Reintroducing myself after 4 years away – catching up with Bitcointalk changes

[_act_]

Why is this topic on beginners and help instead for it to be on the reputation board? This topic should be moved to the reputation board. Even the OP of the topic of this thread has a member rank and no more a newbie.

It is good to have you back, you are welcome. Just continue to follow the forum rules and post good and enjoy your stay on this forum.

@Daniel91, you are also welcome on this forum again. I noticed it has been long that I saw you active on this forum. It is good to have a valuable member like you again on this forum.

[SatoPrincess]

Why is this topic on beginners and help instead for it to be on the reputation board? This topic should be moved to the reputation board. Even the OP of the topic of this thread has a member rank and no more a newbie.

The topic is in the right section. OP has been away for a long time and needs help reintegrating into the community. OP might as well be a newbie, look at his recent posts, he’s forgotten how to quote properly. The mods have merged some of his post because he made multiple posts in a row. It is obvious to me that OP needs help like every other beginner.

[GUORY00]

Why is this topic on beginners and help instead for it to be on the reputation board? This topic should be moved to the reputation board. Even the OP of the topic of this thread has a member rank and no more a newbie.

It is good to have you back, you are welcome. Just continue to follow the forum rules and post good and enjoy your stay on this forum.

@Daniel91, you are also welcome on this forum again. I noticed it has been long that I saw you active on this forum. It is good to have a valuable member like you again on this forum.

four years is a massive gap so i bet the whole merit system feels like a weird new wall to climb even if you already have a member rank, i agree with act that you should probably be posting in a higher level section but at least people are being friendly about the return, do you feel like the forum has gotten more strict since you left or is it just the same old bickering about where threads belong, anyway it is a good sign that old accounts are waking up and actually posting instead of just being sold off to scammers, welcome back and good luck with the rank grind xd

[uchegod-21]

Welcome back @ op and congratulations on the completion of your training. That is indeed a great achievement to your name. 4 years is quite a long time for the forum to remain stagnant. There are some forum participants you won't be seeing anymore  people like oeleo and 1maiu who contributed meaningfully to this forum. Even though they are no longer here, their contributions to this forum are there for you to see. New personalities have arrived too so it would feel like a total new place to you.

Start with visiting those boards and subboards you are familiar with. Familiarise yourself once again with the forum rules and always know that if you don't have passion for this forum, it will be difficult for you to be committed.

That’s very true. Some of the people we used to interact with are no longer around, and that really hits when you’ve been here for years.
Your comment actually made me think about an old friend from the forum named ciprian. He hasn’t logged in for about two years now, and remembering him brought a bit of nostalgia. He helped me a lot when I was just getting started in crypto mining — he even gifted me a graphics card back then so I could begin.
It’s a shame he hasn’t been around lately. I genuinely hope that, just like me after some time away, he logs in again someday and we cross paths here once more.
This forum isn’t just about Bitcoin or technology — it’s also about the people you meet along the way.

Accept the changes. Trust me, there are new members here who bring thesame energy like these persons who left the forum. Forums are all about connecting with people and sharing new ideas. Take your time, connect with people who match your personality and learn just like the good old days.

[Hyphen(-)]

Any new rules, systems, or best practices I should be aware of?
Tips for returning users who want to stay active and contribute meaningfully?

The use of AI to generate posts is not allowed, you can use AI to research topics if you want but you can’t use it to  misrepresent your abilities. A lot has happened in the last 4-5 years that you have been away. I don’t think there is one single thread that can fill the 4 year gap you’ve been away. I suggest you take it one step at a time.
In addition to the link Upgrade provided, you might also want to check out this thread: Bitcointalk 2023 in retrospect

Very important because in last four years, the use of AI is not there, but how it is everywhere, and one can feel like it is easier to be used in creating good and quality posts not knowing that it is totally prohibited in this forum because it reduce the rate at which we do further researches on our own since AI will generate them all for you within few seconds.
AI contents are seeing as plagiarized contents because you are not the original author of the content; therefore, I will advice OP to take note and avoid the use of AI, then follow other necessary comments shared already in the comments and follow some of the valuable links to reunite with the forum properly.