AH, but do you really know?
I have met about 6 people from the forum and probably spoken to another 6.
I know what they tell me their name is, but I didn't search for them and make sure Brian is really Brian. Or is Brian his middle name and he still wanted some anonymity.
Makes you think.
Nothing nefarious, just a bit of healthy paranoia.
-Dave
Topic: How many forum members do you know by real name? - page 4. (Read 1085 times)
Given that bitcointalk is a specific forum where many users value their privacy, it is quite logical to me that very few members have met in real life, but on the other hand, those who trade in physical things know each other's real names. I can't say the exact number of people whose real name I know, because over the years in communication with some members they wrote me their real name, but let's say the number is between 5-10.
That's the thing, anyone active on the Collectibles board will be on "first name terms" with
other collectors.
I know over 10 first names
I chat regularly with 3
and chat weekly with 1
and not specifically about Bitcoin!
But I haven't met face to face with anyone or know what they look like.
I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey. 
I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.
In my case, I know more than 10 users (with their real name) using this forum since 2017 until now, but I have never insisted on knowing their username here. Some people might think it's private, so that's fine with me, and I won't tell them my username either. Some of them have stopped using the forum because in the past the bounties no longer profitable and the merit system was introduced, but some are still using it today.I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.
Most of them are local users, including friends who usually learn about trading, investing, and forums.
Having stumbled upon this forum quite by accident in the days when my main forum was not available, but I had the desire to learn more about this forum, I am glad that I did not register with the nickname by which I was known on the Internet. For some reason, I had a feeling that this is where anonymity would be welcome, and I see that I was not mistaken in this, giving full rights to the nickname generator to choose a name for me.
But yes, on the same social networks, I recognized several people here, both their real names and the names of their relatives. People who came here trusted their main Twitter account and Facebook data to bounty companies, and therefore, it was easy to find out what kind of person was behind the account (I'm not talking about fake data, but only real ones). But time teaches people, and of course, they deleted all data about themselves, which I think is absolutely correct. Be that as it may, our trust lists assume some kind of opinion about people we do not know, but we infer something about them from their behavior, whether we believe them or not.
But yes, on the same social networks, I recognized several people here, both their real names and the names of their relatives. People who came here trusted their main Twitter account and Facebook data to bounty companies, and therefore, it was easy to find out what kind of person was behind the account (I'm not talking about fake data, but only real ones). But time teaches people, and of course, they deleted all data about themselves, which I think is absolutely correct. Be that as it may, our trust lists assume some kind of opinion about people we do not know, but we infer something about them from their behavior, whether we believe them or not.
I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too.
I just read Olé Olé Olé and can't get that football tune out of head.You have ruined my day, I completely forgot that tune, that's worst than "...Baby One More Time". Please, next time give a sign of warn!
I personally know 4 of them in real life that have account here (just to note that I knew all those people long before I ever heard about bitcointalk).
I don't share my Bitcointalk username with people I know in real life. So if anyone tells you he's "LoyceV", he's lying!I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too.
I just read Olé Olé Olé and can't get that football tune out of head.I think we all can hit "1-2" in this voting, as everything is familiar with Vitalik Buterin. We all know that thin looking guy.
I don't care about shitcoiners who only use Bitcointalk to promote their own shitcoin, and then leave when they've hyped it enough to get rich from their premine. 
I think we all can hit "1-2" in this voting, as everything is familiar with Vitalik Buterin. We all know that thin looking guy.
I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.
I guess members are still skeptical voting. I voted over 6 but when I did I was the only one who picked that option. Now, I see two more people have joined me. Perhaps, more people will join you later too. Frankly, I don't see how voting one's option defiles the supposed hold on anyone's privacy provided no one is asking anyone for names. 
No, among the users of the Bitcointalk forum, I have not met anyone in real life.
I do not know the real names of other members of the forum and where they live. The most I know about other forum members is what countries they live in. I consider this state of affairs normal and justified.
The anonymity and privacy of the participants is the cornerstone of the forum, which was founded by Satoshi Nakamoto himself.
All active Bitcoin users are progressive people with whom it is interesting to communicate and whose opinion I listen to. For me it's enough.
I do not know the real names of other members of the forum and where they live. The most I know about other forum members is what countries they live in. I consider this state of affairs normal and justified.
The anonymity and privacy of the participants is the cornerstone of the forum, which was founded by Satoshi Nakamoto himself.
All active Bitcoin users are progressive people with whom it is interesting to communicate and whose opinion I listen to. For me it's enough.
Over 10 is really a very low number 😉
I would not be so sure about that
I wanted to write: one = myself
, but then I've seen there's already a debate about 0, so 0 it is.Who you know by name on the internet, in a privacy focused forum?
Well, this is a simple question and the normal answer for many is expected to be 0, or at least very low.
Of course, in some few cases people got in here (or were invited in here by) family, co-workers/class mates or real life friends, but I expect there aren't so many such cases.
There are also few cases people from this forum have met IRL, sent collectibles to each other (although even postal address/name is not necessarily reliable) or have me at conventions/meetings.
But they're too few imho.
So, again, 10 is not too small number for such a barrier. It's okay... At least I'd be overly surprised if I'd see many responses in that "over 10" range.
Well IIRC, when i initially joined the forum my local community wasn't really a large one, thus, back then i didn't really know any forum users personally, even though then i could identify some users as my countrymen; but after a few years and with how large my local community is in this day, the number of forum members i know and communicate with on and off the forum is around 3-5 (no more than that). But the funny part of it all is that i don't know their real names, they don't know mine; we all never bothered to ask, we just got along using our forum pseudonyms, thus completely respecting the others' privacy.
Having said that, i consider them Bitcoin friends, and would love to share a glass of wine with them, but i'm afraid i have never met any of them in person due to privacy reasons.
Having said that, i consider them Bitcoin friends, and would love to share a glass of wine with them, but i'm afraid i have never met any of them in person due to privacy reasons.
Given that bitcointalk is a specific forum where many users value their privacy, it is quite logical to me that very few members have met in real life, but on the other hand, those who trade in physical things know each other's real names. I can't say the exact number of people whose real name I know, because over the years in communication with some members they wrote me their real name, but let's say the number is between 5-10.
I voted "0" because even though I am familiar with some members' real names, either because they made it public or used it in their nick, I cannot verify the truth of their claims, thus I believe my vote was correct. Perhaps a more accurate question should be: "How many forum members do you know in real life?".
Yeah, this. I also get called Leo by people who know me on the forum, but no one can confirm whether or not that is a pseudonym too. Even if you have a name in your username, I can't say if that's real. Is jackg called Jack? Is DaveF called Dave? I have no idea, and I also have no desire to invade their privacy and find out.I sometimes wish I could meet people or order items, but I like my privacy too much for that. The annoying thing with privacy is you can't get it back once it's gone.
Also this. There are more than a few people on here I would love to grab a drink with, but unfortunately that will never happen for privacy reasons.
I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?
Over 10 is really a very low number 😉I know a handful number of users in the forum by their real name (if that's their real name that they said), very few trusted me with their living address. But I don't think none of it matters. End of the everything we know we all like to stay away from personal touch. Keeping it anonymous from each others.
there are about 3-5 people who have contacted me and chatted with me and continued on telegram. And I think 3 of them have become friends. because we have so much to talk about.
we support and advise each other.
sometimes helping each other in providing useful information.
But to be honest I'm a little curious. because I never knew their real names. But I still respect and respect their privacy. because I never told anyone my real name.
And it feels more comfortable.
And it's strange that my true nature shows up easily when I talk to people who don't know me directly. well I feel more free to speak and be open with my feelings.
so my choice is 0. because i don't know their real name. even though we've talked a lot.
we support and advise each other.
sometimes helping each other in providing useful information.
But to be honest I'm a little curious. because I never knew their real names. But I still respect and respect their privacy. because I never told anyone my real name.
And it feels more comfortable.
And it's strange that my true nature shows up easily when I talk to people who don't know me directly. well I feel more free to speak and be open with my feelings.
so my choice is 0. because i don't know their real name. even though we've talked a lot.
Not necessarily that we have a close relationship but I did learn thier real names because we did transactions years ago through Paypal. I still can see a few of those usernames but I'm not sure if they remember me as well.
And I think those in the currency exchange forum in bitcointalk knew that too because every time they make transactions using Paypal, the names are provided in the transaction.
And I think those in the currency exchange forum in bitcointalk knew that too because every time they make transactions using Paypal, the names are provided in the transaction.
0
No surprise at all since I want myself to be anonymous at all especially online. Whether it is an MMORPG online games or any social media platform, I'm not saying anything online especially when I don't know the person whom I give my personal information with.
Maybe I'll give my personal information if somebody from my name here will PM me and advertise their products.
No surprise at all since I want myself to be anonymous at all especially online. Whether it is an MMORPG online games or any social media platform, I'm not saying anything online especially when I don't know the person whom I give my personal information with.
Maybe I'll give my personal information if somebody from my name here will PM me and advertise their products.
The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.
I voted over 10 and it's surprising I'm still the only one. I guess people that know people don't want to participate in the survey.
I know a lot of forum members in real life so I know their real names. There are people who I met here (both local and global) and there are a lot of people I personally invited here. Also there are people who I never meet but I know their real names. Although many of these users have stopped posting, some are still here.
Forum used to be so small, everyone knew each other in local board. Since there was no other platform to talk about Bitcoin, everyone who is a pioneer in the industry was here in the first place. While there were those who wanted to remain completely anonymous, the majority were eager to meet like-minded people. In the past, there wasn't big anonymity concern. There was even some debates about using our real names instead of nicknames. If you look at very old threads you can find discussions about it.
Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.
Bitcointalk is not anonymous. Bitcointalk respect your privacy. If you don't want to reveal your personal info you can stay anonymous (with exceptions*).
*You may want to read privacy page: https://bitcointalk.org/privacy.php
That makes me wonder: how many people from Bitcointalk do you know in real life? How many do you know by name because of your forum dealings and relationships? Have you ever wished you could meet someone from the forum, but it never happened? Can you call anyone from this community a friend, and why?
I know three users by real names. Unfortunately, they are inactive now and have disappeared from the forum. How about you?
I know at least 6 people here in Bitcointalk 5 of them are friends from one social media and one personally because we both live in one town, they are not very active in posting but they always log in and check discussions in the altcoin section because they are all investors, I consider them friends because we message each other frequently to exchange notes and even lend money to each other.
But definitely not going to give their real name because I respect their privacy.
The voting percentage of 'zero' doesn't surprise me, but so far one member voted on over 10.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.
Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.
No one here is revealing their privacy and doesn't even use a real name. We all good with our privacy protected fake names.
Like bitcoin, bitcointalk is anonymous too.
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