Small poll for BitcoinTalk lovers

[joker_josue]

I work with a printing company and merchandising companies, and I thought it would be interesting to create a product line with BitcoinTalk in mind.

But before I go any further, I would like to know what the opinion of the community was.

The first idea I had was something related to user ranking. But this or other possibilities are still being analyzed.

What do you think of the idea?
I appreciate your feedback.

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[LoyceMobile]

Nope, physical items are bad for privacy.

[jackg]

If you're doing it just for fun then sure. If you're doing it to try to make a profit then you'll probably not get much or any custom.

I know there are people that invite their friends and family to this forum but I think those are few and far between and people probably don't want it to be a talking point among others or risk their privacy.

[Rikafip]

Nope, not interested, mainly because of the reason mentioned by Loyce. I didn't even pick up the "Scambuster of the year award" (which was a t-shirt) so I wouldn't be interested using any other forum related merchandise.

I know there are people that invite their friends and family to this forum but I think those are few and far between and people probably don't want it to be a talking point among others or risk their privacy.

I invited couple of close friends to this forum but still I wouldn't wear anything forum related around.

[Welsh]

I'd only be interested in collectible items which could be displayed privately at home rather than something I'd wear or anything like that, simply due to the privacy concerns already mentioned.

Obviously, you could frame a T-shirt if you wanted too, but it's not something I'd particularly be interested in doing. Judging by the interest of the rewards we had for an April fools, condoms were a popular choice .

[aysg76]

Nope, physical items are bad for privacy.

Right as most of the forum members have priority of privacy and would not be willing to jump into this although you have good idea to sell some good merchandise for Bitcointalk lovers but you see they are physical items and needs to be delivered to some address and many will not be willing to hand out them.

If you see when there was community awards and prizes were to be handed out like holiday trip but the winners refused it to take because they didn't want to compromise their privacy with it and rewards were secondary for them even if the rewards were really good so paying for merchs will never be an option to them and compromise their security.

When there was Bitcointalk channel setup then there was suggestion of interviewing members in video but you see they refused it because they want to remain anonymous only and spend time over forum as usual only.

But you can give some samples to the viewers of how you will design products or merchs and see if you gain some customers from it and they have no problem with this business.

[Lucius]

The only shirts on which I saw the inscription "bitcointalk" were those worn by some members who were collecting donations on the forum, which is somehow logical considering that they wanted to thank the donors and maybe promote the forum while distributing food and supplies to people in need.

For most EU or US members, such shirts would only be, as @Welsh says, of collector's value - but I'm sure our friends from African countries would be interested, considering that I noticed that they have a slightly different attitude when it comes to privacy (for those who regularly read the Bitcoin discussion certainly know what I'm talking about).

[Mbitr]

As a collectible, these items will have a value and I personally would be interested in some items.
See how you get on in meta, but it may be worth posting this in collectibles 

[borovichok]

I work with a printing company and merchandising companies, and I thought it would be interesting to create a product line with BitcoinTalk in mind.

But before I go any further, I would like to know what the opinion of the community was.

Not a terrible idea, but for the sake of privacy, developing a site that does not store users' home addresses for delivery would attract certain members, but if you are thinking of creating a service thread for your items, I will not be interested for the sake of my privacy. I'm not sure Africans and Asians would mind if these things were genuinely cool. They have been promoting the forum offline quite well; during Charity related works. Good luck OP

[Little Mouse]

I would love to have some t-shirts with some of my favorite quotes from Satoshi Nakamoto. Maybe with this-

If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry.

Or maybe this-

The root problem with conventional currency is all the trust that’s required to make it work.

Nope, physical items are bad for privacy.

I always wanted to create something with wood long ago and try to sell them in the forum at a reasonable price as many people want to have some creative design. I have a few in my library including some crypto crafts too. I got the idea from "The Bitcoin Cafe" in Bangladesh though they don't accept Bitcoin lol.
However, I always had the same thought in mind, people may get interested but would never order because of their privacy. That's why I didn't go forward with this idea. If bitcoin were legal here,l I would definitely go with this idea.

[Welsh]

Not a terrible idea, but for the sake of privacy, developing a site that does not store users' home addresses for delivery would attract certain members

Yeah, but that's hard to verify, this has been a common concern within the marketplace sections, and whether or not users were storing that data. Personally, I delete any sensitive data in PMs once its not needed, but no one can verify that except theymos. However, when it comes to a site you control, no one at all will be able to verify that you remove or don't store the data. Since you need some data to be physically able to ship items, you have to store it for a small period of time at the very least.

If you could come up with a system which was able to prove removal, and no data been extracted then I'd be very impressed, but as far as I'm aware it simply cannot be done.

[tranthidung]

3 years ago, theymos raised the topic and asked community about Bitcointalk.org collectible coin ?. Later, I remembered one member who is famous in Collectible board created another topic about that but nothing was done after all.

Do you want to continue it?

I suggest if you want to create something, you should focus on important events in history of Bitcoin especially Bitcointalk.org forum.

Check more if you are interested in

• Bitcointalk's important historic changes

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Not a terrible idea, but for the sake of privacy, developing a site that does not store users' home addresses for delivery would attract certain members

Is that the main privacy concern, or is there more to it than someone having members' mailing addresses?  

I'm probably being an ignorant fool with respect to privacy, because I'd be interested in forum merch--though whether I'd buy something would heavily depend on what it is.  I wouldn't buy a t-shirt or any kind of clothing, but something like a coin, a deck of cards, postcards, and things like that I'd buy in a heartbeat (if the price is right, of course).

And not for nothing, but I'm really hoping someone creates a commemorative coin for bitcointalk's 15th or 20th anniversary.  I wish I could help make that happen, but I've got nothing to offer.  But OP, I'd be willing to buy something as long as that something is of good quality and something I can keep as a forum collectible.  Minerjones made those BTC pennies back when Zepher died in 2019, and though I only knew him by reputation they mean something to me because I see them as part of bitcointalk's history.

I suggest if you want to create something, you should focus on important events in history of Bitcoin especially Bitcointalk.org forum.

Great idea.  It might be hard to sell, but I'd love to see something commemorate the start of the merit system.  It's hard to overstate its importance, and it was a major change that had both immediate and long-lasting effects.

[owlcatz]

Is that the main privacy concern, or is there more to it than someone having members' mailing addresses?  

I'm probably being an ignorant fool with respect to privacy, because I'd be interested in forum merch--though whether I'd buy something would heavily depend on what it is.  I wouldn't buy a t-shirt or any kind of clothing, but something like a coin, a deck of cards, postcards, and things like that I'd buy in a heartbeat (if the price is right, of course).

And not for nothing, but I'm really hoping someone creates a commemorative coin for bitcointalk's 15th or 20th anniversary.  I wish I could help make that happen, but I've got nothing to offer.  But OP, I'd be willing to buy something as long as that something is of good quality and something I can keep as a forum collectible. Minerjones made those BTC pennies back when Zepher died in 2019, and though I only knew him by reputation they mean something to me because I see them as part of bitcointalk's history.

Actually the Zepher tribute coins were made by @Bitcoinpenny, but I don't recall who else may have been involved at the time. I understand what you mean though, I feel proud and sad at the same time, as I knew Z in real life, and he was like a brother whom I still miss every day.  

[joker_josue]

Nope, physical items are bad for privacy.

I understand the concern.

I've been thinking about how to do this for some time in order to preserve privacy as much as possible. I know this isn't easy.
Right now, I'm finding 3 ways:
- The customer (you) uses mailbox addresses or virtual addresses. Cause all countries have this kind of services. That way the seller (me) only knew that address, where he would send the order.
- To register the order, use encrypted form services, such as this one: https://blocksurvey.io/ I'm not saying I would use this one, it's just an idea. Had to investigate further (suggestions accepted).
- When placing the order, no information will be requested that connects the person who is placing the order to the user here on the forum.

Is it the ideal model? Maybe not, but it's the only way at the moment, that it's possible to make transactions of this kind, without compromising on a large scale the user's privacy.

What do you think about these points?

And not for nothing, but I'm really hoping someone creates a commemorative coin for bitcointalk's 15th or 20th anniversary.  I wish I could help make that happen, but I've got nothing to offer.  But OP, I'd be willing to buy something as long as that something is of good quality and something I can keep as a forum collectible.  Minerjones made those BTC pennies back when Zepher died in 2019, and though I only knew him by reputation they mean something to me because I see them as part of bitcointalk's history.

I suggest if you want to create something, you should focus on important events in history of Bitcoin especially Bitcointalk.org forum.

Great idea.  It might be hard to sell, but I'd love to see something commemorate the start of the merit system.  It's hard to overstate its importance, and it was a major change that had both immediate and long-lasting effects.

I have this kind of idea, and I've been trying to explore it for over 3 years. I can say that since almost 5-6 years.
I still believe that it is possible to find a model that works.

This idea is super interesting, I also have plans. But first we have to find the ideal way to carry out the transactions.
At this first moment, the idea is to have an object that just mentions something, where only people who really know the forum would notice. For example, a logo with the text "I am Legendary".

Regarding the type of object, everything is still open.
It doesn't have to be clothes, in fact I even thought about other things (although I didn't mention it in the research). For example, what do you think of "Mouse Pad"?

@The Pharmacist think we can talk better later to share ideas via DM?

[shahzadafzal]

I work with a printing company and merchandising companies, and I thought it would be interesting to create a product line with BitcoinTalk in mind.

But before I go any further, I would like to know what the opinion of the community was.

The first idea I had was something related to user ranking. But this or other possibilities are still being analyzed.

What do you think of the idea?
I appreciate your feedback.

I’m sure it depends on the reason or what’s the target of it?

For example let’s suppose if bitcointalk is running out of cash and it’s for the collection of funds to run the forum then definitely yes many of us would be willing to participate.

But for any other reason than why bitcointalk merchandise why not “bitcoin” merchandise? I mean it’s available everywhere bitcoin > bitcointalk and it looks more nice wearing a bitcoin shirt or holding a bitcoin mug.

[Stalker22]

Sorry OP, but I probably would not be interested in this type of forum merchandise. Unless this is something issued by the official forum administration, I do not see much value. Almost anyone can make this kind of merchandise on their own or order it from a local print shop. It would be a waste of money to have it produced by a company we probably would not even want to order from anyways.

[joker_josue]

I’m sure it depends on the reason or what’s the target of it?

What if the hat you have on your avatar could be real, at an acceptable price?

[shahzadafzal]

What if the hat you have on your avatar could be real, at an acceptable price?

Yeah that’s something I might consider too 

[Sarah Azhari]

What do you think of the idea?
I appreciate your feedback.

Yes, I like your idea, I will buy a t-shirt, this is the very creative thing I ever heard. I know privacy is important, but I am still human and need wear something I like. I love bitcoin and all, including this forum, same as I love sports where I will love to buy the jersey.