Topic: Useful information for Nigerian newbies - page 3. (Read 19928 times)

Thanks for the information all Newbie’s really appreciate we are almost completely lost here thank everyone for the encouragement, reply am grateful this really help

This here is the the best post I've seen today. I wish all the newbies like myself can see this post. If possible this post should be pinned on all the forums for all the newbies to see it. Because I know very much that most the newbies that got in on this platform are only here for the money, to get recognitions, make impressive posts and get merited, some even copy ideas from others and some post news they do not even understand the contents just to get merited, with the purpose of building up their accounts, join a signature campaign that'll pay you and then relax, forgetting that the core purpose of this platform is to dispatch knowledge to its members.

Knowledge indeed is power and we seem to forget that knowledge is the primary and the principal thing, when you're here for the money, trust me it's really gonna be difficult to cope here, but when you make acquisition of knowledge your primary objective for coming here then every other thing will come easy peasy. I remember the wisest man the bible ever recorded (Solomon) was a seeker of wisdom and knowledge and when he got it, wisdom wasn't the only commodity under his sleeves, if you know the story, you'll know that he was also the richest king that ever lived. So knowledge comes with a reward and that reward is the money, the recognition and the merits, cos no one would wish to merit a non quality poster.

So the sooner we start changing our mindset and purpose for being here, the better for us.

You just titled your post for Nigeria newbies but not only newbies are benefiting from this topic, getting it all arrange here in our own local board, indeed you are doing a very good job.

To me the way you are going about is actually okay, because after knowing everything about forum including the rules of the forum, then next thing is to know why the forum is created and the purpose of it. The next step you are about to take is good one because Bitcoin is even the reason why the forum is created, with your help gradually we will all be learning it.

I will be moving to next section very soon which will be focused on bitcoin, like bitcoin 101, bitcoin wallets and types. I do not know if anyone have a suggestion to what I can still add to the first OP thread (which is more about this forum) before I should start the second OP thread?

There was a guide there:


The guide is the third link. But if desktop is used for it, it would have been better, and also if the images height and width have been adjusted. But with how it still is, you should be able to understand how to use talkimg to upload image from the guide.

This is a very helpful compilation of key information for not just newbies but people of my kind. I have been looking and wondering on how to go about making a thread that contains image but didn't see any option requiring me to directly upload an image from my device and so I just randomly assumed that I needed to rank up to full member before I would be able to create threads containing an image. But with this link https://www.talkimg.com/ it just brightened my day and I guess I just added another knowledge to my library of information in the forum.

I just want to also add that you should have given a detailed explanation on steps involved in uploading the image because when I clicked on the link and uploaded a random image just to know how it all works, I was afraid when I saw "uploaded" and didn't know the particular place the image was uploaded to. I guess you should have added that we need to copy the link and add it to our post and then preview it before posting it. But thanks for the information, it really helped.

Well done mr Charles_Tim this na very wonderful work wey you don do say, with the kind of information wey this thread carry I they see am say any newbie wey take em time read well come begin dey practice wattin em don read e no ho hard am yo grow, ever since I dey find one piece of thread wey I fit recommend to total newbie wey contain enough for am to take read and learn about this forum and  grow  em account, now I don see the perfect one. Thank you very much sir I am indeed greatful for this support wey you don package come so.

I'm now using "tracked phrases" and everything works perfectly. I had issues with my notifications bot after changing my name and removing my custom title, so I set my tracked phrases to "ige, igebotz, igehhh, sheriff" and I get notified whenever any of these phrases are mentioned in a post.. Cool features

I only use it for notification of mentions and merits and I am satisfied with it. I noticed some months ago that it will repeat the merit that someone has given a day before again, but I have only noticed this just in a time, but it happened repeated for like a week or two. Sometimes, the total merit may not also be accurate but this can easily be solved from our end.

The Ninja notification bot has a lot of glitches. I've been using this not for almost two years now and I barely get post notifications, the only notification I get is merit notification, and sometimes it gives double merit count. I haven't tested the LoyceV notification bot yet, but I might give it a try.

I think I will recommend the superbot notifier on telegram although there are some glitches for different users on the case of merit tracking but it can be rectify by manually adjusting the merit to the accurate number. This telegram bot helps alot Incase you feel like tracking any user or board for effective contribution in your discussion on new topics here in the forum. As I started using this, my activeness in discussion has gotten to another level and it will indeed help newbies that wants to really stay on track with their discussions or thread created.

Newly added:

8. Notifications, of new topics, replies, mentions and merits

Replies in this regard means any other posts aside topics. For the forum's notification, the notifications are sent to the email you used to register on this forum.


Notification of new topic
This forum has notification for topics and replies. If you want to be notified of new topic on a particular board, go to the board, you will see 'notify' beside 'new topic'. I am referring to new topic which you can click on to create and post a topic. Click on notify. With this, you will be notified of new topic that is posted on that board. The notification will be sent to your email.

Note: If you do not visit a new topic that you have been notified on a particular board through the email, you will no longer get notifications on the board until you visit the board.


Notification of new reply
On the thread you want to be notified of new replies, you will see 'notify' beside 'reply' (the reply you can click on to make new post), click on it (I mean click on 'notify' that is beside 'reply'. But ones you have been notified of the next post and you do not visit the thread, you will no longer get notification of other replies on the thread until you visit the thread again, but I think that is good because it will not create disturbance.


Ninjastic Telegram bot notification of merits, mentions and replies
If you want to be notified of merits and mentions, this will be very helpful. You can also use it to track a thread, but the notifications may be disturbing if you track a thread with it because as people are posting on the thread, you will be getting the notification of each single post.

[TELEGRAM] Yet Another BitcoinTalk Notification BOT (merits, mentions, topics,+)
https://t.me/BTTSuperNotifier_bot


LoyceV notifications of mentions and following of users:
The first link will be about notification of mentions. If you are mentioned in a post, you will be notified. The second link will be about you following a user on this forum, in a way that if the person reply under a thead, you will be notified or if the person post a topic, you will be be notified. To enable this, you have to read the second link and see what to do to get notification of new topics or replies of the user that you wish to be notified of.

LoyceV's notification bot (7 days retroactive)
LoyceV's: Follow users on Bitcointalk.org (posts and/or topics)

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7. How to upload images

To be able to upload image on Bitcointalk, you need to rank up to junior member or buy a copper membership.

Recommended image uploading site: https://www.talkimg.com/
TalkImg.com - Image hosting for BitcoinTalk
Guide: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63066374

Other image uploading sites:
Image uploading websites/ scripts for Bitcointalk users

@Amphenomenon
I included a link to your post on the OP, which I think could be helpful for some newbies. Although, I see talkimg.com to be very easy to use and not confusing, but I appreciate your good work. It would be better if you readjust your images in a way it will look more better than the way they are now.

I have noticed that not all beginners do know how to use the TalkImg, to upload image or sometimes face issues in generating image links. Here is a proper guide to it :

When you click the link TalkImg.com - Image hosting 4 BitcoinTalk, the image above is what you will see and when you click on the green box you are redirected to the TalkImg page

In the first image click on the start uploading , which is shown to you on the image above by the green arrow to be directed to the next  image, then you can select as many of photos you want from your device and also you can either click browse you see on the second image above in order to easily get to the part where the picture is on your device or just clicking on the camera to access your device camera and take a photo of what you want to upload but keep in mind that the size of the image you can upload should be less than 3mb.
The part circled red can allow you zoom in and out in order to get a clearer view of the image you want to upload.The part squared in color cyan , is clicked once you are done selecting the image.


On this page, the green arrow takes you to the editing page while the cyan arrow allow you to remove an image you don't want to upload. If you don't want to do any of those two you can simply click on the Upload botton to redirected to the next page.


The first image shows the editing page where you can optionally change the title of your image and also add description about your image but the resize image Here, allow change the width and height of your image and this is mostly why the editing page is been use.
Once you are done editing just click the Submit button which will redirect you to the previous page, that is, the image before this one and then you click on the Upload button

When you get to this page, you can simply click green circle to copy the image link and use it on your post.
When you click on the arrow , you given some options

Which are being used on various occasions and one of the options give you a link to image like this : https://www.talkimg.com/images/2023/10/28/T4qVD.jpeg which is the direct links option

then you can just copy the link by clicking on the green circle

Thanks @Charles-Tim and everyone else who have contributed so far for this, here are some helpful threads :

Avatar and signature: [Guide] Factors to consider before joining paid signature campaigns.
BTT SIGNATURE FROM SCRATCH - by a guy who learnt to don't bother the devs

Uploading images: TalkImg.com - Image hosting 4 BitcoinTalk, Translated post by Chilwell

History of Nigeria local board: I don't really know much about our local board history except from this two thread Naija Novice Hangout {Newbies introduction & Orientation} Thread. and Should Sub-Threads be created or we should freestyle the whole thing?.
Will love to know more thread that shows the history of our local board.

Aside this we also need a link about the history of Bitcointalk: The most iconic bitcointalk threads. History on Bitcointalk.

Yes, I appreciate the update.
This website is particularly useful for users who do not have the BPIP Extension installed on their system or devices because it displays everything about the account, including the section where the user spends the most time writing, the amount of posts each board, and the overall percentage. Also, as you mentioned, you may check deleted posts, addresses used, and other information from the website; in fact, it provides general information about a user once the user's UID is entered.

Actually, @Hyphen, you are on point. The thread isn't just for beginners, as knowledgeable people are always interested in learning more about the things they don't comprehend in order to gain more experience or precisely what they desire.This life is all about how we stand; the the more we study, the more we can accomplish.

However, the reason why I mentioned newbie is because this is the kind of thread that will make it very easy for we newbies to master our learning quickly, Since all the members of all ranks, have been on this forum for a while.

I am really impressed seeing such a thread here on naija local board, this thread will definitely help everyone and not just newbies. I learned a new thing form this thread as well and you will be surprised if i tell you this is my first time i am coming across the bitcoin address staking thread which is also very important thread in the forum.

The board is now more alike a place on its own where one can stay without really visiting other boards because almost everything is made available for its users now. It’s more busy than i remembered it to be few months back and its good how we are taking the newbies along as well.

Newly added:

Ninjastic.space

Ninjastic.space - BitcoinTalk Post/Address archive + API
https://ninjastic.space/

The main reason I included this is because many forum members said it can be used as a better search engine. All you have to do is to go to the website, click on the menu at the upper left corner, click on posts and search for the topic or post that you want to search for.

Ninjastic.space has many other functions. It is good for looking for deleted posts, checking of users bitcoin wallet or altcoin wallet addresses posted on this forum, even if it has been deleted. It can also be used to look for user's posts on the boards the user is very active, this can be done through the user ID. It has other functions and worth visiting.

This thread is indeed an important thread for not just newbies, because all members of all ranks can come here and get all the want by simply asking question on what they are not clear about, then other users that have experience or know what exactly he/she needs will give the appropriate response they deserve, and be sure that their problem has been solved.