Topic: Adults of bitcointalk what are your candid advice to newbies in the forum? (Read 358 times)

If you are seeking advice on how best to navigate the forum it's a whole different level of conversation as compared to seeking advice on your Bitcoin investment journey, by my ranking in this forum I may not appear to be a very senior or in your words "Adult" member of the forum but since I didn't see a restriction on who can contribute to this, I will give my little insight into the much I know about the forum and Bitcoin investment. As a newbie on the forum I advise that most of your energy and focus should be directed towards learning and gaining as much knowledge as you can access to help you in the forum and generally with your journey through the world of cryptocurrency.

Investing in Bitcoin is a very good investment choice but just before you delve in make sure to understand the Bitcoin cycle, the dynamics and the risk that are involved and you can be sure to make the best out of your Bitcoin investment as long as it would last.

This forum is mainly aimed at adults and I don't think children should use it without being extremely cautious, because many scammers are using it as scams are mostly not moderated according to the rules. And it's the same for cryptos, it shouldn't be a game for children, they should be teached to use them with caution, and shouldn't hold large amounts.

Op you are even a member while I'm still an amateur in the forum but I know that the forum was created with sole aim of discussing about bitcoin and it's related activities. There is no information one needs that is not in the forum. This forum has long been in existence and so several issues has been raised and treated all you need to do is to visit any board that may have the answer to your problem  and if there is something you still  do not understand, you ask questions, it is there the adult members can help in.

The main aim of this forum is to share Bitcoin knowledge within ourselves, and if you navigate through the forum, you will notice that nobody is stingy with the knowledge he/she have, everyone is happy to share their knowledge here with others that is why everyone is happy with the response they get whenever they ask questions here in the forum.

You as a newbie in this forum, always avoid going against any of the forum rules, ask questions when it is necessary but make sure you use the search bottom before asking questions so as to be sure that same question was not asked earlier. Avoid Plagiarism, and make sure you always read the pined threads in all sections you are visiting so as to know what the section is all about.

Anyway, newbies in this forum doesn't mean always they are new to the crypto space. So, never think that newbie also doesn't have enough understanding about it. What they must be doing is reading and learning more about this forum, and discussing with other members here, so they can gain the knowledge more to understand about the rules of here and how to grow up successfully in this forum.

I don't know whether there is a term for passing or not passing in this forum, because everything continues to progress and even the higher ranks are still processing and continuing to learn non-stop. because there is indeed a lot of new information and learning all the time. So that no matter who you are, you are still in the process of continuing to learn progressively. This is consistency that must also be maintained and improved by newbies in this forum. Sometimes they just keep pushing forward, and when they experience difficulties, they will stop or just get stuck in that position. Even though there are many ways to ask questions on this forum and I'm sure there are many memes who want to share these conditions. So, for newbies, increase your consistency to continue developing here by studying and understanding the various information presented by other members.

Always remember that there's nothing too difficult to learn and achieve here on the forum all you need to do is give yourself time to read, learn, research on the things you read about here before taking any step further, the forum is a two way thing those who came in here to learn will always not find it different because they will have patience but the others who's only interested in other things always run away when they aren't getting what they came for so make up your mind and choose what you want.

The number one piece of advice every high-ranked member of this forum will always give to the newbies understanding and following the forum which will trigger the reputation and the longevity of the user on this forum. However, if the newbies want to rank up on this forum what is needed is to make good contributions, improve their knowledge, and always make posts in the section focused on the forum merit sources and be relevant in such.

For advice about the crypto market, or investment. Always prioritize BTC investment, do your own research, never rely on expert recommendations/predictions, and learn how to secure your crypto portfolio

Just continue what you are doing to learn more here in this forum as long as you follow the forum rules. Don't worry about being a newbie because everyone here in the forum started from being a newbie. Higher ranks reached it because they are in this forum far longer than you and they also did their best to contribute in this forum that's why they have lots of merits which is now required to rank up compared before when there's no merit system implemented.

Exactly, follow forum rules and flow with the vibes of discussions in many boards here, if a newbie or even experienced members don't understand something in a discussion, all the person needs to do Is simply ask questions, and answers will be pouring in, the forum is so amazing. So OP shouldn't make it sound like a big deal to perhaps specially induct a newbie into the forum, we're all here to learn and share ideas with each other, so if a newbie, doesn't understand any areas of crypto space, all he needs to do is go to a relevant board and start a topic on his question, and he'll get a load of answers.

Nothing really important as we both all know that learning should be the highest priority of entering the forum and not getting rich quick profits. Because it’s undeniable that most newbies these days are not taking it seriously to learn from the forum but instead chose to listen to crypto influencers in the social media and take their decisions when investing or trading in the market, which I think a big mistake.

But they when start losing, that’s the time they decide to focus on the forum again and learn the basics. While committing mistakes are sometimes inevitable, but you can at least avoid it if you stick with the proper learning and training inside the forum, not outside the forum.

What I will always advice every beginner in the forum and outside the forum is to always practice patience. Without patience it is impossible to have a smooth journey in cryptocurrency. It is only when one have patience learning to understand crypto can take place,  with patience one will be able to hodl good coins like Bitcoin instead of investing in coins that are not reliable that will later lose it value in the market. Crypto currency is all about learning and doing things the right way.

If their is understanding of how cryptocurrency works and the rules are followed,  their won't be difficulty in the journey of crypto. The reason why people face challenges in crypto is because of lack of patience, they just want things so fast.

Agree with you, mate. Learning the basic things in this forum and understand the existing rules are something very crucial for the beginners. They will know who to do everything properly if they learn those two things. And they probably will last a long time if they obey the existing rules. However, everyone mustn't focus on those 2 things only, we must learn varied things if we want to have further knowledge. If the beginners already master those things, they must learn other things in this forum which can lead them to broader insight. There should be new things that attract us when we are already done by certain things. The most important thing is to keep our interest and motivation to continue learning in this forum. 

By the way, beginners won't be difficult to survive in this forum. We have many helpful threads to learn and many people are ready to help beginners when they got problems. As long as the beginners want to ask to others for solving the problems, older members in this forum must help them. However, trying to solve the problem ourselves first should be the priority because it is also a part of learning. 

You are getting it wrong, the OP being a member rank and navigating through some sessions of this forum doesn't make him a pro. as there are some certain things that he ought to learn as well I believe that's the more reason why he's seeking for advice from advanced members here as he called them elders though he would have referred them as more experienced users rather than elders because an elder here may not really know much as compared to someone who is much younger and his brain is very sharp to understand and give solutions to some certain problems here. Someone can even get to a full member but yet doesn't know the basic rules and regulations of the forum and moreover, being a member rank doesn't implies that you are fit enough to teach the newbies or rather beginners


How can you teach when you're also seeking to learn? Nobody teaches what they don't know and moreover, the OP might seem somehow knowledgeable by navigating through other boards in the forum but he's still very much eager to learn more. I think if he has specified the area with which he needed help on it would have been better to know how to help him but however, learning more and going through the rules of the forum should be prioritized by every beginner because if you don't break any rules then you can actually navigate through the forum without any setback.

I only suggest very simple and meaningful things until the beginner matures.
* Learn to understand the existing Bitcointalk rules and increase the knowledge that beginners have.

All of us here are starting to enter Bitcointalk, but by understanding the existing rules and continuing to learn to increase our knowledge of crypto/Bitcoin, we will understand what everything means so far, so don't ever get bored of finding out what you don't know yet.

Whatever we plant is what we reap, whatever we learn is what provides insight for other members here, that's my advice for beginners.

Is really hard for newbies and some high ranked users who have been here for long to take this advise of yours. Some people see here as a place to compete with other members, they want to do and be like other user, so they try to do something just to impress but along the line they forget why they're here and they also lose who they really are, desperation do take over before you know it they start doing things that might break the rules of the Forum without them knowing.

Is this correct and how you see the forum by your description? @OP
Adult - Legendary
Teens - Hero
Children - Senior members and Full members
babies - members and lower  

If it is, I am not so qualified to give you advice still being a child here, but I will just say that as a baby, aim to become a regular forum member, make time for it every day, that is the best way to learn.

No secret formula regarding on learnings here since you just need to familiarized this forum and always locate the sections caught your interest since consistent reading on the discussion happened on that particular section could help you became more knowledgeable on those possible thing that can give you a great knowledge or more better profits from what you are trying to participate.

I know its hard for newbie to use this forum but continues searching around then also for trying to read the pinned threads also the suggestions given will help you or those newbie grows. Also try to learn a lot of information's everyday since this is actually what a newbie needed so that they can decide on their investment and also they can be aware on anything that can cause them huge financial loss especially there are lots of scams online and it will be helpful for newbies if they spend time reading those good thread in this platform.

All that I noticed during my presence on the forum is that people who come to the forum for knowledge are very different from those who want to get only financial benefits from the forum. Therefore, we see topics from people in a hurry that are not entirely reliable, are not correctly constructed, and so on. 
You can also often notice that the implausible stories of newcomers about their successful interaction with Bitcoin are so incredible that we are forced to harshly say that the person is lying, thereby creating the feeling for others that the forum is not entirely welcoming. To prevent this from happening, you don’t need to invent anything. If you are not strong on the topic of discussion, either just read or ask. No statements are needed. In addition, such people are very memorable in their stories, and some then ask to change their reviews of the liar, realizing that they did the wrong thing.
Just be who you are. Everyone comes as a beginner, and everyone grows gradually. There is no need for haste here.

The "adults" thing is a hilarious way to refer to veteran members of this forum or any other one in a social media space. Of course, we don't know what age users are here. I guess we've teenagers who started way ahead of those in their 40s and 50s. A few years ago here, there were members who frowned at being addressed as "Sir". They said it was rude. That was a debate that lasted before it was somehow resolved. I see the same thing with this "adult" thing but that isn't to say I didn't catch your drift there, anyway.

It's one thing to share nuggets, and it's another thing for such nuggets to be utilized. Not everyone who listens to sermons put them to use. The same thing applies here. However, what I want newbies to know and do at a time like this is to load up on Bitcoin. We've preached this over and over. Buy and hodl in preparation for a fresh ATH. Anyone buying after April will be chasing price.

Every single person you are on the forum started as a newbie and they had to go through the same process you are encountering. I was introduced to this forum by somebody and the only instruction he gave to me was to discover and follow the rules. I had to take my time to read the rules and observe how things are done on this forum. Although you didn't state the problems you are facing, but there is no single secret on how to overcome your challenges, all the solutions are openly available if you are willing to learn.

The only advice I can give is to keep researching and contributing positively to the form and you will be fine. You could also observe how some reputable members behave in the forum and learn some lessons fron it. If you are not a native English speaker and have some challenges in expressing yourself,  using language checkers like Grammarly could be of great help.

I will give you super secrets and amazing advice to anyone who needs it.
1. read more than post.
2. follow all forum rules.
3. Post high quality stuff.
4. Don't worry about merit, keep learning.

So that's my super advice, don't tell anyone because this is very secret hahaha  . Yes, in essence, in my opinion, there are no secret insights or suggestions, everything has been written and pinned on the boar forum, it's up to us whether we want to read it or not. 

It seems to me that you think that someone might be hiding some secrets from you and the other "babies", but the forum is actually an open book that you just have to start reading from the first page. Knowledge is also completely free, and wisdom can come with time - although don't allow yourself to be misled by forum ranks, which in some cases mean next to nothing.

However, here are some tips from me :

- always search the forum if you are interested in something, maybe someone has already opened a topic with a question that interests you.

- always make an effort to read all the answers in the topic before writing an answer, otherwise you show that you have not read anything except the first post and the title.

- learn how to edit quoted posts - there is no point in quoting the entire post if you are only responding to part of it.

- take into account what you are advertising in your signature/avatar - which means that you should do your research in order not to advertise a scam project.

This is one of many forum or community that knowledge is never hoard or hidden from those who seek after it, one thing about bitcointalk forum is that the members are all the time elated in sharing knowledge and informations to all and sundry. As a newbie your determination to learn should be undivided, some newbies makes the mistake of quickly wanting to jump into teaching other newbies when they have not yet equipped their tank with the notorious forum rules not to talk more of bitcoin knowledge.

Don't wait to be spoon-fed, for all so-called secrets you need to broaden your horizon and scope is laying down in all sections of the forum and with just a click through the right use of the forum search button you will be exposed to a whole lot of resource materials that's why to you they seem like a secret which obviously they are not.

Think about it all and do your own research using the forum search button.

There is no secret advice to guide beginners, you can get all the knowledge spread here for free. Determine your purpose for joining here then start by reading all the information that has been shared here. You have been here for the last few months, I think you really understand all the applicable forum rules, what you need now is consistency in achieving your goals.

I think your level of intelligence has been formed since you first joined here, your knowledge about forums is starting to be well absorbed, including how to produce quality posts. Just do as you have done so far, as long as you are willing to learn and make all the twists and turns that are considered difficult as a challenge. Sooner or later you will become like the seniors who have been in this open space for a long time.

Many newbies will want someone who will hold their hands and tell them do this and don’t do that, which is never going to happen their have been series of advice which have been given to newbies over the years and they still continue to be the same and it’s repeated on different occasions and some of them still keep on making the same mistake which is normal to some extent but one thing which i will alway tell any newbie is that they are their own personal coach they can learn by reading and paying attention, even in the mix of bully their is still a good note which can be picked out from their, and it’s most important that one should always pay attention to what is important and do their own research when it comes to investment and decision taking.

These advices are not actually for newbies only but definitely for all the members in the forum, regardless of its position. First, is to observe respect for each and everyone. We have different concepts and perspectives in each various thread so learn to respect individual’s post rather than posting negative comments. Second, never stop doing research and extensive studies. Making a quality post simply shows how knowledgeable you are about the thread. If you want to be a good poster, then always have the right information from reliable sources. And lastly, always follow the rules in the forum, you can never go wrong if you don’t break the rules.

The main secret here is to be patient then the next secret is to remove greed in terms of investment some of the newcomer always wants things to be easily as possible without knowing there are some prize to pay to get that level which they wanted otherwise it could be very hard to achieve here. If only they newbies can remove desperacy it would help them the more because some of these new beginners always want to become the exact person they admire over here without knowing such person has spent years and have gained lots of experience.

If newbie spent months or years to read here is not bad why because i believe this forum is very large and needs more time to glance through the whole sections in this forum at the curse of reading they are gaining knowledge but when they fails to read dip things here you will noticed that such person will be hovering around a particular place without gaining much experience. At the process of reading things around here they starts to gain experience to know how to start their journey in bitcointalk.

I guess there’s no secret or perfect advice for these new babies in the forum, but still my only advice is to  DYOR in any type of investment or decision making. Gain knowledge and various insights as much as possible because that will be your weapon to surpass all the trials, all the twists and turns when investing or even in the forum itself. And lastly, always be open for losses or failures. Don’t expect that this forum is perfect, or bitcoin investment will eventually bring huge profits. Honestly, it all relies on the forum member or the investor itself the success of his own decision making or his investment as well.

Simple advice is to read the rules of this forum so that they could not do anything illegal that can cause their account to get banned. Also respect each other opinion and don't brag to much their selves or ideas so that you will not create any conflict to other forum users. Aside from that nothing else needed to look at also always have fun learning new things since if you are eager to research a lot of information for sure you enjoy your stay in this forum and also you get a lot of knowledge between issues and other important events that been tackle by a lot of forum users in this forum.

Wisdom can be gain by those people who's eager to learn and not just been hyped by those information that they can possibly earn here that's why do your own share and help yourself to gain knowledge.

You don't need to be smart/ intelligent but you need a good attitude to learn and contribute to this community.

In this forum, you can discuss with freedom of speech about many things, from technical to investment idea and issues. The community is interactive and helpful enough to support you through your learning progress. You only need to have good attitude to start.

I don't know your issues with investment but you always need to withdraw from your investment, so check this.
[ANN] JJG Sustainable Bitcoin Withdrawal Strategy

Apart from the interesting topics other members shared by Dr.Bitcoin_Strange in this thread, you can also read 1miau's and GazetaBitcoin's thread about how to improve your posting quality. The topic is meant to boost excellence in local boards, but most of the advice given there can be also applied to the forum in general.

There is no magic formula. I'm with Upgrade00, just dedicate yourself to browse the forum, see what sections you like the most and take advantage of them to learn and contribute what you know. With that and respecting the rules you are doing well, because too many people as in this forum you can earn money rush and break the rules plagiarizing sending merits to their alts and things like that.

 You are making it sound like there's a big thing you must do to achieve success here. Dude, nothing much to advise on, follow the laid down rules; which are majorly not spamming, not plagiarizing. The truth is, no matter how many times we drop these guidelines, there's always going to be someone who will default. Even if there were "candid advice" to give, those who don't like reading will miss out and still make mistakes, so instead of asking on behalf of newbies, why not guide them to check out the rules and regulations of the forum to help limit some mistakes.

Opo I dont think there is any need for that. As much as I know you, you have been here for quit some time now. Your rank shows that you are a member an hence it shows that you are not just coming rather already known more. I have seen you navigate through  the entire BTT forum. I know those who will talk about this and I can know what to say. You should be in position to teach the newbies.

Op The best way of learning is teaching others. What you should do now is to come to beginners and help and teach those that came New and try correcting them, if you think you have know from there the legendary members will correct you. Because as it is right now, no one knows where to help you. It would have been better for you to specify the particular thing you need, for people to asist you.

There's no need for any secret guide or advise for newbies to know because there's none. What you guys have to do as you stay in the forum is you have to follow all the guidelines and forum rules so that you'll be guided on what you do and don'ts. And above all of that, respect everybody. We know that some are high ranks but it doesn't define the knowledge that you have and there are lower ranks that have better knowledge than me and vice versa.

OP, I don't know what sort of advice you want old members on this forum to tell you or other newbies, because there is really no serious advice that has ever been given, apart from the usual ones that was clearly stated in the forum rules, such as;

Don't spam, don't troll, don't Plagerize, don't use AI to compose comments, don't make a death threat to another member, don't send unsolicited PMs. etc. They are all on the forum rules.

Those are all simple forum rules, of which, if any newbie clearly acknowledge all those rules, they will never have a problem while on the forum.

Most important things that newbies need in other to survive on the forum are on the below topic:

Newbies - Read before posting

Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ

Knowledge is something that is freely given on this forum. No one should be selfish and not share his knowledge with others. I don't think there's no one here on btt that wouldn't want to share his or her knowledge about a particular aspect being discussed so long he has an idea about it. As a newbie, you major aim should be to learn and understand the basics of the forums and Bitcoin or what ever brought you this way. There no secret guide of navigating the forum, you just have to understand and follow the rules that has been made available.

Besides reading all the forum rules and being guided, stop creating discussions about how to get merits and how to rank up here in Bitcointalk, they are not the authority to create this kind of discussion leave this to members who rank up because of their contributions and have accumulate newbies, creating a discussion about getting merit and getting rank up when you're just a week old is very unusual and you're trying hard to get merits, just contribute and merits will come along.

There's no secret advise to navigate the forum. Just keep to the rules, find a niche that interests you, build knowledge on that and join conversations here.
Doing more of reading means you do more of learning and can apply that to your practical Bitcoin journey.

Use the search option. The forum has tons of information on every topic you are interested in.

Greetings to every member of the forum. My respect to all the adults on the bitcointalk forum. As elders of the forum, i believe there are levels of intelligence that have been attained over the years spent on the forum. I came up with this topic to pull up some insights or secret advice to guide newbies that are still having some difficulty in the forum so that they can easily flow through the process responsibly. There are twists and turns that newbies may encounter either in their investment journey or otherwise, and your little insight could be the compass to scale through them successfully.

Don't hold on to it till you pass; always share that wisdom and exchange knowledge with the new babies in the forum.