What one change would you like to see in bitcointalk in 2023

[joker_josue]

My only wish is to have an update for Epochtalk - a new forum software. As far as I know, since the last update, the new software was mostly done. Just need

• Testing
• Improving
• Data transitioning

Well, I've heard this idea of "it's almost done" for almost 5 years now. I question whether there is even enough interest or will to implement these changes.
Changing a forum of these dimensions to a new script is not exactly easy. Not impossible, but very complex. Either way, you need a lot of will, which I think still doesn't exist enough.

[libert19]

Mobile App please

...Heck, I'd be very happy even with just having a responsive UI alone.

Do you mean 'fit to mobile screen' kind of thing with responsive ui? Cause except zoom-in/out, it's as good as desktop.

For that particular zoom-in/out 'problem', you can use this zoom extension —  it condenses the view. Works on Kiwi/lemur/mises browser (supporting chrome extensions on android).

@tranthidung's method makes page read only, imo above extension is better alternative to that.

Edit: For iOS devices, you can try ^[1]orion browser for ff, chrome extensions. I don't have an iOS device, so no personal experience about this one.

[1] https://browser.kagi.com

[krishnaverma]

Here is one suggestion:
When a member is creating new thread, based on data he has entered in title and posts, show him suggestions for already posted threads related to same topic. This will prevent multiple threads on same topic and save everyone's time. I have seen this feature on some forums.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Here is one suggestion:
When a member is creating new thread, based on data he has entered in title and posts, show him suggestions for already posted threads related to same topic. This will prevent multiple threads on same topic and save everyone's time. I have seen this feature on some forums.

If a participant knows how to use search, he will never do what you did. In your case, I even doubt your eyesight, since the titles of both topics are almost identical.
A polite person would simply apologize and close the topic after noticing such a similarity, but you did not hesitate to continue your topic. It's very ugly and looks very stupid. Besides, there are no such coincidences.
Having registered in 2017, but not knowing how to use the search, was a rather backward behavior.



[Guide] Searching effectively

[WatChe]

The classical look of bitcointalk.org has its own swag.
If I want to see something new in bitcointalk.org in 2023 is the alerts like we have in facebook, gmail etc. Right now have to manually check whether someone replied to our post or not. If such feature is added to bitcointalk.org then it will ease out things. Apart from that I dont have anything in mind that I want to see here, as I said the classical look has its own swag. 

Bitcointalk didn't have option of alert like social media but if they add it will be best for user experience but in telegram there is a bot @BTTSuperNotifier_bot through this bot you can get every notification like merit , mentioned any many other, but first you have to attached this bot with your bitcointalk account and then add also all those topic where you want alerts, after than when every you have been mentioned or selective topic got reply you will be notified.

Ok thank you for telling me about that since I didnt have idea that there is such feature available. Unfortunatly I am not on TG so cant avail that bot. But it will be a good featuer if there is notification like thing that sends you a notification on your mobile that you got any activity in your bitcointalk.org account. 

I wish you would have told him about this one instead of just prompting him using a notification bot. In additional options you can also set notifications to -''notify me of replies'' before you reply to a post. I thought it would help him get notified when someone replies to his post or quotes him. He only needed to tick the points to activate them.

Thanks to you also, since I dont have info about this too. You really ease out things for me.

[Accardo]

Considering the numerous boards in the forum, I'd want a compilations of the best threads per week sent to every member's Dm. Best threads, which can be determined by the interactions and discussions in the thread, how meaningful and educative it is to users, can be disseminated in batch of selected 5-10 meaningful posts amongst all threads posted in that week, so that users that didn't participate in the thread can read them too. It'll help everybody to easily keep track of useful topics in the forum and boost learning too. Since the forum is mainly focused on learning, I wouldn't fancy any other feature other than the one that elevates more learning. Especially for the newbies who are not familiar with the boards on the forum, they miss out on so many useful threads in the forum, through this exercise; sending Dms of best threads in the week, would help them get across and know other sections in the forum. This will cost the forum nothing and would increase the rate of quality posts in the forum since members would want their threads to appear on the best threads of the week.

[libert19]

^ nah, good threads already get bumped to the top, plus not everyone is interested in all boards. If you say, we could implement further functionality where you can select the boards one is interested in then we have better suggestions here that should get the priority. I personally believe in-built alert system for quotes/notifications/merits is must.

[Obito]

^ nah, good threads already get bumped to the top, plus not everyone is interested in all boards. If you say, we could implement further functionality where you can select the boards one is interested in then we have better suggestions here that should get the priority. I personally believe in-built alert system for quotes/notifications/merits is must.

Could work but the problem isn't that inconvenient for many forum users so it's a feature not worth adding. I would support you regarding notifications for merits/quotes although I think someone has made it already or I'm remembering something different.

[libert19]

...I think someone has made it already or I'm remembering something different.

It's ^[1] telegram bot. It works great however would prefer native functions. I wouldn't be surprised if there are people who miss discussions just because they aren't aware of the bot.

^[1] bitcointalk quote notifier

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Here is one suggestion:
When a member is creating new thread, based on data he has entered in title and posts, show him suggestions for already posted threads related to same topic. This will prevent multiple threads on same topic and save everyone's time. I have seen this feature on some forums.

I think this is a lapse from the user creating the thread because if he had first research about the topic or keywords to the post he's intending of before proceeding further, the search function will help to see relevants aspect talked about it, so i wouldn't advise while typing the title or content of the post to be popping up suggestions regarding the same post intended to, member's should understand that we have millions of words that could serve as keyword to each word input but typing a sentence or giving a clue phrase and searching it will help direct the search towards the specific aspect in question than pulling the whole suggestions of words.

[lovesmayfamilis]

A nice change would be to limit the number of accounts allowed. Can understand the need to create an alternate account for your other device, but creating a bunch of alternate accounts clearly hints at the bad activity. In addition, a false impression is created about the number of people registering on the forum; you can probably divide this number by half, if not by three.

[drwhobox]

A nice change would be to limit the number of accounts allowed. Can understand the need to create an alternate account for your other device, but creating a bunch of alternate accounts clearly hints at the bad activity. In addition, a false impression is created about the number of people registering on the forum; you can probably divide this number by half, if not by three.

There is no need for an alternate account to use on other devices, I have multiple devices and I know most of us also have more than one device. If anyone wants to change the device they can just log in to their account to that device. It is that simple, there is no point to create another account to create and use for that purpose.

a false impression is created about the number of people registering on the forum; you can probably divide this number by half, if not by three.

Also users who use one account for their activity on this forum will get motivated for a second account. We saw many alt account cases in this forum regularly.

[Lucius]

A nice change would be to limit the number of accounts allowed.
~snip~

The problem is that you cannot impose such a rule even if you wanted to, given that people use VPN and TOR to hide their real IP addresses. Of course, many come across the evil fee, which is in some way a defense against the creation of large bot farms, but this fee can be paid, and some members have the option of removing it upon request.

I, on the other hand, would like to see a rule that one can participate in signature/bounty campaigns exclusively with one account in one campaign, not as we have the case now with multiple accounts in multiple campaigns. Sometimes it's funny to see how one and the same person has a discussion with himself using alt accounts.

[Solosanz]

I, on the other hand, would like to see a rule that one can participate in signature/bounty campaigns exclusively with one account in one campaign, not as we have the case now with multiple accounts in multiple campaigns. Sometimes it's funny to see how one and the same person has a discussion with himself using alt accounts.

Did you mean if one person have 3 accounts, but only one account is able to participate in signature campaign while the other two accounts shouldn't join any campaign even though those both accounts are eligible and not cheating in the same campaign?

I wonder which person it's who use 2 accounts and make a conversation with his own alt, although theymos said it's no problem if to have different personality, but I don't think it's right to create a discussion while the one who replying is his another account.

[Lucius]

Did you mean if one person have 3 accounts, but only one account is able to participate in signature campaign while the other two accounts shouldn't join any campaign even though those both accounts are eligible and not cheating in the same campaign?

I think it would be fair to all other users of the forum who have only one account and may not be able to get a place in a sig campaign because someone uses their alt accounts in 4 or 5 different sig campaigns. Of course, that rule will not change, nobody wants to officially be a policeman on the forum and investigate such things.

[Edwardard]

I, on the other hand, would like to see a rule that one can participate in signature/bounty campaigns exclusively with one account in one campaign,

This rule is already in there for most of the campaigns.
Just like scams aren't moderated by the admins/mods, such things arent too. Thats why you got "campaign managers" for this job and most of them do well imo..

I think it would be fair to all other users of the forum who have only one account and may not be able to get a place in a sig campaign because someone uses their alt accounts in 4 or 5 different sig campaigns.

If someone got 4-5 or more accounts just for the sake of participating in sig. campaigns, chances are they wont get accepted in any, since such users are mostly broken (i)nglish sh*tposters. Again, a good manager can easily spot them.
Also, I believe most newbies who need technical help, forget about their account after their problem is solved and come back later again with new account with a new problem. Thats why you see many 1 post brand new accounts in the forum. Most are alt accounts of each other. If theymos starts IP banning ppl, they wont be able to comeback again for help lol.

[Lucius]

I, on the other hand, would like to see a rule that one can participate in signature/bounty campaigns exclusively with one account in one campaign, not as we have the case now with multiple accounts in multiple campaigns.

This rule is already in there for most of the campaigns.

Does it make sense to cut someone's sentence in half just to write something that I know very well exists?

If someone got 4-5 or more accounts just for the sake of participating in sig. campaigns, chances are they wont get accepted in any, since such users are mostly broken (i)nglish sh*tposters. Again, a good manager can easily spot them.

What a naive way of thinking, as if anything other than filling all the spots in the campaign is important these days. If most managers looked at quality, most campaigns wouldn't be able to fill even 50% of spots, and that's a truth that everyone knows, but we can pretend that the rule of "5 merits in 120 days" is something that makes a good poster.

You obviously don't know the case of a user who abused the CM campaign with 3 accounts for years until it was discovered?

[joker_josue]

What a naive way of thinking, as if anything other than filling all the spots in the campaign is important these days. If most managers looked at quality, most campaigns wouldn't be able to fill even 50% of spots, and that's a truth that everyone knows, but we can pretend that the rule of "5 merits in 120 days" is something that makes a good poster.

I also think it's a little exaggerated to say that 50% of vacancies were not filled in the campaigns.
There are a lot of users who post with quality who don't even have a campaign, because they think the campaigns don't have quality.

Because I think there is a market for all types of users and campaigns.

[kawetsriyanto]

One rank above the Legendary is my wish!

I believe it will be a good thing to do for the members who contributed a lot to the forum and also it will encourage the legendary to post more to reach that super recognition rank.

Is it really necessary, mate?

I think it is not needed since we are able to know the members who contributed a lot from their merit numbers. Also, the members who have a certain achievement, have a special badge.

For example:

- taufik123 has a special badge as the winner of the art contest in 2019.
- fillippone has a special badge as the winner of Pizza day in 2022.

[drwhobox]

I wonder which person it's who use 2 accounts and make a conversation with his own alt, although theymos said it's no problem if to have different personality, but I don't think it's right to create a discussion while the one who replying is his another account.

The person who makes conversation with his alt account is a person with multiple personality disorder 
Is that acceptable in this forum? Since only one account per person is allowed in bitcointalk or theymos give them privileges for their special needs.