Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community?

[AVE5]

Hi, I am an occasional user of your forum, and am curious how people will react to the question: Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community? It wouldn't take long to find examples of both the good and bad, so let's keep it simple.

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

The bitcointalk platform is a friendly forum that's why you as a rare user are still being responded to when you make posts requiring other users compliances without undermining your unstable to the forum.
It's also a friendly community at the course that newbies are opportuned to say their minds, and remarkably a great opportunity by which everyone in concerned here are obtaining free learning about bitcoin and dynamics of lives without a charge fee.
It's a friendly community in which the platform doesn't restrict any geographical jurisdiction from signing in and become a member. So, it's Worth introducing anyone in as much the platform isn't running any related illegal activities as much as conversations are being made transparent an unrestricted views amongst all members.

[DireWolfM14]

I'm surprised this post was deleted by a Mod! It received 4 Merits from 3 users, and I considered Meriting it myself (but didn't). To me, this summed up a lot of things Bitcointalk stands for: freedom of expression, some sarcasm directed at OP, and a very unsubtle way of saying not everyone is friendly all the time. Nor do we need to be friendly all the time.

I love it that you understand my sense of humor.  I'm well aware that it gets lost on many.  The post getting deleted surprised me too, but I wasn't going to bring it up.  That would seem like complaining and being petty. 

The fact that it got reported to the mods in the first place demonstrates that one of two things happened:

• Someone knew it was a joke but can't take a joke, which is, in itself unfriendly behavior.
• Someone took it seriously?

Either way, my post also subtly demonstrated to the OP that this forum isn't "family friendly."  My kids are grown, but if I caught them hanging around this forum when they were young I'd be livid.  What, with all the gambling, degeneracy, scam attempts, language, and butt pics in the WO...

Fuck that shit!

Anyway, it also made me realize it's been a while since I was very active in the Meta board and perhaps the mods have forgotten about my sarcastic sense of humor.  It's about time I retrain them, I guess.

[LoyceV]

Either way, my post also subtly demonstrated to the OP that this forum isn't "family friendly."  My kids are grown, but if I caught them hanging around this forum when they were young I'd be livid.  What, with all the gambling, degeneracy, scam attempts, language, and butt pics in the WO...

You just described the entire internet That's not what's stopping me from letting my kids discover Bitcointalk. I'd love to have them enjoy this, and just recently told my (young) son there's a quarter million euro to be earned on the internet if he's good at programming. I can't wait for the day my kids discover they can earn money online (and they're far too young now for a paper route). I'd love to see them become creators instead of only (game) consumers.
But, the reason I don't mix IRL and Bitcointalk is privacy. I don't want my kids to accidentally share things they shouldn't share.

[philipma1957]

I'm surprised this post was deleted by a Mod! It received 4 Merits from 3 users, and I considered Meriting it myself (but didn't). To me, this summed up a lot of things Bitcointalk stands for: freedom of expression, some sarcasm directed at OP, and a very unsubtle way of saying not everyone is friendly all the time. Nor do we need to be friendly all the time.

I love it that you understand my sense of humor.  I'm well aware that it gets lost on many.  The post getting deleted surprised me too, but I wasn't going to bring it up.  That would seem like complaining and being petty.  

The fact that it got reported to the mods in the first place demonstrates that one of two things happened:

• Someone knew it was a joke but can't take a joke, which is, in itself unfriendly behavior.
• Someone took it seriously?

Either way, my post also subtly demonstrated to the OP that this forum isn't "family friendly."  My kids are grown, but if I caught them hanging around this forum when they were young I'd be livid.  What, with all the gambling, degeneracy, scam attempts, language, and butt pics in the WO...

Fuck that shit!

Anyway, it also made me realize it's been a while since I was very active in the Meta board and perhaps the mods have forgotten about my sarcastic sense of humor.  It's about time I retrain them, I guess.

I thought that simple 2 word post was the best one on the thread. OTHER than the op's post which inspired your post.

I have a signature deal that does not count posts. So if I do short simple, but very clever posts I am not spamming.  Your 2 words were truly good.

Too bad some one failed to see that.

P.S.
Must be nice to be 6 and posting as well as you do.

[The Cryptovator]

To be honest, very rarely I share about this forum with my friends. Sadly, everyone just looks to earn money, most of them aren't able to struggle to learn. Sometimes I share who has good English skills, but they ask, Can we earn from here? So I said no, you can't. Because if I say you can earn and encourage them to join, then they will blame me later and would ask, Why can't we earn? The community is friendly enough for learning purposes but not for earning. This has to understand who wants to join. 

[LTU_btc]

In general I would say yes. Our community is friendly and helpful. Offcourse, if you will come with wrong attitude, don't expect warm welcome.
And no, I wouldn't advertise Bitcointalk to my friends. First of all because they're not interested in crypto. And friends from real life isn't something what I need here, reasons like privacy is already mentioned.

Bitcointalk can be harsh on Newbies, but it's less harsh now than Lauda was.

Oh, that was quite different times. I remember that in my early days I was a bit afraid to post in main boards because that if I will say something wqrong, old members may mock me. Lauda and some other members were a bit harsh on Newbies, sometimes a bit too much.

[JollyGood]

It is difficult to define the word friendly within the context of the forum because there is no single interpretation of that word. The forum itself is an ever evolving ecosystem that contains almost something for everyone. For those seeking advice on mining and technical issues to earning incomes via signature campaigns and everything else in between, there is always going to be something to keep members interested.

There is no reason not to spread the word about the community (and forum in general) with comfort.

Hi, I am an occasional user of your forum, and am curious how people will react to the question: Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community? It wouldn't take long to find examples of both the good and bad, so let's keep it simple.

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Here's another thread started by a low-ranked member in which a very simple question is posed, one which any shitposter could answer easily in one or two lines--and that makes me suspicious, not to mention the level of English for a newcomer sets off alarms in my head of AI being used.

If people are being genuine in asking questions, giving input, or whatever then bitcointalk is at best a neutral place in terms of friendliness, and that's if those posts are being read at all.  But as soon as a person shows themselves to be a sig spammer or someone out to use this forum as a place of employment, forget about it.  You'll see the daggers come out faster than you can blink.  Personally I have no problem with that, because there are so many idiots here that they need a firm hand applied to keep them in check.

As long as I've been a member here, the vibe has been prickly at best, i.e., there have been a lot of members at each others' throats.  That's quieted down to a large extent since some of the prickliest members have left (Lauda, TMAN, Vod, and numerous others), but overall the vibe still lingers.

[BossJumong]

Here's another thread started by a low-ranked member in which a very simple question is posed, one which any shitposter could answer easily in one or two lines--and that makes me suspicious, not to mention the level of English for a newcomer sets off alarms in my head of AI being used.

If people are being genuine in asking questions, giving input, or whatever then bitcointalk is at best a neutral place in terms of friendliness, and that's if those posts are being read at all.  But as soon as a person shows themselves to be a sig spammer or someone out to use this forum as a place of employment, forget about it.  You'll see the daggers come out faster than you can blink.  Personally I have no problem with that, because there are so many idiots here that they need a firm hand applied to keep them in check.

Sometimes new members honestly want to join in or learn. It’s good to be careful, but we should also give others a chance. For some reason, you're still here because I think you're one of them. The forum works better when we don’t always assume the worst right away. If we’re too quick to judge, it might push away good new members. Take it easy everyone has to start somewhere!

[nutildah]

If people are being genuine in asking questions, giving input, or whatever then bitcointalk is at best a neutral place in terms of friendliness, and that's if those posts are being read at all.  But as soon as a person shows themselves to be a sig spammer or someone out to use this forum as a place of employment, forget about it.  You'll see the daggers come out faster than you can blink.  Personally I have no problem with that, because there are so many idiots here that they need a firm hand applied to keep them in check.

As long as I've been a member here, the vibe has been prickly at best, i.e., there have been a lot of members at each others' throats.  That's quieted down to a large extent since some of the prickliest members have left (Lauda, TMAN, Vod, and numerous others), but overall the vibe still lingers.

I think sig campaigns also kind of keep people in line, for the most part. Those who don't have a real feel for the lay of the land here either

a. walk on eggshells out of fear of losing their campaign spot, or
b. dive head-first into sections and topics that they have no business in,

with the majority of posters falling in camp a.

Its always funny to me to see a newly-purchased account taking part in Reputation topics, as if they can kind of slip in and nobody will notice its a bought account. Doesn't happen so much anymore as they tend to get slapped down pretty fast these days.

If we’re too quick to judge, it might push away good new members. Take it easy everyone has to start somewhere!

Everyone has to start somewhere, true. But the 1st account for a lot of people is either banned or red tagged, and they come back with a new account while pretending to be newbies.

Perhaps I'm too jaded, but whenever somebody's 1st post is something along the lines of "I am new here," I have to automatically assume they're not new, lol. Its like no shit you're new you only have 1 post, why announce it to everybody?

[Majestic-milf]

Here's another thread started by a low-ranked member in which a very simple question is posed, one which any shitposter could answer easily in one or two lines--and that makes me suspicious, not to mention the level of English for a newcomer sets off alarms in my head of AI being used.

Which means, newbies aren't supposed to communicate in perfect English? In the beginning of the Op, it was stated, and I quote "I'm an occasional user of your forum"... Which means the user is aware that in  the short time they've been frequenting the place that there are people here which they deem more intelligent enough to rule here, sort of, and as such won't want a situation where they'd come off as a doofus so they try to arrange their words to sound legible enough.

[tread93]

If what you say adds value and you're generally recognized as a person who contributes new thoughts and ideas or even a sound judgement than you are welcomed gleefully but if you're neglectful and don't read up on your "stuff" and you are ignorant or playing dumb on things you will be met with criticism just like anywhere else you are on the internet. Overall I would say for the most part this is a very friendly community though. 

[Accardo]

Bitcoin talk ends with a ".org" extension, an insignia for any visitor to know that the site is an organization where people share ideas on bitcoin.  For that reason, every section of the forum has its rules, and a general rule that guides members, and once you abide and obey them, it'll be a friendly place, but whenever a user tries to play smart the fun dies off, because they'll be caught and sanctioned. Aside from dramas like users being ridiculed for saying what's unnecessary, and cautions for creating a thread that has been discussed, then the rules, everything else in the forum is fun.

Moreover, the learning opportunity here simply exhibit friendliness, because only a real friend would teach, caution, and discipline you to learn. I doubt that any responsible member of this forum, lives life like the rest of the world, due to the daily knowledge they gain from the forum. For instance, there were times some forum members go to remote areas to offer the less privileged food items, and gifts... Those kindness were really fun, but later was abused by people who needed merits, and ever since such kind gestures wasn't getting numerous merits as it used to, I stopped coming across thread like that. In all, it shows that the forum members are friendly to some extent.

[Stablexcoin]

To be honest, for the forum to be friendly to you or not it all depends on the activities you engage yourself in the forum. I can't promise you that if you go about cheating, spamming, and going against the forum rules moderators and sovereign members will take it seriously. You will be given the same penalty given to others who have done such here in the forum. On the other hand, if you adhere to all and make positive, engaging dialogues in the community then the forum will be more friendly than you have ever expected it to be.

Questions: and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

No, my identity is very important to me. I don't think I share my identity in the forum with anyone around me not even my siblings. I can introduce the forum to them but they won't know how I exist in the forum. The reason is to avoid complications and informal behaviors that may affect your account here. If you don't complicate yourself in something, someone who knows you here can implicate you. With time you will understand.

[coin-investor]

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

I really enjoyed my stay here. I came here as a stranger, and this forum ended up as an extension of my personality, I learned a lot here, and I can say that I learned about cryptocurrency here than elsewhere, This is the place to be if you're an investor, a gambler, or a miner, or just about anything.

I can say that this is an all-in-one crypto community, and I always make it a point to invite people I just met who are into crypto to visit Bitcointalk to learn more about crypto and everything associated with it.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Hi, I am an occasional user of your forum, and am curious how people will react to the question: Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community? It wouldn't take long to find examples of both the good and bad, so let's keep it simple.

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

People do say that the same teeth that a dog use in playing with it puppy will be the same teeth it will use in tearing it's path if needs be, this implies that you will be treated the same way you have presented yourself, here on the forum, the atmosphere is adaptive and everyone can make a stay here because the community is very friendly not only that, there are other benefits in which you can get from being active and being a quality poster, but if reverse is still your own case, there are members ready to handle you as according to how you're, because the community is large enough to accommodate all manners of people.

[dkbit98]

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

I know several people who tried to registered account in bitcointalk forum but they got evil fee warning and they never completed it, probably they though this is some kind of scam.
I am not sure how often this happens, but for some newbies this is not always nice and friendly place, maybe because they are mixed with an army of spammers.
For everyone else that passes initial fire I would say that community is mostly friendly and willing to help members asking genuine questions

[Perfectbaby]

Hi, I am an occasional user of your forum, and am curious how people will react to the question: Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community? It wouldn't take long to find examples of both the good and bad, so let's keep it simple.

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

If you talked about friendly then there are things to be considered as friendly; like you already see here you have access to post comment and contribute to anything you have the knowledge then we can say is friendly but when you aren't able to have a communication skills then you would find it not friendly as it would bug you to have smooth free communication.

Of course I can direct any of my friends to come here to gain knowledge since here is that large enough for people to share common thought and ideas, they read across the forum to gain the knowledge and guidelines they need to be successful in their bitcoin or cryptocurrency investment if actually they would implement the knowledge to be gotten from here.

[Cricktor]

It's almost at full three pages of replies now and there's something that sets me off a little bit. Again as quite common with newbies or infrequently low-volume posting users, besides opening the thread, no engagement, no further reply of OP in own thread. 

Is this a lame attempt to hope for some merits (well, didn't work for obvious reasons)? It's probably fine to ask questions and only read posted replies, but completely without further participation of an OP? Not really my cup of tea...

While I consider it a bad attitude of OPs to abandon own threads and neglect to engage with ongoing added replies, I enjoyed some of the posts here, so not completely pointless.

[Questat]

Hi, I am an occasional user of your forum, and am curious how people will react to the question: Do You Consider This To Be A Friendly Community? It wouldn't take long to find examples of both the good and bad, so let's keep it simple.

Questions: In general, do you think Bitcointalk.org is a friendly place, and/or would you be really comfortable telling close friends (offline, in the real world) that they should come here and sign up?

Honestly, I wouldn't be here for almost a decade if this is not a friendly community. Friendly in terms that, if you are still a newbie and clueless about what the community is all about, those early members will help you learn the easier and effective way through their personal experiences in the forum. And if ever there are criticisms, it's always those constructive ones that will mold you to be the best version of yourself.

I'm just grateful and felt lucky that I have known this forum earlier, otherwise I would never experience learning and at the same time making a significant amount of income.