One beauty of heirachy in Bitcoin forum.

[Despairo]

Do ranks actually mean anything tho? I’m in the earliest ranks and I see a lot of high ranks who don’t seem to have any idea about even the basic stuff about Bitcoin. They just post to.. post or to pass time I guess?

It's only important if you want to post an image (you need to be at least Jr. Member rank or buy a copper membership) or you want to wear avatar (you need to be at least Full member rank), mostly each rank has signature space restriction, reaching Hero member rank will unlock all of the restrictions.

Most of high ranked accounts were got merit airdropped before the merit system, this begin on the early 2018, that's why you see they're mostly shitposters.

They posts to get paid, if they joined a campaign.

[Truthlovecoins]

A system of heirachy is just to show organization and this forum has shown it is very organized in both the way it handles its issues and others relating to spammers.
I have surfed through the boards so much so that I have understood what meaningful contribution is, this post is not out of place too as contributions from everyone makes it interesting irrespective of race, class, gender, technology.
 I am hoping to be informed right with the experienced hands here so as not to loose out on the entire cryptocurrency market.

[Accardo]

It's rare to find a forum without the ranking features, but this forum's ranking method is quite difficult such that members are being encouraged to rank in the forum and also some members feel happy to get to the top rank. I've noticed that when something is made simple but not simpler people would want to climb just to standout from other users or get to the same rank with some users. However, the hierarchy in the forum has two beautiful rewards; trusts and reputation. Brands trust high ranked members because of the reputation they've got in the forum. If a member is at the top rank and doesn't have a good trust history, such a member may not enjoy completely the gifts the forum has to offer.

[rby]

Do ranks actually mean anything tho? I’m in the earliest ranks and I see a lot of high ranks who don’t seem to have any idea about even the basic stuff about Bitcoin. They just post to.. post or to pass time I guess? And then I see some new members who seem to know so much that you’d think they worked with Satoshi behind the scenes for a decade..

You know what?
You are very correct...
There are alot of high ranked accounts who doesn't have an idea of the basics of bitcoin. When you see them post, you will be pushed to question their rank. They could also be newbies who bought high rank accounts.
In the other hand, there are some newbies who are very grounded in bitcoin before they discover this forum. This is the reason why what matters in this forum is the quality of contribution you give and your reputation.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Do ranks actually mean anything tho? I’m in the earliest ranks and I see a lot of high ranks who don’t seem to have any idea about even the basic stuff about Bitcoin. They just post to.. post or to pass time I guess? And then I see some new members who seem to know so much that you’d think they worked with Satoshi behind the scenes for a decade..

Well for some it matters like OP. But the truth is it isnt important at all when it comes to discussion. But since there is a hierarchy here that means its become a strong criteria if you are good in discussion or not. Why? Cause there is a merit application to those who done good or witty post. More users doesnt mind that but for others we can feel it is. Thats a shame that some high rank disregard some lower rank cause of their knowledge here. But you can noticed some that are really helpful.

Signature campaign matters when it comes to hierarchy but thats not the purpose of this forum but a certain privilege to some who really contributing useful discussion and topics.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

I have become very familiar with the beginners and help section of this Bitcoin forum talk that even when am just surfing or reading any post that interest me, I gain exposure and insight into the functionality and technicality of new innovations involved in Bitcoin.
With topics created out of curiosity or for information purpose or for directional purpose, as long as it is discussed or inputs in form of comments are made I learn. Same goes for all.

And it's actually very appropriate because it refers to the Beginner & Help board, I mean the presence of beginners usually only asks questions about how to adapt to forums, ranking up and ways to avoid any restrictions that are not allowed on forums, actually that's not wrong and they really have to read to avoid that. But the problem is when they don't study and ask these questions repeatedly by opening up new topics, even though what they have to do is study to understand and also the many suggestions given are sometimes neglected because they are lazy to read.

Whereas for those who are good at adapting it is quite short to learn something in the forum, thus helping them grow and develop quickly. Everyone has contributed according to their abilities such as giving directions from every question from beginners and there are very many people who care about each other, this shows the strength of the forum and we complement each other and even though sometimes we never know each other.