o_e_l_e_o's 100 Most Merited Posts

[SamReomo]

Leo was really and asset to the forum and we all miss his presence even this day. I hope he's still okay and spending some good days with his family. Thank you for creating this thread to bring those top 100 merited posts of Leo, and I believe we all can learn something valuable from those posts.

I believe we all should wish and pray for good health and happiness of Leo as he contributed very valuable and informative posts throughout his presence on this forum. We lost an asset from this forum but that's how life works.

I believe o_e_l_e_o is still with us in the form of those posts and I wish he may get better soon, and hopefully live rest of his life happily with his family by enjoying each second of it. Leo always valued privacy as that was most important for him. Long live Leo and be happy!

[uchegod-21]

o_e_l_e_o left Bitcointalk in January 2024 after revealing that he had health problems. He will forever remain one of the most technically knowledgeable individuals to have ever posted on the forum.

There's a big difference between Mr. Robert is a good geographer and Mr. Robert is a good geography teacher. Someone can be an expert in something but wouldn't know how to explain the idea to others, especially the lay man. But in the case of o_e_l_e_o, he was well knowledgeable about bitcoin and the way he taught even the newbies with common words understandable by all amused me. He had the ability to switch mode to match whoever came his way. Such a great asset that greeted the forum for a long time.

[Coyster]

But in the case of o_e_l_e_o, he was well knowledgeable about bitcoin and the way he taught even the newbies with common words understandable by all amused me. He had the ability to switch mode to match whoever came his way. Such a great asset that greeted the forum for a long time.

Spot on, there are quite a lot of users that are knowledgeable on the technical aspects of bitcoin, but it is somewhat difficult to learn from the posts of many of them; except you have almost similar knowledge as them or prolly a higher one. Leo was different, you could read his post and if a similar question or discussion arises in the future, you would post correctly about it and make sense in the discussion, just based on what you read from Leo, and so many users will agree with this.

[Amphenomenon]

But in the case of o_e_l_e_o, he was well knowledgeable about bitcoin and the way he taught even the newbies with common words understandable by all amused me. He had the ability to switch mode to match whoever came his way. Such a great asset that greeted the forum for a long time.

Spot on, there are quite a lot of users that are knowledgeable on the technical aspects of bitcoin, but it is somewhat difficult to learn from the posts of many of them; except you have almost similar knowledge as them or prolly a higher one. Leo was different, you could read his post and if a similar question or discussion arises in the future, you would post correctly about it and make sense in the discussion, just based on what you read from Leo, and so many users will agree with this.

His post are often times seems like he is writing to an average joe, detailed with clear insight to the solution or problem and this is the reason many will always be more interested to read his reply on every post, he is still the best.

[tainted_love]

o_e_l_e_o left Bitcointalk in January 2024 after revealing that he had health problems. He will forever remain one of the most technically knowledgeable individuals to have ever posted on the forum.

Very sad to read this.  o_e_l_e_o helped me with a technical issue when I first joined.  I recognized his technical expertise right away, and noticed he was kind, honest, and very helpful to newcomers.  I also appreciated his dedication to keeping bitcoin private and secure.  Thank you for putting together this list of great posts.

May he rest in peace.

[Z_MBFM]

o_e_l_e_o left Bitcointalk in January 2024 after revealing that he had health problems. He will forever remain one of the most technically knowledgeable individuals to have ever posted on the forum.

o_e_l_e_o was a very technically knowledgeable member of this forum.  I was motivated by him in many ways. He is the highest merit earned user according to Bpip data

His top 10 favorite users were pooya87, LoyceV, BlackHatCoiner, hosseinimr93, DaveF, Pmalek, ABCbits, nc50lc, NeuroticFish, n0nce who he gave the most merit for high quality posts.

And among these 10 users Foxpup, ABCbits, BlackHatCoiner, pooya87, LoyceV, vaporminer, suchmoon, Welsh, Pmalek, NeuroticFish he gets the most merit for his high quality posts and activities.

o_e_l_e_o was a person in my favorite user list. I am sorry for his physical illness. And wish him a speedy recovery.  Technically knowledgeable users like him are much needed in this forum

I have learnt a lot from many of you, and I hope many of you have learnt something from me. Although we will never meet, I would have loved to share a beer with many of you, and I hope you'll remember me fondly.

Leo

I can't hold back my tears reading this quote.  It is a simple word but has a lot of emotions attached to it

[lovesmayfamilis]

I can't hold back my tears reading this quote.  It is a simple word but has a lot of emotions attached to it

I accidentally saw your open topic from August 4th, and I simply have no words for how hypocritical and shameless people can be in the face of any human grief. After answering here, you rushed to open a separate topic a day later. You know, if you want to express condolences, they must be sincere. Sometimes it is better to remain silent, but it is precisely because of people like you that I would close the topic.

[AmaGold70]

That is a very kind gesture. It's been almost half a year without Leo, and the forum has felt emptier since his departure. It was truly a privilege to have conversations with him. His explanations were direct, comprehensible to a wide audience, and always constructive.

He must have influenced everyone who discussed privacy with him. He frequently advised newcomers on protecting themselves from mass surveillance (KYC, chain analysis) and enhancing their Bitcoin privacy (through mixing, coin control, running a node), and even beyond that.

I am indebted to him for the countless times he helped me by answering my questions. I wouldn't have grown so quickly in my knowledge of Bitcoin if it weren't for Bitcointalk. This is a "thank you" not just to him, but to all of you.

May he rest in peace.


It's certain to me that Leo was a low-profile man in real life. His interests spanned science (if I recall correctly, he was a doctor), math, computer science, economics, and politics--essentially, he was a very curious person. Judging by his forum posts, it's clear he was deeply concerned about how the world works and courageous enough to strive for improvement.

I don't know his age, but if I had to guess, he must have been past his thirties. This is based on the time it takes to become a doctor in the US (assuming he started Uni at around 20), plus the (perhaps a lot) additional time required to accumulate, grasp, and confidently share all that knowledge. If he was around 40, it was far too young to pass away.

To me, Leo's lesson is that we cannot truly appreciate innovations like Bitcoin without proper education. We are all Bitcoin. There is no dedicated department responsible for educating and promoting good practices to newcomers. Therefore, it is our personal responsibility to challenge misinformation, educate others, and spread the right thing to do. We are, each one of us individually, responsible for the prosperity of Bitcoin.

I have always been in your profile reading your previous posts since I joined this forum and right from the day I saw "o_e_I_e_o forever in our memories" in your profile I have always wanted to ask questions but I didn't have the courage because I thought I would get in trouble or something, right from your profile I want in search of the username and I saw his last post "fairwell" and it broke my heart for two reasons.

1; I'm human and I tend to feel pain when a fellow human is in pain

2;  he had an impact on this forum and I could see that through his threads, conversations, meaningful answers and the way other users responded on that thread.

It's a pity I/we (newbies) didn't get to meet him here on Bitcointalk but I'm very sure his legacy in this forum lives on and forever in our memories.  Thank you op for this thread, I finally got the chance to talk about o_e_I_e_o and now I feel relieved.

[sotelorene]

So said that a personality like o_e_l_e_o is no longer here with us his threads are so inspiring and motivating, his thread has helped a lot of people in becoming what they are in this forum and even outside the forum and his generosity is much more than I can speak of, this may look like an apostrophe but I want to thank you for all you have impact in us and I look forward to find more of your interesting and informative articles.

We can not question your maker for this sudden incident but may all the good deeds, knowledge, wisdom etc you have impact in us and even people outside this forum speaks over mercy for you wherever you go and we hope to impact, be generous and even do more like you use to
do for the upcoming ones because that's what everyone who have benefited from article owes you.