How to be more visible in the forum as a beginner

[SamReomo]

They can post naturally for their interest in any board but if they fortunately choose to start with boards where people discuss highly educational, technical and helpful, they will have more chances to get merit.

I believe a beginner should not focus on merits at all at least for a few weeks. If I'm not wrong then those who are new on this forum may not know the merit based system, however the ones who pretend to be new may have knowledge regarding the merit based system.

In my eyes, a newbie should focus more on learning then on gaining merits or recognition. Overtime when they learn things properly and apply that knowledge when they create posts, then they automatically get merits for their posts.

[Coyster]

Btw, the more a user contributes to technical threads/topics the easier it is to be noticed, what you do with this information is up to you 

There are newbies who have known about Bitcoin for a long time before they created an account on this forum, but if the beginner is also a newcomer to the Bitcoin network, just as they are to the forum, there is no way they can contribute to discussions concerning the technical aspects of Bitcoin, and if they try to, it would most likely be spamming. It is good for newbies to visit the technical boards, but only to read and ask questions, after sometime they would build up their own knowledge and be able to contribute and help others.

[Alone055]

In my eyes, a newbie should focus more on learning then on gaining merits or recognition. Overtime when they learn things properly and apply that knowledge when they create posts, then they automatically get merits for their posts.

Let me tell you, newbies, who have found this forum themselves either through Google or any other source when they were looking for some information and stumbled upon this forum coincidentally, they wouldn't come here and make their first post asking about merits or how they can rank up because they didn't come to this forum for that in the first place but their motive behind it was to learn something or maybe read a post that they found on Google when doing some research.

However, newbies who are referred to this forum by someone else and have been told that they can earn money from here if they have a higher rank and to get a higher rank, they would now require merits, they come here and start asking about Merit immediately after creating an account because all they care about is ranking up so that they can start earning money.

This is the actual reason behind it as far as I understand it.

[Etranger]

They can post naturally for their interest in any board but if they fortunately choose to start with boards where people discuss highly educational, technical and helpful, they will have more chances to get merit.

I believe a beginner should not focus on merits at all at least for a few weeks. If I'm not wrong then those who are new on this forum may not know the merit based system, however the ones who pretend to be new may have knowledge regarding the merit based system.

In my eyes, a newbie should focus more on learning then on gaining merits or recognition. Overtime when they learn things properly and apply that knowledge when they create posts, then they automatically get merits for their posts.

Newbies focus on the merits so they can stop being newbies. But rank is not a complete identity of knowledge and skills. You can be a legendary and still be a beginner in some areas. And this is absolutely normal. I think the main thing you should focus on is not think that you already know everything you can and no one will teach you anything new. You have to accept that there will always be something you don't know, and there will always be people who can teach you something.

[Alphakilo]

Furthermore, I would have loved to include the Bitcoin discussion section because some newbies here literally have some knowledge about Bitcoin before they registered here in the forum but I found out that sometimes, engaging in discussion about Bitcoin seems like one have gotten a previous knowledge about the forum and therefore some users might misinterpret it as an alt account.

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. It is assumed that users who get involved in these sections are rooted in the forum and has spent so many years in the forum and have experience about the discussions in those sections so a newbie getting involved in those sections literally makes them look naive and that account looking suspicious as an alt.

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A newbie knows nothing about the forum therefore he or she cannot make any meaningful contribution to the reputation board which is almost like the court of law of the forum. There are exceptions to this when a newbie has a question to ask and is related to the reputation and all.

I also agree that since the loan section requires that the use attains some level of trust and other requirements, making a post there in request for a loan or giving a loan should be avoided. The beginner can go through the threads in that board to get an understanding of what happens there.

I do not agree with this one. The Meta board has topics that is opened for contribution by beginners and they can also air their opinions on topics there that they think is appropriate for them to reply on. But them they shouldn't make it a habit of posting there because older members of the forum will smell something fishy.

Anyone including beginners can post development and technical discussion, project development. Some beginners are just beginners on the forum and not to cryptocurrency, bitcoin, blockchain. Like some of them are high technical and are have advanced expertise in this area.

In one of the scam threads I read lately, a beginner opened an account just to seek for help in relation to a scam by one of the casinos. He was seeking for help. Beginners can also post here too and contribute.

[Distinctin]

They can post naturally for their interest in any board but if they fortunately choose to start with boards where people discuss highly educational, technical and helpful, they will have more chances to get merit.

I believe a beginner should not focus on merits at all at least for a few weeks. If I'm not wrong then those who are new on this forum may not know the merit based system, however the ones who pretend to be new may have knowledge regarding the merit based system.

In my eyes, a newbie should focus more on learning then on gaining merits or recognition. Overtime when they learn things properly and apply that knowledge when they create posts, then they automatically get merits for their posts.

You’re right. Beginners should focus more on maximizing their knowledge first through patiently reading and exploring the different boards in the forum. I know it takes time but it’s certainly worth all the reading and understanding at first, because as a beginner, you have to establish your foundation at first before trying to set another goal. Now, when you think you are knowledgeable and quite experienced on the different boards, I believe it will be easier then for you to attract merits because of your high knowledge to create meaningful and high quality posts regardless of any boards in the forum.

[GeorgeJohn]

I have make a genuine font to this particular post before because it is necessary for me to understand the situation that will make us to be well known in any platform that we found ourselves especially anything that deals with online, so making yourself famous and known for this community you have to make sure that you have a good insight and they also be innovative to the community because this community need something that is unique so that other people will learn and they acquire the knowledge from you so therefore making yourself to be known this based on your intellectual response to the community that can yield a good result

[SamReomo]

However, newbies who are referred to this forum by someone else and have been told that they can earn money from here if they have a higher rank and to get a higher rank, they would now require merits....

That's true but most of the times those newbies aren't newbies in real but the ones with alt accounts who want to earn extra money having multiple ranked accounts.

There are many account farmers who always try to rank up their accounts so they can start earning from this forum.

I know some newbies are also referred to this forum by the ones who are ranked members but in most cases those newbies are alt accounts that want to earn merits in short time.

You have to accept that there will always be something you don't know, and there will always be people who can teach you something.

That's a great advice for everyone, and I agree that no one is perfect and everyone has to learn something new from those who already know that thing.

Rank can be helpful to start earning from signature campaigns but it's not a sign of someone's extra knowledge.

In some cases the newbies can also teach high ranked members some valuable things, and that's why one should always look for learning new things instead of thinking about ranking up.

[CroverNo01]

I think you can only be more visible  by making quality post,and being very active in the forum.Recognising with your local board and creating topics as well as making posts that are very meaningful to the forum.Most person don't most atimes know that your activeness in the forum really matters,they drop post whenever they like,and contribute to discussion when ever they like.These are the things that will hinder people from recognising in the forum.
Go and recognise with your local board,and be very active there so they will know you more and more.

[SmartGold01]

OP, all that is needed for beginners is reading. If people can read, they will find sections of interest to them. They don't need to be directed somewhere based on your visions on the forum, just because the forum is multifaceted and everyone has different questions.
But I want to say that you, OP, are confusing the purpose of the forum. This is a forum about Bitcoin, first and foremost. After all, about crypto. For many newcomers, visiting the “politics” topic exists only to accumulate the required number of posts to increase their activity. You can also watch how some of the local sections that people were so passionate about also turn into discussions about their own country, which is basically a far cry from the discussion on the forum. And in turn, it is this section, "Politics,"  like several others that are far from the topic of the forum, that only contributes to an increase in spam.

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It shouldn't be a place to compel people on what to do and what not to do in my opinion since here is an open place where people direct their point of interest to any of the section on this forum. The major interest should be on bitcoin discussion since here is solely a bitcointalk forum and for that those who are not sound in their knowledge about bitcoin could start visiting other various sections to read and enhance themselves based on their required interest and it doesn't mean since they don't know about bitcoin they shouldn't comment and post there. No, with reading they can began to have interest and understand how the forum work perfectly and, most especially their knowledge about bitcoin would start increasing gradually and they could start visiting other board in general to contribute as well.

[Alone055]

That's true but most of the times those newbies aren't newbies in real but the ones with alt accounts who want to earn extra money having multiple ranked accounts.

There are many account farmers who always try to rank up their accounts so they can start earning from this forum.

I know some newbies are also referred to this forum by the ones who are ranked members but in most cases those newbies are alt accounts that want to earn merits in short time.

You are right, but I was referring to actual newbies who don't know anything at all about forums or even the cryptocurrency market in general and not those who represent themselves as newbies but aren't newbies in reality.

Many newbies who might not even have any interest in Bitcoin or cryptocurrencies, in general, are referred to this forum by either their friends or relatives by telling them that they can earn money from here, and when they hear about money and earning, they make their accounts and start their journey and start asking extremely basic questions both about this forum and the market.

People who aren't honest and sincere and may lie about them being newbies but they don't usually tend to know a lot of things, about this forum and the market and you will see them making good posts and using forum methods and features that a newbie wouldn't know.

[Porfirii]

That's true but most of the times those newbies aren't newbies in real but the ones with alt accounts who want to earn extra money having multiple ranked accounts.

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You are right, but I was referring to actual newbies who don't know anything at all about forums or even the cryptocurrency market in general and not those who represent themselves as newbies but aren't newbies in reality.

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To those (real) newbies who want to rank up fast (not the best approach as discussed before, but hey, this is a free forum) I wouldn't advice to try to be more visible as a goal. With time and rank you become visible, sometimes too visible, and being new gives you the opportunity to be braver with your words and more flexible with your ideas, which turns more difficult as time goes by and people knows you.

Anyway, different personalities have different tastes, maybe highly extroverts like to be noticed and known from the beginning. So let's let everyone choose their favourite approach

[Peanutswar]

Those boards aren't limited only to beginners if the newbies aren't confident enough with the other boards, actually they can start with their local because it is the way they can express more, next is what are your objectives in the community different boards have a different knowledge can acquire, if you want to get merits only seems easier to get noticed is to go in the meta board, and development board which is technicalities in terms of crypto and the forum itself, keep learning in the forum, share your experiences, contribute to the community. Don't need to rush too much or else you will burn out and become like other members who leave the forum because of they didnt get merits.

[Findingnemo]

First, Let's answer the topic's title question: How to be more visible in the forum as a beginner?

You don't need to do anything extra, if you are contributing to the forum in any way the efforts will be noticed by others so no need for any extra controversial bullshit ideas just like what OP is trying to teach us.

Newbies can create thread wherever they want, all they need to find their niche which can be related to technical knowledge of bitcoin from the beginning or economics because they are interested in learning more about the finance and how economics works all around the world and so on.

[Z390]

Many beginners have their reasons for coming on here, you don't need to tell them where they should be engaging in discussions, apart from beginners and help thread which should be the main thread to help newbies to understand more about the forum, other threads are left for them to make a choice.

Some are here to learn about mining alone, and once they register on the forum they will head into the Bitcoin mining section or the altcoin mining section, because that is what they care about, while some are here to learn more about trading, so to me it depends on what they want.

Also all boards on this forum is available fo everyone, both old and new members, if one is restricted to newbies it will be available as a warning to all newbies on top of the boards, as for newbies who are trying so hard to rank up, you aren't going to get a medal for this, take it easy, with time you will slowly grow, and slow growth is always better.

[Gladitorcomeback]

Those boards aren't limited only to beginners if the newbies aren't confident enough with the other boards, actually they can start with their local because it is the way they can express more, next is what are your objectives in the community different boards have a different knowledge can acquire, if you want to get merits only seems easier to get noticed is to go in the meta board, and development board which is technicalities in terms of crypto and the forum itself, keep learning in the forum, share your experiences, contribute to the community. Don't need to rush too much or else you will burn out and become like other members who leave the forum because of they didnt get merits.

The boards, Meta and Development, are both only for experienced users who have a lot of knowledge about this forum and Bitcoin and its blockchain, newbies would only get lost if they visited these boards just because they want to get some merits because to get merits from these boards, one needs to make substantial contributions in threads and topics and a complete newbie would barely be able to do that.

I would suggest newbies to stay within boards where they can participate in discussions that they have some knowledge about, and if a newbie has zero knowledge about things in this industry, it is best for them to not post in the initial stage and focus more or reading and learning until they learn something.

[Luzin]

Also all boards on this forum is available fo everyone, both old and new members, if one is restricted to newbies it will be available as a warning to all newbies on top of the boards, as for newbies who are trying so hard to rank up, you aren't going to get a medal for this, take it easy, with time you will slowly grow, and slow growth is always better.

Of course, discuss in a place that is understood. I think a lot of people start this forum after they trade or invest. I'm sure every beginner will be seen through the style of language and discussion. So I think every user here will understand and give advice to beginners. The best advice is to read every detail of the discussion, you will learn a lot from reading on this forum. But right now I see a lot of new accounts look more expert than the age their account was born. 

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I think you can only be more visible  by making quality post,and being very active in the forum.Recognising with your local board and creating topics as well as making posts that are very meaningful to the forum.Most person don't most atimes know that your activeness in the forum really matters,they drop post whenever they like,and contribute to discussion when ever they like.These are the things that will hinder people from recognising in the forum.
Go and recognise with your local board,and be very active there so they will know you more and more.

I concur to this there is no key ways of becoming more relevant or visible other than the highest point you made here, one thing I most add is that one should keep up in following the trending thread as well access the merited reply and topic as this can also help as newbie building up quality write front that newbie which will enhance it's visibility in the forum.

Quality post, quality reply, regular in any board are inevitable ways visibility the newbie don't need know moderator or any body as much the rules and regulations guiding the forum is followed , Posting of current information that can help in discussion too is another dimension of visibility.