How to be more visible in the forum as a beginner

[EL MOHA]

I didn't take my time to read your post, but from what I've summarized from it is that you are wrong. You shouldn't conclude from your own perspective about how the from works by saying that most newbies who post in the reputation board, Loan session, Meta, development and technical discussion, scam accusation and project development are misinterpreted or called Alts. I've literally not seen any reputation thread here on the forum where members make false accusations. expect for some that were misunderstood. All reputation thread that have been raised always comes with full proof and evidence of linked Alt accounts. So except a newbie is actually guilty of such I see no reason why he shouldn't engage in those sections you've listed above.

Of all the boards listed above i will pick out the Reputation and loan session board out where I have seen newbies been called alts and if I am asked to justify I will say some of the allegations/claims seems not to be far from the truth. Reason why they call accounts like that alts is because the informations on those boards aren’t general information which can be gotten just outside the forum and even if you come to the forum you can’t just get accustomed to rules there, it takes time first and that’s why newbies or newly created accounts are tagged alts when they meddle with discussions there.

As for other boards the informations are pretty outside the forum that you can gain knowledge and engage in their discussions here and I haven’t seen anyone call out a newly created account as an alt for crypto discussions

[kentrolla]

Totally wrong you have got it all wrong.

Just understand one thing that a person might be an expert in the crypto domain but new to forum as there is no hard and fast rule or certification that only thos who grow up their rank in this forums can be expert because there is much more in crypto world outside this forum hence you cannot limit newbie to a certain section and there is no restriction as it's free for all.

[SamReomo]

I won't recommend POLITICS AND SOCIETY to beginners especially when they want to learn about Bitcoin because that board is full of not so useful stuff and beginners won't be able to learn a lot by reading threads on that board or making threads at that board.

In my eyes the best boards for beginners should be Bitcoin discussion, Beginners & Help, and Speculation. Those boards are mostly related to Bitcoin and the thread at those boards can be very valuable for the beginners.

[qwertyup23]

While there may be some boards that have more traction and discussion among the others, I do believe that it is all about creating a discussion and on how you communicate your thoughts are.

A well-explained and concise replies are the elements to a good writing that can gain you the visibility that you are hoping for. At the end of the day, it is not all about visibility but everything revolves around contribution. In the grand scheme of things, once you contribute and help others, it also indirectly affects your "visibility" as a beginner.

I hope that most newbies understand that it is not about creating topics that can gain you merits but it is about contribution; the latter being the heart that derives everything from what newbies attain- just like BITCOIN!

While I do appreciate the extensive discussion that you provided, the same can be achieve in a shorter yet concise statements with the right explanation and words to choose. Good luck, OP.

[Majestic-milf]

Why even focus on being more 'visible'? Focus solely on post quality, and then visibility will follow. A post can literally be pinned at the top of every single section but if the post quality is crap, I'll just skip it altogether. Even if you post it on off-topic, a post with great quality will ALWAYS stand out.

I agree with you on this, especially where you said to focus more on making quality posts than just being 'visible' because in they way it will look as of the op is suggesting that noobs focus on those areas so they can easily get merits. For me, it doesn't matter the board you want to make your posts, as long as what you are posting is not seen as off topic, it can be useful to others.
Some times, where to make a post can be quite confusing for this new ones so listing these ones makes it looks like those are the only areas that can suit them or they can comfortably contribute.

[Abu-Naim]

I have come to understand that in this forum, there are sections meant for each ranks in the forum though not limited for any rank to partake in but however, it is necessary for users to understand the sections they are to navigate through, more especially the newbies like us before we are familiarized with some other sensitive sections of the forum.

I don’t think there is a section designed for some ranked users, all sections are for general discussion just that they are based on sections so that you can get the information you need as fast as possible, but irrespective of your rank, you can participate and interact in any section if you have knowledge about the discussion going on.

As a beginner in the forum, the best sections to always engage in are:
(1) BEGINNER & HELP SESSION
(2) POLITICS AND SOCIETY
(3) ECONOMY

The sections are good for interaction for beginners, but it is not the best places to interact as a beginner, but if the beginners are willing to learn about bitcoin, sections like Bitcoin Discussion, Bitcoin Technical discussions and Meta are good sections to learn about bitcoin and the forum in general.

[Queentoshi]

As a beginner in the forum, the best sections to always engage in are:
(1) BEGINNER & HELP SESSION :
(2) POLITICS AND SOCIETY:
(3) ECONOMY -

I say a newbie should start at the board where they are most comfortable because not all newbies have knowledge about economic discussions or discussions involving politics and the society. Beginners and help board is the only board that I think that every newbie of the forum should start from because the forum is a new environment and becoming used to the forum may not be an easy task for any newbie without any form of help. Also, in the beginners and help board, many beginners kind of post and questions from newbies are permitted and attended to.

[uchegod-21]

Totally wrong you have got it all wrong.

Just understand one thing that a person might be an expert in the crypto domain but new to forum as there is no hard and fast rule or certification that only thos who grow up their rank in this forums can be expert because there is much more in crypto world outside this forum hence you cannot limit newbie to a certain section and there is no restriction as it's free for all.

Op is totally wrong in all ramifications. It would have been nice that he didn't even create this post because everything is wrong with it.

• The title is saying a different thing from the body of the thread
• Those boards listed by Op that it's for newbies is just rubbish. A newbie can engage any board they understand the conversation
• Anything you are recommending and didn't include bitcoin discussion board, you are wrong. Bitcoin is the reason we are here
• Finally, here is just a discussion forum. Use it as it is...

[Belarge]

Totally wrong you have got it all wrong.

Just understand one thing that a person might be an expert in the crypto domain but new to forum as there is no hard and fast rule or certification that only thos who grow up their rank in this forums can be expert because there is much more in crypto world outside this forum hence you cannot limit newbie to a certain section and there is no restriction as it's free for all.

This forum is not newbies but for professionals that have been acquainted with the space. The forum is probably difficult because every ranked member have a target to accomplish and it can only be possible when they're focused on the tasks available. Beginners have what we describe as beginner's luck and most of them don't always survived the forum because it encomprises of too many risks, who's ready to face them? Been a newbie in the system requires alot of effort to accomplish alot of things.

[Cryptoprincess101]

Totally wrong you have got it all wrong.

Just understand one thing that a person might be an expert in the crypto domain but new to forum as there is no hard and fast rule or certification that only thos who grow up their rank in this forums can be expert because there is much more in crypto world outside this forum hence you cannot limit newbie to a certain section and there is no restriction as it's free for all.

This forum is not newbies but for professionals that have been acquainted with the space. The forum is probably difficult because every ranked member have a target to accomplish and it can only be possible when they're focused on the tasks available. Beginners have what we describe as beginner's luck and most of them don't always survived the forum because it encomprises of too many risks, who's ready to face them? Been a newbie in the system requires alot of effort to accomplish alot of things.

I understand your point and that is the gospel truth because a newbie in most cases feels inferior and doesn't really know how, what, and where to channel their opinion and sometimes when they make mistakes, majority of the high ranks here attacks them almost immediately without being polite to them and also have that feeling that they were once a newbie before they reached any rank they are now and these are some of the reasons why I suggested that as a newbie that it isn't every section of the forum that they are supposed to get into discussion even if they have knowledge about the discussions there but instead they should learn and read more till they have grown a little in rank before joining discussions there more especially in technical discussions.

[Kristiyana]

As a beginner in the forum, the best sessions to always engage in are:

As a beginner, you should be active in the parts of the forum that you are actually interested, instead going for "more visibility" (whatever that means). Having siad that, when you see  abeginner focused on certain sections like reputation, its pretty obvious that its no newbie at all.

Some sessions I feel it's not too good for a newbie to engage in discussion are: development and technical discussion, and project development

Just because someone is new here doesn'rt mean that he is new to crypto so I don't see a problem if a new users who knows a lot about technical side of bitcoin (or wants to learn about it) should avoid discussions in those parts of the forum.
 

I think that's not the right thing to say, we are all here to learn about bitcoin. most of the new user in this forum are very deep into cryptocurrency, although there are also some people who doesn't have any knowledge about cryptocurrency but they are hoping to learn as time goes on.  so as long as this forum is concern you have no right to limit new users from any section.

[Saint-loup]

You forgot local board. I think it's the best way to make some connections with other members here because people know each other more closely in such sections, while main boards of the forum are more spammed by random posters and then, are more anonymous. Of course, you can engage serious discussions in almost every part of the forum, especially the ones you've quoted but threads with few different members posting and replying are easier to find there IMO. In addition people are usually less suspicious about alt accounts there since they know the writing style of most active members there.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

@OP, Every section of this forum is very important for every newbie, although it depends on the preference of the newbie and also on the kind of interest that draws him to the forum. Every time new members join the forum, there's no way all of them have the same intention of being here. Depending on what a newbie knows (how knowledgeable) and what he or she wants to learn, that's what can determine the forum section that they must familiarize themselves with. The forum is open to every user rank except for the Ivory Tower board, serious discussion, and investigation, where newbies are restricted from making posts but can read posts there. 

@OP, Let's assume a newbie came to the forum and he or she wants to learn about Bitcoin wallets or about mining. Then the best section to look at is the appropriate boards. That's to say, newbies can be visible on the forum no matter what board they write on, but what matters is the knowledge they have to contribute or what they want to learn. 

[Mpamaegbu]

Some sections I feel it's not too good for a newbie to engage in discussion are: The reputation board, Loan section, Meta, development and technical discussion, scam accusation and project development.

Truly, I avoided Meta as a newbie. For me, it was a centre of where the forum principles were embedded and the big boys were solely incharge. So, I avoided it. Discussions there were highly cerebral and I was coming in from the standpoint of a greenhorn. I didn't want to jump in and get devoured 😏. I started posting in Off–Topics and Politics or so because those were areas I could relate with; except when I needed to ask nagging questions where I needed to open threads in relevant sections. On the whole, I was very circumspect where I posted as I didn't want to expose my deep ignorance concerning crypto stuff. I knew next to nothing when I registered on this forum.

Wow! I I just checked now to find out that I've done 401 pages of posts in this forum. That's even minus those deleted posts of mine, either by me or by mods. 401x20, that's huge. How interesting this place gets.

[Cryptomultiplier]

@OP, Every section of this forum is very important for every newbie, although it depends on the preference of the newbie and also on the kind of interest that draws him to the forum. Every time new members join the forum, there's no way all of them have the same intention of being here. Depending on what a newbie knows (how knowledgeable) and what he or she wants to learn, that's what can determine the forum section that they must familiarize themselves with. The forum is open to every user rank except for the Ivory Tower board, serious discussion, and investigation, where newbies are restricted from making posts but can read posts there. 

@OP, Let's assume a newbie came to the forum and he or she wants to learn about Bitcoin wallets or about mining. Then the best section to look at is the appropriate boards. That's to say, newbies can be visible on the forum no matter what board they write on, but what matters is the knowledge they have to contribute or what they want to learn. 

The first step for me would be if the newbie can navigate through the boards on this forum.
While I share similar experience with your comment @Dr.Bitcoin_Strange , it was a difficulty for me at the onset to navigate my through and find the relevant boards to post in. I was more familiar with this section and politics and I only participated in very easy discussion on the Bitcoin section because I understood that my knowledge was very small and if I had to grow and be more reconned with, I had to upgrade my knowledge and be more active in the Bitcoin section.

With time any newbie becomes more visible if they can show and present their post in correct manner. This makes it very readable and fans would love to relate more with you and tag your good posts for merits and awards.

[AmaGold70]

Being a newbie in a community where everyone is a teacher is kinda exhausting, while asking for directions one person will ask you to go left and the other will say go right and you end up being confused hereby getting nothing at all, I think newbies should explore all the boards and figure out the one that suits them best, being visible shouldn't be a priority for newbies now because they will only end up being visible in the forum for the wrong reasons (shitposter)
I have seen similar topics like this though a bit different but passing the same message to newbies, I think newbies should be themselves and do the best they can, if they make mistakes I believe the oldies are there to correct them.

[KingsDen]

Some sections I feel it's not too good for a newbie to engage in discussion are: The reputation board, Loan section, Meta, development and technical discussion, scam accusation and project development.

This is very misleading Op. A newbie can actually contribute anywhere and the last three boards that I bolded is always flooded by newbies with genuine reasons.
Technical discussion: When I was visiting this board, I see genuine newbies who located the board through google search. They come there to ask genuine real time questions and have answers.
Scam accusation: I have seen newbies accusing casinos and other projects of attempting scam. You shouldn't be an established member before you will be scammed or accuse someone of scam.
Project development: Some project owners are just new in this forum.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I have come to understand that in this forum, there are sections meant for each ranks in the forum though not limited for any rank to partake in but however, it is necessary for users to understand the sections they are to navigate through, more especially the newbies like us before we are familiarized with some other sensitive sections of the forum.

It's normal to see more of newbies on those 3 boards mentioned above including each respective local boards, but that doesn't mean newbies are restricted from participating on other boards, but the truth of the fact is that majority of these newbies don't have a clue what kind of discussion are been made on each of the other boards, which is why they always avoid it, not until after 3 to 4 months of haven known all the nocks and cranny of the forum that they do come to participate on those boards for effective discussion, of which by then, some are likely to have ranked up to be either "Full member" or still "Member" rank. So that's just the plain truth, because taking myself for example, when I got introduce to this forum by a friend, he only told me about "Beginners & Help" "Politics & Society" and "Bounty", not until after several months, I started discovery new boards and what type of discussion been made there.

Hence, I will advise newbies to not restrict themselves but rather endeavor to explore the whole forum. But note, only engage in meaningful discussion.

[GeorgeJohn]

The only thing that will make a beginner to be visible in this community is when you are making a good suggestion to the community towards the comment of people so when your comment is pointless that will make people to disregard you or to avoid you as a beginner but when you're comment is basically on research and it is meaningful you can be known in any board that you post, what matters a lot in this community is the quality of your posting so when your quality is low it will be hard for someone to know you but when your quality is high many people will also know you in the forum waiting interval of 2 months you have stayed in the forum.

[dansus021]

To be honest How to be more visible in the forum as a beginner is kinda hard in my opinion why it is simply because if we are really a true beginner we know nothing about crypto or related crypto content.

But as a beginner you can just post or ask someone so you look more visible and by doing that you beginning understand about crypto world and can answer basic question and earn merit in the way.