Are newbies afraid to comment on threads of highly ranked members?

[Vaculin]

If you think you don’t have something significant to say because you are still in the process of gaining information and learning, then don’t post your comment anyway. It’s better to join in a discussion when you have something relevant to say, otherwise your post will only be criticized. However, being criticized is actually a form of learning. If you know how to process it constructively, you will definitely learn from all those mean comments from your seniors.

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[Cryptoprincess101]

If you think you don’t have something significant to say because you are still in the process of gaining information and learning, then don’t post your comment anyway. It’s better to join in a discussion when you have something relevant to say, otherwise your post will only be criticized. However, being criticized is actually a form of learning. If you know how to process it constructively, you will definitely learn from all those mean comments from your seniors.

This is clarity as you've just given an awesome explanation because if someone doesn't have something relevant to say then what's the need joining a conversation that's filled with high rank members so is not as if high rank members belittle lower rank members but is just that most of the high rank members knows how to discuss in some sensitive threads and conversation so a mare newbie that doesn't even understand what is being discussed cannot just enter into such a conversation hence they need to stay off and also there are some threads that talks about a high ranked member in the forum and a typical newbie may not know the user base on the fact that the high ranked member have been in the forum for long and it's left for users that have equally stayed that long in the forum to say things about that user so a newbie might have nothing to offer in such a discussion.

[Alana Arden]

When I created this thread, I never imagined that I would get so much support from it and that I would qualify. I was too scared to act while writing or posting my thread.
But your valuable discussion gave me a lot of courage. My fear has decreased a lot. So I thank everyone from the bottom of my heart for being by my side and clearing my doubts.

I have seen everyone's comments, many of whom have written that this has happened to them more or less, which has put my fear and frustration to rest.
Others have pointed out the weaknesses of my fear, which I am really surprised to see.

It is true that when we lack knowledge about something, doubts or fears intrude themselves into the discussion. So I can gain more knowledge and make myself wiser by reading everyone's comments without getting involved in the discussion.
On the other hand, I thought that if someone threads a topic, I should just give the information related to the thread, but I didn't know that I could ask if I failed to understand something from that post. I benefited a lot from the clarification.

To truly understand, one must know, and to know, one must ask. Only then can we clear our doubts, and henceforth, I will do so without hesitation.

Thank you again for conquering my fear and showing me a new path through my mental inaccessibility. I hope many newbies like me who had doubts about this will be able to overcome it. Such bold talk by you (seniors) will make it easier for the freshers to come forward.

Wishing everyone safety and health.

[SOKO-DEKE]

OP I'm glad you brought this up; I've been a victim of this several times, so I end up creating more threads than comments because I didn't know how to join in on another thread, which was mostly because I didn't understand much of what they were saying in those threads, and at times I didn't even know how to construct my words to match the quality I saw in those threads, so I mostly backed down.

Starting out in a new community can be intimidating, especially when you're not familiar with everything. If you're a newbie, meaning you're just getting started, it's normal to feel a bit scared or hesitant to join discussions with more experienced members, like those with higher ranks. The fear might make you think twice before jumping into conversations, especially with members who are heroes or legends in the forum.

It will become a little easier for you to join in discussions as you spend more time in the forum and learn more about it. I recall being nervous as a new member, particularly when interacting with more senior members. But eventually, the fear begins to subside and you start to feel more at ease participating in conversations with people of various levels. Therefore, don't give up because everyone experiences this and it gets easier as you get to know the community.

tell me, how a newbie engages in discussions with seniors, wants to give advice, what I know and how little I know. Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear). I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

When you know a lot about something, like really understand it well, those scary feelings tend to disappear. Imagine being new at something and feeling nervous about talking to experienced people. That's because you might not be sure about what you have to say. But, if you have good knowledge, it's like having confidence. When you know stuff, you won't be scared to share your thoughts, even with people who know a lot. It's okay if you don't know everything about a topic; you can still learn by listening to what others say and doing your own research.

When someone lacks sufficient understanding, their mind may become preoccupied with expressing anything, regardless of whether it is correct or incorrect. Therefore, whether you participate in conversations or contribute your views, having the appropriate information might make you feel more at ease and confident.

[_BlackStar]

It is true that when we lack knowledge about something, doubts or fears intrude themselves into the discussion. So I can gain more knowledge and make myself wiser by reading everyone's comments without getting involved in the discussion.
On the other hand, I thought that if someone threads a topic, I should just give the information related to the thread, but I didn't know that I could ask if I failed to understand something from that post. I benefited a lot from the clarification.

To truly understand, one must know, and to know, one must ask. Only then can we clear our doubts, and henceforth, I will do so without hesitation.

Of course - you don't need to feel afraid and awkward discussing something true in a thread owned by a user ranked above you. Rank does not inherently reflect a user's knowledge - but after the merit system was introduced, things may have changed. Without knowledge I think you will find it difficult to engage in a constructive discussion - so increase your knowledge by reading more instead of writing a lot.

If you have all the right things to say especially when you have a good argument to say - then don't worry, kick the ball hard. Worrying will only make you weak - so forget about it and try to do it gradually.

[Huppercase]

I want to give my opinion on some threads when I read threads of senior, legendary, or ranked , but being a newbie, I am afraid to join discussions with seniors, (legendary) members. The scary thing is (though it may be completely wrong to think), I think, can tell me, how a newbie engages in discussions with seniors, wants to give advice, what I know and how little I know. Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear). I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

Note that, your opinion has nothing to do with your forum rank. You as a newbie can enguage in any discussion going on if you have valuable contribution to add that's the reason the place is called forum, everyone is subjected to their opinion and newbies are also not exempted because there are newbies that have good knowledge that they will be willing to share with others, if the forum put rank requirments before posting, we cannot learn fast because newbies also ask questions and needed to be replied.

This forum is welcoming everyone; we all started as newbies including the high reputable members which are the legendary guys and other higher ranks, if there was a restriction for newbies to post or express their selves, no one will grow in this forum, take any fear aside and learn.

[nurilham]

I want to give my opinion on some threads when I read threads of senior, legendary, or ranked , but being a newbie, I am afraid to join discussions with seniors, (legendary) members. The scary thing is (though it may be completely wrong to think), I think, can tell me, how a newbie engages in discussions with seniors, wants to give advice, what I know and how little I know. Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear). I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

You shouldn't be afraid because you think you still have less knowledge and less quality of posts. It is normal because you are a real newbie, those legendary ranks must understand well your condition. As long as you have something valuable to share to others, just do it and no need to worry. You only need to feel afraid if you break the rules, that's why you need to learn the rules first before you begin to making posts. Ideally, you also need to learn how to make a proper post in the first time you joined this forum. So, you won't make any unnecessary mistake in the future.

Regarding having some threads with no merits, it has nothing to do with your post on the legendary threads. There are many members in this forum who have threads with no merits. Even there are legendary members who have threads with no merits. You are not demanded to get merits when you create a thread. The focus is to share valuable things to the whole members in this forum. That's it!!

[bayu7adi]

IMO...users with high ranks also understand that a newbie must be given the opportunity to show his best. We can realize that not everyone has the same knowledge, so sometimes special newbie trigger topics are needed to be able to learn here starting from light things. Sometimes they are confused about the starting point of which stage should be done first.

For me, everyone has their own qualities and we should not belittle him with any bad words. Maybe there are experts in other fields, but want to learn bitcoin. I think this will foster a sense of empathy from members with high ranks as long as a newbie must be able to maintain a polite attitude and behavior in discussing this forum.

If you don't know, ask to others. If you are still in doubt, strengthen your argument with something else. If you are sure, share it with others here. 

[Twinkledoe]

IMO...users with high ranks also understand that a newbie must be given the opportunity to show his best. We can realize that not everyone has the same knowledge, so sometimes special newbie trigger topics are needed to be able to learn here starting from light things. Sometimes they are confused about the starting point of which stage should be done first.

For me, everyone has their own qualities and we should not belittle him with any bad words. Maybe there are experts in other fields, but want to learn bitcoin. I think this will foster a sense of empathy from members with high ranks as long as a newbie must be able to maintain a polite attitude and behavior in discussing this forum.

If you don't know, ask to others. If you are still in doubt, strengthen your argument with something else. If you are sure, share it with others here. 

What the OP can do is just continue to share what he think is a good information. And be open also to criticisms, don't lose your confidence if someone say something to you. Weigh what has been said, and think logically. Admit if you mistakenly say something, but don't be too aggressive pointing out that you are right. You can't win a discussion if the other person is a close minded one.

I guess, just do what you think is right, don't get too scared involving yourself in discussions. Share your opinion and be open to other opinions. Respect is all we need, right?

[icalical]

They shouldn't, as long as they have good point that are still contextual to the OP, and they can phrase it in an understandable post, they should do it. In fact replying to the threads of high-ranking member is one way to get recognition and also getting merit so Newbie can get to higher rank too. Other than that, high-ranking member thread's also tend to have more interesting discussion where newbie can learn high-ranking member can make valid argument.

[Russlenat]

I can easily understand why these newbies feel some fear when posting their comments on a hero or a legendary thread since they know in theirselves that their knowledge is not sufficient enough to make a quality post just like the high ranked members. I'm also like them when I was still a newbie.

However, I realized that if I don't conquer that fear, my growth when it comes to learning experiences will be delayed so I tried to engage with these high ranked members and end up receiving some constructive criticism, and for me that's fine for me because I got to learned from their posts and how they made such corrections on my wrong concept of things.

[Kelward]

It's natural to feel a little intimidated when it's your first time to be in the midst of highly experienced people in a particular field that you're a newbie, eventually you start to interact with them and as you're learning from their experience you'll be increasing your knowledge. With a zero crypto knowledge when I joined this forum, I was reading more from topics and researching the discussions, I eventually started creating question threads on areas that I don't understand and thankfully I always get overwhelming answers from experienced members here, it's so wonderful and I always felt good about how open they are to teach and guide me. This is an amazing forum , no doubt.

[Mpamaegbu]

Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear). I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

You don't have to rush yourself into a wrong assumption on that. That posts don't get merited doesn't mean they aren't constructive enough. It's simply can be any of these – that those who are likely to find them meaningful and helpful may not have come across them or that they actually have come across them but lack merit to splash or them or they actually have merit to splash but forgot to do the needful after reading. For me, I've continued to maintain that even meriting posts  is a subjective thing. What Mr A thinks is a good post may seem a bad post to Mr B.

Concerning whether to comment on threads where high ranked users post, I think you've received enough advice encouraging you not to be scared posting there. I need say no more on that.

[SatoPrincess]

I've been looking for a post like this so I can pour out my heart to it. I had the same fear in me for a very long time and it made it difficult for me to come out of my shell, quoting a high ranked member feels like looking at your secondary School principal in the eye while talking to him and we all know what will happen if you try that with your principal or your school teacher, you dare not quote your teacher wrong even if you feel like you are right.

Honestly this place for me is like school and during my time in secondary School I always try my best to be a good student and also be on the good side to avoid being flogged.

Dear high ranked members, as we (newbies) are beginning to come out of my shell in this forum to learn and grow please do not flog us too hard/harshly but correct us in a way that we won't loose our confidence. Thank you.

You guys are putting too much pressure on yourselves and also too much importance on rank. Legendary members are not moderators, they can't delete your posts or ban your account. So where's this idea of Legendary members being gods coming from? I find your comparison of your secondary school experience to the forum very funny. You're in an online forum, no one can "flog" you, obey the rules of the forum and you will have no problems. Do not plagiarize and you won't get banned. Do not cheat, scam and you won't get a negative tag.

[lionheart78]

@OP if you are in doubt of your idea you can always use an interrogative sentence structure.  You can present your idea but it ends with a question mark.  By doing so you are conveying your thought but you are in doubt whether it is correct or not thus you make it as if you are asking question.

I believe the reason is the lack of self-confidence but of course it can be solve by citing sources and references to support your idea.  This way there is a supporting fact behind your statement.

[smelody]

I m new here. I have heard about crypto and bitcoin and am trying to get knowledge from legendary people like this forum. At last I m here for more details and try to communicate with senior legendary leader and members. So my humble request please co operate me to gather more knowledge.

[Learn Bitcoin]

I m new here. I have heard about crypto and bitcoin and am trying to get knowledge from legendary people like this forum. At last I m here for more details and try to communicate with senior legendary leader and members. So my humble request please co operate me to gather more knowledge.

Welcome to the forum. Of course, senior members will help you learn more about Bitcoin and crypto currency. But beware that not all legendaries are knowledgable enough to teach more about technical things. If you want basic learning, you could create a thread in this section and ask others what you want to know about crypto and Bitcoin.

But, before doing that, you could search and see if there are any existing threads here. The final thing you should know is, do not deal people with negative feedback on their profile until you understand why they got it. Do not share your seed phrase with anyone. No matter who it is. Do not install software from unknown sources.

[Viscore]

Not all newbies really but majority are, most especially that their post will get noticed once they engage with the discussion between high ranked members. Well, if they think they are posting off topic, they will eventually get criticized by their superiors but if they are posting what is good and reality, regardless of their position, superiors will definitely agree to them and praise them.

That’s why there’s no need to be afraid. Everyone started from being newbie and these highly ranked members will understand your level of knowledge. If they will criticize you, that means they have hopes for you to become something like them in the future.

[Franctoshi]

You can be a newbie in this forum but have more experience in crypto or general experience than a legendary member, when it comes to this community everyone has the same right here in this forum to comment and share his or her opinion on a subject matter or a topic of discussion regardless of rank, so far, that you are not talking or writing trash, feel free OP to join any discussion because your opinion also matters, and together we make this place become a stronger community due to the knowledge or experience we share.

[Alpha Marine]

Also, I have a small number of threads that have no merit (that's my main fear).

Why do you think there are threads where you or other members can submit your post that you feel is a quality post and deserves to have merits?
First off, the purpose of creating a post is to enlighten people, don't get me wrong, we all like getting merits for our posts, but that should drive you to make more quality posts. Your quality post should teach people one way or the other. The merit should be secondary. If you make a quality post, you'll certainly get merits.

Merits on the forum are not like the exam system where if you don't get merit that means you failed your post. No. There are a lot of quality posts that don't get merited, it's normal, so don't beat yourself up.
Focus on making good contributions to the forum and you'll see how you'll begin to get merits.

I even stopped commenting on some posts, thinking I might be wrong in my knowledge, even though I was right.

I've been on the forum for over a year and in all my time in this forum, I've never seen a case where a person just replies with "you're wrong" to a post without stating the reason why he/she feels the post is wrong.
When a member says your post is wrong, they point out which part of it they believe to be wrong.
Now when this happens, one of two things can happen. You can either counter him with more reason why you feel you're not wrong or if you and in so doing, that user have learned something or if after careful consideration, you see they you were wrong and the other member was right, then you have learned something.
It's so difficult for you to be on this forum and not learn.

So don't be scared of people telling you you're wrong. If you're really convinced that you're right, say what you think and let others learn or be corrected and learn.