[LIST] Sticky threads for newbies - Read before starting

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

I made a request to pin a thread in Meta, and got advice from the others to lock it, then make a report to forum moderators for pinning that thread. I did exactly what I was told to do and yesterday by chance I visited the Electrum child board and saw that it was pinned there.

Honestly I am unsure when it was pinned but it's good to have it as a sticky thread now.

There is a thread [Bitcointalk sticky threads] Newbies - read before starting. It was updated a last time in September 2021 and many things changed in last 5 years like a thread I reported to be pinned. It's my credit to the original author, I use the table format and content, make some updates from it.

It's reason for me to make this thread as an update and I will keep updating this thread as best as I can do.

Bitcoin Discussion

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Forum moderation policy	|	sirius	|
2.	|	Low quality topics do not belong here.	|	hilariousandco	|
3.	|	List of court cases, complaints, regulatory actions, etc.	|	Stephen Gornick	|
4.	|	Guidelines for Press board	|	jgarzik	|
5.	|	POST FORMAT: YYYY-MM-DD SITE - HEADLINE	|	rebuilder	|
6.	|	Promoted articles from Press Forum	|	Stephen Gornick	|
7.	|	CFP Bitcoin Scalability Workshop (Sept 12-13), Montreal Canada should it be unpinned?	|	pindarhk	|
9.	|	Guidelines	|	theymos	|
10.	|	Reminder: do not keep your money in online accounts	|	theymos	|
11.	|	Bitcoin Core 30.2 Released	|	achow101	|

Development & Technical Discussion

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	[GUIDE] How to Safely Download and Verify Electrum	|	DireWolfM14	|
2.	|	The paranoid user's security guide for using Electrum safely.	|	NotATether	|
3.	|	IRC channel: #bitcoinj on freenode	|	Mike Hearn	|
4.	|	Welcome, developers!	|	Mike Hearn	|
5.	|	Armory 0.96.5	|	goatpig	|
6.	|	Armory on macOS 11 (Big Sur)	|	droark	|
7.	|	There's a trello board for Armory development	|	goatpig	|
8.	|	FRAGMENTED BACKUPS VULNERABILITY!! IF YOU USE THEM, READ THIS!!	|	goatpig	|
9.	|	PLEASE Backup your wallet! A Paper Backup is *Forever*!	|	etotheipi	|

Please pin it
[LIST] Open Source Hardware Wallets.
[GUIDE] How to buy a Hardware Wallet the right way.


Mining

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	BITCOIN MINING INTRO & RULES OF THIS SUBFORUM - READ BEFORE POSTING	|	-ck	|
2.	|	First time/Small miner reference for getting started.	|	Steamtyme	|
3.	|	Where to fix your Asic miners.	|	mikeywith	|
4.	|	Most Common Mining Issues, Read Before Making a New Post.	|	mikeywith	|
5.	|	Why all miners need to mine on a pool that pays them the tx fees.	|	philipma1957	|
6.	|	Stratum protocol documentation	|	-ck	|
7.	|	Antminer owners beware: Do NOT update your firmware!	|	Artemis3	|
8.	|	Be aware of fake firmware floating around.	|	mikeywith	|
9.	|	Duty, Tariff, VAT Rates	|	minefarmbuy	|
10.	|	A little help to decide if you want to do a groupbuy or not...	|	SebastianJu	|

Bitcoin Technical Support

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	All about "stuck" transactions and what you can do to fix them	|	achow101	|
2.	|	[READ] About blockchain.info's web wallet and "stuck" transactions	|	achow101	|
3.	|	[READ BEFORE POSTING] Tech Support Help Request Format	|	achow101	|
4.	|	[READ] Post Armory, MultiBit, Electrum, or online wallets in the right forum	|	achow101	|

Project Development

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	PSA: Altcoin related threads (including ICO's) and ANN's do not belong here	|	Mitchell	|

Economics

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Inflation and Deflation of Price and Money Supply	|	thefiniteidea	|
2.	|	[CHART] Bitcoin Inflation vs. Time	|	whitslack	|
3.	|	Websites for Bitcoin Speculators	|	N12	|

Marketplace

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Beware of Malware: Think Before Acting!	|	Lauda	|
2.	|	Marketplace rules and guidelines	|	sirius	|
3.	|	Prevention is better than a cure. Please escrow.	|	squall1066	|
4.	|	Avoid auto-buy links, mainly locked or self moderated. Register before dealing	|	EcuaMobi	|
5.	|	Banned services	|	theymos	|
6.	|	[INFO/REFERENCE] MASTER MAKER/ADDRESS/LISTS OF LISTS!!!	|	minerjones	|
7.	|	[INFO] Breached or Scam coin makers list	|	krogothmanhattan	|
8.	|	HOW TO BUY OR SELL HERE...	|	SatsLife	|
9.	|	Signature Campaign Guidelines (read this before starting or joining a campaign)	|	hilariousandco	|
10.	|	Beware of PayPal and other reversible transfer services	|	theymos	|
11.	|	Currency Exchange rules and guidelines	|	grue	|
12.	|	One thread per site ONLY	|	Maged	|
13.	|	Giveaways/promos/etc do not belong in this forum!	|	BadBear	|
14.	|	Giveaways and games that pay out altcoins do NOT belong here	|	mprep	|
15.	|	[EDU] How to spot a scammer (Read this before lending your coins!)	|	Tomatocage	|
16.	|	[EDU] EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN LENDING TO USERS!	|	DiamondCardz	|
17.	|	[EDU] The Rule of "No Collateral, No Loan" - IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK!	|	DiamondCardz	|
18.	|	Lending Board Rules of Engagement - Attention Lenders and Borrowers	|	DireWolfM14	|
19.	|	How to Identify a Ponzi	|	nrd525	|
20.	|	Auctions - Guidelines and Tips!	|	b!z	|
21.	|	[EDU] Faucet risks	|	shorena	|

Trading Discussion

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	AML/KYC Explained	|	Maged	|
2.	|	Tips for local transactions	|	21after2	|
3.	|	Scam Report Format (Use it to make scam reports properly)	|	escrow.ms	|
4.	|	[WARNING] Beware of 1xBit casino, investors from Telegram, and Youtube scams!	|	NotATether	|
5.	|	[EDU] How to spot a scammer (Read this before doing any transactions!)	|	Tomatocage	|

Please pin it
Welcome! Read Important Guidelines & Procedures Before Posting Scam Accusations


Meta

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)	|	John (John K.)	|
2.	|	Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ	|	mprep	|
3.	|	Do not post off-topic replies	|	theymos	|
4.	|	Security bounties	|	theymos	|
5.	|	Recovering hacked/lost accounts	|	theymos	|
6.	|	FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit	|	hilariousandco	|

Politics & Society

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Request For Help From P&S Regulars/P&S Meta Thread	|	Flying Hellfish	|
2.	|	Politics & Society Introduction and Rules - READ BEFORE POSTING	|	Flying Hellfish	|

Beginners & Help

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	[General] Bitcoin Wallets - Which, what, why?	|	Lauda	|
2.	|	[General] How to earn Bitcoins	|	Lauda	|
3.	|	Verifying Bitcoin Core	|	theymos	|
4.	|	Newbies - Read before posting	|	Lauda	|
5.	|	[Mega resources for newbies] Check here, find most of your need, before asking.	|	notocactus	|

Off-topic

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Low quality topics and posts are not allowed	|	grue	|

Serious discussion

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Rules for Serious Discussion and Ivory Tower	|	theymos	|

Archival > Obsolete (buying)

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Move your topics from here!	|	theymos	|

Altcoin Discussion

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Giveaway threads are not allowed	|	theymos	|
2.	|	Beware of Increasingly Sophisticated Malware Infection Attempts	|	grue	|
3.	|	Alternative Block Chains : be safe!	|	Gavin Andresen	|

Announcements (Altcoins)

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Advertising spam is not allowed	|	BadBear	|
2.	|	Incentivising posting within one or more threads is not allowed	|	mprep	|
3.	|	Users posting "joined" type posts when not required or allowed will be BANNED	|	mprep	|
4.	|	Beware of Increasingly Sophisticated Malware Infection Attempts	|	mprep	|
5.	|	Definition of tokens	|	theymos	|

Mining (Altcoins)

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Cloud mining service threads don't belong in here.	|	mprep	|

Marketplace (Altcoins)

No	|	Topic	|	Author	|
1.	|	Be safe: READ THIS BEFORE TRADING/BUYING/USING YOUR MONEY	|	Tomatocage	|
2.	|	ALT coin Stores and Services List	|	BitJohn	|