This is another fact that majority of this stories are fabricated. Having a friend who introduced you to Bitcointalk Forum is a great advantage if it is true because you already have a mentor who can put you through. There's actually no reason for seeking for community help when one already has friend who's familiar with the forum. However, it is obvious that the friend who introduced OP to this forum might be a bounty hunter, hence the emphasis on how to make money.
I understand where you are coming from, and you might be right that it's just some sort of fabricated story, which is what a lot of newbies happen to be doing, and some people might even be experienced users pretending to be newbies on their new alt accounts.
But sometimes (depending on the mood or if it's a good day), I don't just consider or judge things based on one angle; I like to be very practical, looking at a situation from all possible angles. The OP might be telling the truth or might also be lying, which I don't know which he is doing, but let's give him the benefit of the doubt and also think about it in another way.
What if the old friend that told him about the forum just mentioned it so randomly to him without telling him any reasonable thing about the forum, if not just telling him that he can learn about Bitcoin and also earn money from what he is learning?
Unless some people behave very foolishly, there is no reason to create this kind of topic if the OP has an experienced forum user who happens to be their friend ready to guide them.
Let me just use this example: I could tell someone, "Hey friend, there is this forum called Bitcointalk.org, where you can learn about crypto currency and can also earn some Bitcoin from there. After telling my friend about that, that might be the last time he hears from me for a very long time. It will be left for him to take the next step, either to create an account and start to look at the forum or to ask questions on that forum.
I can also agree with you @knowngunman, that the OP's friend might be a bounty hunter.
Hey guys am a newbie here, and I was ways to make or earn funds via online, and then an old friend told me about Bitcoin forum.
And I've also come to know that this forum can give me the best possible knowledge that I need about cryptocurrency, whilst learning about the different currencies in crypto I can as well earn from it.
What are possible ways to earn from the platform and whats involved not forgetting how I can make progress in my journey in the crypto world .
Help is needed
First of all, OP, welcome to the forum. Make sure to read the forum rules and beginners guide, which have already been mentioned to you by some members. Secondly, I agree with what lovesmayfamilis has said. If you truly don't have much clue about the forum, or maybe your friend is not guiding you, If you read more helpful topics on this forum and learn how the forum functions, you might have more important questions or topics to create than this one. I still want to remind you of the quote below.
but in order to achieve something, you must understand that no one here will show you the “money” button. Everything needs to be read and studied on your own. The answer to your question today contains all the information on the forum.
Join us.
Read bold.