After Joining as a beginner what keeps you going on this forum?

[Fuso.hp]

The beginning is always difficult but sometimes we don't have to look back when the road is difficult but we have to try to conquer that difficult road. We should always have a positive mindset as I joined this forum as a newbie and I don't know the forum rules or other things well thinking that if I get lost from the forum then I lose one of the challenges.  Never be defeated by a challenge and have to plan at the time. If others can, why can't I be there? Imagine your place where there are older members of the forum who once had your opinion and they hold on and patiently stay in the forum but they have reached such a stage in the forum. You also have to keep in mind that one day you too will reach that position in the forum like that person. If you can think like this then something good can be achieved from this forum.

[Pokapoka124]

1. Hunger for crypto knowledge:   it takes only determination and the Hunger to be knowledgeable to get a user so active on this crypto space, because every minute you don't come online to see what's happening on the forum it will look like you are missing something, and u will be restless untill you come online.

Hunger for crypto knowledge as you so put it is not supposed to be an afterthought or something you decide to do after creating a bitcointalk account. If learning about cryptocurrencies wasn’t your motivation for joining the forum to begin with, then you will have difficulty finding reasons to stay. The forum has a variety of topics and broad discussions, post wherever you have an interest in. You may discover you’re mostly interested in topics in a particular board than you’re in others.

[lizarder]

For me this are the two stand out motivations that keeps me going.
Please our experienced members you can add what motivated you to keep pushing, so we the newbies can be motivated too.

There is little financial stimulation as to why we can survive for a long time on the forum and if we are not hypocritical it will be difficult to consistently be on the forum without making money. As long as we don't blame the applicable regulations then I don't think this is a big problem because everyone needs money. This applies to almost all forum users and there are many other benefits that we can achieve by being on the forum with consistency. The point is to do something we like and enjoy every process so that we will get the benefits.

If you want to progress while on the forum, the concrete step you need to take is reading because by reading we will become more knowledgeable and gain a lot of knowledge. So it will be easier to interact with each other, because there is a lot of discussion material where we can exchange opinions, especially since the forum is a discussion, so insight into the material we will discuss is really needed.

[Kelward]

I believe that every member that didn't have crypto knowledge before joining this forum, felt out of place in the first few months, the biggest challenge that I had was that there is too many terminologies in Bitcoin and the crypto space in general. If a newbie is focused on genuinely learning with the aim of gaining crypto knowledge in the forum, then it'll be easier to cope in the forum.

One of the reasons why newbies gets frustrated in the forum is because most of them heard that members earn in the forum, and it's getting merit that'll rank them up to be eligible to be in signature campaigns to also earn. They join and despite their posts that they think is quality, merits don't start to pump as expected, they'll want to give up, my advice to them is to focus on learning in the forum to increase their knowledge for free, merit will come eventually.

[Marvelman]

There are a few things that make me visit daily: The wealth of expertise here.  So many members with extensive crypto insights that far exceed my comprehension.  also, BitcoinTalk is like a massive cryptocurrency news aggregator.  I stay continually updated on the latest developments in the industry.  Between the knowledgeable community and comprehensive content, BitcoinTalk offers an unparalleled crypto resource.

[Taskford]

For me this are the two stand out motivations that keeps me going.
Please our experienced and members you can add what motivated you to keep pushing, so we the newbies can be motivated too.

Why you forgot the privilege and incentivized part? For sure anyone or majority also aim for this. Honestly many are seeking the number 1 you mentioned but the privileged we can achieved too like joining campaign or signature also at play. We cant deny that fact that majority of newbies aims for that. I was too, when I am on that level but its just a bonus I think.

This is the common reason why a lot of people stay in this forum since a lot of people think about its really nice to stay here since there's a lot of potential they can earn especially that there are signature campaigns that can able to pay them just to post some quality information in this forum. For sure they find it amazing since I think we can only see few platform have this opportunity that's why a lot of people try to do some good efforts just to get a higher chance to get a slot on campaigns. Although this should be not the aim of newbies since there's more bigger picture on this since if they got a lot of knowledge for sure those signature earnings is just small compare to what they can possibly earn on multiple gigs they can participate on crypto space.

[reagansimms]

It is not easy to do something new in your life, it requires patience, perseverance and belief that you can get through everything with the enthusiasm you have to learn something you have never mastered before. Hungry for Crypto knowledge will make you stay here longer, every month or year there are always new innovations developed to expand the adoption of crypto in everyday life.
Once you find the motivation that keeps you going, you also need to find a way to rank up so you can last longer on the forum. Now make learning and reading your motivation to make it easier to develop your account.

[KingsDen]

1. Hunger for crypto knowledge:   it takes only determination and the Hunger to be knowledgeable to get a user so active on this crypto space, because every minute you don't come online to see what's happening on the forum it will look like you are missing something, and u will be restless untill you come online.

You are ability to learn and understand will it give you the motivation to continue learning. When you are trying to learn but actually not understanding anything it will surely demotivate you and the hunger to further learning will quench. This is why it is so advisable for newcomers to focus only on learning and then fall in love with learning. When they are addicted to learning it will keep them going in the cryptocurrency industry because there are a lot of new things to learn everyday. But when there is no passion for learning, they will easily quit and abandon the forum. Another motivation is knowing that you can just put only one year of effort and start earning small bucks from the forum. Unlike universities that you will put 5 to 6 years efforts and will earn nothing. This is why I am not so much happy with newbies that come and quit with the reason that the forum is difficult to understand.

2. Looking at the bigger picture:  if you are interested in growing on this space then that should be an extra motivation to you to keep putting in the hardwork and looking at the future.

What actually is the bigger picture?
Maybe seeing bitcoin value $100k or $200k and you remember you own some fractions.

[Renampun]

BTT is the largest bitcoin and altcoin forum in the world, there are millions of active users who continue to interact here, even world-famous things have happened here several times such as bitcoin pizza day, things like this keep me motivated to stay active on this forum, regarding income from bounty programs, that is secondary, however, first pursue in-depth knowledge about bitcoin and altcoins then income will follow, I'm happy to be with the best people in the crypto world, this is a great forum.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Although this should be not the aim of newbies since there's more bigger picture on this since if they got a lot of knowledge for sure those signature earnings is just small compare to what they can possibly earn on multiple gigs they can participate on crypto space.

If a certain newbies is a developer type of person then signature privilege isnt comparable to what they can earn on their profession. But Ive seen some newbie devs which have account here and got some exceptional performance. Newbies think its only signature or campaign that can benefited herr in forum but for some they are valued the influence and reputation they can acquire here.

[lovesmayfamilis]

There is no need to force yourself to be present on the forum if something seems boring to you. It’s good to be obligated, but ask yourself: are you so important to the forum, or, on the contrary, do you need the forum? You need the forum as a storehouse of knowledge, first, and those who understand this and come to read regularly will receive only advantages. Therefore, those people who sincerely understand that the forum is already becoming a part of their lives, with all the interesting events, stay for quite a long time and do not experience the pain of reading.

[Distinctin]

We have experienced that. Not everyone but most beginners who are real beginners to Bitcoin. I remembered too many conversations going o in the different boards that I didn't know how to keep up. What kept me going was the community of friends who i know outside of the forum. We discussed about the forum, we talked about Bitcoin, we talked about the different boards and as time when on I started to get the hang of it. At the beginning I did a lot of asking questions especially from people in my circle who had been here long time. And simply seeing that they grew up the ranks was both an internal and external motivation for me.

You know what, having community of friends who share common interests and goals is really an advantage that will help you to become more motivated to stay longer in the forum, despite of how complex and broad the discussions inside the forum. Surely your stay in the forum will be more productive and worth all the reading and sleepless nights.

However, for me, I would not lie but aside from the consistent learning I get to acquire every now and then, I'm also more eager to be active in the forum because of the decent profits I earned from the signature campaign. Although it's not that huge but to be honest, it's really helping a lot to sustain my family's needs. Indeed, big thanks to bitcointalk forum.

[SatoPrincess]

I believe that every member that didn't have crypto knowledge before joining this forum,

That’s not entirely accurate. You must have missed the era of I’m a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to bitcoin threads newbies were writing at some point. Although I suspect those accounts are mostly alt accounts.

felt out of place in the first few months, the biggest challenge that I had was that there is too many terminologies in Bitcoin and the crypto space in general. If a newbie is focused on genuinely learning with the aim of gaining crypto knowledge in the forum, then it'll be easier to cope in the forum.

It’s normal to feel like an imposter when you are new to the forum. I remember when you were a newbie, you chased knowledge and was easily one of the best newbies in our local board. And today, the results can be seen in  your merits/activity ratio. For beginners, I think it is important to stick to your goals and not let the ranks and merit status of others make you feel inferior.

[Alone055]

I believe that every member that didn't have crypto knowledge before joining this forum, felt out of place in the first few months

I can totally relate to that because when I joined the forum, I wasn't just a newbie in here but I didn't have much knowledge about the industry. All I knew was that Bitcoin is a form of digital money because I used to claim Bitcoins from faucets before joining this forum. I stumbled upon this forum while researching Bitcoin and I was lost in the first few months after joining. I didn't know what I should do, used to surf around the forum, and read posts, didn't even know how things worked in the forum. 

As time passed by, I started learning more about the forum, the rules, how one can quote someone and add their message, and how you can do text formatting, and add images, learned them all one by one, and I used to be genuinely happy learning all these things. I was also learning more about Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency industry because I used to read a lot of posts in every section.

There was no Merit system when I first joined, it was introduced later, so I was never chasing merits and always enjoyed learning.

[Miles2006]

You can’t go through every board and acquire every knowledge at the same, this is my first experience when I tried reading and reading I could not understand what I read and funny enough I spent hours reading. At first the forum is about bitcoin discussion so I started with the bitcoin board and beginners and help board, I got to understand some different ideas and replies from threads up till now cause learning is a continuous process so I don’t think anyone can quite learning. The forum is pretty perfect mostly when you interact in a discussion thread and you get to learn from others too, when you give out you also receive except a user is not ready reading replies. The replies I read sometimes are more knowledgeable than the thread no doubt

[Mpamaegbu]

...we can also attest to the fact that at a point we felt like giving up, most times the activities of the day gets you exhausted that you won't even have time to handle your phone to either read, do research or make post especially at the beginning stage when the merits is not coming

On the part of giving up, I think it doesn't happen in whatever we've interest in doing. One may be stressed out but not bored to the point of contemplating giving up. As for newbies coming in, I always suggest that they find sections of the forum that appeal to them as that will help energize their excitement to always return to the forum.

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Why you forgot the privilege and incentivized part?

😏 Many users think mentioning that part will be sacrilegious, you know.

[bSpend]

Good day my colleagues here on this crypto space.
As a beginner or first timer on a forum like this it's not Always easy to keep up actively with the activities of the forum, we all can attest to that, we can also attest to the fact that at a point we felt like giving up, most times the activities of the day gets you exhausted that you won't even have time to handle your phone to either read, do research or make post especially at the beginning stage when the merits is not coming,
But what keeps us going?,  To me I have figured out somethings that keeps me going. They include.

1. Hunger for crypto knowledge:   it takes only determination and the Hunger to be knowledgeable to get a user so active on this crypto space, because every minute you don't come online to see what's happening on the forum it will look like you are missing something, and u will be restless untill you come online.

For me, it does not end at just this two things you mentioned (number 2 snipped out), but then, to focus on your number one reason which you said it's, "Hunger for crypto. Knowledge", I would say that this is definitely true, but then for me, it doesn't end at hunger for crypto knowledge, for if was supposed to be a good reason, then I would have stopped coming to this forum a long time ago because as far as I am concernd, their is almost nothing new to learn about crypto here that I possibly can't learn else where, like on YouTube, Twitter(now X) and so on.

So, one important thing or reason I keep coming and staying active here (aside from the opportunity to make money) is the interesting discussions I get to contribute to, I like the forum so much in this aspect that, even if you are not promoting or advertising any project through your signature ad space, you still come to the forum and find alot of interesting discussions on different things to participate/contribute to, it's like one big hangout community where people can come, meet and discuss with new people around the globe, centered on crypto of course.

[Porfirii]

In my case, during the years my motivations have changed. I joined this forum with the goal of learning about Bitcoin and other altcoins, but I was introduced soon to bounty campaigns and, since I had no job at that time, I started to be interested in them. When many ICOs failed I felt discouraged and my activity decreased, but a few years ago I came back with a more open, different mentality, and now I value more the friendship I have built with many members of my local board and the ones from the AoBT, and I also feel good trying to help with my little experience every time I can.

In brief, you may sign up as a newbie for one reason and stay for many others you didn't expect.

[LibraryAnn]

After Joining as a beginner what keeps you going on this forum?

I am usually very busy in the offline world, and I always make it back here eventually to see the excitement and what is going on in the Bitcoin universe. Bitcointalk.org has a unique mix you do not see other places.

[Finestream]

In my case, during the years my motivations have changed. I joined this forum with the goal of learning about Bitcoin and other altcoins, but I was introduced soon to bounty campaigns and, since I had no job at that time, I started to be interested in them. When many ICOs failed I felt discouraged and my activity decreased, but a few years ago I came back with a more open, different mentality, and now I value more the friendship I have built with many members of my local board and the ones from the AoBT, and I also feel good trying to help with my little experience every time I can.

In brief, you may sign up as a newbie for one reason and stay for many others you didn't expect.

Same with my case. My first goal was actually to learn better about bitcoin and altcoins, but when I’m starting to earn from signature campaigns, my goal then was to earn more and grow my income. But I realized, it’s not actually the income that really motivates me to keep active in the forum but to be honest, I learned to love the forum as well as it’s already part of my daily routine. I have this eagerness already to become constantly active in the forum, to grow my crypto knowledge and become more knowledgeable about the crypto space, and gaining an income on the side is more probably a bonus.