[CHARTS] Brief monthly overview of the local boards activity - page 39.

Igebotz

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Quote from: Igebotz on March 21, 2022, 07:45:58 AM

So every Russian on the forum uses VPN or Tor to access the forum? Or has the ban been lifted?

Absolutely everyone. Without a VPN, access to the forum is closed, and even despite the fact that the government began to look towards the legalization of cryptocurrencies, this forum still remains prohibited. Just like TOR. It was also recently blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In general, the Russian government encourages every crypto user to learn how to bypass locks and hide their real data. Cheesy

Tbh, the last part of your post sounds interesting. There are some rumors going around on Twitter that Russia is attempting to disconnect from the worldwideweb (www). I'm not sure how reliable or even possible this is.

dkbit98

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Absolutely everyone. Without a VPN, access to the forum is closed, and even despite the fact that the government began to look towards the legalization of cryptocurrencies, this forum still remains prohibited. Just like TOR. It was also recently blocked on the territory of the Russian Federation.

This is crazy, I didn't know bitcointalk is so ''dangerous'' in some countries.
Is there some list to see all the websites that are banned, and does every VPN provider working in Russia or some of them are unavailable?

Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 11:35:23 AM

Haha yeah, our numbers would be much lower if it weren't for him. Then again, almost every local board has its own slackovic that is way more active than everyone else. Cheesy

I think this word should by definition be universally accepted in bitcointalk forum as most active local member.
So when we look other local sections you could say that joker_josue from Portuguese section is the Slackovic of the month, as the most active member from all local sections.
You can also award local slackovices in each individual local section, and you can even use shorter version slacko or have deidcated slacko-badge.

Charles-Tim

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Leading Crypto Sports Betting & Casino Platform

Quote from: Igebotz on March 21, 2022, 07:45:58 AM

So every Russian on the forum uses VPN or Tor to access the forum? Or has the ban been lifted?

Yes, exactly.

But I do not know if Russia are making this more complicated this time around or it has just been rumour as a result of this Ukraine war.

Russia going offline?

But I think it is just a rumor, VPN and Tor will still be used.

Quote from: Igebotz on March 21, 2022, 07:45:58 AM

The Nigeria board has Charles-Tim, who hasn't been defeated in either weekly or monthly stats for a year and a half now, and he's the reason our local corner is still very active.

Thanks Igehhh. I appreciate that. I find it easier to post on our local thread, I do not know why though but it seems easier. Even I was surprised I have most posts when to me I wasn't really active.

Edit: Best answered by Ratimov.

Igebotz

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Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 11:35:23 AM

Quote from: Stalker22 on March 19, 2022, 11:17:01 AM

I had no idea that Russia banned Bitcointalk. When did it happen? Was it in response to the war in Ukraine, or is it because of their attitude towards Bitcoin?

It happened almost 2 years ago, on March 25th 2020 and it seems that the main reason was gambling promotion, more precisely Bitstarz casino scamming people. They basically banned the whole forum over one topic. You can find more info in this thread.

So every Russian on the forum uses VPN or Tor to access the forum? Or has the ban been lifted?

Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 11:35:23 AM

Quote from: Daniel91 on March 19, 2022, 07:09:30 AM

The only thing that never changes is the question of the champion in the number of posts on the Croatian part of the forum Grin

Haha yeah, our numbers would be much lower if it weren't for him. Then again, almost every local board has its own slackovic that is way more active than everyone else. Cheesy

Lol. The Nigeria board has Charles-Tim, who hasn't been defeated in either weekly or monthly stats for a year and a half now, and he's the reason our local corner is still very active.

Pmalek

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Activity: 2730

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Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 11:35:23 AM

It happened almost 2 years ago, on March 25th 2020 and it seems that the main reason was gambling promotion, more precisely Bitstarz casino scamming people. They basically banned the whole forum over one topic. You can find more info in this thread.

The word idiots comes to mind when I remember that situation and reason why the forum got banned in Russia. They should ban Hotmail and Yahoo as well because that hot girl who emails you that she is in your neighborhood and wants sex, is not there at all. Those boner pills don't work either. Another reason why those two providers should be restricted.

Quote from: Daniel91 on March 19, 2022, 07:09:30 AM

Haha yeah, our numbers would be much lower if it weren't for him. Then again, almost every local board has its own slackovic that is way more active than everyone else. Cheesy

Let's just hope slackovic doesn't start slacking and posting less than he commonly does.

Rikafip

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Activity: 1722

Merit: 5937

Quote from: Stalker22 on March 19, 2022, 11:17:01 AM

I had no idea that Russia banned Bitcointalk. When did it happen? Was it in response to the war in Ukraine, or is it because of their attitude towards Bitcoin?

It happened almost 2 years ago, on March 25th 2020 and it seems that the main reason was gambling promotion, more precisely Bitstarz casino scamming people. They basically banned the whole forum over one topic. You can find more info in this thread.

Quote from: Daniel91 on March 19, 2022, 07:09:30 AM

The only thing that never changes is the question of the champion in the number of posts on the Croatian part of the forum Grin

Haha yeah, our numbers would be much lower if it weren't for him. Then again, almost every local board has its own slackovic that is way more active than everyone else. Cheesy

Stalker22

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Quote from: fillippone on March 19, 2022, 09:33:05 AM

What I meant is that if ever Italy were to suppress civil rights as Russia did, banning access to many legitimate websites, I can’t see italian user base increasing.

But I might be really wrong here, as is exactly when government deprives you from liberty when you start appreciating it much, and you fight back for it, with every available item, VPN’s and bitcoin included.

Yes. Forbidden fruit is always the sweetest! At least that's what they say ... Wink

I had no idea that Russia banned Bitcointalk. When did it happen? Was it in response to the war in Ukraine, or is it because of their attitude towards Bitcoin?

Falconer

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Quote from: fillippone on March 19, 2022, 09:33:05 AM

What I meant is that if ever Italy were to suppress civil rights as Russia did, banning access to many legitimate websites, I can’t see italian user base increasing.

But I might be really wrong here, as is exactly when government deprives you from liberty when you start appreciating it much, and you fight back for it, with every available item, VPN’s and bitcoin included.

Yes, I understand what you mean but so far I feel happy because the government of my country is very supportive of bitcoin especially if it is used as a trading and investment asset. In contrast, the government prohibits all activities and transactions of bitcoin as a means of payment. This regulation will continue to benefit users, but may still change if the government detects excessive abuse in the future such as high rates of money laundering by officials or others.

The Indonesian user base on bitcointalk is still high and will probably continue to grow regardless of its underlying purpose. But first, I hope you will fix your quote. Wink

fillippone

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Quote from: fillippone on March 19, 2022, 05:21:11 AM

I have too a bad feeling about italian board going trough a VPN!

How is it possible, is Italy doing the same with Russia? I'm not sure that's true, but last month there were only 60 active posters on Italian boards or about 55% of active posters on Indonesian local boards.
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What I meant is that if ever Italy were to suppress civil rights as Russia did, banning access to many legitimate websites, I can’t see italian user base increasing.

But I might be really wrong here, as is exactly when government deprives you from liberty when you start appreciating it much, and you fight back for it, with every available item, VPN’s and bitcoin included.

Falconer

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Merit: 1141

Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 03:19:46 AM

It's true, Russia banned access to bitcointalk some time ago so every user coming from there has to use VPN in order to access it. That makes their numbers even more impressive and I wonder how many people from my country (Croatia) would bother going through hassle like that just to access the forum.

Of course it will affect some users who are not used to accessing forums using a VPN or TOR, but if they really like forums then they will definitely look for solutions so they can continue their activities as usual. But in my opinion, it's not only because of restriction or bans that the user base is down but I have seen quite a lot of decrease in active users during 2018 to 2020 due to thousands of failed altcoin projects.

Quote from: fillippone on March 19, 2022, 05:21:11 AM

I have too a bad feeling about italian board going trough a VPN!

How is it possible, is Italy doing the same with Russia? I'm not sure that's true, but last month there were only 60 active posters on Italian boards or about 55% of active posters on Indonesian local boards.

Daniel91

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Rikafip, your monthly analysis is really interesting and informative every time, thank you for your effort and time.
I didn’t expect the drop in the number of posts to be that big.
It seems that in your analysis we can see another confirmation of the long-term trend of declining activity and the number of active members.
The only thing that never changes is the question of the champion in the number of posts on the Croatian part of the forum Grin

naim027

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Merit: 523

Quote from: Rikafip on March 19, 2022, 03:19:46 AM

It's true, Russia banned access to bitcointalk some time ago so every user coming from there has to use VPN in order to access it. That makes their numbers even more impressive and I wonder how many people from my country (Croatia) would bother going through hassle like that just to access the forum.

I guess I can say they are true lovers of the Bitcointalk community. They are still in the community even it's banned in their country. A few weeks ago I was talking with my Russian friend and said I have reached Sr. member rank On Bitcointalk. He said, "Congratulations bro! But, I cannot access Bitcointalk anymore. He doesn't bother to use VPN just to access Bitcointalk. So, I assume those peoples are true Bitcointalk Lovers and that's why they are still here.

BTW, Congratulations Rikafip for achieving 3000 Merits!
Long way to go. Good luck!

fillippone

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Quote from: Falconer on March 18, 2022, 04:55:19 PM

AFAIK, Russia has long put bitcointalk on the ban list which might cause a bit of annoyance for users. But I really appreciate their efforts to keep users active in this forum with a number of posts, active users and also merit distribution even though I assume that users there should use a vpn. They are impressive in my opinion

Wow, I didn’t know that and, yea, this makes their numbers even more impressive! I have too a bad feeling about italian board going trough a VPN!

Rikafip

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Quote from: fillippone on March 18, 2022, 03:37:21 PM

I know. It’s a difficult balance between quantity of information, noise/signal ratio and audience attention span.

True, people are too lazy to read, I know a few people that have very decent BTC bag yet they couldn't even bother to read Bitcoin whitepaper. Says a lot about the time we are living in. Regarding extra the charts, we can look the other way: why not add moreif people are asking for it as that means that there is an interest for those. So yeah, might keep adding charts as long as they make sense and can help provide clearer picture of what's going on in local boards.

Quote from: fillippone on March 18, 2022, 03:37:21 PM

After many months writing lengthy meta report for the italian section, I am not sure I am mastering this art.

Keep it up, your reports are amazing! As a matter of fact I read them every month (via Google translate) even though I am not active in your board nor I speak Italian so that says a lot. I considered being as detailed as you are for my local board but I think that I am too lazy for something like that. Cheesy

Quote from: Falconer on March 18, 2022, 04:55:19 PM

And I have to congratulate him after I managed to fulfill 3000 merit in his current profile.

Cheers bud!

Quote from: Falconer on March 18, 2022, 04:55:19 PM

AFAIK, Russia has long put bitcointalk on the ban list which might cause a bit of annoyance for users. But I really appreciate their efforts to keep users active in this forum with a number of posts, active users and also merit distribution even though I assume that users there should use a vpn. They are impressive in my opinion

It's true, Russia banned access to bitcointalk some time ago so every user coming from there has to use VPN in order to access it. That makes their numbers even more impressive and I wonder how many people from my country (Croatia) would bother going through hassle like that just to access the forum.

Falconer

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Activity: 2660

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Quote from: fillippone on March 18, 2022, 03:37:21 PM

-snip-

And I have to congratulate him after I managed to fulfill 3000 merit in his current profile.

So far the Russian local board are the most active local board in terms of merit gain, number of posts and also number of active users. AFAIK, Russia has long put bitcointalk on the ban list which might cause a bit of annoyance for users. But I really appreciate their efforts to keep users active in this forum with a number of posts, active users and also merit distribution even though I assume that users there should use a vpn. They are impressive in my opinion

fillippone

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Quote from: Rikafip on March 16, 2022, 01:34:50 AM

I will definitely think about your suggestions, but my concern is that if I make too many charts people will get bored to even ( I am sure that some are annoyed with these charts already) check it. Thats one of the reasons why I am trying to keep those texts above each chart short as I don't wanna bore people more than I am already doing. After all, it was intended to be "brief"overview and as we can see it grow bigger compared to the first few.

I know. It’s a difficult balance between quantity of information, noise/signal ratio and audience attention span.
After many months writing lengthy meta report for the italian section, I am not sure I am mastering this art.
So thank you for your input, Rikafip.

Rikafip

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Quote from: fillippone on March 15, 2022, 05:02:41 AM

Regarding your addition, it is great. Of course the next logical step is to provide a ratio of merited users/total users or merits/total users.
Endless permutations, and graph to be added, are almost infinite!

I will definitely think about your suggestions, but my concern is that if I make too many charts people will get bored to even ( I am sure that some are annoyed with these charts already) check it. Thats one of the reasons why I am trying to keep those texts above each chart short as I don't wanna bore people more than I am already doing. After all, it was intended to be "brief"overview and as we can see it grow bigger compared to the first few.

Quote from: skarais on March 15, 2022, 07:54:55 AM

Compared to January, the number of merit distributed in February at the Local Indonesian Board decreased slightly but was still above 500+. That's pretty good and I hope we can keep that number for longer.

Given the fact that huge majority of other threads had noticeable decrease in the amount of merit shared, you did quite good. Keep it up!

Quote from: famososMuertos on March 16, 2022, 12:50:04 AM

Crypto_Snack and Elvenland although ninjastic,space/ mentions them with 10 and 8 posts respectively, it was like that, but the first is Nuke status and the second nick has 26 deleted posts, of which 5 belonged to LE, this verified via bpip.org.

For current purposes, Elvenland would only have 3 posts. It is something that happens, but at least to make it clear for statistical purposes (LE). Anyway, things that one can discover thanks to its update.

Thanks for the heads up, and unfortunately these things will happen. Problem is that ninjastic.space counts all posts written in certain period, even deleted ones and that's the main reason I was reluctant to use that tool for making post charts and was preferring to use Merit Dashboard as I knew it will give somewhat inflated numbers.

They only way to alleviate this issue is if I checked each and every user on every board and then do the calculation manually, but of course I am not that crazy. So yeah, we will have to live with it, as no tools that I have at my disposal for counting posts is 100% correct.

famososMuertos

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@Rikafip
Crypto_Snack and Elvenland although ninjastic,space/ mentions them with 10 and 8 posts respectively, it was like that, but the first is Nuke status and the second nick has 26 deleted posts, of which 5 belonged to LE, this verified via bpip.org.

For current purposes, Elvenland would only have 3 posts. It is something that happens, but at least to make it clear for statistical purposes (LE). Anyway, things that one can discover thanks to its update.

skarais

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Activity: 2464

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Quote from: Rikafip on March 15, 2022, 03:37:34 AM

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Compared to January, the number of merit distributed in February at the Local Indonesian Board decreased slightly but was still above 500+. That's pretty good and I hope we can keep that number for longer.

By the way, I haven't finished the update for February and I'm late than usual but it's very likely for me to get it done in the coming days. Rikafip, as always this is a great job from you. Wink

joker_josue

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Quote from: Rikafip on March 15, 2022, 03:37:34 AM

Last but not the least, list of the most active members in 18 local boards (to be more precise 15 local boards + 3 communities that still dont have their own). Once again @joker_josue is the most active member, even though I remember him saying month ago that he doesn't think he will keep his title this month.

It's true, by chance I wasn't expecting to have been so active in February. This time even I was surprised. Roll Eyes

But, almost certainly the month of March will not be first. I've been a little more absent... With the rotation of some projects, which were on pause because of Covid, there is less time to be here.

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