haha @Pmalek indeed. There's no legacy on this forum, merely legacy to be preserved by this forum.
Think one of the first things I wanted to find out when I got in was to see if someone's screen showed the same things mine did because I was convinced I was doing something wrong and mildly panicked. I can't remember where I first saw something like this, but I would have also liked more visual posts of what their screens might have looked like running the first versions of client or old GUIs. It was a pretty dumb thing to want, but hey.
Topic: Satoshi among us - for those of you not aware of his (/her) legacy in this forum - page 2. (Read 401 times)
December 29, 2022, 12:53:42 PM
December 29, 2022, 12:35:01 PM
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
I feel very special to have read Satoshi's post on this forum; it has piqued my interest in this forum more than ever before.1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
I read the white paper several times, but I believe it is too complicated for beginners to learn from. There are more resources online where you can learn the fundamentals of Blockchain and Bitcoin.
Very easy to learn from
https://learnmeabitcoin.com
December 29, 2022, 10:34:11 AM
2- When I thought in 2015 about translating the protocol into my local language, I downloaded the protocol and viewed it in full to see if I could work on translating it. Honestly, I could not understand all the details as easily as I previously imagined, especially since I do not have any technical background. I don't think I would have needed to see it if it weren't for that occasion.
If by "protocol" you mean the bitcoin whitepaper, you should know that it is already translated to a lot of different languages. You can find them all on bitcoin.org website here: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paperBut in any case, reading this paper is not needed for people wanting to understand Bitcoin protocol in this day and age since there are lots of resources out there that have simplified it.
December 29, 2022, 04:40:17 AM
I just find it odd that there is no direct link on the forum page that takes you to their copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper. It wouldn't take too much effort to place a link at the bottom of the page (@PowerGlove where are you? 
)
)In my opinion — probably because it's unnecessary clutter and someone could easily Google it when wanted to. Not to mention that most technically-illiterate people are mostly better off reading articles than a whitepaper.
^Not totally against it though. Just unnecessary.
December 29, 2022, 03:30:38 AM
I don't want to be a fuddy-duddy, but satoshi never posted on the forum we use today and is called Bitcointalk.org.
The original forum was hosted on sourceforge.net. That's where satoshi posted. After a while it migrated to forum.bitcoin.org, which was also created by satoshi, I believe.
Satoshi was last active in 2010. On August 01, 2011, theymos announced that the forum is moving from forum.bitcoin.org to bitcointalk.org. This migration happened after satoshi already disappeared.
The original forum was hosted on sourceforge.net. That's where satoshi posted. After a while it migrated to forum.bitcoin.org, which was also created by satoshi, I believe.
Satoshi was last active in 2010. On August 01, 2011, theymos announced that the forum is moving from forum.bitcoin.org to bitcointalk.org. This migration happened after satoshi already disappeared.
At the request of Sirius, who owns bitcoin.org and the server this forum is hosted on, I have moved forum.bitcoin.org to bitcointalk.org. This is the final result of a long email discussion among many developers, exchange operators, etc. I have always been opposed to the move, but Sirius wanted to act according to consensus.
The forum was the only thing on bitcoin.org except for a few static pages, so I don't feel like we've lost too much by separating from it.
The forum was the only thing on bitcoin.org except for a few static pages, so I don't feel like we've lost too much by separating from it.
December 29, 2022, 03:01:40 AM
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
Thanks for the reminder K!
Yes I was aware of the fact that Satoshi had created the forum and had posted here, I had
forgot though that the profile number was 3.
I am hosting the White paper on my website along with the Bitcoin node software,
(which I have to update)
I just find it odd that there is no direct link on the forum page that takes you to their copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper. It wouldn't take too much effort to place a link at the bottom of the page (@PowerGlove where are you? )
)...and a link to Satoshi's profile, so with two clicks anyone can get to the posts list.
December 29, 2022, 02:50:28 AM
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
It's true OP, it fascinates me too to know that history was made here and that you can still read the posts of the mysterious Satoshi, a question I sometimes ask myself is: but is there another forum as exciting as bitcoin talk? In any case of course I was familiar with the forum and was aware of Satoshi posting here and no doubt read the whitepaper several times.
December 28, 2022, 09:18:14 PM
Most likely, we are still early but all members which have been active, while Satoshi was still active here, have been really early. 
Those are indeed the OGs. And with almost all of them gone, it is definitely an honor of the forum, and to everybody else who's still here, to still have them around until now despite the obvious decadence in discussions.
It seems it's only theymos who's remained active, though. BitcoinFX, the first user to have responded to Satoshi's first post, although last logged in just a couple of months ago, hadn't made a post for several months already. On a side note, it is interesting that it took more than 2 months before Satoshi's welcome post, his/her/their first post, had a reply. BitcoinFX did it.
I took a quick look at the earliest users, at least the first 50 of them, and it seems nobody is here joining discussions anymore. But it's interesting to note that a number of them have made their last log in just months or a year or two ago, even days ago in the case of DannyM, despite them making their last post many years prior. They've probably changed hands already.
December 28, 2022, 08:20:12 PM
It's quite excitig to know that Satoshi, who invented Bitcoin, has posted here as well even that's been a while ago.
I beleive most members know about Satoshi's Account but it wouldn't hurt to bring up the topic or discussing early Bitcoin(talk) history in general.
Bitcointalk is an important part of Bitcoin's history because many activities of the early days have taken place on Bitcointalk. It's not only Satoshi's Bitcointalk Account but also topics like Bitcoin Pizza, for example.
Some years ago, xtraelv made a good compilation: The most iconic bitcointalk threads. History on Bitcointalk.
Most likely, we are still early but all members which have been active, while Satoshi was still active here, have been really early.
I beleive most members know about Satoshi's Account but it wouldn't hurt to bring up the topic or discussing early Bitcoin(talk) history in general.
Bitcointalk is an important part of Bitcoin's history because many activities of the early days have taken place on Bitcointalk. It's not only Satoshi's Bitcointalk Account but also topics like Bitcoin Pizza, for example.
Some years ago, xtraelv made a good compilation: The most iconic bitcointalk threads. History on Bitcointalk.
Most likely, we are still early but all members which have been active, while Satoshi was still active here, have been really early.
December 28, 2022, 04:20:18 PM
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
1- In fact, it never occurred to me that this might be necessary. I am sure that the majority of users did not care to see Satoshi's posts except casually when one of the quotes refers to it. Each of us has found a way to deal with Bitcoin without having to look at the various details.1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
2- When I thought in 2015 about translating the protocol into my local language, I downloaded the protocol and viewed it in full to see if I could work on translating it. Honestly, I could not understand all the details as easily as I previously imagined, especially since I do not have any technical background. I don't think I would have needed to see it if it weren't for that occasion.
December 28, 2022, 04:00:37 PM
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
I'm aware of this, but I've yet to fully sit calmly to read and understand one of his posts, despite the fact that I've come across some through links posted by other users that redirected to his posts.
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2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
I've never looked into it in depth, but I'd like to one day. I've learned a lot about bitcoin and have a good understanding of it; perhaps the white paper will broaden my understanding about it even more.
December 28, 2022, 03:57:08 PM
I just find it odd that there is no direct link on the forum page that takes you to their copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper. It wouldn't take too much effort to place a link at the bottom of the page (@PowerGlove where are you? )
) 
December 28, 2022, 03:39:26 PM
For the OGs and some more experienced Bitcointalk users this is nothing new.
However, for all the hundret-thousands of newer accounts it may be suprising to know that you can still read all posts made by the real Satoshi him/herself.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-3
Profile ID #3 it is. #1 was used for admin stuff only, #2 does not exist
For me it was still a nice revelation to fully understand that this forum was created by the Legend. The person that changed modern history more than 14 years ago by publishing the Bitcoin whitepaper (for reference see: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper). A strange thought to be in a slightly abstract way so close to the source of it all.
Even more amazing is the fact everyone can read his/her first thoughts and comments on the early implementations of Bitcoin right here.
In a sense every forum member (currently over 3.5 million!) is part of crypto / Bitcoin history. Congrats.
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
However, for all the hundret-thousands of newer accounts it may be suprising to know that you can still read all posts made by the real Satoshi him/herself.
https://bitcointalksearch.org/user/satoshi-3
Profile ID #3 it is. #1 was used for admin stuff only, #2 does not exist
For me it was still a nice revelation to fully understand that this forum was created by the Legend. The person that changed modern history more than 14 years ago by publishing the Bitcoin whitepaper (for reference see: https://bitcoin.org/en/bitcoin-paper). A strange thought to be in a slightly abstract way so close to the source of it all.
Even more amazing is the fact everyone can read his/her first thoughts and comments on the early implementations of Bitcoin right here.
In a sense every forum member (currently over 3.5 million!) is part of crypto / Bitcoin history. Congrats.
Two questions:
1. Were you aware of this simple fact? - If yes, have you ever read a Satoshi post before?
2. Did you ever take a look at the Bitcoin whitepaper? - If not, will you do so now?
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