BCT vs BTT abbreviation for this forum

[Timelord2067]

You mean apart from the fact torrents grab their information from numerous sources close by and broadcast what information they have to anyone close by?

Like the blockchain in a sense.

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[m2017]

Bitcointalk it's for "Bit Coin Talk" or Bi Tcoin Talk" ?
I want to know your logic if you answer the 2nd solution.

Bitcoin is a word, although formed from two words, but one word in the crypto lexicon. Bitcoin-talk could just be BT according to m2017, but...

Exactly. Nobody perceives the word “bitcoin” as two separate words anymore (Bit-Coin). Bitcoin is currently an independent word, like a brand or trademark. Nobody reads Micro-Soft . For everyone, it's Microsoft. Something whole and complete. Therefore, Bitcoin should not be abbreviated as BC, but only B is sufficient. If we consider this word in isolation from bitcointalk.

[PytagoraZ]

Bitcointalk it's for "Bit Coin Talk" or Bi Tcoin Talk" ?
I want to know your logic if you answer the 2nd solution.

Bitcoin is a word, although formed from two words, but one word in the crypto lexicon. Bitcoin-talk could just be BT according to m2017, but...

Exactly. Nobody perceives the word “bitcoin” as two separate words anymore (Bit-Coin). Bitcoin is currently an independent word, like a brand or trademark. Nobody reads Micro-Soft . For everyone, it's Microsoft. Something whole and complete. Therefore, Bitcoin should not be abbreviated as BC, but only B is sufficient. If we consider this word in isolation from bitcointalk.

AFAIK, In fact, there are no special rules for abbreviations, usually abbreviations are used to make pronunciation easier

If Bitcoin uses the abbreviation BC, BC is more popular as the abbreviation Before Christ

(ii) B.C. stands for 'Before Christ', meaning before the birth of Christ. For example, a time period written as 200 B.C. means 200 years before the birth of Christ.

So bitcoin is abbreviated as BTC because it is easier to call and is not affiliated with other abbreviations that have been used previously.


So bitcointalk can be any abbreviation, the important thing is that it's easy to say and that other people understand what we mean. Or is it better not to use abbreviations? lol  

[GeorgeJohn]

Bitcointalk it's for "Bit Coin Talk" or Bi Tcoin Talk" ?
I want to know your logic if you answer the 2nd solution.

Bitcoin is a word, although formed from two words, but one word in the crypto lexicon. Bitcoin-talk could just be BT according to m2017, but...

Exactly. Nobody perceives the word “bitcoin” as two separate words anymore (Bit-Coin). Bitcoin is currently an independent word, like a brand or trademark. Nobody reads Micro-Soft . For everyone, it's Microsoft. Something whole and complete. Therefore, Bitcoin should not be abbreviated as BC, but only B is sufficient. If we consider this word in isolation from bitcointalk.

You have break it down to everyone understanding, but the most important thing in bitcoin is to know the important not the abbreviations, because already people have know the symbol BTC as abbreviations of bitcoin and it can't be changed or swap to another symbol of abbreviations except the threading one that is already in existence..in the aspect of bitcointalk abbreviations according to the op, their is no way the abbreviations can leave btt to bear another thing, so therefore we have to understand the concept or derivatives of bitcointalk from the symbols before we conclude of the abbreviations,  but I'm comfortable with the symbol btt as representative of bitcointalk.

[Danydee]

Hiya everybody!

Why not use BF instead.. not Boy Friend but Bitcoin Forum ?

Or TBF for(The Bitcoin Forum) to be more accurate!

Yeah, Ja!  May you add it to the pool ?!   plz

[aoluain]

BCT = BitCoinTalk
BTT = BiTcoinTalk

It's pretty obvious that the first one makes a lot more sense, right?

Another 'correct' one would be BTCT = BitcoinTalk = BTCTalk; but a 4-letter abbreviation doesn't sound/look as good.

My thinking 100%

I have only recently seen people refer to the forum abbreviation as BTT

I dont know any other abbreviation where the first and last letter of the first word is used,
an abbreviation is almost always the first letter of each word.

SO while B and C are not exactly correct because we use Bitcoin as a single word but technically
there are 3 words in the forum name

Bit - as in cryptography [SHA-256 bit encryption]
Coin - In relation to a currency or something transferrable from one person to another
Talk - talk and discussion around Bitcoin

I'm not very technical but its prtetty obvious why the abbreviation is BCT

otherwise BTT should actually be replaced with BT CN TK

[Franctoshi]

Both names/abbreviation make perfect sense IMO, but I believe that the majority here, including me has been accustomed to the abbreviation BTT, while the last two later “T” makes it even easier to pronounce; Therefore it will be nice to continue with the Abbreviation BTT because changing to BCT will have to take people some amount of time to master, we will even see a situation where people will still be writing BTT instead of BCT or even write BTC. I vote BTT.

[DYING_S0UL]

Why not use BF instead.. not Boy Friend but Bitcoin Forum ?

Or TBF for(The Bitcoin Forum) to be more accurate!

Despite everything, every discussion, every poll, every suggestion.....at the end of the day most of us will use BTT, lol (IMO)  

We are just used to it and that's an important reason.

[SatoPrincess]

Despite everything, every discussion, every poll, every suggestion.....at the end of the day most of us will use BTT, lol (IMO)  

We are just used to it and that's an important reason.

That’s true. I recently came across some articles talking about Bitcointalk, the writers used the abbreviation BCT more than once to refer to the forum. Even on Reddit. I think BCT is a more popular abbreviation for Bitcointalk outside the forum. Which makes me believe it’s just us here who use BTT to refer to the forum especially the accounts who are relatively young.

[bitzizzix]

Why not use BF instead.. not Boy Friend but Bitcoin Forum ?

Or TBF for(The Bitcoin Forum) to be more accurate!

Despite everything, every discussion, every poll, every suggestion.....at the end of the day most of us will use BTT, lol (IMO)  

We are just used to it and that's an important reason.

That's right, from the past until now and so on I am only used to BTT, not BCT.
And as far as I know, in this forum and elsewhere, including on social media, when there is discussion about Bitcointalk, most of them abbreviate it to BTT and I have never seen them abbreviate it to BCT.
And even though only a few people change the Bitcointalk abbreviation to BCT, BTT is still the most popular and it is also possible that they will change their writing or speech from BCT to BTT after learning that BTT is often pronounced or abbreviated by many people.

[Latviand]

Both names/abbreviation make perfect sense IMO, but I believe that the majority here, including me has been accustomed to the abbreviation BTT, while the last two later “T” makes it even easier to pronounce; Therefore it will be nice to continue with the Abbreviation BTT because changing to BCT will have to take people some amount of time to master, we will even see a situation where people will still be writing BTT instead of BCT or even write BTC. I vote BTT.

I haven't been able to vote but I'm on the BCT more because for me it makes sense that it's the abbreviation, BitCoinTalk but at the end of the day, I don't think that this will matter a lot because we're all different individuals and I guess use what you're most comfortable with, what works for you sometimes doesn't work for me at all.

[EarnOnVictor]

Both names/abbreviation make perfect sense IMO, but I believe that the majority here, including me has been accustomed to the abbreviation BTT, while the last two later “T” makes it even easier to pronounce; Therefore it will be nice to continue with the Abbreviation BTT because changing to BCT will have to take people some amount of time to master, we will even see a situation where people will still be writing BTT instead of BCT or even write BTC. I vote BTT.

I haven't been able to vote but I'm on the BCT more because for me it makes sense that it's the abbreviation, BitCoinTalk but at the end of the day, I don't think that this will matter a lot because we're all different individuals and I guess use what you're most comfortable with, what works for you sometimes doesn't work for me at all.

I like your concluding part as I was just wondering why people will be using syllables for this even when the BTC from Bitcoin which is widely accepted doesn't prove to be formed through syllables. I believe it is beyond this even as the forum is a Bitcoin forum in which Talk is included in the name, which makes it so easily called BTC...Talk (BTCT).

I was even surprised to see an external site that just started campaigning here to use it as "BTCtalk" in their traffic referring page if one views it through their HTTPS link. This means that some people are even seeing it better than some on the forum, as the BTC and Talk can't be mistaken.

Well, like you said, we have different views about this and we must respect that, so we should spell it the way we like. Mine is even BTCt...lol

[Jaycoinz]

Despite everything, every discussion, every poll, every suggestion.....at the end of the day most of us will use BTT, lol (IMO)  

We are just used to it and that's an important reason.

That’s true. I recently came across some articles talking about Bitcointalk, the writers used the abbreviation BCT more than once to refer to the forum. Even on Reddit, I think BCT is a more popular abbreviation for Bitcointalk outside the forum. Which makes me believe it’s just us here who use BTT who refer to the forum especially the accounts who are relatively young.

Yeah that's true, we the forum members here are the ones selling that abbreviation and I don't think the use of it is slowing down anytime soon so no matter the final verdict, it will still take some time before that abbreviation starts ringing a bell in most person thought here in this community. BCT, BTT or BTCT no matter the abbreviation being used it really doesn't have any effect just be rest assured that the communication and understanding is there whenever the is use of it and everything will move on smoothly.

[vino.gcs]

Yeah that's true, we the forum members here are the ones selling that abbreviation and I don't think the use of it is slowing down anytime soon so no matter the final verdict, it will still take some time before that abbreviation starts ringing a bell in most person thought here in this community. BCT, BTT or BTCT no matter the abbreviation being used it really doesn't have any effect just be rest assured that the communication and understanding is there whenever the is use of it and everything will move on smoothly.

I honestly like BTT although the correct one should rightly be BCT
I dont think it has any real importance, in the end its people who shorten things, if most are fine with that.

[Vod]

I use BTC for Bitcoin and BCT for Bitcointalk.   This lead to some ambiguity when programming variables.    BTT might stand out easier but the syllables of BitCoinTalk start with BCT. 

[Danydee]

.. BTT might stand out easier but the syllables of BitCoinTalk start with BCT.  

 Yeah, but then for BTC (Bitcoin), why the "T", what is for ??  so the most correct should then be BC or BtC !!

 I therefore wonder if BTT was not chosen deliberately to avoid the using of the C (for "Coin") in order to avoid any confusion !  

[Vod]

Yeah, but then for BTC (Bitcoin), why the "T", what is for ??  so the most correct should then be BC or BtC !!

You are right about that - I've always used BTC, even though it doesn't make sense.   

[mr.smith]

I use BTC for Bitcoin and BCT for Bitcointalk.   This lead to some ambiguity when programming variables.    BTT might stand out easier but the syllables of BitCoinTalk start with BCT. 

it is a standard that when creating an abbreviation you pick the first letter of the syllable newbies here will ask why BTT but if it is BCT they will understand why BCT
because of B it C oin T alk 

[arabspaceship123]

I've used bitcointalk forum in my other post because I got brain fried. I didn't know if I should've used BTT or BCT. It's easier when you're confused so use bitcointalk forum if you can't choose a short name.

[khiholangkang]

Whether this is on purpose or not, why do we call it BTT for this forum, as simple as Bi T coin Talk, I thought when entering here with oh yes the name of this forum is BTT, and did not debate it and also very accepting, also maybe because we are used to saying that this forum is called BTT and is very friendly to my ears.

The majority who hear and know this forum BTT will be a little disturbed if this forum changes its name with other abbreviations such as some that have been mentioned, but honestly it doesn't matter to me or them in their activities, we just need to accept and re-familiarize with the latest mention if we agree on the same mention for this forum.