I to, did some test transaction just to see if it worked at all, it did. Then I tried to win some money on double trouble but lost.
When I decided to buy more BTC I donated 0.10 back to the Faucet.
I really think it's a great thing since new users just can play around with it and see that it actually works well!
Topic: Poll: What did you do with your Faucet BTC? (Read 4346 times)
Did some test transactions, kept the rest for a while, then when I had more bitcoins made some donations to the Faucet because it's such a great service.
I kept it until I gain around 5 BTC, then I plan on donating back in the pile 
I gave .10BTC because I couldn't call .05 a "donation". Giving back your bit-nickel is just setting the score to 0.
As of this posting, 52 users have participated in the poll. Of those 52, 20 sent their BTC back to the Faucet. It looks like people have done a lot of different things with just 0.05 BTC. I think it's clear that the Faucet is definitely a positive first step into the Bitcoin world.
That said, it looks like there's only 0.02 BTC in the Faucet right now. If you've been putting off making a donation, maybe now is the time to get on it (15VjRaDX9zpbA8LVnbrCAFzrVzN7ixHNsC)!
Thanks to everyone who participated!
That said, it looks like there's only 0.02 BTC in the Faucet right now. If you've been putting off making a donation, maybe now is the time to get on it (15VjRaDX9zpbA8LVnbrCAFzrVzN7ixHNsC)!
Thanks to everyone who participated!
I sent a bit back to the faucet, another bit i donated somewhere i forgot, and i tested sending money to myself (but stupidly forgot to disable the transfer fee and someone out there got 0.01 BTC i didn't intended to spend at the time)
I would have done more, but just as i was starting to get into the Bitcoin thing my mobo went down and i don't have the wallet backuped somewhere yet, i'll be buying some replacement parts soon and have the HDD with my wallet running again as soon as i can)
I would have done more, but just as i was starting to get into the Bitcoin thing my mobo went down and i don't have the wallet backuped somewhere yet, i'll be buying some replacement parts soon and have the HDD with my wallet running again as soon as i can)
I never used the Faucet. I figured someone else needed the 0.05 BTC more than me. 
Isn't there a way to make a poll where you can vote on more than one option? I did more than one thing with mine...
Yes, it's possible to make a poll where users can vote multiple times. I limited everyone to 1 vote for this poll, and unfortunately I don't think I can edit the poll to allow more votes per user (please inform me if I'm wrong).
I guess you fall into the "Something else" category. What did you do with your Faucet BTC?
Oh c'mon!!! only three people tipped another fourm user!
Uh oh.. Now I feel kind of bad. I kept it, and now it's at mtgox.com! 
I promise that when I get some more coins from my pooled mining effort, I will pay the Faucet back 150%, ie 0.15bitcoins. Not much, but if everyone did it, he'd be loaded. First of all I did ask for those 0.05 bitcoins to just test the system and see for myself that the transfer actually worked. It did, and very well so, I guess this would be something most people would be interested in trying, ans as such The Faucet is providing a great feature to the community. I am afraid that his pool of bitcoins is not indefinite, so everybody that has recieved something from him should really give it back, and perhaps donate a bit too to keep the good cause going.
I promise that when I get some more coins from my pooled mining effort, I will pay the Faucet back 150%, ie 0.15bitcoins. Not much, but if everyone did it, he'd be loaded. First of all I did ask for those 0.05 bitcoins to just test the system and see for myself that the transfer actually worked. It did, and very well so, I guess this would be something most people would be interested in trying, ans as such The Faucet is providing a great feature to the community. I am afraid that his pool of bitcoins is not indefinite, so everybody that has recieved something from him should really give it back, and perhaps donate a bit too to keep the good cause going.
Put a bet on Bitcoin Sports Bet, I lost.
I have a plan, which if I'll implement correctly will be the best way to spend your Faucet BTC.
For now I'll keep it a secret
For now I'll keep it a secret
Isn't there a way to make a poll where you can vote on more than one option? I did more than one thing with mine...
- Give lady luck a shot?
Double Trouble (49% chance of doubling your money)
http://doubletrouble.bitcoinbet.com
Although I prefer the young Victoria to George
Oh look I just won 0.02BTC
This got me thinking so I had to go and check, and there that first 0.05 BTC transaction was, now with ~35000 confirmations. Looks like I sent it back and forth to myself in 0.01 BTC increments several times over while testing the darts script and then it got given out to someone who won back when the max bet was 0.1. Kind of interesting to trace its path since then, but not really all that informative as to what it has been used for (given the pseudoanonymous nature of bitcoin addresses).
For microtransactions, here are some suggestions:
- Create an account on witcoin and post something (cost 0.01 BTC):
http://www.witcoin.com (click "get wit it" to create an account)
If your post is any good, you can earn when it gets replies and votes. - Give a tip to a deserving artist, writer, etc. on YouTipIt.org.
For instance, this video creation is worth 0.05 BTC, no?:
http://www.youtipit.org/t/2652 - Give lady luck a shot?
Double Trouble (49% chance of doubling your money)
http://doubletrouble.bitcoinbet.com - Give to any of the charities on Bitcoin Trade page:
http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade#Donation-accepting_organizations_and_projects
The first thing I did was make a test transaction with a friend to see BTC in action.
Same
I sent it back immediately, since I already had BTC.
opened a mybitcoin account and sent 0.01 then realised what the transaction fee is for (lol 
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tipped someone on youtube 0.01
tipped a forum member 0.01
kept 0.01
)tipped someone on youtube 0.01
tipped a forum member 0.01
kept 0.01
I realized I left out an option. I just added, "Exchanged it for another currency".
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