk is some very formal community or something like that. It's really not, and you can be very casual here like how you talk to someone on social media.

[acroman08]

After understanding the rules, can the Newbie then create topic and also comment on threads? Because, definitely must not remain a newbie unless they  contributes too. if by just observing  how can they rank up? Am just but also learning.

even without reading the rules first(but it is preferable that they do to avoid breaking the rules), newbies can create a topic or post on other threads, no one is stopping them and it is not taboo or frowned upon for a newbie to join discussions. like what mk4 has said, stop overthinking and participate on any board that is available to you.

[aysg76]

As already stated above there are only few boards where you can't post as a newbie while all other boards are free to post but keep in mind the rules that you should follow and not spam in any one of them.But usually on basic note newbies and low rank members tend to post more on B&H and Bitcoin discussion which I have seen but there are no restrictions on this part and you have freedom to Post except the three mentioned above.

This is an open discussion forum where you can share your ideas and thoughts and exchange knowledge so there is no such restrictions but it should be contributing to the discussion not spam posts only.

[AB de Royse777]

Go participate in any available section that you want.

I will add to know the boards to have OP's topic relevant. Boards are self explaining though. 

After understanding the rules, can the Newbie then create topic and also comment on threads? Because, definitely must not remain a newbie unless they  contributes too. if by just observing  how can they rank up? Am just but also learning.

Don't sound like you are lost. The good start for you will be to read the first 6 sticky topics and understand what's written there.
You not only need to know how to post and what to post but also need to understand what we value and what not in terms of forum (unofficial) rules.

[skarais]

After understanding the rules, can the Newbie then create topic and also comment on threads?

There's nothing stopping you from creating thread and responding to other users' posts as long as you don't do it for spam, low quality, off-topic, referral code posting, trolling, and more. You can read and understand all these points in the forum rules: Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ

Because, definitely must not remain a newbie unless they  contributes too. if by just observing  how can they rank up? Am just but also learning.

When you create a thread then I believe you have to have a purpose and you have to be able to moderate your thread well and respond to some important things. It's obvious that you have to contribute to your thread so you don't just have to observe it. Then about rank up, you have to get merit and enough activity points. About merit, read here: Merit & new rank requirements

[The Sceptical Chymist]

First of all, look for the rules ....know 'em.

OP, listen to the above advice as it can prevent you from getting banned.  There have been so many members who apparently never read the rules (or just didn't care about them) who've wound up pleading with the mods to get their account back, it's ridiculous.

In addition to what others have written, my advice to you would be to stay out of forum drama (usually taking place in either the Reputation or Meta sections) until you establish yourself as a member.  Otherwise people are going to think you're just trying to earn merits or increase your post count or whatever.

By the way, there's no real hierarchy aside from the various ranks, although I'm talking about regular members and not the moderators or Theymos.  This forum (I think) is supposed to be a meritocracy, where people are judged based on the quality of their contribution to it.  I'd say that's more or less true, because there aren't as many cliques as there used to be. 

Oh, it helps if you have a thick skin and can shrug off vicious criticism/trolling/attacks without acting like a baby.  Bitcointalk is one of the freest forums I've ever seen, so moderators aren't going to step in when someone calls you a bone-headed asshole.  Not saying that's going to happen, but it could, so toughen up if you're not tough already.

[skarais]

Bitcointalk is one of the freest forums I've ever seen, so moderators aren't going to step in when someone calls you a bone-headed asshole.  Not saying that's going to happen, but it could, so toughen up if you're not tough already.

Someone once thought that my contribution to the forum was my attempt to beg for merit by merit sources through quality posts to rank up, but without them realizing it now I have helped them to get their rank even with some merit. I smile when I think about it, but that's why one has to be thick skinned on this forum.

The Pharmacist, about the OP, you should probably know that from the way he created thread he doesn't appear to be someone newbie in this forum. So I think the OP is knowledgeable enough by now, even for his first post: How are Newbies welcomed in the Forum?

[_BlackStar]

I noticed the hierarchy in the Forum, so I mean to ask, are there some sections I need to avoid since am just a newbie?

Anyway I don't want to react too harshly, but you are not a newbie, IMO.

I don't really believe that a newbie will know much how to use some of the forum's features within hours of joining. Even I assume they don't know what the quote function is and how to include the url in the post unless they are experienced users. Ahhh, I find this a bit draining because you don't have to pretend to be a newbie anyway if you're actually an experienced users. I'm not sure, but of course I can think about it after skarais referenced one of your posts.

As a newbie, I thought there's a special way of welcoming newbie like myself to the forum but my search for welcome message gave me this result: Board Etiquette (Please read first.)
  Apart from that, I have read series of threads created by some newbies on guide to begin posting/security means to be protected from scam, theft and hacker.

two Opinions I learned from to avoid scam

Simple, Trust no one here! This is the best method to avoid being scam by scammer here since you have less knowledge. Do your own research by browsing on useful threads hre in the forum before you interact with someone for discussion.

During my newbie days, I didn't trust anyone despite I’m doing a p2p trading of altcoins here inthe marketplace section. I use escrow or transact with small amount only to those user that I think as high risk. I grow my knowledge slowly by trading on many user here. There are times that I experienced being scam with small amount but I take that lesson to become more cautious on my next transaction. My experience is much riskier than newbie nowadays since Centralized exchange is now reputable compared to my newbie days.

You can use the link I attached for list of good threads here related for security and privacy.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5239098.msg54186093#msg54186093

Trust no one until am more familiar here.

Scammers don't rush on newbies, they would attempt to rip off literally anyone, the only difference is some users are more easily accessible, cause they leave details about themselves all around.
• Email addresses while signing up for airdrops,
• Phone number and KYC information when using exchanges,
• Social profiles when joining bounty projects etc.

All these can be used to access and create a personalized scam, targeted against a user.

You avoid this by staying private, as much as is possible, and also being cautious; everything is a scan until proven otherwise.

I must keep my information private

 From Newbies - Read before posting, I got a great warning about Altcoins;

A warning about Alt-Coins: Almost all of the alt-coins out there are going to be a waste of time. They're being created to take advantage of people who get super excited about different things and then get pumped and dumped. Be careful about wasting time with too many alt coins. Be careful about downloading files, seems like there's plenty of wallet stealers around hidden as alt coin miners.

Since there's no special way of welcoming newbie, I hope am already welcome. Can the three Quotes above guide me as a newbie? I want to learn about Bitcoin and tech and also teach others who are eager to learn too. I know am new but I believe one day I shall contribute just like some legendary memebers I admire their productive knowledge in the forum.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Then about rank up, you have to get merit and enough activity points. About merit, read here: Merit & new rank requirements

I Know everyone are entitled to their opinion in this forum but I  was advised to ignore rank for now since am just a Newbie.