Topic: [Interviews] with Bitcointalk members - page 7. (Read 30762 times)
Good thing this is limited only to this thread, Otherwise I don't know how I could have survived the lack of interest in knowing what other people think about a certain set of questions. Lol.
Alright, thank you to zasad@ because I have sent an interview request which was finally approved by him I am happy with this I can now do the interview.
1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
Because a friend invited me to come here then I was interested in cryptocurrency and finally I learned more to them and also looking for it on the internet.
At the beginning it was lazy because it was difficult to capture and understand in the concept of cryptocurrency here it was not easy sometimes not too focused sometimes just let it just even though my friend gave me enthusiasm who at the end I had to learn slowly and follow some communities including In the Facebook group because it is one source where I learned a lot and asked questions from community people and at the end I was able to find a way where it was enough to begin to understand at that time.
In 2017 I started pioneering to learn about cryptocurrency onwards and while doing small trading.
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
Staying the same in 2017 but I forgot what month for the first time to buy a definite bitcoin at that time my local exchange bought Bitcoin worth $20 and it was not for investment but tried to learn trading at the beginning and then exchanged on other coins after a few The day and well I knew it was a little innocent for this stage but in the beginning, I understood about trade and the first time I bought Bitcoin at that time.
3. How did you get on the forum?
A friend still suggested going to this forum.
Not through a search like Google, Facebook, Reddit or other internet because I don't know anything about this forum, but only knows about some exchanges and trading in it.
A good friend always introduces the forum and tells me to be a sign here because of more knowledge here than out there. That's my friend said.
4.1. Do you expect a reduction in bitcoin in the range of 10-15 thousand dollars this year?
Of course!!
If bitcoin experiences a drastic enough decline this year then I will buy in a lump-sum way because I will continue to accumulate in any way at low prices, some people may not want to be a decline to 10K/15K but for me it is a moment Right to enter investing with a large amount (if I have a lot of money) until now I still continue to buy Bitcoin by DCA and this but the normal range for $23K.
More precisely when the price drops to the bottom then Buy Dips.
4.2. How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?
Actually there is no problem with the mass advertising of gambling in the forum, it is even more rapidly developing on the gambling board more of their interest in gambling, whether because the signature campaign advertisement or their clear addiction is what I have observed so far gambling has become a positive trend for the forum and developing better including many gambling contests held in the forum has a lot of interest from its users.
About the loss of the community returns to each of them whether they can prevent or control from addiction including emotions, stress, addiction, greed if the community can control themselves then it will not cause big problems, just playing gambling just to have fun We hear from each other.
But so far you understand how it should gamble, of course with cold money and ready to lose and be responsible.
4.3. What do you think will happen to bitcoin in 2028 after the halving, when its mining will be very expensive?
I cannot predict what happened in 2028 after Halving because it was too far we analyzed a clear price, maybe the price would be even higher than what all investors expect.
Of course we always see the 4 -year Bitcoin cycle and in theory increased each cycle, If Halving in the next year and the price of Bitcoin reaches more than $150K, there is a possibility that Halving in 2028 Bitcoin will be able to reach $250K? That's just my guess, but that's Bitcoin we always expect excessive after Halving occurs but after all is a prayer that hopefully is achieved.
4.4 Will Bitcoin be a number one coin or the etherium will replace it?
From the market capitalists and daily capitalists are also clearly different so Bitcoin will not be replaced by any coin, including ETH which has an ecosystem concept and many projects in it I am not sure ETH can overtake Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is the first coin and Bitcoin is the king onwards.
Many communities believe in holding Bitcoin longer for a few decades than ETH so Bitcoin cannot be replaced by any coin.
5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
Absolutely not!
The merit system has a positive impact on the forum, we can now see with the merit system of many quality posts and from them now continue to make good efforts, including wanting to get merit and later rise even though this is not easy but assume every user who tries to do Contribution to the forum over time he will definitely be worthy to get a merit from other members because of the appreciation made to useful posts.
The signature campaign is a promotion in the forum and many of its enthusiasts do not become a loss or even damage the forum but the name of the forum becomes large because many projects come here to promote hoping from the project to get investors or many traffic.
Including gambling projects that are able to pay for members of the campaign for years for their old years.
Bitcoin Mixer is the same here there have been many enthusiasts and they can last for a long time with a signature campaign that is still ongoing.
This means that the forum has a positive impact on the project and they have benefited from the signature campaign they run.
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
In my opinion, the most useful topic is the topic made by Ratimov in the Title "Beginners & Help Encyclopedia" gave many answers from those who did not know and here had been summarized well.
Starting from beginners, security, privacy, trade and much more.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
First, want to add more experience and provide accurate information again what I know.
Second, making a forum a good source of news about cryptocurrency or other types related to crypto.
Third, the most important thing is to contribute to the forum.
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
More precisely now I focus on Bitcoin investment not on the investment of a new project will be misleading if I do there, we do not know whether the new project can provide good benefits while what we know they cannot survive with long with their token will always be on Just throw it away.
I look for safe and choose Bitcoin as one of the best long-term investments 4-10 years (maybe)
Yes, I am still doing trading, but it's not too often I need a long time to analyze a token that will be traded, so I'm just waiting for the right moment so there I will do the usual trade in general.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
The big advantage is that in the bullish year 2021, it is enough to take advantage of trading from several altcoins and also bitcoins that are held which are finally sold at the time, I don't know how much the big profit amount I don't accumulate in detail but at the time it was the most enjoyable time with big profits.
The biggest disadvantage is that one of the new projects that are being hype including IDO and IGO or what is called the initial sale there I got stuck because I chose the project because I was too greedy to draw the wrong conclusion, I saw other projects succeed in the market while the project I get into big scam and take investors money.
It's been my losing experience and in some other meme coins.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
Defi ecosystems are vulnerable to hacking due to security that are still less than optimal, often see some Defi projects that go bankrupt due to failing to carry out their duties so there may be many who think Defi a lot of scam.
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
Anonymity is one of the important things for me and can be said this is a vital requirement. Because it really reflects in real life and MBTI (I like this) I am categorized as an introvert in the real world and I don't want to be too familiar with many people. This clearly helps me because I can express whatever I want to write in this forum without having to know it is me in the real world because I am not too comfortable with it.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Nothing, I only read Whitepaper Bitcoin on its official website.
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, and Bitcoin.
I am a HODLer
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2023?
I predicted that around $40,000 is a year of recovery that there may be several factors that can cause bitcoin in that direction may also turn around but it is all just predictions.
But this year will be better than the previous year.
15. P.S. (Optional)
Be yourself, always be useful for others.
1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
Because a friend invited me to come here then I was interested in cryptocurrency and finally I learned more to them and also looking for it on the internet.
At the beginning it was lazy because it was difficult to capture and understand in the concept of cryptocurrency here it was not easy sometimes not too focused sometimes just let it just even though my friend gave me enthusiasm who at the end I had to learn slowly and follow some communities including In the Facebook group because it is one source where I learned a lot and asked questions from community people and at the end I was able to find a way where it was enough to begin to understand at that time.
In 2017 I started pioneering to learn about cryptocurrency onwards and while doing small trading.
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
Staying the same in 2017 but I forgot what month for the first time to buy a definite bitcoin at that time my local exchange bought Bitcoin worth $20 and it was not for investment but tried to learn trading at the beginning and then exchanged on other coins after a few The day and well I knew it was a little innocent for this stage but in the beginning, I understood about trade and the first time I bought Bitcoin at that time.
3. How did you get on the forum?
A friend still suggested going to this forum.
Not through a search like Google, Facebook, Reddit or other internet because I don't know anything about this forum, but only knows about some exchanges and trading in it.
A good friend always introduces the forum and tells me to be a sign here because of more knowledge here than out there. That's my friend said.
4.1. Do you expect a reduction in bitcoin in the range of 10-15 thousand dollars this year?
Of course!!
If bitcoin experiences a drastic enough decline this year then I will buy in a lump-sum way because I will continue to accumulate in any way at low prices, some people may not want to be a decline to 10K/15K but for me it is a moment Right to enter investing with a large amount (if I have a lot of money) until now I still continue to buy Bitcoin by DCA and this but the normal range for $23K.
More precisely when the price drops to the bottom then Buy Dips.
4.2. How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?
Actually there is no problem with the mass advertising of gambling in the forum, it is even more rapidly developing on the gambling board more of their interest in gambling, whether because the signature campaign advertisement or their clear addiction is what I have observed so far gambling has become a positive trend for the forum and developing better including many gambling contests held in the forum has a lot of interest from its users.
About the loss of the community returns to each of them whether they can prevent or control from addiction including emotions, stress, addiction, greed if the community can control themselves then it will not cause big problems, just playing gambling just to have fun We hear from each other.
But so far you understand how it should gamble, of course with cold money and ready to lose and be responsible.
4.3. What do you think will happen to bitcoin in 2028 after the halving, when its mining will be very expensive?
I cannot predict what happened in 2028 after Halving because it was too far we analyzed a clear price, maybe the price would be even higher than what all investors expect.
Of course we always see the 4 -year Bitcoin cycle and in theory increased each cycle, If Halving in the next year and the price of Bitcoin reaches more than $150K, there is a possibility that Halving in 2028 Bitcoin will be able to reach $250K? That's just my guess, but that's Bitcoin we always expect excessive after Halving occurs but after all is a prayer that hopefully is achieved.
4.4 Will Bitcoin be a number one coin or the etherium will replace it?
From the market capitalists and daily capitalists are also clearly different so Bitcoin will not be replaced by any coin, including ETH which has an ecosystem concept and many projects in it I am not sure ETH can overtake Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is the first coin and Bitcoin is the king onwards.
Many communities believe in holding Bitcoin longer for a few decades than ETH so Bitcoin cannot be replaced by any coin.
5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
Absolutely not!
The merit system has a positive impact on the forum, we can now see with the merit system of many quality posts and from them now continue to make good efforts, including wanting to get merit and later rise even though this is not easy but assume every user who tries to do Contribution to the forum over time he will definitely be worthy to get a merit from other members because of the appreciation made to useful posts.
The signature campaign is a promotion in the forum and many of its enthusiasts do not become a loss or even damage the forum but the name of the forum becomes large because many projects come here to promote hoping from the project to get investors or many traffic.
Including gambling projects that are able to pay for members of the campaign for years for their old years.
Bitcoin Mixer is the same here there have been many enthusiasts and they can last for a long time with a signature campaign that is still ongoing.
This means that the forum has a positive impact on the project and they have benefited from the signature campaign they run.
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
In my opinion, the most useful topic is the topic made by Ratimov in the Title "Beginners & Help Encyclopedia" gave many answers from those who did not know and here had been summarized well.
Starting from beginners, security, privacy, trade and much more.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
First, want to add more experience and provide accurate information again what I know.
Second, making a forum a good source of news about cryptocurrency or other types related to crypto.
Third, the most important thing is to contribute to the forum.
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
More precisely now I focus on Bitcoin investment not on the investment of a new project will be misleading if I do there, we do not know whether the new project can provide good benefits while what we know they cannot survive with long with their token will always be on Just throw it away.
I look for safe and choose Bitcoin as one of the best long-term investments 4-10 years (maybe)
Yes, I am still doing trading, but it's not too often I need a long time to analyze a token that will be traded, so I'm just waiting for the right moment so there I will do the usual trade in general.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
The big advantage is that in the bullish year 2021, it is enough to take advantage of trading from several altcoins and also bitcoins that are held which are finally sold at the time, I don't know how much the big profit amount I don't accumulate in detail but at the time it was the most enjoyable time with big profits.
The biggest disadvantage is that one of the new projects that are being hype including IDO and IGO or what is called the initial sale there I got stuck because I chose the project because I was too greedy to draw the wrong conclusion, I saw other projects succeed in the market while the project I get into big scam and take investors money.
It's been my losing experience and in some other meme coins.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
Defi ecosystems are vulnerable to hacking due to security that are still less than optimal, often see some Defi projects that go bankrupt due to failing to carry out their duties so there may be many who think Defi a lot of scam.
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
Anonymity is one of the important things for me and can be said this is a vital requirement. Because it really reflects in real life and MBTI (I like this) I am categorized as an introvert in the real world and I don't want to be too familiar with many people. This clearly helps me because I can express whatever I want to write in this forum without having to know it is me in the real world because I am not too comfortable with it.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Nothing, I only read Whitepaper Bitcoin on its official website.
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Bitcoin, Bitcoin, and Bitcoin.
I am a HODLer
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2023?
I predicted that around $40,000 is a year of recovery that there may be several factors that can cause bitcoin in that direction may also turn around but it is all just predictions.
But this year will be better than the previous year.
15. P.S. (Optional)
Be yourself, always be useful for others.
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming.
Did you really invited 1,200 user to this interview?
I don't want to sound picky, but I strongly doubt there are 1,200 interesting users on this forum.
IF you really want to stick to forum members I would apply more strict rules.
OR
You could find interesting users outside of the forum, for sure there are plenty of them.
86 pages is 1720 sent messages
At first I invited famous participants, and then I used these statistics
https://bpip.org/Report?r=mostrecognized
I invited many other people from other projects, we discussed the list of questions, but I did not receive answers. This is a difficult job that requires a lot of time, and I like to study projects and invest more.
You could find interesting users outside of the forum, for sure there are plenty of them.
I've got no doubt that would make for an interesting read, however, perhaps those interviews can go into another thread?
Plus, ater reading BlackHatCoiner's comments I got to thinking perhaps "revisited" interviews. Now that you know what a person's interests are (and their online activities) you might consider going back and revisiting previous interviewees and asking more questions.
You've asked countless questions so I know you can do it.
Report for spam? I think these guys don't know what spam really is.
If you don't want to answer that's okay, now reporting this PM as spam doesn't make any sense.
Unsolicited PMs are against forum rules so every time you mass send PM to bunch of members, you risk getting tagged and reported to mods and afaik you can every get banned for that. I do agree though that in this case it was an overkill, but to each his own. If you don't want to answer that's okay, now reporting this PM as spam doesn't make any sense.
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming.
Did you really invited 1,200 user to this interview?
I don't want to sound picky, but I strongly doubt there are 1,200 interesting users on this forum.
IF you really want to stick to forum members I would apply more strict rules.
OR
You could find interesting users outside of the forum, for sure there are plenty of them.
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming.
Aw, I got left out. I got a request from another member a few weeks back asking me some questions that were kind of related to some of the ones here, but I've yet to reply to him. I definitely have some strong opinions about forum-related matters, though I'm pretty sure I've made them abundantly clear across much time and many threads and I doubt anyone wants to read any diatribes from me. Heh heh.I am enjoying the responses that I obviously missed from last year, and it does surprise me that you've gotten so few members taking you up on your offer to be interviewed. I'd like to read what others have to say about these particular questions, so perhaps the bumping of this thread will light some asses on fire...?
Who wants to give an interview, write to PM.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
Report for spam? I think these guys don't know what spam really is.
If you don't want to answer that's okay, now reporting this PM as spam doesn't make any sense.
Keep up your good work!
Just re-read my interview. Damn, I was a very newbie then. 
Who wants to give an interview, write to PM.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
I was actually thinking about this thread the other day and wondering why you haven't interviewed for example more devs of alt coins, or exchange operators. People who've leveled up to Legendary, that sort of thing.
I'm the first to admit I haven't read every line of this thread, but I've enjoyed reading everyone's perspectives.
Who wants to give an interview, write to PM.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
Who else can be invited for an interview?
I invited about 1200 people and even got bad reviews for spamming. Approximately 19% or or 1 out of 5 users agree to take part in this project. And some users need more time. It's not a quick process.
Questions:
1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
I came across the concept of Bitcoin in early 2012. As a software developer, I found the concept and the implementation fascinating. A Google search led me to this forum. I spent a few months reading the posts and playing around with Bitcoin Core (Bitcoin-QT back then). In June of 2012 I came upon something that I wanted to try doing, but couldn't figure out how to do it. It was then that I created an account here and asked my first question (my thanks to John K. and Raoul Duke for helping me get things working).
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
I don't remember exactly when. It was sometime between January 2012 and June 2012. At that time I only acquired a very small amount (a few dollars worth) to play around with and get a better understanding of how the system worked.
3. How did you get on the forum?
See Question 1.
4.1. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
Education, fear, complexity. All of these can be (will be?) overcome with time and effort.
4.2. How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?
Services, such as gambling, draw in new users that want to participate. However, the use of signature ads to advertise those services has created a mess that makes the forum just barely even usable.
4.3. What do you think will happen to bitcoin in 2028 after the halving, when its mining will be very expensive?
It's impossible to say if mining will be "very expensive" in 2028. If the exchange rate is still between $20,000/BTC and $70,000/BTC then mining won't be any more expensive than it is today. If the exchange rate drops below $5,000/BTC then mining will become much cheaper.
Bitcoin has experienced multiple halvings in the past. None of them have been destructive. There's no reason to think that the future halvings will be.
4.4 Do you believe that bitcoin will remain the number 1 coin or will it be replaced by competitors?
Impossible to predict future human behavior with certainty. At the moment, I don't see any reason for any other cryptocurrency to replace it anytime in the near future.
4.4. Has the price of bitcoin already reached its minimum or are you waiting for a new price decrease?
The exchange rate was at its minimum in 2009. As I said, it's impossible to predict future human behavior with any level of certainty. The exchange rate could go lower than it's been the past 12 months, or it could go higher than it's been, or it could stay in the same range. Doesn't really matter to me. I'm not really that interested in what the exchange rate is at any given moment in time, past or future. Bitcoin doesn't really become any less (or more) useful when the exchange rate changes. Sure, it's nice to have more purchasing power when the exchange rate increases, but that's not why I'm involved in Bitcoin. Bitcoin exchange rate could go to $0.01/BTC and I'd still be as interested in the technology as I am today, and would continue to use it for the purchase of products and services whenever I could.
4.5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
The merit system is probably useful for new users to help them determine which existing users have some experience and knowledge that they can benefit from. Once you've been active here for more than a few months though, it's pretty meaningless. Simply spending a few hours per week reading posts in the forum for a few months is enough for the typical user to be able to discern which members regularly share useful and knowledgeable information and which are posting nonsense.
Due to the incentives created by the signature campaigns, they tend to result in a flood of nonsense posted. This makes it time-consuming and difficult to find and participate in interesting, educated, well-thought-out conversations. The resulting difficulty in finding the "signal" within the "noise" results in many individuals who would otherwise provide stimulating conversation abandoning the forum (making it even more difficult to find conversations worth participating in)
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
I don't know that there's a specific topic that is "the most useful". Instead, I'll explain a bit about how I typically interact with the forum.
I start every forum session by checking my watchlist (conversations that I've either participated in already or that I've marked as "watch" because I found the conversation interesting). After that, I start in "Bitcoin Technical Support" to see if there's anything new to learn or anything I can help anyone else with. Next I do the same in "Development & Technical Discussion". If there's any time remaining, I scan through "Bitcoin Discussion" for conversations that have less than 3 pages of posts. I've found that anything with more than 3 pages is a disaster. The conversation has gone completely off topic and is no longer getting anywhere productive. Every once in a while (every few weeks or few months) I'll run a search for my username just to see if I can add value to a discussion where I've been mentioned. That's how I found this thread.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
Maybe these already exist, and I'm just not aware of it?
First, I'd like to be able to configure so that all the new threads that I create (by default) will always be self-moderated, so I don't have to remember to do that.
Second, I'd like to be able to create a block-list that completely removes ALL posts from all blocked users from my view of threads.
Third, I'd like to be able to export, share, and import that block-list so that users can collaborate to create a list that provides a cleaner more productive experience.
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
I've exchanged locally via LocalBitcoins back in 2012 through 2014, and I exchange with friends and family on occasion now. The vast majority of my exchanges now though involve either acquiring Bitcoins via an exchange or using bitcoins to purchase products or services.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
No significant profits or losses yet. I acquire Bitcoins when I've got the funds to do so, and I spend them when I find opportunities to do so.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
I think that phrase "Defi Ecosystem" means different things to different people. It's not clear to me exactly what you're asking about.
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
Nah. I've been careful to stay away from any illegal activity, so I'm not worried about my government coming after me. I haven't made significant efforts to hide from the government (I'm happy to work WITH them to educate them about the technology if any of them want to reach out to me). I don't hold enough value in Bitcoin for it to be worth any criminal's time to come after me for my bitcoins. They'd get a bigger payoff with less trouble if they just walk into their nearest convenience store and make demands.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Inventing Bitcoin: The Technology Behind the First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained
By Yan Pritzker
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Investment? It's a currency. Do you "invest" in dollars? Do you "invest" in Euros? If you want to gamble on your predictions of the future exchange rate as compared to the current exchange rate at any given moment in time for any given currency, go ahead but I wouldn't call that "investing". My advice, acquire bitcoins when you have funds that you don't need for the next few years. Spend bitcoins whenever you're going to make a purchase and bitcoins are an available payment method for that purchase.
In my opinion 99.99% of all altcoins out there are scams, cash grabs, and trash. I don't have the time in my life to waste investigating thousands of copy-cats in the hopes of stumbling across one or two that MAYBE have a compelling reason for their existence.
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2022?
Impossible to say. I'll be surprised if the exchange rate is less than $1000/BTC, and I'll be surprised if it's more than $500,000/BTC. I'm not saying it won't be outside that range. I'm just saying that I'll feel surprised if it is. Anything else within that range would not be surprising to me.
My thanks to zasad@ for including me in this process.
1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
I came across the concept of Bitcoin in early 2012. As a software developer, I found the concept and the implementation fascinating. A Google search led me to this forum. I spent a few months reading the posts and playing around with Bitcoin Core (Bitcoin-QT back then). In June of 2012 I came upon something that I wanted to try doing, but couldn't figure out how to do it. It was then that I created an account here and asked my first question (my thanks to John K. and Raoul Duke for helping me get things working).
2. When and why did you buy your first bitcoin?
I don't remember exactly when. It was sometime between January 2012 and June 2012. At that time I only acquired a very small amount (a few dollars worth) to play around with and get a better understanding of how the system worked.
3. How did you get on the forum?
See Question 1.
4.1. What prevents mass adoption of cryptocurrencies?
Education, fear, complexity. All of these can be (will be?) overcome with time and effort.
4.2. How do you think mass advertising of gambling projects has a positive effect on the development of the forum or harms the community?
Services, such as gambling, draw in new users that want to participate. However, the use of signature ads to advertise those services has created a mess that makes the forum just barely even usable.
4.3. What do you think will happen to bitcoin in 2028 after the halving, when its mining will be very expensive?
It's impossible to say if mining will be "very expensive" in 2028. If the exchange rate is still between $20,000/BTC and $70,000/BTC then mining won't be any more expensive than it is today. If the exchange rate drops below $5,000/BTC then mining will become much cheaper.
Bitcoin has experienced multiple halvings in the past. None of them have been destructive. There's no reason to think that the future halvings will be.
4.4 Do you believe that bitcoin will remain the number 1 coin or will it be replaced by competitors?
Impossible to predict future human behavior with certainty. At the moment, I don't see any reason for any other cryptocurrency to replace it anytime in the near future.
4.4. Has the price of bitcoin already reached its minimum or are you waiting for a new price decrease?
The exchange rate was at its minimum in 2009. As I said, it's impossible to predict future human behavior with any level of certainty. The exchange rate could go lower than it's been the past 12 months, or it could go higher than it's been, or it could stay in the same range. Doesn't really matter to me. I'm not really that interested in what the exchange rate is at any given moment in time, past or future. Bitcoin doesn't really become any less (or more) useful when the exchange rate changes. Sure, it's nice to have more purchasing power when the exchange rate increases, but that's not why I'm involved in Bitcoin. Bitcoin exchange rate could go to $0.01/BTC and I'd still be as interested in the technology as I am today, and would continue to use it for the purchase of products and services whenever I could.
4.5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
The merit system is probably useful for new users to help them determine which existing users have some experience and knowledge that they can benefit from. Once you've been active here for more than a few months though, it's pretty meaningless. Simply spending a few hours per week reading posts in the forum for a few months is enough for the typical user to be able to discern which members regularly share useful and knowledgeable information and which are posting nonsense.
Due to the incentives created by the signature campaigns, they tend to result in a flood of nonsense posted. This makes it time-consuming and difficult to find and participate in interesting, educated, well-thought-out conversations. The resulting difficulty in finding the "signal" within the "noise" results in many individuals who would otherwise provide stimulating conversation abandoning the forum (making it even more difficult to find conversations worth participating in)
6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
I don't know that there's a specific topic that is "the most useful". Instead, I'll explain a bit about how I typically interact with the forum.
I start every forum session by checking my watchlist (conversations that I've either participated in already or that I've marked as "watch" because I found the conversation interesting). After that, I start in "Bitcoin Technical Support" to see if there's anything new to learn or anything I can help anyone else with. Next I do the same in "Development & Technical Discussion". If there's any time remaining, I scan through "Bitcoin Discussion" for conversations that have less than 3 pages of posts. I've found that anything with more than 3 pages is a disaster. The conversation has gone completely off topic and is no longer getting anywhere productive. Every once in a while (every few weeks or few months) I'll run a search for my username just to see if I can add value to a discussion where I've been mentioned. That's how I found this thread.
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
Maybe these already exist, and I'm just not aware of it?
First, I'd like to be able to configure so that all the new threads that I create (by default) will always be self-moderated, so I don't have to remember to do that.
Second, I'd like to be able to create a block-list that completely removes ALL posts from all blocked users from my view of threads.
Third, I'd like to be able to export, share, and import that block-list so that users can collaborate to create a list that provides a cleaner more productive experience.
8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
I've exchanged locally via LocalBitcoins back in 2012 through 2014, and I exchange with friends and family on occasion now. The vast majority of my exchanges now though involve either acquiring Bitcoins via an exchange or using bitcoins to purchase products or services.
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
No significant profits or losses yet. I acquire Bitcoins when I've got the funds to do so, and I spend them when I find opportunities to do so.
10. What do you think about the DEFI ecosystem?
I think that phrase "Defi Ecosystem" means different things to different people. It's not clear to me exactly what you're asking about.
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
Nah. I've been careful to stay away from any illegal activity, so I'm not worried about my government coming after me. I haven't made significant efforts to hide from the government (I'm happy to work WITH them to educate them about the technology if any of them want to reach out to me). I don't hold enough value in Bitcoin for it to be worth any criminal's time to come after me for my bitcoins. They'd get a bigger payoff with less trouble if they just walk into their nearest convenience store and make demands.
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
Inventing Bitcoin: The Technology Behind the First Truly Scarce and Decentralized Money Explained
By Yan Pritzker
13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Investment? It's a currency. Do you "invest" in dollars? Do you "invest" in Euros? If you want to gamble on your predictions of the future exchange rate as compared to the current exchange rate at any given moment in time for any given currency, go ahead but I wouldn't call that "investing". My advice, acquire bitcoins when you have funds that you don't need for the next few years. Spend bitcoins whenever you're going to make a purchase and bitcoins are an available payment method for that purchase.
In my opinion 99.99% of all altcoins out there are scams, cash grabs, and trash. I don't have the time in my life to waste investigating thousands of copy-cats in the hopes of stumbling across one or two that MAYBE have a compelling reason for their existence.
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2022?
Impossible to say. I'll be surprised if the exchange rate is less than $1000/BTC, and I'll be surprised if it's more than $500,000/BTC. I'm not saying it won't be outside that range. I'm just saying that I'll feel surprised if it is. Anything else within that range would not be surprising to me.
My thanks to zasad@ for including me in this process.
So, after zasad@ asked these questions a few years ago (September 17, 2020 to be specific), I've finally decided to give it a shot. I'm quite impressed with my memory (fine you got me, BlackHatCoiner reminded me). Anyway, I've removed some, but I tried to the best of my ability to answer the questions.
Also, zasad@ thanks for the questions, I didn't ignore you
, I just gave a delayed response, albeit very delayed . Nah, I honestly didn't believe many users would care about my story, can't recall if I ever did message you, don't think I did though, so I apologise for that.
Not sure why certain users were interested in hearing off of me. I'm not particularly interesting. Quite frankly, I'm disappointed with the lack of bear attacks, and close encounters with bulls that I was promised at the start of my journey.
Over the years I recall some users speculating over my age, and for whatever reason assumed I'm much older than I actually am. Well, without getting too specific lets just say at the time I was speculated to be 30-40, which these days unfortunately is becoming a little more accurate to those lower figures, although I wouldn't say close.
So, why that's important is because when I was younger looking to earn a bit on the side, you know to fund my action man collection (Okay, I wasn't quite that young), I was technically too young to get a Paypal account. I can't remember the specifics of why I couldn't, probably something to do with having to be 18 to open a Paypal account. Anyway, for whatever reason I searched up for a legal alternative, and discovered Bitcoin (See at this time where kids my age were getting into drugs, and drink I was getting into the super cool Bitcoin, actually looking back it did lead to an addiction that's lasted for nine years now...).
Now, I didn't really have many skills at this point, I'm not one of those genius kids that could code up some app, and sell it to Google (although I was learning to code at this time, and guess could say I was okay at it). I was a normal kid, looking to make some pocket money. So, and this is quite laughable now looking back. I had this app on my Ipod at the time, which earned money by viewing ads, I was generating tiny amounts, like $1 voucher codes or $5 voucher codes for Amazon.
So, I decided to sell these codes for Bitcoin. It was really the only earnings I was making, and it was abysmal at the time. I wasn't going to get rich, and I wasn't trying to get rich. I thought about ways of scaling it, but ultimately it wasn't something that was going to make me Elon Musk, you know? Nah, instead I started to participate in the forum, and slowly started to understand why people actually valued their time here.
Honestly, I wasn't here to participate per say, not at this point, I didn't see myself caring about my account or even the forum at this point, but it slowly grew on me. I guess you could lend the phrase off Bob Ross, and call it a happy little accident that I stumbled upon Bitcoin. At that point, I started to learn more about Bitcoin, and started to see why these crazy geeks were into it so much. So, I decided once I'd buy some gift cards from the stores you can get them at, like the physical ones, and sell them. So I can get higher denominations.
At this point, I'm finally grasping why Bitcoin could absolutely set up my life in a real good way (even with these bloody gift cards). So, I didn't care about discounting the codes, because well I had faith that more people would realise what I realised about Bitcoin, and that would push up the value, and over time I'd be earning more than the 20% off or whatever it was at that time.
Anyway, safe to say that gift card business didn't last long after the collapse of bitmit?, but the damage had already been done. I was now obsessed with Bitcoin, instead of going out with friends, I studied Bitcoin, and participated in Bitcoin discussions here on the forum. However, that doesn't mean nowadays I'm a technical mastermind, I understand the fundamentals, still have a few gaps to fill, but I've now got this belief that no matter what happens, even the recent declines I'm in this for the long term, and quite frankly even if Bitcoin reached a million a coin, I'd still own Bitcoin, because of the freedom I've achieved.
That's the humble beginnings of Welsh, and how he joined the army of geeks. I know, you guys were expecting some sort of entrepreneur like story with that wall of text, wasn't you? Anyway, it goes without saying, but I'm so glad that kid that wanted that spare money to fund his marble collection, stumbled upon this gem of a community. It's weird to say these days, but this forum has become a passion of mine, which hopefully a lot of you can relate too, otherwise I'm going to sound like that guy that has romantically fallen for his car.
When I was reporting I was dedicating maybe 2-3 hours a day to reporting, however since I can now delete most of the crap, it doesn't take as long. Significantly less actually. From time to time, I dedicate a large part of the day of clearing up all the crap. I hope I've made a difference in the time I've been here.
Plus, local moderators can get in contact with the big boys (Globals/admins), and ask them to escalate any cases. So, it's not like we don't communicate. Its not like you'd communicate in a office, but you ping things over to the big boys, and they get to decide the right course of action based on the local moderator's input. The system has worked for many years, and honestly there's not to many issues reported.
I think it's fine how it is.
I'll be completely honest, I'm not looking forward to the software change, that might eventually happen. Over the years I've come accustomed to using UserScripts built for SMF, I've got my own CSS to make it look all fancy, and to remove niggly bits that have bothered me over the years. So, the daunting idea of doing all that again, is well daunting. Plus, I really hate modern looks, I know with CSS I can change that, but I bloody hate modern looking forums. So, much white space.
Merit system has saved a lot of headaches. I think the merit system, and the underrated bumping changes, really did change things for the general forum user. It reduced a massive amount of spam, at the same time hiding some of the spam that's still here from the eyes of a regular forum user. Those two changes, along with removing the restrictions of the newbie jail, were the most important for the development of the forum, in my opinion. Slightly biased, as I see the massive effect that the bumping changes had in the Altcoin sections.
KYC I mean...two factor authentication. That's likely a priority to me, and the only major thing that's missing from the forum. Maybe, some restrictions on bounties, they're a problem. I'm also not much of a fan of restrictions usually, but the bounty section is a unique case.
Last book I read was probably Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos.
Also, zasad@ thanks for the questions, I didn't ignore you
, I just gave a delayed response, albeit very delayed . Nah, I honestly didn't believe many users would care about my story, can't recall if I ever did message you, don't think I did though, so I apologise for that. Not sure why certain users were interested in hearing off of me. I'm not particularly interesting. Quite frankly, I'm disappointed with the lack of bear attacks, and close encounters with bulls that I was promised at the start of my journey.
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1. When and why did you become interested in cryptocurrencies?
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3. How did you get on the forum?
So, I'm not much of a story teller, and to be quite honest with everyone here, I can't even remember all the motivations. However, I can tell you a little bit about what I can remember. Over the years I recall some users speculating over my age, and for whatever reason assumed I'm much older than I actually am. Well, without getting too specific lets just say at the time I was speculated to be 30-40, which these days unfortunately is becoming a little more accurate to those lower figures, although I wouldn't say close
. So, why that's important is because when I was younger looking to earn a bit on the side, you know to fund my action man collection (Okay, I wasn't quite that young), I was technically too young to get a Paypal account. I can't remember the specifics of why I couldn't, probably something to do with having to be 18 to open a Paypal account. Anyway, for whatever reason I searched up for a legal alternative, and discovered Bitcoin (See at this time where kids my age were getting into drugs, and drink I was getting into the super cool Bitcoin, actually looking back it did lead to an addiction that's lasted for nine years now...).
Now, I didn't really have many skills at this point, I'm not one of those genius kids that could code up some app, and sell it to Google (although I was learning to code at this time, and guess could say I was okay at it). I was a normal kid, looking to make some pocket money. So, and this is quite laughable now looking back. I had this app on my Ipod at the time, which earned money by viewing ads, I was generating tiny amounts, like $1 voucher codes or $5 voucher codes for Amazon.
So, I decided to sell these codes for Bitcoin. It was really the only earnings I was making, and it was abysmal at the time. I wasn't going to get rich, and I wasn't trying to get rich. I thought about ways of scaling it, but ultimately it wasn't something that was going to make me Elon Musk, you know? Nah, instead I started to participate in the forum, and slowly started to understand why people actually valued their time here.
Honestly, I wasn't here to participate per say, not at this point, I didn't see myself caring about my account or even the forum at this point, but it slowly grew on me. I guess you could lend the phrase off Bob Ross, and call it a happy little accident that I stumbled upon Bitcoin. At that point, I started to learn more about Bitcoin, and started to see why these crazy geeks were into it so much. So, I decided once I'd buy some gift cards from the stores you can get them at, like the physical ones, and sell them. So I can get higher denominations.
At this point, I'm finally grasping why Bitcoin could absolutely set up my life in a real good way (even with these bloody gift cards). So, I didn't care about discounting the codes, because well I had faith that more people would realise what I realised about Bitcoin, and that would push up the value, and over time I'd be earning more than the 20% off or whatever it was at that time.
Anyway, safe to say that gift card business didn't last long after the collapse of bitmit?, but the damage had already been done. I was now obsessed with Bitcoin, instead of going out with friends, I studied Bitcoin, and participated in Bitcoin discussions here on the forum. However, that doesn't mean nowadays I'm a technical mastermind, I understand the fundamentals, still have a few gaps to fill, but I've now got this belief that no matter what happens, even the recent declines I'm in this for the long term, and quite frankly even if Bitcoin reached a million a coin, I'd still own Bitcoin, because of the freedom I've achieved.
That's the humble beginnings of Welsh, and how he joined the army of geeks
. I know, you guys were expecting some sort of entrepreneur like story with that wall of text, wasn't you? Anyway, it goes without saying, but I'm so glad that kid that wanted that spare money to fund his marble collection, stumbled upon this gem of a community. It's weird to say these days, but this forum has become a passion of mine, which hopefully a lot of you can relate too, otherwise I'm going to sound like that guy that has romantically fallen for his car. Quote
2. When and why did you when you buy your first bitcoin?
I can't remember exactly when I bought my first one. I mainly earned it through advertising, and what not. Back then you could get something like 0.25 Bitcoin a week. I can't remember exactly, but it was crazy amounts looking back. Quote
4.1. How did you get the Staff position?
I basically reported enough that theymos had a absolute guts full of seeing my name pop up. Nah, I reported a fair amount, and was invited by theymos very casually to become a moderator. No massive story there. Quote
4.2. Tell us about the your working day, what do you do, how much time do you spend on work per day?
Varies wildly. Few hours a day, although most Saturdays I'm not as active, and occasionally have days off when real work ramps up, so even then not all dedicated to moderation as I still try, and participate in the community as much as possible. When I was reporting I was dedicating maybe 2-3 hours a day to reporting, however since I can now delete most of the crap, it doesn't take as long. Significantly less actually. From time to time, I dedicate a large part of the day of clearing up all the crap. I hope I've made a difference in the time I've been here.
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4.3. Which user do you find useful in making unban appeal decisions?
Don't really pay attention to it all that much, since that's not my line of work. I leave that to the big boys (Global moderators/admins). Quote
4.4. How do you feel about the idea of giving more authority to local moderators (ban of violators, bots, unban appeal)?
I tend to believe its worked for this long, and becoming a moderator you don't go through a course or anything like that. theymos gives asks you, and then there's a few things in the staff forum to guide you. If you're making mistakes or not quite hitting the standards that theymos expects he'll message you, and very casually guide you. So, reducing the permissions of a local moderator reduces any issues that could pop up, in that lack of knowledge stage. Plus, local moderators can get in contact with the big boys (Globals/admins), and ask them to escalate any cases. So, it's not like we don't communicate. Its not like you'd communicate in a office, but you ping things over to the big boys, and they get to decide the right course of action based on the local moderator's input. The system has worked for many years, and honestly there's not to many issues reported.
I think it's fine how it is.
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4.5. Do you think the administration should contribute to the development of the forum (do more contests, expand the possibilities of project developers' accounts,to create a platform with ratings of ICO, IEO, IDO, etc.)? How do you think the forum should develop?
I have the belief that the community is the driving force behind any forum. Without the communities involvement, we wouldn't have what we have today. As for the administration contributing to the development, I think they do. I do think admins, and the community have different responsibilities. The admins make sure things don't get too rogue, as well as implementing essential things, but the community is what makes things happen. I'll be completely honest, I'm not looking forward to the software change, that might eventually happen. Over the years I've come accustomed to using UserScripts built for SMF, I've got my own CSS to make it look all fancy, and to remove niggly bits that have bothered me over the years. So, the daunting idea of doing all that again, is well daunting. Plus, I really hate modern looks, I know with CSS I can change that, but I bloody hate modern looking forums. So, much white space.
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5. What do you think of the current Merit system and signature campaigns? Do they harm the forum?
Without a doubt, we wouldn't have as much problems with spam if signature campaigns weren't a thing. However, I don't think they should be removed. They provide a sort of ecosystem on the forum, which I actually think is brilliant. I haven't always been involved in the signature campaign scene, I took a few years out of just posting normally, but I absolutely love the idea I can get paid to do what I would be doing anyway. That's like turning your passion into also your job, right? Merit system has saved a lot of headaches. I think the merit system, and the underrated bumping changes, really did change things for the general forum user. It reduced a massive amount of spam, at the same time hiding some of the spam that's still here from the eyes of a regular forum user. Those two changes, along with removing the restrictions of the newbie jail, were the most important for the development of the forum, in my opinion. Slightly biased, as I see the massive effect that the bumping changes had in the Altcoin sections.
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6. The most useful forum topic? Most helpful users?
There's just been so many over the years, it would feel disingenuous to publicly name some, and not all. We all sort of know the prominent ones, but also as a staff user you also see the quiet users that just report for the good of the forum, without actually talking about it. That's respectable in its own right, in my opinion. Quote
7. 3 things you would implement on the forum?
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8. Do you trade on exchanges or invest in projects?
Might be a shocker to some being active, and a moderator of the altcoin section, but I'm not invested in anything other than Bitcoin. I never invested in Litecoin or any other altcoin that has had some success over the years. I also rarely use exchanges. Only ever take out of Bitcoin when I need too. For example, a few expeditions in the past. Quote
9. Tell a story about your big profit or big loss?
I bet one whole Bitcoin on Germany to win a game in the world cup a few years back. They didn't lose, they just waited until extra time. Obviously, that meant I lost that. It wasn't worth much at the time, but obviously looking back today, it's rather funny or depressing what ever way you want to look at it. I think I would've won something silly like 9 Bitcoin, which again could be funny or depressing. Especially, as I've proven to be a holder rather than someone who trades. Would've bought me a nice Cyber Truck that would've. Quote
11. Is your anonymity a vital necessity or precaution?
I believe privacy is a human right. There's not much more to it than that. I don't use it as protection, but because I respect my privacy, as well as those around me. Quote
12. The last cryptocurrency book you read?
I don't tend to specifically read books these days, usually listen to them in audio book form. That way I can do it while moderating or doing something else. Long travelling journeys is usually where I consume the most knowledge, as audio books have proven to be well worth their investment during these trips.Last book I read was probably Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos.
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13. Advise 3 cryptocurrencies/tokens for investment in the next 1-2 years?
Bitcoin, BTC, and what's that really cool one called? Ah, Satoshi's. Quote
14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2020?
See this is the problem when I don't answer for a few years. I did remember too though! So, I'll predict for 2022. I think £20,000 on the 31st of Dec 2022. This isn't financial advise, and quite frankly I couldn't care less about the price of it at that time. 
Bumping this, because somebody had to do it.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos...
I have been trying to get theymos to open up for over a year, but the guy/girl/alien life form won't budge an inch. I provided him with a nice set of only 30 questions and got ignored. Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos...
Now I have a new idea.
I watched a video of Ryan Reynolds answering questions asked by children in a show. Was pretty funny because the hosts said if he refuses to answer, it means he hates children. I will just record an English-speaking child as they ask those questions and if theymos doesn't want to answer, it means he hates kids!
Aliens do not tend to like kids very much.. so you probably should include that into your expectations of future results. nanu nanu... Robots on the other hand..
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14. How much will Bitcoin cost at the end of 2020?
Between $10k and $20k would be my guess. We need it to become widely illegal before the big fireworks, but I could see another cyclic run-up before that happens, and the next one (if there is a next one) might get us up into the $50k to $100k range. Much higher than that implies a hyper inflationary collapse where it doesn't make much sense to denominate in USD terms....
Just reviewing past work since someone bumped the thread. Not a bad call if I do say so myself. Let's how my last prediction goes.
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Bumping this, because somebody had to do it.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
He did actually send me some good questions and I wrote responses to them in a notepad/word document somewhere but just never got around to posting them. I'll have to see if I can find them.
Bumping this, because somebody had to do it.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
Not all forum participants are willing to give an interview.Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
n0nce, if you would like to be interviewed, I will send you a list of questions. If anyone wants to give an interview, write me a PM.
Bumping this, because somebody had to do it.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos...
I have been trying to get theymos to open up for over a year, but the guy/girl/alien life form won't budge an inch. I provided him with a nice set of only 30 questions and got ignored. Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos...
Now I have a new idea.
I watched a video of Ryan Reynolds answering questions asked by children in a show. Was pretty funny because the hosts said if he refuses to answer, it means he hates children. I will just record an English-speaking child as they ask those questions and if theymos doesn't want to answer, it means he hates kids!
Bumping this, because somebody had to do it.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
Here's some users whose interviews I believe would be enjoyable to read: @theymos, @n0nce, @o_e_l_e_o, @PrivacyG, @suchmoon, @nullius/death_wish, @DannyHamilton, @achow101, @ETFbitcoin, @DdmrDdmr, @garlonicon, @Rath_, @Welsh, @hilariousandco, @HCP.
I do agree on all of them. Let me add @Cyrus.
I suspect that each of those users is well aware of this thread, but decided not to answer for a reason. But it was worth a try!
hahaha
peer pressure..
not that it will work.. but you never know.. a kind of long shot.. short of a cyber wrench attack.
That's how the forum works, contribute good content = get Merit, keep shitposting = no rewards for you here. In addition, I think at least a good part of content wouldn't be here if we had no Merit.
Activity is a rather meaningless metric since it can be abused by one-liner shitposts. There are tons of pre-Merit era "Legendaries" still posting "Nice project, Sir! Great team and idea. I see a very great potential in your project, SIR"
I don't care much for them per se, but I use them as a way of self-reflection to help me try keeping a history of constructive, value-adding posts, rather than a wall of useless text that just wastes peoples' time. So with these words, I'm off writing a review...
I think you are mixing up 'contribute good content' with 'form a circle-jerk with a clique of sad-ass wankers.' I didn't realize until oldovlobo's comment that high 'merit' nets you footer-spammers extra $$$ on your wares. That makes participation in mutual merit-pumping schemes even more pathetic.
I don't think that's the case. The people you're accusing all have more than enough merit to reach the highest ranks of this forums (and / or have already reached them); so therefore there's nothing 'more' to be gained after reaching that when it comes to signature campaign categories. It means they don't have financial incentives to get more than 1000 merits, since that doesn't put you in a higher category. By the way, I wouldn't blame campaign managers for only accepting Sr. Member and up, since before Senior, your signature space and features are just (technologically!) too limited and their ads just don't look nice.
EDIT: Oh crap! This stuff is from 2021! I'm so sorry. This is a necropost. Arghh. I just saw June...
I got notified by BlackHatCoiner's bump as I was watching the topic and just went up a few posts to see what you guys were (presumably) currently discussing.
As for responding to the interview questions, I never really considered answering them since I didn't think people would be interested. It's also a bit because of privacy; but I guess some things I can answer later.
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