Topic: 😎 [ANN] The Utmost Epic, Totally Tubular sMerit Giveaway ~ 170 sM Available 😎 - page 5. (Read 3438 times)

Those 6 accounts are clearly linked, also the minors accounts are linked too I saved them for when they rank up
Probably almost every single account on this post is envolved on merit trade/sell/buy or alts

USER PROFILE : 1kodumtek7
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1217914
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: Exactly 90 merit to rank up traded (given and recived with same users) in 2 waves

USER PROFILE : emrecemsan
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1217918
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: Exactly 90 merit to rank up traded with users (from last account of this post)

USER PROFILE : crazy1204
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1207946
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: Exactly 90 merit to rank up traded with users (from last account of this post)

USER PROFILE : Mavilcposeti
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1233301
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: Exactly 90 merit to rank up traded with users (from last account of this post)


USER PROFILE : mehmet312
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=1229152
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: 90 merit in 1-2 days, from users in this post to rank up



Merit giver/seller

USER PROFILE : deepocean
MERIT SUMMARY : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=merit;u=685117
PROOF:

MISCELLANEOUS: gives merit only on accounts for ranked them up, this is main account of one guy or merit seller

That's the same logic as Warren Buffet not investing into other companies only because he owns Berkshire Hathaway  

I find it very tiresome that people often misinterpret other's intention and their decisions.

In bitcointalk forum, if you go to a board, the default sort behavior is to sort by most recent reply, but sometimes you may want to sort by most recent thread that is created, so that you can view the latest topics easily. It is pretty easy to do so, here is how:

First, go to that board, for example, in Meta board, the URL will be:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0

Then, append the following to the end of the board URL to sort by most recent topic that is created:

Also, do not forget to add ";" after the board URL, so the new URL will become:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=first_post;desc

This way you will be able to view the most recent thread that is created. Some people find it helpful using this code to find the latest announcement in bounty or altcoin board. In the code:

• first_post means sorting by the first post of a certain thread
• desc means sort from newest to oldest

A little more to thread sorting:

1) If you want to view oldest thread first, add:
 or Actual URL (for Meta board): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;first_post;asc  

Note: By default it is always sorting by ascending, so it is fine to not put "asc" here.

2) Sort by most replies:
Actual URL (for Meta board): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=replies;desc

3) Sort by most views:
Actual URL (for Meta board): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=views;desc

4) Sort by thread starter (the author of that thread):
Actual URL (for Meta board): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=starter

5) Sort by thread subject:
Actual URL (for Meta board): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;sort=subject

6) The default sorting behavior of the threads is in fact:

This is because the forum is default to be sort by latest reply, if you try https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0;last_post;desc, you will in fact view the same sorting as https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=24.0.

First of all, WHY merit is released?
-In my own analysis, merit system is released to reduce the spam of creating account and also to reduce spam/trash post but to gain many QUALITY post.

As a newbie it is so hard to gain merit points for me too because of lack of knowledge of cryptocurrency that is why many newbies cant create a QUALITY post like me.
Even when you post a Quality post some people will not appreciate it and dont send merits.

TIPS FOR NEWBIES
-Make reading a habit so that you will be able to relate on the topics of cryptoworld. If you are new here and all you know about this forum is that you can earn from here start FIRST on reading topics/news about crypto for you to be able to relate to the topics in this forum.

-Another tip is dont expect a merits on your post for you not to be disapointed if no one gives merit on your post.
(not all quality post gain merit).

TIPS TO GAIN MERIT
1. Always post a Quality/Useful post and can be use by other people here in BCT.
2. Make a reply to other people that needs your help or make a reply that is related to the topics post.
3. Make sure that your thread is related to the section where you will post it.
4. DONT EXPECT MERIT ON ALL YOUR WORKS.

EDIT: In every merit you receive you also get 0.5 sMerit (sendable merit), so you need 2 merit to get 1 sMerit.

Let them appreciate you.

Hope this post helps you and you learn with me.
If you have any suggestions to my post feel free to reply/qoute my post.

This is not the right way to do it, you just encourage them to spam the forum and then eventually get banned.
You must make all of your post to be constructive, understandable, and useful dont just post make your self a good contribution to this community.
It is better to suggest them to read and study about cryptocurrency and the forum rules and regulations.
I suggest to all of you to read all those sticky thread because it can help you a lot, read and search before posting.

For the OP I want to help you to get some merits on your work if its your own original work try to post it here it is reasonable to be rewarded.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2957836.160

Hi Gleb!
Can check my post?
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/for-newbies-beginners-need-help-bounty-campaign-merit-and-rank-requirements-3115013
My post for newbies, beginners need helps.
I'm trying to do this everday.

I'm not the OP but i think i can help answer. If OP want can add this list to the main post!


A bounty campaign is basically a way to support a team / crypto project.
By doing that you will get rewarded with tokens (tradable for other altcoins or $)

The rules are specific for each different campaign so you should carefully read the ANN 3d.
Anyway, usually to partecipate in a bounty campaign you will be asked to write a number of constructive post (eg 10 post) per week (there could be other rules like min 70/80 words, only in specific forum sub-section, ....)

Each campaign works with different rules, so again read carefully the ANN 3d!.
There may be a "token prize pot" that you will share with all other partecipant based on number of stakes you earned, or there may be a pre-determined number of token you get for each week joining the campaing.


You can be paid each week or at the end of the campaign.

If the tokens are not locked for some reason, you can trade your token as soon as they go to an exchange.
Refer to the specific project to get updates and/or search for the token on coinmarketcap.com



hope this can help

Know that there are several posts about some infographics to explain the merit system, so I create a video, try to attract attention in a relaxing way to describe rank system and how to level up their rank for members.

Here's my little piece of work:
Describe rank system and how to level up their rank

Here is the snapshot for video.


------------------------ March 10 updated ------------------------

Thanks for comments and advice, already updated.
By the way, any comments and advice are welcome

Accounts Connected:

Yhan-yhan
mikaeala15
Annmika815

Proof:
http://archive.is/pYdRz
http://archive.is/7Dww4
http://archive.is/Z2anR

https://etherscan.io/address/0x177db1e10c8b82bbaedcfabfd1a49189fa8cb4a9#tokentxns
Related Addresses:


Proof:
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x0fe61c933a3c36559fcf7d2c74516118602eabd57a3c253189efc54d8e4e0415
https://etherscan.io/tx/0x346877850b397cd879a35fb4d279b080a29270633015f60c3928348b5b794f41
https://etherscan.io/address/0x768b0eb23c175efbd85ed435d3b7899b76a3d4b0#tokentxns

But there is a loooooooooooooooooooooot more

Experty io abuse related addresses
ADDRESS collection


https://etherscan.io/address/0xd5a42a670efc318d3d76a536e0a8ca23aea651a3#tokentxns

EQUAL abuse related addresses
ADDRESS collection

https://etherscan.io/tokentxns?a=0x177dB1E10C8B82BbAeDcFABfD1A49189Fa8cB4a9&p=2


Miscellaneous:

Abusing bounties this is can be the dirtiest account fuond ever,
https://etherscan.io/tokentxns?a=0x177dB1E10C8B82BbAeDcFABfD1A49189Fa8cB4a9
keep investing if u can already spent 1 hour on it
There is a lot more but is too much for me

Probably, you are faced with the problem of KYC registration if you participated in the bounty or airdrops, and also if you invest in any ICO at any stage.
   Reliable companies always notify you of the need for KYC at the very beginning. This is indicated in all project documents. So they give you the right to choose whether to open their personal data or not.
  You can consider as scammers those companies, that did not report the KYC procedure at the beginning, for example before the beginning of the bounty, and then put you before the fact. In such projects, I recommend not to participate. But the choice is always yours.
    KYC - is a very important point, which can not be ignored. Many large (small too) investors do not want to show with their personal data. After all, why was the cryptocurrency created? As a means of anonymity payments, that's right. Why should investors open their personal data? Especially when they have already invested their money, the KYC requirement is equivalent to a catastrophe! Surely you saw the reactions of such people in the chats of different projects.

    Before you send your personal information, such as passport scan, you need to answer the main question: whether to do it? Think carefully before giving an answer. Let's think together.

YES
   You get paid for your work (And this is your time - the most valuable and irreplaceable resource). You deserve a reward for the time spent, for example in the case of bounty. If you are an investor, you have already made your funds, and KYC for you is an important step for getting your tokens. You are ready to take risks by sending your personal information to the company.

NO
    You send your personal information to those with whom you are unfamiliar. What will happen to your personal information in the future - you don't know. Third parties have access to your documents, and nobody is responsible for distributing documents over the network, except for you. Have you ever seen an agreement on the non-distribution of personal information?
    There is always a possibility that the file with the data of the participants can be hacked, stolen, resold to third parties. As you know, hacker attacks occur regularly, especially in the field of crypto-currencies. And the project administrators who collect the data are tempted to sell them and become richer at the same time. And to prove the sale is almost impossible.
    You participate not in one project but in many. And the more you distribute your personal data to all companies, the more chances are that they will fall into the hands of scammers.
    It's not new that fraudsters can commit many illegal acts with your passport data. I can advise all people who scatter their personal data, be cautious and attentive. Do not be surprised if you are already on the wanted list abroad...

    As far as I know, there are people who send fake documents for KYC or are processed using graphics programs. There you can change the appearance, hide the numbers, codes or fix them to nonexistent. You have the right to do what you think is right. But in many countries, faking is considered a criminal offense, for which you can sit for a long time. So, do you think it's worth risking your own freedom for 1-2 thousand incomprehensible tokens...
Many will say: I did it 100 times, and there was no problem. Believe my experience, problems can suddenly occur 101 times.

I can confidently answer the question: "Do you send personal documents for KYC?" - NO.

If this message was useful to you or saved you from a fatal mistake, you can share the merit, I will be very grateful. Thank you.

Online traders of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin tend to speak in impenetrable jargon, heavy on acronyms, slang terms, and hashtags. Some of it is borrowed from traditional finance, but the digitally native generation of self-taught traders has additional vocabulary all its own. Some useful terms to get you through a conversation — or message-board fight — include:

Bags: Cryptoassets being held, generally as longer-term plays; sometimes used self-deprecatingly for soft or losing positions one should close, but can’t for whatever reason.

Bitcoin Maximalists: The truest believers in bitcoin’s original mission and design, often paired with a disdain for altcoins.

#BTFD: “Buy the Fucking Dip.” Advice to other traders to pick up a coin that’s presumably hit its bottom. “$GNT Golem making moves. Underpriced @ 7.5K If U are buying GNT under 10K still a good price 3 X LETS GO $ETH #CRYPTO #trading #BTFD”


#DYOR: “Do Your Own Research.” The trader’s caveat that advice shouldn’t be taken at face value. “$BCY has an appealing risk/reward here. Could take a few months to play out, however, and will require patience. #DYOR”

Exit Scam: Traditionally a term for darknet markets and vendors that, after building up a good reputation, accumulate bitcoins and disappear; exit scams are also feared by ICO participants who worry that, once they’ve raised hundreds of millions in hard-to-trace money, the developers will take the money and run.

Fiat: Government-issued money.

#FOMO: “Fear of Missing Out.” When a coin starts to moon, dumb money rushes in. “$LGD on a TEAR right now!!! It has major highs right now! Some major #FOMO going on!!! Sell while it’s high. It WILL drop before fight!!!”

FUD: “Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.” Another non-crypto term that describes attempts to scare weak-handed coin-holders into selling their positions, often with rumors of exit scams or hacks; the cheap, dumped coins are then picked up by the FUD-ers.

Hodl: The intentionally misspelled word hodl has its roots in a December 2013 post on the Bitcoin Talk forum, “I AM HODLING”; when the author, GameKyuubi, couldn’t be bothered to fix his typo, the community instantly turned it into a verb: to hodl. Along
with other terms, hodl is an effective litmus test for sussing out newcomers, carpetbaggers, and tourists.

#Lambo: A running joke among traders, you’re cryptorich when you can buy a Lamborghini; though absurd, it’s not unheard of — when Alexandre Cazes, the suspected founder of a major darknet marketplace, was found hanged in his Bangkok jail cell, Thai media reported that he owned four Lamborghinis.

#Moon: A rapid price increase.

Pump: A rapid price increase believed to be the result of market manipulation, a.k.a. pump and dump.

#Rekt: Wrecked. “I never sell because of #FUD, and I never buy because of #FOMO. That’s the easiest way to get #Rekt”

Shitcoins: Pejorative term for altcoins, especially low-cap coins, often affectionately used by shitcoin hodlers.

Sats: Satoshis, currently the smallest unit of a single bitcoin, useful for tracking coin prices. “At the rate $XRP’s moving, I wouldn’t be surprised if it hits 10K sats by the end of the day.”

Whale: Anyone who owns 5 percent of any given coin, often used as a boogeyman to explain unwanted price movements. “Nice support $NEO. Clear whale manipulation.”

I believe a lot of you have used the search function in bitcointalk before, but maybe not all people know all the tricks to make your search more accurate/effective. Today I will try to write a simple tutorial about more details on bitcointalk search.

You can access the search easily by clicking the "SEARCH" tab on the top of the forum. There are two types of search that is available on bitcointalk, Google Search and Forum Search.
(If you directly use the search bar on the top right side of the forum, it is default to be forum search.)



Google Search

Advantages of Google Search:

• Google search is generally more accurate.
• The forum's own search engine are rate-limited, if you use google search it won't cost a lot of forum resources.
• Google search has a lot of predefined search parameters which you can use.
• Google search does not have time limitation between different searchs

Disadvantages of Google Search:

• You will only be able to search public sections using google search. For non-public sections, such as Investigations, you won't see in google search.
• You cannot search within a specific board using google search.

Some Tips for Using Google Search:

• To search for exact match, you can put a word or phrase inside quotes. For example:
  Quote
  "earn bitcoin"
• If you want to combine search, you can use OR. For example:
  Quote
  bitcoin OR litecoin
• You can use  * in your word or phrase where you want to leave a placeholder. For example:
  Quote
  best *
• If you want to exclude certain word from your search, you can put - before the word you want to exclude. For example:
  Quote
  earn bitcoin -faucet

Forum Search



Advantages of Forum Search:

• You will be able to define which board to search in. Just click the "Choose a board to search in, or search all" link on the search screen, you can select one or multiple boards to refine your search.
• You will be able to see non-public sections using forum search, such as Investigations.
• You will be able to define search order and message age using forum search.

Disadvantages of Forum Search:

• Sometimes forum search is not as accurate as google search.
• If you search too quickly using forum search, you will get an error like "You are searching too quickly. Wait 6 seconds. "

Some Tips for Using Forum Search:

• You can use the "Message age" option to define the age of the messages you want to search. For example, you can define the search to be within 0 and 10 days.
• You can also set different search orders to suit your needs. Search order available:
  
  • Most relevant results first
  • Largest topics first
  • Smallest topics first
  • Most recent topics first
  • Oldest topics first

Hi All.

Increase in the  popularity of crypto currencies attracted lot of investor but also lot of scammers too.

Below is the common  traps/scam in crypto currencies that should be avoided and safeguard your crypto investment.

1. Free Bitcoin generators:
 I came across the variety of sites that say that they have find security flaw in bitcoin code/or bugs in mining pools and they are able to generate the BTC for free. You put your bitcoin wallet address and they will generate from 1 to 3 BTC within minutes.The real scam starts now, when they say to send .2 BTC to them as miner fees to claim your generated BTC. I never tested them but it is clear scam when someone is asking you to send BTC to give you back the BTC. Why do not they send that generated BTC minus miners fees in BTC instead of asking  first to send miner fees?

2. Cloud Minings:
There will be variety of sites that promise you to provide hashpowers to generate/mine bitcoins,litecoins/ethereum and in return of some 30 to 40 Dollar packages. These sites will be newly created and offering promising returns.But they last for few weeks only(A quick cash grab and shutting down the business). Even the sites that were existing for years , not all investors are happy.So investing in Cloud mining as a newbie is a big no.


3. Fake Twitter/social Media accounts:
a.) These fake account impersonate a famous personality in crypto world (like John McAfee) and will ask you to donate some small amount of BTC to them and in return they will promise  greater amount of BTC(Like you send me .02 BTC and in return this impostor promise to send .2 BTC).
b.) Sometime it will be fake account of some popular website/exchange to scam the users.

4. Scam airdrops.
Although airdrop looks safe bet but in scam airdrops you will be requested to give some donation to receive the airdrops (like .01 Ethereum). Be careful in these airdrops and do not send your money to them.

5.) Scam coins and ICOs.
Although a full proof method cannot be guranteed to identify the scam coins and scam ICOs, but still following point can be taken into consideration before investing.

a.) Developers promise very high returns on investment, Giving too much referral bonus or whole setup look like a ponzi scheme.
b.) Coin/Token is ready without any whitepaper or poorly written whitepaper.
c.) Coin is not solving any problem or implementing any new idea.
d.) Website look poor, Hosted in free platform like "Wix" or there is no https for website.
e.) Dev reserved too much coins for them, or too much premined or any other scheme that is giving undue benefit to development.
f.) No source code available.
g.) Roadmap putting emphasis on listing coin in exchanges instead of doing some real development.
h.) Team members are not known at all

6.) Do not beleive others without DYOR .
It is quite possible that person advising about coin/token is associated with pump and dump, or getting some personal gain like referral bonus so it is better to do your own research.

7. Precautions while buying coin/token in Exchanges.
a.) If you have no intention to trade your coin in near future then it is best deal to transfer your coin to your own wallet.
b.) If coin is forked recently then also check that exchange is having coin from new fork.
c.) Do check if exchange wallet is available or in maintainence mode before buying coins.
d.) Check the exchange withdrawal fees beforehand the purchase of specific coin.
e.) Send small amount to your wallet to verify transaction instead of sending all coins in one transactions.

8. Password security.
Create strong passwords by using combination of letters (uppercase/smallcase) numbers and special characters.If possible then use 2FA authentication.

9. Phishing attacks.
Do not open the suspicious links. Bookmark the original links, instead of searching the internet for link of sites.

10. Wallet safety.
a.) Do not give your wallet private key to anybody.
b.) Always backup your wallet.dat in some external device.
c.) Private key of wallet should be safely stored in some other place or external device. Do not save private key in same device (In case of Trojan or virus attacks). Save your key in other device/place because if you forget your key then you will lose your investment forever.
d.) Keep your wallet locked if possible offline too.

11. While copy pasting your wallet address , recheck the address that is pasted is same what you copied. (you might be affected by Coin RPG malware)


Last but not the least, Never invest the money  that you can't afford to lose.

Hi Q.E.D /all

If you come across any copy/pasted post here, please report in below thread.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2855895.60

Hi Joel .
I have not heard back  from you regarding my mail.

Anyways , I believe more in "Report to Moderators"  instead of creating threads about it .(I think it help me to preserve my identity ,retaliation and effective as request directly goes to the Moderator's queue ) 
 Please find below the my stats for the "Report to Moderators".
https://i.imgur.com/5PngBFz.png

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=39.0;sort=first_post;desc;

Here board=39.0  is Beginners&Help Board. So you need to add "sort=first_post;desc;"  only , after you reached your desired board.

I am in steemit network for more than 2 months and they have lot of information but I think they are only horizontally diversified. (Jack of all trades,master of none).  If you want to further dive in a topic , I think it might not be an ideal platform. So Bitcoin talk can be your one stop for gathering/understanding for all your crypto currency curiosity but steemit will offer something of everything (like cryptocurrency, photography, story,nature ,funny, food etc. and list can go on.)
I think you can find original content because they have a "@cheetah" bot that is able to determine copy and pasted content and people can flag the content but real catch is that a member of higher reputation can destroy the reputation of member that is having reputation lower than him but reverse is not effective.

Now coming to question of fatal flaw, I did not understand the context.
If you are just login as a another social media site then just make sure never to lose your password.
If it is for earning from steemit, then you have to ready invest some steem of your own to succeed. (Either as a curator or Author) so I can say platform has flaw that you need to invest before succeeding in most cases. (Authors are using/paying bots for upvotes, so real audience is much less)



About any social media they work on same principle "Fire is a good servant but a bad master" so we have to filter the information.
I think information originate arise from steemit platform will be real  because no one like to put own reputation in stake.

Despite current fall on crypto and altcoins market there are still some ICOs which are potentially good for investments. I would recommend Kickcity, Open Collectors, Effect.AI, TrueGame as they have real working projects and solid advisors.

You can check some spreadsheets with ratings as well (DiddyCarter and another consolidated one).

Also have a look on some ico rating websites. My favorite is https://icobench.com/. It provides very flexible filter system, so you can choose ico which meets your own special criterias.

Dear Bitcointalk forum members!

I decided to share some interesting AIRDROPS with you in this topic constantly. Only airdrops which, in my opinion, have potential in the future will be listed here.

Topic will contain both referral and non-referral links. In case you like this topic, you can use referral one

For the upcoming week I have list of 3 projects. As I've said already, I will update the list as I find something interesting.

04.02-10.02

• CURRENT
  
  
  
  Current is an incentivized, blockchain-enabled streaming ecosystem that lets you choose how to stream and pay for your media.
  
  Earn up to $100 in free CRNC by inviting friends. You'll earn 5 CRNC for each friend you invite to the network. Up to 400 CRNC, valued at $100.
  
  Referral:
  https://referral.current.us/?mwr=6402-75ef8226
  Non-referral:
  https://referral.current.us/
  
  
• LINO
  
  
  
  LINO is decentralized autonomous video content economy. One of the hottest in 2018.
  
  Share your referral link to friends and for each verified referral you will receive 15 LINO tokens. Also, you will receive an additional 5 LINO tokens for each person your friend refers!
  
  Referral:
  https://drop.lino.network?code=mXr4wkM9
  Non-referral:
  https://drop.lino.network/
  
  
• DOCK.IO
  
  
  
  DOCK.IO is decentralized professional data exchange.
  
  Earn 3$ for referred friend! Up to 3$ for retweet! Up to 150$/week for signature campaign.
  
  Referral:
  https://app.dock.io?r=ivanslanko:aaaaPPWe
  Non-referral:
  https://app.dock.io/
  
  

So that's what I got for you for the first week. Please, share your thoughts and feedback on this initiative. I will try to make the topic better!
Good luck in becoming rich!

Hey guys! I'm making this thread to help those guys who wants to start trading but don't know where to start. And if the higher ranks members of this forum want to share their ideas that will contribute to the knowledge of newbies please feel free to write a reply to this thread.

To start trading, you must first learn this things that are commonly used in trading
1. Candle stick reading-Learn how to read the Candle sticks chart because it is the chart that is used in movements of stocks in crypto.
2. The Support and resistance
3. Chart formations, Patterns and structure- this will help you whether to buy or sell, but keep in mind that rhis is not 100% accurate.
4. The technical indicators in the chart.

You can do your own research, Google, investopedia and youtube are the most helpful sources that can help you improve your knowledge in trading.

Read news, updates and background of the coins you want to trade with.

 BUY LOW SELL HIGH and stay away from pishing sites!

I hope that this will be helpful!

The answer very much depends on the definition you apply for a democracy and the context that you use.

I see shows like Our Cartoon President and feel that US (I'm not from USA) is still a democracy where you can criticize people freely in a justified manner, irrespective of their stature which is not available in the Asian/African countries.

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Possibly I've been wrong, but most merits are distributed among coteries and groups. The posts that tend to belittle others and point fingers are the ones that have been receiving merits as well. Posts like ICO ANN and Bounties ANN by Bounty managers are receiving merits( WHY ).

I've rarely tried to please people and have also tried to increase the quality of my posts in the past months, but I've rarely received merits from unknown sources, just people that know or those I have merited (dunno if it was a gesture or anything but I never asked them for it).  

A lot of people have been harping on the Sig campaigns thing. Here are a couple of things:

Q1. Why do companies have Sign Campaigns?

A. To
    (a.) To grab eyeballs so that people know about them and invest or use those services.
    (b.) To pay posters who make good posts on BCT.

I think it's the (a.). (Correct me if I'm wrong or have a wrong notion anywhere in this post.)

Q2. Do people make decisions to invest in ICO or use a service based on the Sign Holders?
A. I've seen people wear the Signature of a Mixer, I have looked into the service and it looks AWESOME. I wouldn't care if a racist half-wit is wearing that signature and spamming endlessly (actually someone racist is wearing it), I have and will use the service.

I've also seen many good posters wear the sign of a Mining company and I have looked into it again, will I invest, HELL NO!

Q3. What's the use of merits and such regulations then?
A. I hate to say it, but the winners are ICO Bounties that need to pay less (Sorry Satoshi, but Centralized Institutions are winning), because people won't rank up. I think the only useful system is the TRUST, that too when u are trading and not proselytizing your political opinions. As for rest, all Ranks and Merits should be abolished and each Bounty Manager shud be made to count posts and assess the quality and pay for them. ICOs are happy to have 100 Jr. Members Shit-Post and say Good Project while grabbing attention to their projects, because that also is a form of marketing. Why do the PAUL BROTHERS and their gangs have Millions of views when all they make is SHIT, because even cringe is appealing and makes for good marketing.

Q4. What's my proposed solution?
A. Read the BOLD part up.
EDIT : Initiatives such as SMAS list by Lauda is a good reference point and I applaud them, although I'm on the list (Rightly so!) and believe that it has little utility in term sof marketing. (Again grabbing eye-balls is more important !)


My 2cents : All of us can agree that Sign campaigns pay well, but why do they pay to make good posts or to grab eyeballs. If it was to make good posts, add that in Article Bounties. I hope someone points out valid loopholes and assumptions that I made.

Thanks.


P.S. Can some marketing veteran point it out that my logic has fallacies, but remember that most investors in ICOs are extremely clueless and not a reformed crowd that they would care for quality of adverts or advertisers. We also have instances in the past to prove it. MIOTA raised a small seed on forum and was being called a SCAM all the time. The marketing was shit, but most of us can agree that the project is doing good today.

I was reading the whole thread expecting this viewpoint, but failed to find or overlooked it. 

The person might be a revolutionary or radical activist waging war against some imperialist nation or oppressive govt. and hence resorts to these measures.

Also, these crimes aren't immoral unless u state the context as well.

If you properly configure the security of mail / wallets / exchanges, you must install two-factor protection (Google Authenticator). During the configuration process, you need to scan the QR code so that the Authenticator application starts to generate unique 6-digit codes. And you scanned it, you added the key to the application, and everything seems fine.

BUT there is a moment - but what if your phone / tablet breaks, or you lose it, as on the new device to restore the codes Google Authenticator ?

1. You can make screenshots of QR codes when attaching two-factor codes, and hide printouts in the storage room (why not)

2. Use the online version of Google Authenticator, but if you break the laptop / PC, everything will go into oblivion (a bad option)

3. After losing the device, make a million tickets on all exchanges / wallets / mails, and spend months with technical support (very long, and not always efficiently)

4. And you can use special official programs that will help you decrypt the QR code and show you a unique secret key (a set of numbers and letters) that you can enter with the pens on the new device, thereby restoring access to Google Authenticator codes

For Android device owners

Application: QR Droid
Play Market: https://goo.gl/o8d9BH
How to use: run, scan the QR code when connecting two-factor protection. Next, you will see a text consisting of numbers and letters, eg secret=twwolj564uf7x4se6ft7t2hhfjh1c33v&issuer=Google

When setting up Gmail, all that's in the text after "secret=" and up to the mark "&", and there is your secret key.
When setting up other services: everything in the text after "secret=" and there is your secret key.

For Apple Owners

Application: QR-Code Reader
App Store: https://goo.gl/5VuLxh
How to use: run, scan the QR code when connecting two-factor protection. Next, you will see a text consisting of numbers and letters, eg secret=twwolj564uf7x4se6ft7t2hhfjh1c33v&issuer=Google

When setting up Gmail, all that's in the text after "secret=" and up to the mark "&", and there is your secret key.
When setting up other services: everything in the text after "secret=" and there is your secret key.

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Keep your keys separate from passwords, always have multiple backups, both on physical media and in print. In this case, in case of force majeure (loss of your electronic equipment), you can quickly restore access to your accounts on different services

P.S. Who helped to understand, you can click on +Merit