BitcoinTalk has some tech geeks who exclusively write their posts to help people in every other way.
That's the absolute truth. To even think that most (if not all) of the Bitcoin/crypto OGs had accounts here with some disguised while others with their known identify, is mind-blowing. Yes, we know that the Bitcoin inventor himself, Satoshi, created this forum idea but this forum has grown to embrace other crypto heavyweights. Whatever that's remarkable in Bitcoin today and its growth that remained historical from the $10k for two pizzas incident to the "hodl" error had the major players as members here. There's a long list of such incidents to be remembered. I can't really be sure again but I think I once read a thread mentioning Vitalik Butterin and CZ Binance having been registered here too. 
Topic: Here is why Bitcointalk is a reliable source! (Read 436 times)
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Yes, you are right with the points you have made. I am of the opinion that this is one of the best websites and communities where a crypto enthusiast can gain very concrete knowledge about any cryptocurrency they want to know or learn about the blockchain technology, which happens to be a great technology in this generation. I can even testify that through my stay on this forum, I have been able to learn a lot of things that I was never aware of when I was not yet here. Indeed, the forum has a lot of tech experts, Bitcoin experienced users, and Bitcoin miners, which means that the forum is really a good source for learning for anyone because on the forum, different ideas are shared and one could even learn new things every day.
Bitcointalk is not a reliable source, the info here is sometimes not true, even simple things. But from the other hand, there a lot of various info.
Totally agree with you. Yes, indeed Bitcointalk is filled with people of vast knowledge about crypto, tech, mining, politics etc. But it is also filled with spammers, scammers, shitposters, altaccounts. It may be a reliable source but it is not free of unreliable peoples. The only advantage is the trust system, with that we are sorting out good and bad sources. Without that this forum would be like any other forum. USELESS.... My personal opinion is that, trust system or you can say feeeback system is the only thing that is keeping the forum intact from falling apart.
In any social setting, bad people can not be completely flush out and Forum is not excluded from this menace but Forum is trying to limit and minimize this by having moderators in almost all the section of the forum to check mate the activities going on and get rid of perceived suspicious activities.
I think it's not only the moderators but reputable members of this forum who made sure that the forum is clean and all the information emanating from this forum is true and accurate, with so many members here, the forum cannot keep up moderating the discussions and each member posts, the trust and member's feedback has done a lot to weed out bad members of this forum.
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Yes, the information you get here is strictly on each individual perspective and some are likely to be inaccurate. It's left for the reader to chose the one to hold onto as it apply to their problem.
If accurate there are members who will come to correct the inaccuracy, there were times that I provided inaccurate information and it's okay for me and I feel grateful if some member will come and correct me on the inaccuracy of the information I provided. 
You are making things up extremely man.
Bitcointalk is a great forum with many Bitcoin developers and technical experts but in this forum, there are newbies, spammers, shitposters and trollers too. Everyone who visit as a guest or use this forum as a member must verify information they read.
They can not assume and believe all information they read here is reliable and correct.
Bitcointalk is a great forum with many Bitcoin developers and technical experts but in this forum, there are newbies, spammers, shitposters and trollers too. Everyone who visit as a guest or use this forum as a member must verify information they read.
They can not assume and believe all information they read here is reliable and correct.
This is why Bitcointalk stands out from the rest of other social media platforms. Every media has all these set of people as well but the unique nature of Forum makes it possible for one to identify each category of users with the help of trust system. By checking the trust summary, one could see shitposter, spammer or troller as the case may be in the majority of profiles capable of doing that. Other medias do not have that feature.
In any social setting, bad people can not be completely flush out and Forum is not excluded from this menace but Forum is trying to limit and minimize this by having moderators in almost all the section of the forum to check mate the activities going on and get rid of perceived suspicious activities.
Yes, the information you get here is strictly on each individual perspective and some are likely to be inaccurate. It's left for the reader to chose the one to hold onto as it apply to their problem.
Bitcoin is actually trusted forum on the internet where no information goes to the public very easily.Bitcoin is not Cryptocurrency trust system no doubt but 100% maybe for Bitcoin not a reliable source as there are many members here who have not come here with faith, but the information here is not saved.Yes, it is true that there is a less chance of overt cheating.This forum is trusted since its inception, otherwise no one would be able to say it is a trusted place until later because that capability is what created the forum.
The bottom line is that nothing is permanently trusted, but many things are partially trusted one of them is Bitcoin, but action is the actual thing by doing you will build trust and people will see.But we can consider Bitcoin as a reliable source.
The bottom line is that nothing is permanently trusted, but many things are partially trusted one of them is Bitcoin, but action is the actual thing by doing you will build trust and people will see.But we can consider Bitcoin as a reliable source.
.Bitcointalk users want to build up their reputation in every possible way. So, most of their intention to help is genuine.
Eish! I so wanna agree you with you on this line but nah, I can't. Not everyone is all about rep here and it helps that this a forum where everyone is anonymous so I can scam and get away with it without you calling the cops on me, right? I mean, whats the biggest punishment one can get for being a scammer? A couple of red tags? Gee, the user could get tired of having that many red colors on his profile and decide to get another one. 
after spending a long time on the forum, the nicknames of many users are so familiar that trusting the posts of people you read every day is safer for me than reading information from strangers on the Internet.
Yes, this is exactly why I mentioned the option reputation. Some of you guys have been around and contributed to this forum for a long time. Those forum members are unlikely to give incorrect information unless it's an honest mistake or misunderstanding. I have followed a lot of YouTube videos before and ended up messing up my system. The very recent incident happened last night. I was trying to set up Fedora workstation 38 with Windows dual boot. I ended up corrupting my Windows files, and I had to format my drives. I have lost my PGP key backups and many other important files. I was lucky that I had stored my electrum keys offline. Otherwise, I could have lost thousands of dollars.
I wouldn't go so far as say that, if you talk about being a source of news, it's as reliable as the links that they've got to share the news to the forum. If you're talking about experiences, it isn't a reliable source because experience per person varies and if you're talking about information, you have to sift through all the opinions and information that the other people share regarding a specific topic so in a way, picking out what's correct and wrong just to get an information, I don't think that you can call that a reliable source. But one thing that I can say to you is that BCT is a reliable forum when you want to expand your knowledge and sharpen your critical thinking skills.
One of the reasons is reputation. Bitcointalk has designed the reputation system very well. The users build their reputation over time by helping others, writing helpful topics/posts, and trading with others.
I am yet to see rep given for topics/helping others, almost all comes solely from trading with others, that's why some don't have any just because they don't trade. Feel free to show me rep given for former examples so I come out of my ignorance.
I agree with the majority opinion that here you can get complete knowledge and more accurate information. Knowing how easy it is nowadays to create websites and write on them whatever the owner likes without proving his level of knowledge, trusting other sources is sometimes very problematic. I don’t trust Google Search because I consider it very corrupt and aimed only at money, but I think getting information from the forum is the correct thing to do. In addition, after spending a long time on the forum, the nicknames of many users are so familiar that trusting the posts of people you read every day is safer for me than reading information from strangers on the Internet.
Why are you unlikely to be publicly scammed?
I consider Bitcointalk as one of the safest forums on the internet. The internet is full of scammers, and Bitcointalk is not without scammers. There are scammers, but you are unlikely to get scammed if you talk in public. Remember, scams are not moderated in this forum. Bitcointalk members are unlikely to scam a random person publicly because others will immediately try to save you from fraud (if they notice).
Forum members are constantly looking out for each other, and newbies are always advised to be careful of the kind of private messages they respond to especially after creating topics asking for some sort of help or assistance.I consider Bitcointalk as one of the safest forums on the internet. The internet is full of scammers, and Bitcointalk is not without scammers. There are scammers, but you are unlikely to get scammed if you talk in public. Remember, scams are not moderated in this forum. Bitcointalk members are unlikely to scam a random person publicly because others will immediately try to save you from fraud (if they notice).
Help is usually offered publicly in this forum, so that it helps another person as it helps you.
Why it's reliable?
Many users on the forum possess vast knowledge and experience, and have no linking or relationship asides this forum that has become a meet place for everyone. If many users give the same answer to a question you ask, you can trust the information as reliable and correct. 
I'd agree if you say we've got tech geeks in here, buh that's also another motivation - it's either gonna create some kinda exposure to peeps and could possibly make them develop interest in programming/coding, or it'd help the enhancement of the forum's website domain....doesn't mean it'll guide against meagre scams..
The supposed impartial forum has tolerated so many projects without proper scrutiny... I think that's Also a great factor to oppose your motion.
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The supposed impartial forum has tolerated so many projects without proper scrutiny... I think that's Also a great factor to oppose your motion.
Sandra 🧑🦰
I guess this is your first forum, I mean you're not quite active or spend more time to explore on the other forums e.g. reddit, quora, etc. The reason why many users aren't a scammer is they risking something which is signature campaign, if the forum has no signature campaign, I expect it's nothing different with other forums.
Why some are already disagreeing with you, I have to agree with you from your perspective of reasoning. The major reason people are not scamming is because of signature campaigns of the forum. I wanted to hastly disagree with you, but on a second thought I decided to agree with you.I have seen where a member of the forum who was in Royse777 campaign with a snr member account defaulted shaan loan of about 120 dollars and the account was tagged. People greatly blamed the loan defaulter that if he was patient, he could pay the loan with 2weeks campaign pay and still not have his account ruined. If there was no signature campaigns, scam would have been much here in the forum.
I disagree. Signature campaigns has its advantages but I don’t think it’s the reason why users aren’t scamming. It’s like saying there are no decent jobs out there and that’s why scammers do what they do. In my opinion Bitcointalk has a low level of scam because the forum has a structure based on rank and trust ratings, in order to pull a scam successfully in this forum you would need to have a good rank and reputation. Those two do not come easy. It’s x10 harder to scam on btt than on reddit or other platforms.
Scammers will scam people even right before the end of this world. Even if they know that everything is going to be destroyed, they will scam others if they get a chance. I do agree that the signature campaign has an advantage, and it is one of the reasons why some potential scammers still did not scam anyone. You will see loan defaulters here from time to time. One of the lenders is "shasan" who got scammed by a bunch of high ranked scammers. It's because they were kicked out of the signature campaign and they were unable to make money from this forum anymore. Since they were unable to make money, they think the account does not have value anymore therefore they decided to scam him.
Why are you unlikely to be publicly scammed?
I consider Bitcointalk as one of the safest forums on the internet. The internet is full of scammers, and Bitcointalk is not without scammers. There are scammers, but you are unlikely to get scammed if you talk in public.
I consider Bitcointalk as one of the safest forums on the internet. The internet is full of scammers, and Bitcointalk is not without scammers. There are scammers, but you are unlikely to get scammed if you talk in public.
This is related to the economy of signature campaigns. I will not scam you for $500 because my account can generate an income of $800 per month, but whenever the signature campaigns stop, you will find legendary members scamming for $200, and the truest example of this is @yogg[2] Cold Keys scam[3]
[1] https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/
[2] https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/yogg-140827
[3] My Cold Keys Just Got Swiped! All Cold Kuntz!
He even made tens of thousands of dollars in profit from his scam and threw away his Legendary account which could have made him $800 per month.
People tagged him as a scammer and this will prevent others from being scammed again.
But the impact it had on many people's finances was disruptive.
The forum exposed all of his crimes, even though those who seemed very trustworthy turned out to be professional scammers.
I guess this is your first forum, I mean you're not quite active or spend more time to explore on the other forums e.g. reddit, quora, etc. The reason why many users aren't a scammer is they risking something which is signature campaign, if the forum has no signature campaign, I expect it's nothing different with other forums.
I disagree. Signature campaigns has its advantages but I don’t think it’s the reason why users aren’t scamming. It’s like saying there are no decent jobs out there and that’s why scammers do what they do. In my opinion Bitcointalk has a low level of scam because the forum has a structure based on rank and trust ratings, in order to pull a scam successfully in this forum you would need to have a good rank and reputation. Those two do not come easy. It’s x10 harder to scam on btt than on reddit or other platforms. 
This is related to the economy of signature campaigns. I will not scam you for $500 because my account can generate an income of $800 per month, but whenever the signature campaigns stop, you will find legendary members scamming for $200, and the truest example of this is @yogg[2] Cold Keys scam[3]
This is true. Now we know some positive sides of the signature campaigns as well. People usually have a bad idea of the signature campaign because it generates spam all over the forum. When someone scams others for $200, they do not care about their reputation anymore because they know they cannot make money with this account anymore.
If we talk about the forum you mentioned, I have checked it, and it does not look good. I don't know why. Most questions had one answer, and some others had no answers. I guess it's not that much crowded.
THAT may be the best post in the entire thread. The idea that if your account has a value you won't be as likely to scam is true and simple but accurate.
Here is a guy that tried to scam today
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.62945083
the op is a 0 merit 1 post newbie with nothing to lose if he pulls his scam off.
This is related to the economy of signature campaigns. I will not scam you for $500 because my account can generate an income of $800 per month, but whenever the signature campaigns stop, you will find legendary members scamming for $200, and the truest example of this is @yogg[2] Cold Keys scam[3]
This is true. Now we know some positive sides of the signature campaigns as well. People usually have a bad idea of the signature campaign because it generates spam all over the forum. When someone scams others for $200, they do not care about their reputation anymore because they know they cannot make money with this account anymore.
If we talk about the forum you mentioned, I have checked it, and it does not look good. I don't know why. Most questions had one answer, and some others had no answers. I guess it's not that much crowded.
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