Topic: Advantages of Bitcointalk over social media - page 2. (Read 1010 times)

INTRODUCTION:

I was introduced to this platform few weeks ago. The graphics of this place wasn't pleasant to me. I honestly was struggling to get acquainted to this place until I discovered how important (unique) bitcointalk is and the level of information it carries. One of the game changers for me was when I read a thread made by Satoshi himself in this forum, I knew I was at the right place. And again BlackHatCoiner dropped me my first merits (4), this actually did hit me differently, throughout that day, I was joyous.
I decided to make this article to outline ways in which bitcointalk is better than social media in sourcing for information about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Please I will need your feedback incase of any misinformation.

1. USERS REPUTATION:
In bitcointalk, users build reputation overtime where the most reputable users are those with years of experience who participate actively in the forum. These reputable users are most likely to give accurate information about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as a whole.
WHILE;
 In social media, reputation is often determined by the numbers of subscriptions or likes, which can be misrepresented as these subscriptions and likes can be manipulated using bots.

2. ORIGINALITY OF RESOURCES:
In bitcointalk, you will read from the original resources and catch the fun in it, such as  I AM HODLING. Also read from the Ann threads of the projects themselves e.g Ethereum thread.
WHILE;
In social media, such originality is often not available.

3. CHECK AGAINST SPAM:
In bitcointalk, there are moderators who check for spam posts, such posts are often  deleted. This responsibility is not left for the moderators alone as other community members also show interest in reporting spam to the moderators.  This keeps the community clean and sane as much as possible.
WHILE;
In social media, spam is rampant because of less moderation and this posses difficulty in filtering posts by quality.

4. COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE:
In bitcointalk, even as a newbie, you will have the chances of getting help from even the most experienced users who could be developers or miners. You can continue to get this help if you remain active and you can even send a direct pm.
WHILE;
In social media, getting direct help for technical problems is always a problem and most times no one is willing to give a solution without requesting for some bucks.

5. EXCELLENT ARRANGEMENT:
In bitcointalk, topics are often arranged perfectly into dedicated boards, sub-boards and threads. Topics which are posted to inappropriate boards or threads are often moved to the appropriate board. This arrangement enhances research and focused reading/learning.
WHILE;
In most social media, there are no such arrangements as there are often general discussions with no dedicated thread for a particular topic.

6. ROBUST ARCHIVES:
This forum has a large data of past threads and posts which dates back to the early days of bitcoin. These archives could be referenced for research purposes.
WHILE;
This is not available in social media. Most social media even references the forum.

CONCLUSION:
This is a great forum for getting information about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. I am glad to have been introduced in this forum and I do wish that one day I can become established, knowledgeable and reputable here to contribute immensely here.
Thank you all for reading.


Congratulations to me! I'm now a junior member.

One thing I love the most about this forum is that it is better democratised. I've never seen a forum with freehands like this to the point that the admin listens to the plight of people and makes changes based on that and also allows users to govern the forum. It is just the forum of users for the users and I don't think there is another forum that will allow users to have that kind of sense of belonging.

In forums, there's no bullying, and on other social media, there'll be times you have to be very strong to post even your content because of the amount of bullying there. I love my privacy and believe the forum gives me the room to express myself without being bullied but corrected. 

The advantages of Bitcointalk over social media are too many. First of all, everything is well-sorted here, we have different sections like Bitcoin Discussion, Technical Discussion, Economy, Trading Discussion, Project Development and many other sections, which make it easier for me to find the information that I want. On Facebook and Twitter, you are lost, there are a bunch of posts and tweets, but it's mostly for chit-chat and not for discussion. I like Reddit but still it's not as well-structured as Bitcointalk in terms of sorting and finding discussional threads.
Also, another big benefit that this forum has is that there are many old members who have been here almost since the day of Bitcoin's creation. Here we have default trust members who tag negatively those who try to scam. This forum is a better place in overall.

What I like more about Bitcointalk is that it opens your knowledge and the way you will understand things. Before I joined this forum, I believe almost everything that I see online like social media, YouTube contents and Google searches, but when I joined and become a member on this forum, I saw a lot of mistakes online. If you make mistake on this forum, you will be corrected to edit the OP or your post which is better.

Advantages of Bitcointalk over social media.

On Facebook and Twitter, you are lost, there are a bunch of posts and tweets, but it's mostly for chit-chat and not for discussion. I like Reddit but still it's not as well-structured as Bitcointalk in terms of sorting and finding discussional threads.

The advantages of Bitcointalk over social media are too many. First of all, everything is well-sorted here, we have different sections like Bitcoin Discussion, Technical Discussion, Economy, Trading Discussion, Project Development and many other sections, which make it easier for me to find the information that I want. On Facebook and Twitter, you are lost, there are a bunch of posts and tweets, but it's mostly for chit-chat and not for discussion. I like Reddit but still it's not as well-structured as Bitcointalk in terms of sorting and finding discussional threads.
Also, another big benefit that this forum has is that there are many old members who have been here almost since the day of Bitcoin's creation. Here we have default trust members who tag negatively those who try to scam. This forum is a better place in overall.

What are like more about bitcointalk forum when compared to other social media platforms is that it is a place to clear any misinformation and disinformation. Whenever I read about some crypto news, I usually come back here to fact check. I check the accuracy from the comments of most users which helps me to identify what information is a false narrative, a conspiracy theory, or the real information. I do not even need any other source to verify any information because the users here would have verified the credibility of the information sources.

We had a regular ads space auction but it was discontinued as Theymos prioritized user safety among other things. However, I remember it was said, the forum has enough reserves to be able to run smoothly for many many years. It's also important to note that the forum is not a for profit platform like most social media hence making money isn't the first priority.

But, I'm just curious, how do the moderators of this forum get money to run and maintain the forum since there are no ads and commercials to generate income to the forum?

Congratulations to me! I'm now a junior member.

You missed one important  point. Bitcointalk offers us the resources to be able to make money. Social media just consumes time which could have been used to earn money.

You missed one important  point. Bitcointalk offers us the resources to be able to make money. Social media just consumes time which could have been used to earn money.