Which method made you a better forum user?

[Comeacross]

I have been thinking about how people actually learn Bitcointalk culture and I decided to create this thread.

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

The experience is different but both methods can create good forum users depending on user's mindset.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

[Joy_learns_crypto]

I have been thinking about how people actually learn Bitcointalk culture and I decided to create this thread.

To be frank with you there is nothing like bitcoin culture. What you invariably need to know is the rules https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0 this is first, if there is indeed any bitcoin culture this is what guides it. You can add https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2766177.0 for everything you need to know.

The experience is different for everyone, you already wrote that yourself and I concede to it. find your experience guided by the rules, then grow by learning.

[Porfirii]

Apart from the rules mentioned, I'd say that the use of the forum is quite intuitive so it's not that you absolutely need to learn much more to be able to participate.

If you're lucky enough to speak a language that has its own local board, in general, there is a more familiar atmosphere, and they are good places to learn and create the first bonds. The "North" (that's how we call, in the Spanish board, the boards above "Local") is a colder place, but there are sections that I think you could participate in from the beginning, and others that will require some knowledge to be able to contribute to the conversation.

[EarnOnVictor]

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?
Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

The right method is to try to know the forum before posting. However, this has nothing to do with registering first. You might register if you are interested and still not post any thing until you are acquainted with the forum. I knew what I was signing up for though when I wanted to register, but it's certainly not a necessity.

I can also assure you that you can't know everything about the forum at once unless you start posting and interacting with people because, many things are hidden, and even after 3 years, I still stumble on new things.

[Mia Chloe]

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I don't think that in literal sense there's really a thing like bitcoin culture. Anyways, the way you intend to grow on the forum doesn't matter so long it's a positive move for all and by that I mean you are not creating trash posts spamming or plagiarizing. That being said, another important thing is what brought you to the forum in the first place.

I've come across newbies that basically came here with solid bitcoin knowledge and some came to learn and others to scam and to steal so it differs and isn't really direct for everyone.

[robelneo]

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

I recommend that they read and understand how the forum works and that they only post on topics they are familiar with. You don't have to be an expert; just make your post as natural as possible. Never post like an expert when you've just copied it from AI, and don't be in a hurry; it takes time to establish your character.
Before the forum becomes familiar with you, you should first be familiar with it

[Ambatman]

I cant really tell if I'm a better forum user since others POV would be more accurate
But I'm sure I was better than I was when I first came
If it works for A doesn't necessarily mean it would work for B
What helped was asking questions, reading responses especially then ones with merits or certain users
And engaging in discussions
If you make a mistake
Trust me it would be pointed out though tones may differ.

[I_Anime]

I have been thinking about how people actually learn Bitcointalk culture and I decided to create this thread.

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

The experience is different but both methods can create good forum users depending on user's mindset.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

It’s quite simple both actually work together. IMO, it’s best to go and familiarize yourself with the rules governing the forum. Before you can make a post that will help you further your research about bitcoin more . Learn first then you will be able to come up with reasonable questions to ask .

Asking questions will give you upper hand because many learn from being corrected and creating a post will expose you more to more knowledgeable users in the forum .

[uchegod-21]

I have been thinking about how people actually learn Bitcointalk culture and I decided to create this thread.

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

The experience is different but both methods can create good forum users depending on user's mindset.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

For a newbie, mistakes are normal. When you make mistakes, you will be corrected. Just go through the forum rules and observe how things are done here. As long as you are not plagiarizing or posting rubbish, you are good.

Mere reading won't help you; you learn when you are actively involved, contributing where you should and observing where you should be learning. A lot of us here are still learning how to be better forum users, both in writing and in general navigation of the forum. So just relax your mind and learn.

[Bitcoin Smith]

Whatever that is working for you, and why do you care about others?

You can ask questions, whether you have no clue at all or need clarification which can happen straight away but usually those questions will be answered already, so better use the search function to find the answer and if you still can't find then posting a thread is the right thing.

And if you are helping others in those threads then you need to have the knowledge about the matter or supposed to be and how that happens by reading more.

[Odohu]

If you want to be a good forum user, you have to spend a lot of your early days doing a lot of readings to underatsnd the rules and what is expected  of you as a forum members. Good thing that each of the boards have pinned post that explain everything a user ineed to know about the board as well as some helpful tips that can help users understand the place better. For instance, the Meta board have the forum rules pinned, so does the gambling boards and even the local boards. A user who read and understand these pinned posts will definitely be a better forum member than one who does not read  through them.

[ColdLava40]

The experience is different but both methods can create good forum users depending on user's mindset.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

When it comes to social networking, communication remains vital.

You will not understand a thing when you don't communicate or participate in the community. You would just be a passerby and someone skimming through the forum. That's why as a newbie, you should try your very best to engage with the forum.

I've seen some newbies who says they spent months studying the forum rules and regulations before starting to post, its fine but how long would you be studying? When you interact with others, you get first hand experience.

[Comeacross]

To be frank with you there is nothing like bitcoin culture. What you invariably need to know is the rules https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=703657.0 this is first, if there is indeed any bitcoin culture this is what guides it. You can add https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2766177.0 for everything you need to know.

The experience is different for everyone, you already wrote that yourself and I concede to it. find your experience guided by the rules, then grow by learning.

Thank you for the links but you probably miss the purpose of the thread. Even with perfect knowledge of the rules, newbies still get deleted posts more often due to low quality or off topic.

Not everything is clearly spelled out in the rules. Some time we learn the standard by observation. So how people apply those rules is what I mean by culture.

Maybe I should rephrase my question this way. Did you learn about the forum standard by posting and get corrected or by observing the pattern for as long as possible?

Rules are the foundation, I know

Whatever that is working for you, and why do you care about others?

I care about other's path so I can give other users a better advice when they ask me instead of just telling them to read the rules

I don't think that in literal sense there's really a thing like bitcoin culture. Anyways, the way you intend to grow on the forum doesn't matter so long it's a positive move for all and by that I mean you are not creating trash posts spamming or plagiarizing. That being said, another important thing is what brought you to the forum in the first place.

I've come across newbies that basically came here with solid bitcoin knowledge and some came to learn and others to scam and to steal so it differs and isn't really direct for everyone.

This is exactly why I created this thread. Almost everyday, we see posts like "how do I start", "what's the best way to do this or that?". Most don't know the purpose they are here yet. In such case, which of the method help them discover their purpose fast? I believe people with clear purpose grow faster regardless of the method they apply.

[Finestream]

I know each of us here has different preferences which is best way to learn, but as for me, I started with observing the forum first and read several threads, know the rules in the forum and the terminilogies exclusively used in the forum. After days of reading, researching and learning, then I started to post my first thread. It works for me.

However, there are also members who want to clear their mind immediately because it create confusion on their part, so they started with posting their own threads by raising some questions and inquiries. And there's no wrong with that. At least, they learned immediately and gained different ideas coming from various members actively posting in the forum.

Whatever works for you, go for it, as long as you never resort into spamming and create post that are AI made.

[Abu-Naim]

I have been thinking about how people actually learn Bitcointalk culture and I decided to create this thread.

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

The experience is different but both methods can create good forum users depending on user's mindset.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

Going through the forum first to observe the forum, read the rules and observe the conversation before you start posting in the forum then keep learning from your corrections. Starting with posting is not bad, but you can learn first before you start posting so that you will know how the forum works and how tone gauge yourself in any conversation in the forum.
Rushing to make posts is not bad, but it will make you looks like a novice if you don’t know the rules, that’s why it is better to learn and observe the pin threads in almost all the sections of the forum then ask further questions when you need clarification.

[Audrey Simmons]

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

Every forum has rules, and there is no forgiveness even for newbies who break them, what first to do after joining a forum is to read and understand the rules, it can take days or weeks to understand, keep it under leisure and don't be in a hurry to start posting if much haven't been memorized.

Although, newbie can start posting from day one, if they can be casual and talk about what they know and avoid certain explanations.

[AVE5]

I don't know but in my opinion, this topic would had been suitable in the Meta but as the case maybe that'll be fostered to be most valuable for newbies, here in the beginners board might still be okay.

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

The forum is strictly sensitive with moderators active to do justice to your posts with the forum police everyone to fish out any garbage posts and react as possible.
It's always good for newbies to make out time to read along others posts and navigates around and meditates on the rules and the writing qualities of others before having to make posts so that you can be in line of what's expected as a valuable user of the forum.
Consistency of learning by readings elevates your mindset to be inclined as a good quality poster.
Those who thoughts of learning by their mistakes usually ends up learning the hard ways by compromising of getting banned due to their garbage posts and going against the forum rules.

[IjawMan]

Which method would you recommend for newbies today if they ask you?

I love to try something and make error to learn from it than doing things in isolation by staying behind the scenes reading only and not participating to build confidence and engage with other users.

Not matter how long seat behind to read to avoid making errors that may attract higher rank users attention on you, you still going to make mistakes after all that read cause practical is different from the theoretical. 

At some point in the forum we all made our small mistakes but on learning from it we tend to do better by the experiences. I've read replies of old users sharing their poor experiences when they first registered on the forum but with proper engagement in discussions they got better in knowledge of the forum and bitcoin.

[Hamza2424]

I don't think that in literal sense there's really a thing like bitcoin culture. Anyways, the way you intend to grow on the forum doesn't matter so long it's a positive move for all and by that I mean you are not creating trash posts spamming or plagiarizing. That being said, another important thing is what brought you to the forum in the first place.

I've come across newbies that basically came here with solid bitcoin knowledge and some came to learn and others to scam and to steal so it differs and isn't really direct for everyone.

He means to say bitcointalk culture, the one we have here, like the way we spend our time and how we interact.

Yep we should not trash posts here, or share AI or plagiarized posts because that kills the basic purpose of this forum which is human interaction with each other which we can't have with AI no matter what. Because AI can't give us different versions of ideas the way we can get here after asking a question or sharing an opinion.

People who come to scam or sell their scam services they have no place here, and moderators do their jobs with great pleasure especially against these scammers.

[Rgram]

Some people may choose to observe the forum for as long as they can reading rules, several threads before they start making posts. Others prefer to make post from the first day they registered. They probably believe they can learn faster from mistakes and corrections.

Which path do you think works best? Did reading without posting really help one avoid mistakes?

You don’t seem to be doing any badly yourself.
It’s certainly wrong to make posts when you don’t mean them, that’s what constitutes spam but, you wouldn’t exist and certainly wouldn’t be a good forum user if all you do is read without making any contribution to on going discussions on the forum.

Your contributions on the forum is how you add value to the forum and how you are being noticed. Still, you don’t have to spam to do that, it reduces your value. You only should post when it’s necessary or you have something of worth to contribute.