How many forum members do you know by real name?

[Pmalek]

Bitcointalk is a bitcoin and crypto community that has been around for several years. During this time, the forum made history on many occasions, and we all had the chance to witness it.

No matter how or when you get here, Bitcointalk always offers a wide range of possibilities. I am sure that some have found friends and like-minded people on these boards. People have created partnerships that are respected to this day.

Bitcointalk members have used the forum to trade coins and collectibles and arranged face-to-face meetings. Some of you have attended bitcoin conferences and similar meetups with your forum buddies.

That makes me wonder: how many people from Bitcointalk do you know in real life? How many do you know by name because of your forum dealings and relationships? Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?

I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?

[hosseinimr93]

It seems that you forgot to add "zero" to the voting options. I am pretty sure many of participants would vote for zero if it was possible.
And what if someone knows 5 users in the real world? Should vote for 3-5 or 5-10?

[PX-Z]

I knew some before but since i care someone's privacy so i choose to call them by their forum username instead of their names when we are in contact, and probably forgot their names in the process .

[Pmalek]

It seems that you forgot to add "zero" to the voting options. I am pretty sure many of participants would vote for zero if it was possible.
And what if someone knows 5 users in the real world? Should vote for 3-5 or 5-10?

I was uncareful and should have paid more attention. Thanks! I added 0 now as the last option because I don't know what would happen if I edited the poll and put 0 as option 1 and then moved all the other options downwards. Maybe it would affect the already submitted votes. 

Option 2 is now 3-5.
Option 3 is 6-10. 

[Stalker22]

I voted "0" because even though I am familiar with some members' real names, either because they made it public or used it in their nick, I cannot verify the truth of their claims, thus I believe my vote was correct. Perhaps a more accurate question should be: "How many forum members do you know in real life?".

[un_rank]

I would rather not know anyone by their real names cause I find forum monikers to be way cooler than real world names and it demystifies the user as well if you discover their real names. I would not wish to associate any other name to the personality of users like LoyceV or o_e_l_e_o etc.

Also, any discussions about revealing personal information should be kept personal. I may or may not know any users by their real names and it would never be known if I do.

P.S, Threads like this could make some users uneasy if they have revealed their names to certain forum members and find them talking about it even if the names are not mentioned.

- Jay -

[jackg]

P.S, Threads like this could make some users uneasy if they have revealed their names to certain forum members and find them talking about it even if the names are not mentioned.

There'll probably be a lot more votes for zero too because of this to hide what people know. I answered 2 and now I keep remembering people's names (I've found another two since - at least).


I saw a meme a few weeks ago from Americans saying it's very hard to find a British person's name because they forget to bring it up (even in long interactions - and don't mention it when they're introduced), so maybe I'd know more.

[Findingnemo]

I didn't know anyone personally via forum and who know about my name, definitely I had some conversations with forum members but which is not that intense to know their real identity and I hope no one knows about me too beyond Dory.

[LoyceMobile]

Zero. Excluding LoyceV, who may or may not have a real name.

I sometimes wish I could meet people or order items, but I like my privacy too much for that. The annoying thing with privacy is you can't get it back once it's gone.

I would not wish to associate any other name to the personality of users like LoyceV or o_e_l_e_o etc.

I really wish I would have picked a cooler name though. I never expected to still be using my random (girls) name almost 8 years later!

[Cantsay]

If we're counting those that we knew from bitcointalk then mine will be "zero" although I have seen several posting their personal information on the forum and just as @stalker... Said you can never be sure if that's their real information or not, so it's better to .
But if we're to count both those that we knew before signing up an account then there will be an increment of "one" in my own value. I only the know that of the person that introduced me to bitcointalk although his account has been inactive for more than three months now.

[Rikafip]

I voted 3-5 and I personally know 4 of them in real life that have account here (just to note that I knew all those people long before I ever heard about bitcointalk). Even though they are all still very much in crypto and have been for years, unfortunately none of them are active here anymore. I tried talk them into coming back several times, but to no avail.

[_BlackStar]

1 - 2 users, but sadly both are users who left from forum a year ago for real job. Previously I learned a lot from them about how this forum works and the rules, it worked for me. They are my distant friends, so I only met them 4-5 times in the last 2 years. I still remember their names well and even know their account usernames in this forum, not a high rank user but their knowledge of the forum and rules is quite useful to me.

I hope one day they come back to the forum like I always tell them both in the chat.

[Mpamaegbu]

Some of you have attended bitcoin conferences and similar meetups with your forum buddies.

Some have even attended wedding ceremonies of others, especially those in my local board. They do regular meetups to unwind. Don't worry, I won't roll out the register. Your names are safe with me 🧐

That makes me wonder: how many people from Bitcointalk do you know in real life? How many do you know by name because of your forum dealings and relationships?

I know quite a handful of them by their real names and many of them are from my local board but I've only met fewer of them in person. Again, there are also some I introduced to this forum.

Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?

Yes to both questions.

[drwhobox]

The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.
 Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.

[coin-investor]

That makes me wonder: how many people from Bitcointalk do you know in real life? How many do you know by name because of your forum dealings and relationships? Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?

I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?

I know at least 6 people here in Bitcointalk 5 of them are friends from one social media and one personally because we both live in one town, they are not very active in posting but they always log in and check discussions in the altcoin section because they are all investors, I consider them friends because we message each other frequently to exchange notes and even lend money to each other.
But definitely not going to give their real name because I respect their privacy.

[EFS]

The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.

Forum used to be so small, everyone knew each other in local board. Since there was no other platform to talk about Bitcoin, everyone who is a pioneer in the industry was here in the first place. While there were those who wanted to remain completely anonymous, the majority were eager to meet like-minded people. In the past, there wasn't big anonymity concern. There was even some debates about using our real names instead of nicknames. If you look at very old threads you can find discussions about it.

Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.

Bitcointalk is not anonymous. Bitcointalk respect your privacy. If you don't want to reveal your personal info you can stay anonymous (with exceptions*).
*You may want to read privacy page: https://bitcointalk.org/privacy.php

[LogitechMouse]

0

No surprise at all since I want myself to be anonymous at all especially online. Whether it is an MMORPG online games or any social media platform, I'm not saying anything online especially when I don't know the person whom I give my personal information with.

Maybe I'll give my personal information if somebody from my name here will PM me and advertise their products. 

[cabron]

Not necessarily that we have a close relationship but I did learn thier real names because we did transactions years ago through Paypal. I still can see a few of those usernames but I'm not sure if they remember me as well.

And I think those in the currency exchange forum in bitcointalk knew that too because every time they make transactions using Paypal, the names are provided in the transaction.

[Ahli38]

there are about 3-5 people who have contacted me and chatted with me and continued on telegram. And I think 3 of them have become friends. because we have so much to talk about.
we support and advise each other.
sometimes helping each other in providing useful information.

But to be honest I'm a little curious. because I never knew their real names. But I still respect and respect their privacy. because I never told anyone my real name.
And it feels more comfortable.

And it's strange that my true nature shows up easily when I talk to people who don't know me directly. well I feel more free to speak and be open with my feelings.

so my choice is 0. because i don't know their real name. even though we've talked a lot.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?

Over 10 is really a very low number 😉
I know a handful number of users in the forum by their real name (if that's their real name that they said), very few trusted me with their living address. But I don't think none of it matters. End of the everything we know we all like to stay away from personal touch. Keeping it anonymous from each others.

[o_e_l_e_o]

I voted "0" because even though I am familiar with some members' real names, either because they made it public or used it in their nick, I cannot verify the truth of their claims, thus I believe my vote was correct. Perhaps a more accurate question should be: "How many forum members do you know in real life?".

Yeah, this. I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too. Even if you have a name in your username, I can't say if that's real. Is jackg called Jack? Is DaveF called Dave? I have no idea, and I also have no desire to invade their privacy and find out.

I sometimes wish I could meet people or order items, but I like my privacy too much for that. The annoying thing with privacy is you can't get it back once it's gone.

Also this. There are more than a few people on here I would love to grab a drink with, but unfortunately that will never happen for privacy reasons.

[Lucius]

Given that bitcointalk is a specific forum where many users value their privacy, it is quite logical to me that very few members have met in real life, but on the other hand, those who trade in physical things know each other's real names. I can't say the exact number of people whose real name I know, because over the years in communication with some members they wrote me their real name, but let's say the number is between 5-10.

[Coyster]

Well IIRC, when i initially joined the forum my local community wasn't really a large one, thus, back then i didn't really know any forum users personally, even though then i could identify some users as my countrymen; but after a few years and with how large my local community is in this day, the number of forum members i know and communicate with on and off the forum is around 3-5 (no more than that). But the funny part of it all is that i don't know their real names, they don't know mine; we all never bothered to ask, we just got along using our forum pseudonyms, thus completely respecting the others' privacy.

Having said that, i consider them Bitcoin friends, and would love to share a glass of wine with them, but i'm afraid i have never met any of them in person due to privacy reasons.

[NeuroticFish]

Over 10 is really a very low number 😉

I would not be so sure about that


I wanted to write: one = myself  , but then I've seen there's already a debate about 0, so 0 it is.

Who you know by name on the internet, in a privacy focused forum?
Well, this is a simple question and the normal answer for many is expected to be 0, or at least very low.
Of course, in some few cases people got in here (or were invited in here by) family, co-workers/class mates or real life friends, but I expect there aren't so many such cases.

There are also few cases people from this forum have met IRL, sent collectibles to each other (although even postal address/name is not necessarily reliable) or have me at conventions/meetings.
But they're too few imho.
So, again, 10 is not too small number for such a barrier. It's okay... At least I'd be overly surprised if I'd see many responses in that "over 10" range.

[Smartprofit]

No, among the users of the Bitcointalk forum, I have not met anyone in real life. 

I do not know the real names of other members of the forum and where they live.  The most I know about other forum members is what countries they live in.  I consider this state of affairs normal and justified. 

The anonymity and privacy of the participants is the cornerstone of the forum, which was founded by Satoshi Nakamoto himself. 

All active Bitcoin users are progressive people with whom it is interesting to communicate and whose opinion I listen to.  For me it's enough.

[Mpamaegbu]

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I guess members are still skeptical voting. I voted over 6 but when I did I was the only one who picked that option. Now, I see two more people have joined me. Perhaps, more people will join you later too. Frankly, I don't see how voting one's option defiles the supposed hold on anyone's privacy provided no one is asking anyone for names.

[Erumo]

I think we all can hit "1-2" in this voting, as everything is familiar with Vitalik Buterin. We all know that thin looking guy.

[LoyceV]

I personally know 4 of them in real life that have account here (just to note that I knew all those people long before I ever heard about bitcointalk).

I don't share my Bitcointalk username with people I know in real life. So if anyone tells you he's "LoyceV", he's lying!

I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too.

I just read Olé  Olé  Olé and can't get that football tune out of head.

I think we all can hit "1-2" in this voting, as everything is familiar with Vitalik Buterin. We all know that thin looking guy.

I don't care about shitcoiners who only use Bitcointalk to promote their own shitcoin, and then leave when they've hyped it enough to get rich from their premine.

[PawGo]

I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too.

I just read Olé  Olé  Olé and can't get that football tune out of head.

You have ruined my day, I completely forgot that tune, that's worst than "...Baby One More Time". Please, next time give a sign of warn!

[lovesmayfamilis]

Having stumbled upon this forum quite by accident in the days when my main forum was not available, but I had the desire to learn more about this forum, I am glad that I did not register with the nickname by which I was known on the Internet. For some reason, I had a feeling that this is where anonymity would be welcome, and I see that I was not mistaken in this, giving full rights to the nickname generator to choose a name for me.
But yes, on the same social networks, I recognized several people here, both their real names and the names of their relatives. People who came here trusted their main Twitter account and Facebook data to bounty companies, and therefore, it was easy to find out what kind of person was behind the account (I'm not talking about fake data, but only real ones). But time teaches people, and of course, they deleted all data about themselves, which I think is absolutely correct. Be that as it may, our trust lists assume some kind of opinion about people we do not know, but we infer something about them from their behavior, whether we believe them or not.

[skarais]

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.

In my case, I know more than 10 users (with their real name) using this forum since 2017 until now, but I have never insisted on knowing their username here. Some people might think it's private, so that's fine with me, and I won't tell them my username either. Some of them have stopped using the forum because in the past the bounties no longer profitable and the merit system was introduced, but some are still using it today.

Most of them are local users, including friends who usually learn about trading, investing, and forums.

[aoluain]

Given that bitcointalk is a specific forum where many users value their privacy, it is quite logical to me that very few members have met in real life, but on the other hand, those who trade in physical things know each other's real names. I can't say the exact number of people whose real name I know, because over the years in communication with some members they wrote me their real name, but let's say the number is between 5-10.

That's the thing, anyone active on the Collectibles board will be on "first name terms" with
other collectors.

I know over 10 first names
I chat regularly with 3
and chat weekly with 1

and not specifically about Bitcoin!

But I haven't met face to face with anyone or know what they look like.

[DaveF]

AH, but do you really know?
I have met about 6 people from the forum and probably spoken to another 6.
I know what they tell me their name is, but I didn't search for them and make sure Brian is really Brian. Or is Brian his middle name and he still wanted some anonymity.

Makes you think.

Nothing nefarious, just a bit of healthy paranoia.

-Dave

[LoyceV]

I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too.

I just read Olé  Olé  Olé and can't get that football tune out of head.

You have ruined my day, I completely forgot that tune, that's worst than "...Baby One More Time". Please, next time give a sign of warn!

Okay, here's a warning: From now on, every time you see o_e_l_e_o's post, you'll hear Olé  Olé  Olé in your head. Just like me

[o_e_l_e_o]

Okay, here's a warning: From now on, every time you see o_e_l_e_o's post, you'll hear Olé  Olé  Olé in your head. Just like me

I am not OK with this.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I'd say..., I don't really know anyone in person, maybe apart from dudes like Jay? Or Malek? ... I said MAYBE, 🤔 what were y'all thinking? ..and I guess someone like CHYMIST should be worth craving for (jokes yunno)
The pseudonymity is important as a matter of fact -- especially when some would never get beyond 'em doubts about what gender an OP is -- so anyone could barely pull a stunt with another person's photographs, I:e if the rules of pseudonymity were not requisite. With that fact, anyone would wanna gain some material stuffs/ trust/fame.... whatsoever , with some fake identifications.
Edit: since it's a poll for voting, no options shoulda been omitted.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Pmalek]

Perhaps a more accurate question should be: "How many forum members do you know in real life?".

It comes down to the same thing kind of. Assuming, of course they told you their real name. If you traded fiat for crypto with someone, that's one way to know it. If you shipped goods or received a package from a forum member privately, that's another one.

Also, any discussions about revealing personal information should be kept personal. I may or may not know any users by their real names and it would never be known if I do.

I am not expecting nor would I ask that anyone connect real names to the usernames of members here. It's just a casual discussion to see how many of our fellow Bitcointalkers we know or don't know.

(I've found another two since - at least).

When you say you found them, I hope you mean in your memory. You shouldn't be remembering real names you saw leaked on the forum or connected to some other services by forum members. My goal was to see how many people you personally know because you had dealings with them or learned their names in other personal encounters.

The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.

I guess that those involved in escrows (with fiat) and users who sell and ship goods to others know quite a few. Maybe a person like that voted for over 10.

[Smartvirus]

I have at some point thought of a thread like this and having to see it now, just fills in for me and releases me of having to come up with some writing piece.

I am not expecting nor would I ask that anyone connect real names to the usernames of members here. It's just a casual discussion to see how many of our fellow Bitcointalkers we know or don't know.

I see that too for how casual it would be and I also like to assume that, we've got a lot of familiars here too, especially in the various local boards but, its something we can't just disclose.
Some have been known to be introduced to the forum by friends and they as well got other friends to the forum and I like to beleive we've got even some family relations here too.
If I a to take a vote on my part, I'll go with 3-5 lol... could be far less as well.

It comes down to the same thing kind of. Assuming, of course they told you their real name. If you traded fiat for crypto with someone, that's one way to know it. If you shipped goods or received a package from a forum member privately, that's another one.

Lol... that's definitely some ways to nail it but, its something that rarely happens due to the concerns these trades can raise on the forum and the real issue of privacy off forum for users that understands and values there privacy.

[Die_empty]

I have two persons that encouraged me to come to forum and learn about bitcoin but I have only met one of them. He was the one that practically guided me on the rules and other necessary things I need to learn about the forum. My local community once had a get together and I really wanted to attend. Sadly, I missed the occasion because of some circumstances beyond.my control.

I have chatted with  few members and I must confess that I liked some of them but it seems most of them value thier privacy and I respect that. Summarily, I would say I have had contact with like 2-5 members  but I know the real  name just 3 and I have seen only one member. I think I am comfortable with that because familiarity can also have its own disadvantages.

[Zanab247]

I voted for 0, the people I met in this forum told me that their real name and location doesn't not matter to me, that what matter is the impact they are going to impact to me in this forum. And truly, I have learnt so many things from them that made me to promise myself to remain loyal and fair to every members in this Bitcointalk forum.

[Ultegra134]

None, I signed up on the forum in 2014 but had two large inactive periods. Maybe I would have known a few if I was participating in the local board, but the Greek section is quite dead, and I don't see anything interesting there. I've communicated with quite a few members, and in my opinion, some of them seem like great people and have dedicated their time to answering my questions.

I'd love to meet some of them for a beer sometime in the future, but it's unlikely since most of us here prefer the safety of our privacy. From my point of view, this forum has been a great experience so far, and the majority of the members here are always willing to assist and answer any questions.

[348Judah]

I know upto 5 user's real name and were still active on the forum, this often happens because you got someone introduced to the forum who could have been someone you know before very well, they can be more than 2 and the other is when you you receives personal pm from a user and you get to know each other to the extent of hooking up outside the forum, while the last is when you had a transaction with someone that involes the use of fiat and you both exchange contacts and perform fiat transactions to each other, while some dont even know anyone and yet to introduce the forum to someone before.

[sujonali1819]

I knew some people at the beginning of coming here. But I did not meet them face to face. After a long duration, they are now inactive and I have also forgotten their (most of them) bitcointalk name / real name:)

Yeah to be honest I still remember the name who introduce bitcointalk to me. I did not also meet with him in real life. But I feel proud of him.

[YOSHIE]

I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?

Some of the members I know on Bitcointalk, none of them use real names, pseudonyms are more popular, they say, real names are jokes to be mentioned on the internet.

Maybe for me it's better that they don't use their real name here, for example: @theymos, maybe we should say a mysterious name that must be mentioned every day here, as well as those of us here, the conclusion of 0 real names that I know & know on Bitcointalk, generally I know the name of the song.

[Jet Cash]

I answered 2 and now I keep remembering people's names

I hope I wasn't one of the ones you forgot.

[KingsDen]

It is somewhat not easy to know someone by their real names, except your siblings or your childhood friends whom you introduced to the forum or who brought you to the forum.
It will be more correct if you asked "How many forum members do you know in person"?.

I may know you in person and whatever name you introduced to me as your name, (whether true or not) will remain your name as long as I'll know you.
I am tempted to say I know over 20 people in the forum  because the frequent names I know here in the forum now seems like family members and people I know for long.

What I do is that I now call my real life friends by the name of some characters here in the forum.  It's very funny thoug

[bullrun2024bro]

Okay, here's a warning: From now on, every time you see o_e_l_e_o's post, you'll hear Olé  Olé  Olé in your head. Just like me

Seriously... @LoyceV why did you do that to us? How do I get that out of my mind again? 


Concerning the poll: I don't know anyone personally and I don't know any names. And I honestly never felt the need to know this information.

Bitcoin is about anonymity, privacy and decentralization. And so it should be with the Bitcointalk community.

[Shamm]

there are about 3-5 people who have contacted me and chatted with me and continued on telegram. And I think 3 of them have become friends. because we have so much to talk about.
we support and advise each other.
sometimes helping each other in providing useful information.

But to be honest I'm a little curious. because I never knew their real names. But I still respect and respect their privacy. because I never told anyone my real name.
And it feels more comfortable.

And it's strange that my true nature shows up easily when I talk to people who don't know me directly. well I feel more free to speak and be open with my feelings.

so my choice is 0. because i don't know their real name. even though we've talked a lot.

Same as mine brother there are around 5 user here in bitcointalk forum who chatted me but really don't know their real name. only 2 user here in forum I know their real name and friends in social media like Facebook,  a real friends that will advice and share their knowledge when I was newbie. Anyways it's up to us if we reveal our true names to our friends here in forum.


For fun: just leave a pm if you wanna make friends with me.

[aysg76]

Personally for me it's also zero and know each other from their forum names only and have never also tried or thought about knowing the real name of anyone and it's cool for me.We have privacy concern and should take this into consideration but surprisingly there are many who know each other in real life as well while some like me have no outside ties and are known by our forum identities only.

We came here to discuss about bitcoin and related stuff while gaining knowledge and exchanging it with each other and the forum names are sufficient for me as main concern is above it.

[OgNasty]

I'm sure I have orders for probably a few hundred members of this forum containing their real name and personal information.  A few others I have known a long time and know their real names from friendship.  Then there's a couple people I've tried to get involved in BTC over the years who are not active here.  Out of the hundreds of people who I have been told their names, I probably only remember around 10 who have gotten more personal with me over the years.  In the early days, I tried to make it a point to forget people's identities and not save any information that would enable their identities to ever be outed by me, so I'll admit that my lack of personal attention, while admirable in intent, likely made me seem a little unfriendly to some repeat customers.

[philipma1957]

The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.

Forum used to be so small, everyone knew each other in local board. Since there was no other platform to talk about Bitcoin, everyone who is a pioneer in the industry was here in the first place. While there were those who wanted to remain completely anonymous, the majority were eager to meet like-minded people. In the past, there wasn't big anonymity concern. There was even some debates about using our real names instead of nicknames. If you look at very old threads you can find discussions about it.

Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.

Bitcointalk is not anonymous. Bitcointalk respect your privacy. If you don't want to reveal your personal info you can stay anonymous (with exceptions*).
*You may want to read privacy page: https://bitcointalk.org/privacy.php

I know a few under 20 but more than 0.

I have personally met with more than 0 and under 20 people here from bitcointalk.

I did a lot of sales and escrows 2014 to 2018 thus meet with a lot of people.

[Pmalek]

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.

You are certainly in the minority right now and I doubt much will change with the voting in the future. How did you meet al those people (not counting the ones you knew before you registered here)? Did you guys organize meetups where you would hang out, do some business, and discuss crypto, or where did you come across that many individuals?

Over 10 is really a very low number 😉
I know a handful number of users in the forum by their real name (if that's their real name that they said), very few trusted me with their living address.

When you said that the number was low, I thought you would say you know 50 Bitcointak users. Turns out that you know less then 10. A handful to me means 3 or 4, max 5.

There are more than a few people on here I would love to grab a drink with, but unfortunately that will never happen for privacy reasons.

Privacy or not, it seems sad to waste an opportunity to get to know someone especially if the feelings are mutual. I respect everyone's decision, but if the other person would want to meet you too then take a leap of faith. It's a completely different story if there is no interest whatsoever from the other party.

[hugeblack]

It is rare for current members to know a lot of people because we share topics that are not shared by the identification denominator. Most of us have posts close to zero in sections such as meetings, and there are no famous developers active in the forum. In short, the vast majority are either participants from the wall or signature campaigns, both of which are activity based on ( Anonymity.)

Personally I know 3 members and only one knows me

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

A wise man once said, "What people know, they kill, what they don't know, they talk about, so it's rather you talk about me, than kill me". So for me, I'm perfectly ok with members' forum usernames and don't intend to dig any further, because just like the founder "Satoshi" remains anonymous till date, so it's likewise advisable that we his followers stay anonymous too, while working tirelessly for the growth of the forum.

[drwhobox]

I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.

I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.

Forum used to be so small, everyone knew each other in local board. Since there was no other platform to talk about Bitcoin, everyone who is a pioneer in the industry was here in the first place. While there were those who wanted to remain completely anonymous, the majority were eager to meet like-minded people. In the past, there wasn't big anonymity concern. There was even some debates about using our real names instead of nicknames. If you look at very old threads you can find discussions about it.

Kudos to you man! You have a great network here I would say. Not everyone here knows that amount of members by their real name or identity. So that is the reason you found yourself the only one with over 10.
Update: In total there are 6 votes for 10 and over, including you.

Forum used to be so small, everyone knew each other in local board.

Yeah, the local board is the only place where people can learn about others. People like you who spend time on the local board have more connections.

[Saisher]

I only know of one the one who referred me here he is still active and still following his advice on how to properly participate in any discussion here, I have some Facebook friends who I referred here many of them are using fake names although their social media accounts are several years so I have no idea what's their real names are.

I think it's better this way, the little information about your online activity in Cryptocurrency the better for your protection and safety.

[Patrol69]

I am a new member in the forum so I don't know the real name. I still don't know the real name of any user. Because the forum has never had such a good relationship with anyone. But hopefully since I am a regular active member of the forum I will probably meet many members.

[Cantsay]

But hopefully since I am a regular active member of the forum I will probably meet many members.

That's very unlikely going to happen. Most users of bitcointalk value their privacy and it won't be an easy job making them give up on it, and you can be active on the forum for more than two years and still won't get to know their real identity.

The only possible way I can thing of right now is if you'll be active in trading some physical stuff on the forum that way you might be able to know them (if they decide to use their real identity, most times they don't.), But if you wont, then, you'll just keep making post till "thy kingdom come" and still won't know anyone here.

[Edwardard]

I am a new member in the forum so I don't know the real name. I still don't know the real name of any user. Because the forum has never had such a good relationship with anyone. But hopefully since I am a regular active member of the forum I will probably meet many members.

If you go by the Investigations sub-section of this forum, Im sure you will get to know some of the real names of the users here, how does it sound ?
Btw, @OP, what are we going to do by knowing the names ? I wish I could change my name with my mood everyday, lol.

[Hispo]

Actually, I don't know anyone here by name and I only know a couple of persons names because they have been openly accused of defrauding and other bad stuff, I assume those do not count.

I am assume that since I joined here back in 2020, I am still too new to know people that much. 

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

A wise man once said, "What people know, they kill, what they don't know, they talk about, so it's rather you talk about me, than kill me". So for me, I'm perfectly ok with members' forum usernames and don't intend to dig any further, because just like the founder "Satoshi" remains anonymous till date, so it's likewise advisable that we his followers stay anonymous too, while working tirelessly for the growth of the forum.

So I guess they'll kill you for knowing your name?. You think there isn't someone that knows Satoshi in the world, I personally believe there's someone since I believe in the philosophy that says, 'Nothing is hidden under the sun' even government top secret are known by some trusted individuals. The only thing is for that individual to be trustworthy to safeguard your secret. Let me tell you a story, there was a user on this forum from my locally that needed financial help but because nobody knew if he/she was a real user she got delayed that assistance. Thankfully it wasn't a live threatening situation so the user is perfectly okay.

There's nothing bad in you knowing one or two persons here provided you aren't here to scam. I get invited to public gatherings and I do attend, most times they get surprised to see me present. My intentions on the forum are pure, so I see no reason to hide (Satoshi did have a reason to hide because if he hasn't, the story today would had been different). This world is a social place and no one is meant to be isolated. You might need someone here someday to voucher for you, who knows. You can know people while keeping other part of your life like your finances private. .

[noorman0]

There are some before they inactive, but don't know them in the real world. I only took a peek at their social media activities which are still in the same area are joining the bounty campaign. I don't know if they also realize I'm here, so far I haven't linked my real social media accounts. lol.

[BitcoinGirl.Club]

Over 10 is really a very low number 😉
I know a handful number of users in the forum by their real name (if that's their real name that they said), very few trusted me with their living address.

When you said that the number was low, I thought you would say you know 50 Bitcointak users. Turns out that you know less then 10. A handful to me means 3 or 4, max 5.

I think the meaning depends on your personal expectation. I literally searched on Google just now to find the meaning and it says,

a small quantity

Since 2015, make it 2016, being regular on Wall Observer and other forums, my expectation was to know many members in person but in a forum like this obviously you realize the quantity many is not going to be 200 or 500. When your minimum expectation was at least over 100 or 200, then anything over 10 or even 20 will sound handful to you 😂

I can not remember many but I can count over 10 easily 😊

[Pmalek]

I think we all can hit "1-2" in this voting, as everything is familiar with Vitalik Buterin. We all know that thin looking guy.

lol, don't make research and count it as knowing someone. He is a member of the forum (same like Hal once was), but you don't know them and they shouldn't be considered when you vote in the poll.

In my case, I know more than 10 users (with their real name) using this forum since 2017 until now, but I have never insisted on knowing their username here. Some people might think it's private, so that's fine with me, and I won't tell them my username either.

Most of them are local users, including friends who usually learn about trading, investing, and forums.

Interesting. How did you meet them and how can you be certain they are from Bitcointalk? I am guessing your local board organized a meetup, you told each other your real names, but not the forum usernames. There was such an event in the Croatian local a few years ago, organized by a member who is also not active anymore. I was not there, but people say it was fun.

[skarais]

In my case, I know more than 10 users (with their real name) using this forum since 2017 until now, but I have never insisted on knowing their username here. Some people might think it's private, so that's fine with me, and I won't tell them my username either.

Most of them are local users, including friends who usually learn about trading, investing, and forums.

Interesting. How did you meet them and how can you be certain they are from Bitcointalk? I am guessing your local board organized a meetup, you told each other your real names, but not the forum usernames. There was such an event in the Croatian local a few years ago, organized by a member who is also not active anymore. I was not there, but people say it was fun.

Well it's sort of a gathering for small events and banquets.
This is actually an event created for traders or specifically the crypto community, and as usual some people are definitely talking about bitcointalk. Know each other, of course but without telling them the forum account. Of course it's fun, but we also need to maintain privacy.

[LTU_btc]

Oficially - 0. Without KYC it's almoat impossible . You can pretend that you know somones name here, but you can't be 100% confident about it. Now more seriously, it's difficult to answer. There is so many users here who have their names as usernames here. Probably way more than 10. But from all people who I interact with, I know maybe 4-6 names.
I had some interaction with few members outside forum, but never had live meetings with them. Well, maybe it would be interesting to meet few folks from Bitcointalk and go to the pub for a few beers .

[Franctoshi]

Getting to know some member real name and Meeting someone or people outside the forum is no bad if there be the need , it could be for business purposes or whatever reason.
I met someone here due to a certain post I made on trading that drew he's attention and to cut story short it happens that the person is living in the same city with me, And today I'm tutoring the person on how to trade. There are some great member here I would love to meet outside and know their real names if there be the opportunity.

[Pmalek]

Maybe I would have known a few if I was participating in the local board, but the Greek section is quite dead, and I don't see anything interesting there.

There is a Scandinavian local on this forum. I wanted to check it out a few years ago, but was disappointed to see that almost no one posts in it. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever hearing from someone that he/she lives in one of the Nordic countries.

I hope I wasn't one of the ones you forgot.

I can't remember the last time I came across one of your posts. I am glad you are still around and hopefully you are healthy.

I know a few under 20 but more than 0.

I have personally met with more than 0 and under 20 people here from bitcointalk.

Thanks for being so specific.

[Daniel91]

A very interesting question.
I know that two of my friends are on this forum, but they are not active, so I don't know their usernames.
On the other hand, a few years ago, our local, Croatian crypto community had a live gathering, with dinner in a restaurant in the city center.
In this way, I met 7-8 members of our forum, but I don't actually know their real names, only the forum usernames 
So, it is actually not easy to answer this question of yours.
After all, it's not the names that matter, it's the friendships, right? 

[Ultegra134]

There is a Scandinavian local on this forum. I wanted to check it out a few years ago, but was disappointed to see that almost no one posts in it. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever hearing from someone that he/she lives in one of the Nordic countries.

It's a shame that many local boards are practically inactive; the Greek one only has a handful of relatively active topics, with a few exceptions such as the Nigerian, Indian, and Dutch boards, among others, even though meetups could be arranged in smaller counties where distances are relatively shorter. I honestly wouldn't mind a Bitcointalk meeting, but I understand that privacy is of outmost importance for most users, so it's unlikely to ever happen even in local groups.

A very interesting question.
I know that two of my friends are on this forum, but they are not active, so I don't know their usernames.
On the other hand, a few years ago, our local, Croatian crypto community had a live gathering, with dinner in a restaurant in the city center.
In this way, I met 7-8 members of our forum, but I don't actually know their real names, only the forum usernames 
So, it is actually not easy to answer this question of yours.
After all, it's not the names that matter, it's the friendships, right? 

That's actually an interesting idea and this is exactly what I was talking about. No identity revealed and you can actually develop friendships that last.

[Coin_trader]

I know a lot of real name of forum member here due to my previous purchased on collectible section. I believe only on the local board or on collectible section will give you a chance to know someone real name here due to the mailing information requirements of the shipping company to transfer online purchases. While in local board, I do give some loan on some members that contacted me via PM. We usually use local mobile wallet app that requires personal name before we can send the payment since the app needs to tag whose the receiver of the money.

I don’t recover some of them anymore since I’m always using privnote to collect their personal details but sometimes I do remember them once I saw their username here in the forum.

[Pmalek]

Btw, @OP, what are we going to do by knowing the names?

What would you like to do? You don't have to do anything. This is a forum where you can preserve your privacy and keep your anonymity if you want to. Many people choose to do that, but there are also those who have revealed personal info about themselves or received such information from other forum members. I am just curious how many belong to that camp.

Actually, I don't know anyone here by name and I only know a couple of persons names because they have been openly accused of defrauding and other bad stuff, I assume those do not count.

Nope, those don't count.

You can know people while keeping other part of your life like your finances private. .

The thing is, your crypto finances are in 99% of cases not private. I am talking about the campaigns you have participated in. the spreadsheets are usually public, plus the blockchain is a public ledger. You can, of course, mix your coins every time you receive them, spend them, give, or gamble them away. Still, that doesn't change the fact that people can see how much you received or earned. They don't have the same information about your fiat though.

[Ultegra134]

Btw, @OP, what are we going to do by knowing the names?

What would you like to do? You don't have to do anything. This is a forum where you can preserve your privacy and keep you anonymity if you want to. Many people choose to do that, but there are also those who have revealed personal info about themselves or received such information from other forum members. I am just curious how many belong to that camp.

Actually, I don't know anyone here by name and I only know a couple of persons names because they have been openly accused of defrauding and other bad stuff, I assume those do not count.

Nope, those don't count.

You can know people while keeping other part of your life like your finances private. .

The thing is, your crypto finances are in 99% of cases not private. I am talking about the campaigns you have participated in. the spreadsheets are usually public, plus the blockchain is a public ledger. You can, of course mix your coins every time you receive them, spend them, give, or gamble them away. Still, that doesn't change the fact that people can see how much you received or earned. They don't have the same information about your fiat though.

True, it's extremely easy to find someone's Bitcoin address from the signature campaign spreadsheet and view their balance. I believe that the majority of us don't use a mixer for signature campaign earnings, nor do we split money into other wallets. Personally, I haven't moved a single cent from my wallet; it's not like someone can use such information for their own benefit. I wouldn't mind sharing my personal information with other users, but not publicly, of course, and only with a few that are relatively "close" to me.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

You can know people while keeping other part of your life like your finances private. .

The thing is, your crypto finances are in 99% of cases not private. I am talking about the campaigns you have participated in. the spreadsheets are usually public, plus the blockchain is a public ledger. You can, of course mix your coins every time you receive them, spend them, give, or gamble them away. Still, that doesn't change the fact that people can see how much you received or earned. They don't have the same information about your fiat though.

That's the thing, they can only assume but not be sure. You can basically be sending out the Bitcoin been received weekly to exchange to fiats then you can use your fiats to buy Bitcoin again and send to your private wallet. They're so many ways to keep your finances hidden so people can't keep track of your transaction. There are so many ways to stay anonymous to those you think knows about your earnings while not spoiling your relationships with them.

The forum is a social one and at such we can get to know each other while withholding some vital private information and maybe work on making this industry a better one. We have seen that those who has carried this forum and Bitcoin at large to where it is today are people from different areas of the world. We can't achieved anything separately so while been cautious of your privacy, keep some room for socializing.

[Daniel91]

There is a Scandinavian local on this forum. I wanted to check it out a few years ago, but was disappointed to see that almost no one posts in it. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever hearing from someone that he/she lives in one of the Nordic countries.

It's a shame that many local boards are practically inactive; the Greek one only has a handful of relatively active topics, with a few exceptions such as the Nigerian, Indian, and Dutch boards, among others, even though meetups could be arranged in smaller counties where distances are relatively shorter. I honestly wouldn't mind a Bitcointalk meeting, but I understand that privacy is of outmost importance for most users, so it's unlikely to ever happen even in local groups.

A very interesting question.
I know that two of my friends are on this forum, but they are not active, so I don't know their usernames.
On the other hand, a few years ago, our local, Croatian crypto community had a live gathering, with dinner in a restaurant in the city center.
In this way, I met 7-8 members of our forum, but I don't actually know their real names, only the forum usernames 
So, it is actually not easy to answer this question of yours.
After all, it's not the names that matter, it's the friendships, right? 

That's actually an interesting idea and this is exactly what I was talking about. No identity revealed and you can actually develop friendships that last.

As for inactive individual local boards, I assume that this does not mean that crypto communities in these countries are smaller, but that people's habits are different and that they may prefer different ways of Internet communication and socializing.
All of us who are in the crypto value our privacy, because we have some income, and as soon as money is involved, of course, you should be careful and protect our privacy and personal data.
Because of this, of course, each of us has a desire to meet other members of the forum, but we don't really want to share personal information, and that's completely normal and logical.
This is how the lively gathering of our local community in Croatia took place. We didn't take pictures, we didn't mention personal names, but we had a great time together and stayed together until midnight. One of the best socializing and parties in my life 

[The Sceptical Chymist]

How many do you know by name because of your forum dealings and relationships? Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?

I know four members by name, but I've never met them in person so I'm not sure if that qualifies as knowing them "in real life".  Two of them I correspond with outside the forum, and I'd consider them friends-at-a-distance as opposed to the kind of friend you can call up and tell all your problems to.

I have one active pen pal relationship with a member, and there's another member I really ought to write more often.  These are letters via snail mail, and I treasure them.

And absolutely, I'd love to meet a lot of members from bitcointalk!  I think I once even made a joke about having a picnic where everyone has to wear a name tag with their username on it.  There's no way in hell that's going to happen, given how many people want to maintain a high level of anonymity, but I still wish I could meet some of the personalities I've been seeing here over the years.

On the flip side, I'm not sure I'd want to reveal to everyone just what I'm like in real life.  Sometimes you just don't want to have all the facts, if you know what I mean (lol).

[Pmalek]

I know four members by name, but I've never met them in person so I'm not sure if that qualifies as knowing them "in real life". Two of them I correspond with outside the forum, and I'd consider them friends-at-a-distance as opposed to the kind of friend you can call up and tell all your problems to.

Sometimes it's hard to tell. People can give you fake names even if you meet them face to face. If you exchanged fiat for crypto online, and a payment service like PayPal or Skrill was used, chances are that real names were involved. I don't remember ever engaging with a payment account that wasn't registered in a real name. Had it been fake or hacked, the payment service would have asked questions about my activities and who the people I send and receive money to/from are.

Sending or receiving goods is another method unless the person used an anonymous service or receives products in someone else's name who picks it up for them.   

[The Sceptical Chymist]

If you exchanged fiat for crypto online, and a payment service like PayPal or Skrill was used, chances are that real names were involved.

That's true, though I didn't even think of that when I was trying to think of members I was more familiar with than just knowing their name--but I guess that was the question being asked, not "how many friends do you have from the forum?".  So I guess if I answered OP's question in the strictest sense....it's way more than four, and it'd have to include members who've made their names public, like Vod and some others. 

AH, but do you really know?

I thought of that when I came up with my number, and the truth is that they could be fibbing about their real names, but unless a few of them are spooks from some law enforcement agency (and that's being unnecessarily paranoid) I have no reason to think they're lying.

[ScamViruS]

I know at least 5 real names of people who have accounts here. My relationship with them was through social media even before I knew about this forum. But I have never met them, and I don't know if I will. But now most of them are no longer active in this forum, I don't know if they will be active here again. Because they all are busy with their personal life now.

[Gladitorcomeback]

That makes me wonder: how many people from Bitcointalk do you know in real life?

I know more than 10 users in real life l. Five of them are those which are my friends and I meet him. I have also telegram and Whatsapp community which make easier to know BTT forum users.
Many users using real name in WhatsApp and They take help from me in many issues.

Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?

Yes I wished some users to meet with them because of theirs forum personality . Most of them are compaign managers and service providers. I wish I meet these users:
1: irfan_pak10
2: Royse777
3: Shahzad Afzal
4: lovesmayfamilis

I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?

2 Users I known have also leave this forum. One has been banned while other is inactive for 1 year.

[armanda90]

Sorry I vote 0 because I don't know any member by real name in Bitcointalk forum, although active discussing in local board and we use the same language but I don't know them. I am happy if can meet some one in Bitcointalk forum one day later what ever they are with the same board coming from or have difference country.

Seems not bad if Bitcointalk make new community whatever from the same or difference country, lest give about your skype id maybe and we know the owner name or face them, are men or women active in Bitcointalk forum.

[Zwei]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I know any member real name.

[Pmalek]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I know any member real name.

Good. Have your lawyer contact mine and let them work it out amongst themselves.

I am not surprised that over 40% of the users voted for not knowing a single person on this forum by name. But what is surprising to me is that almost 1 in 4 members know 3-5 forum users. That is currently the second most chosen answer.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Not surprisingly, it seems so to me. Think about the brothers and sisters, dads and moms, participating in the bounty .
But seriously, we all communicate offline with friends; we say who and what they do, and if you remember 2017 when everyone was shouting about cryptocurrency from every kettle, then entire companies probably came here.
You can really notice the friendly relations in the Nigerian section. For some reason, it seems to me that good information about the forum comes from there, since I see a lot of support for newcomers.

[Majestic-milf]

 I ticked 3-5 since I was opportuned to meet with them in a social gathering outside of the forum and the experience was quite cool. It's like removing the proverbial scales from my eyes since I got to connect with them on a deeper level and the perception I initially harboured of them kinda changed.

[indah rezqi]

Sorry I vote 0 because I don't know any member by real name in Bitcointalk forum, although active discussing in local board and we use the same language but I don't know them. I am happy if can meet some one in Bitcointalk forum one day later what ever they are with the same board coming from or have difference country.

Seems not bad if Bitcointalk make new community whatever from the same or difference country, lest give about your skype id maybe and we know the owner name or face them, are men or women active in Bitcointalk forum.

It would probably be weird to say 0, and I think you're just lying about the number.
Consider that one of your family members or your friends intends to learn about forums and crypto, so they ask you to create a forum account, and would you still say 0?

As of today I have several forum friends who in the previous days asked me to introduce them to the forum. They are newbie and it is very possible for me to get the same rating from them due to their lack of understanding of crypto and forum. 1 or 2 of them have a good process and are still learning, but until then they are just part of the bounty hunter.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Okay, here's a warning: From now on, every time you see o_e_l_e_o's post, you'll hear Olé  Olé  Olé in your head. Just like me

I am not OK with this.

Heh heh....every time I see your username, I hear yodeling in my head and think of the word diphthong. 

..and I guess someone like CHYMIST should be worth craving for (jokes yunno)

You talkin' 'bout me, sweet sister?  I'm down to clown in a Burger King bathroom if it comes to that, but I only give out my real name to people I trust, and said trust has to be earned.  Earned, if you know what I'm sayin'.

[John Abraham]

I know Zero. xD. I know many people here who use weird names as their usernames. I never asked them their real name because I love respecting their privacy. I did not build a good relation with anyone yet. So, It's weird to ask someone's real name when I didn't even talk with him. I won't say whether my username is my real name or not. I believe everyone loves to be anonymous on the internet forum.

[Pmalek]

It would probably be weird to say 0, and I think you're just lying about the number.
Consider that one of your family members or your friends intends to learn about forums and crypto, so they ask you to create a forum account, and would you still say 0?

I don't think it's weird at all. None of my family or relatives are on Bitcointalk. People from my friends circle that know I am into crypto know absolutely zero about this forum. I don't speak about bitcoin to other friends, colleagues, and acquaintances nor am I aware that any of them use bitcoin in any capacity.

He either has people he knows on the forum or he doesn't. It can't go both ways. 

[leonair]

I know the real name of the Bitcointalk account  of some which are used by my friends or my neighbors. But otherwise I don't know the real name of any account owner.  And I saw most of the users voted for zero  This is a forum and completely bitcoin related so everyone here wants to be anonymous. And everyone uses his nickname  Many people fail to use his real name, because someone has already used that username as his nickname. And this is how everyone's real name remains hidden in this forum and even if someone uses his real name, it is doubtful to believe it ahaha

[EFS]

You are certainly in the minority right now and I doubt much will change with the voting in the future. How did you meet al those people (not counting the ones you knew before you registered here)? Did you guys organize meetups where you would hang out, do some business, and discuss crypto, or where did you come across that many individuals?

There used to be meetups when Bitcoin wasn't that common. Also because the local section was small, people were more likely to get to know each other and meet in real life if they lived nearby. Exchanges were not developed, Bitcoin purchases were made through the forum. I met a lot of people back then. Although many of them stopped posting on the forum, when those people think of Bitcoin this is the first place they look. Some of these people are currently working at Bitcoin related companies, including the biggest local exchanges.
The conditions of 8-10 years ago and now are very different. So I can understand new members not meeting people from the forum or wanting to stay anonymous.

[cygan]

through my raffles and also auctions or wts threads in the collectible section, i know many users with the allegedly correct name, but in the course of time i have forgotten again
from my/our own Icarus project i know all 3 real names. personally i have met so far only one user from this forum. but soon there is another meeting with another known user on the note

[Accardo]

You are certainly in the minority right now and I doubt much will change with the voting in the future. How did you meet al those people (not counting the ones you knew before you registered here)? Did you guys organize meetups where you would hang out, do some business, and discuss crypto, or where did you come across that many individuals?

There used to be meetups when Bitcoin wasn't that common. Also because the local section was small, people were more likely to get to know each other and meet in real life if they lived nearby. Exchanges were not developed, Bitcoin purchases were made through the forum. I met a lot of people back then. Although many of them stopped posting on the forum, when those people think of Bitcoin this is the first place they look. Some of these people are currently working at Bitcoin related companies, including the biggest local exchanges.
The conditions of 8-10 years ago and now are very different. So I can understand new members not meeting people from the forum or wanting to stay anonymous.

I think people met to have interpersonal conversations about bitcoin with forum members and it was rare to see anybody at random that could talk dip on bitcoin 10 year ago. Unlike now, it won't mean a lot to have bitcoin discussion with someone from this forum because they are always people who are not members here that knows about bitcoin. So, it was all that new feelings of beginners trying to meetup with each other in the forum. That'll be rare now and some local boards have more members that seem to stay miles away from each other. I've never met any new friend from this forum let alone know their real name. But, some members were friends of mine who I introduced to the forum and they no longer use the forum because of how complex it appears to them. Other than that, I've never been in that boat. 
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