How many forum members do you know by real name?

[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.