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Topic: Give new topics some time, you will learn a lot - page 2. (Read 353 times)

hero member
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Many times, you find beginners just making topics just for the sake of having something been put out for people to respond to. To them, its one way to sell there name on the forum and possibly get some merits. Merits seems to be attached more with thread creations but I take it to be a 50:50 chances. Especially when you create some low value posts and contents that don't address some issue or raise major concerns.

Comments on posts have got some real values too. You guys have got to give it a chance too. If your not acquinted with the topic of discussion, it would even serve you more to just read and not respond. It's a learning field out here and technically, your participating, your gathering the Knowledge you would need to answer some other beginner in no distant time because sooner than later, they do come around, making the same enquiry.
hero member
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If a user spends a few days on the forum they can learn a lot of things if they intend to learn really. I have seen a lot of unnecessary threads from newbies where they could get it by using the search button. Whether they are lazy or don't know about the search function. That's why it's preferable to spend time reading threads here to learn.
Many beginners don't know the search feature so they just check briefly on the topic they want, but if they don't find it on the main page then the decision is to create a new topic regardless of repeating topics or not. Actually beginners can find sources of knowledge on forums by combining searches on google (site:bitcointalk.org word) or more effectively using ninjastic.space
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Newbies also need space to show themselves.

My rank is Legendary, and I still don't make many topics, I rather answer to questions.
But many prefer to create topics. I know, this also means they have better chances to get merit (and rank up, if it's the case).

I mean, when a newbie is faced with another user's fresh topic (no reply yet), they can also reply right away without hesitation if they know something.
Maybe my interpretation is wrong, The OP's point I understood on "make any hasty decision from fresh topics on this forum" is about responding to another user's new topic, which OP then says:
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reading through comments alone will enlighten you.
This means preventing newbies from interacting at all.
hero member
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These days there are a lot of newbies do this, newbies follow this, guidelines compilation, this compilation, that compilation. Really tired of watching these shits on this board which supposed to be a very much helpful board.
legendary
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If a user spends a few days on the forum they can learn a lot of things if they intend to learn really. I have seen a lot of unnecessary threads from newbies where they could get it by using the search button. Whether they are lazy or don't know about the search function. That's why it's preferable to spend time reading threads here to learn.
hero member
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Newbies, do not make any hasty decision from fresh topics on this forum, wait till members reply that topic first because some people create topics like they know it all but if you give it time you will get valid answers from a combination of comments from other members,  reading through comments alone will enlighten you, unless you don't like reading meaning you shouldn't be on here in the first place.

Don't sound too nervous to discourage newbies from creating a topic as long as it has not been discussed before and how do they know this, by making the use of the search function on the forum menu to check, newbies can create a topic as creating a topic does not mean asking a question alone, but one can as well give an information in some specific areas that needed attention and newbies were not excluded in this, but i must make this clear that newbies have no mandate to creating a topic if there's no need for that, it not a must except you find the need to do so.
legendary
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Newbies also need space to show themselves.

My rank is Legendary, and I still don't make many topics, I rather answer to questions.
But many prefer to create topics. I know, this also means they have better chances to get merit (and rank up, if it's the case).

While people are different and some want to show their knowledge, I've seen newbies making topics and teaching about things they don't know well enough and making plenty of mistakes, I have to say: one should think it over before making a topic, one should ask around and clear up things he doesn't know before trying to teach about things they also don't know. If this would happen, I would agree 100% that newbies should be even encouraged to create topics.

But as it is now, I agree with OP: give it time, learn first. Instead of trying to teach, try first to learn. That can also mean new topics and valid questions also get merited.
legendary
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Mostly Newbies , have a lot of questions first and dont know the Forum really.
Using the search function would be maybe solve 50% of the things they want to know.
On the other hand , there is no need to wait for replying on a post or a topic for a Newbie if they have questions , thats why the community is here.

unless you don't like reading meaning you shouldn't be on here in the first place.
If you dont like reading i agree fully on that with you , you will be have a hard time here to find answers to your questions.
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If you know something relevant, there's no need to wait for time to reply. Don't limit yourself to things that don't really matter. Even on this board, I expect the answers to the basic questions to come from (real) newbies. The role of the high-rank members only pays attention to, refines or corrects if the answers isn't quite right.

Newbies also need space to show themselves.
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Newbies, do not make any hasty decision from fresh topics on this forum, wait till members reply that topic first because some people create topics like they know it all but if you give it time you will get valid answers from a combination of comments from other members,  reading through comments alone will enlighten you, unless you don't like reading meaning you shouldn't be on here in the first place.
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