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Quote from: dark1234 on June 03, 2021, 01:21:36 AM

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Quote from: dannyduke2248 on May 01, 2021, 02:10:59 PM

This website seems to be similar to reddit except with an older UI. It's obviously more focused on the topic of bitcoin but I can easily find a group on reddit to talk about bitcoin.

The forum is different from Reddit. The forum already has it name as bitcointalk. So it here we talk and promote Bitcoin. As a newbie it is important that you post this kind of trends in beginners and have. It is there before will be very patient to answer your question. But to see this kind of topic in meta will make some people not to be patient with you, even if you ask the question to learn. Finally, this forum is all about Bitcoin and other topics. There are many things to learn and to donate here about bitcoin, altcoins and other topics. Here you will also know the ideology of Bitcoin in other countries because many countries are here, contributing and promoting bitcoin business.

this website is very different from the others and this is clear if we can examine it, no excuse if on Reddit or other web/social media we can also get a discussion about bitcoin; then we likened the website to another website... come on friends.... try to think and be more mature so that we can know and understand better

Given the amount of censorship on this site, and given that the gods are bitcoin cultists, if not just plain nutz and defensive, I would say that essentially this site is a circle-jerk, and they don't tolerate ppl who don't provide positive feedback of the mother shit-coin btc.

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Quote from: GeorgeJohn on June 01, 2021, 06:57:18 PM

Quote from: dannyduke2248 on May 01, 2021, 02:10:59 PM

This website seems to be similar to reddit except with an older UI. It's obviously more focused on the topic of bitcoin but I can easily find a group on reddit to talk about bitcoin.

The forum is different from Reddit. The forum already has it name as bitcointalk. So it here we talk and promote Bitcoin. As a newbie it is important that you post this kind of trends in beginners and have. It is there before will be very patient to answer your question. But to see this kind of topic in meta will make some people not to be patient with you, even if you ask the question to learn. Finally, this forum is all about Bitcoin and other topics. There are many things to learn and to donate here about bitcoin, altcoins and other topics. Here you will also know the ideology of Bitcoin in other countries because many countries are here, contributing and promoting bitcoin business.

this website is very different from the others and this is clear if we can examine it, no excuse if on Reddit or other web/social media we can also get a discussion about bitcoin; then we likened the website to another website... come on friends.... try to think and be more mature so that we can know and understand better

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Quote from: dannyduke2248 on May 01, 2021, 02:10:59 PM

This website seems to be similar to reddit except with an older UI. It's obviously more focused on the topic of bitcoin but I can easily find a group on reddit to talk about bitcoin.

The forum is different from Reddit. The forum already has it name as bitcointalk. So it here we talk and promote Bitcoin. As a newbie it is important that you post this kind of trends in beginners and have. It is there before will be very patient to answer your question. But to see this kind of topic in meta will make some people not to be patient with you, even if you ask the question to learn. Finally, this forum is all about Bitcoin and other topics. There are many things to learn and to donate here about bitcoin, altcoins and other topics. Here you will also know the ideology of Bitcoin in other countries because many countries are here, contributing and promoting bitcoin business.

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Quote from: Pmalek on May 26, 2021, 08:02:55 AM

But Matic Network advertised on Bitcointalk for example. Solana has a short ANN thread created back in February. Not sure if the OP is a team member or just a supporter of the project. I think Tron advertised on the forum as well, but I could be wrong about that.

Matic made ANN thread, then one more post month after and never really came back, and it's been almost 2 years now. Cosmos, Tron and other few projects you mentioned are also not really new and are at least few years old. About decentralized VPN provider, you maybe mean Mysterium? At least that's the decentralized VPN provider that I heard of. So yeah, those are not exactly new projects at all, which I had in mind when I said that bitcointalk is not really place anymore to advertise altcoins. This can also be seen through decrease in post count, which was at its peak during last altcoin season.

But generally, I don't think that top altcoin projects even consider advertising here, as even if they do bounty campaign, I doubt that they will have much effect; if they decide to start signature campaign and pay in their tokens they will get bunch of shitposters, and if they create ANN thread it will be drowned in the pile of shitcoin threads.

To answer the OP, this forum will always have historic significance as it was created by Satoshi himself and despite all these new means of communication, will always be relevant when it comes to discussions about anything bitcoin related. After all, that's why this forum is created for.

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I understand what you guys are saying, but I wasn't talking about bottom of the barrel altcoins (shitcoins), Jesus Coins, and those CumSwap platforms.

But Matic Network advertised on Bitcointalk for example. Solana has a short ANN thread created back in February. Not sure if the OP is a team member or just a supporter of the project. I think Tron advertised on the forum as well, but I could be wrong about that.

Cosmos (ATOM) has its ANN thread on Bitcointalk. Havven, now rebranded to Synthetix announced its ICO and held a bounty campaign here. I remember NEXO as well. There was a decentralized VPN provider, but I forgot their name. Etc., etc.

Whether or not these are considered shitcoins or not, is a different topic of discussion. But Rikafip is also right when he says that Bitcointalk doesn't have such an importance anymore as it did in the past. I don't follow the altcoin scene as I did many years ago, but I also remember seeing Avalanche and we can't forget about Grin either.

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Quote from: Rikafip on May 26, 2021, 05:36:50 AM

Quote from: Pmalek on May 26, 2021, 05:11:37 AM

When it comes to altcoin projects, Bitcointalk is a great place to advertise those especially if the company has plans to run ICO and similar advertising campaigns.

I beg to disagree, bitcointalk is the last place where you want to advertise your altcoin project. I mean, back in the day when altcoins didn't have many option, advertising here was a must I guess. Hell, back in the day even Vitalik created ANN here to promote Ethereum, which I can't imagine any of the new popular altcoins like Polkadot or Link would do now. I don't go much into altcoin section anymore, but from what I could see, huge majority of altcoin projects that come here to advertise are worst possible shitcoins not even capable of entering top 200-300.

Then again, it's no surprise that altcoins are avoiding bitcointalk. First, because vast majority of them are indeed worthless shitcoins and will be called out/tagged if there is anything wrong with them, and usually there is something to be found. 2nd, this is bitcoin forum after all so people here consider all altcoins as shitcoins (except maybe Monero and a few others) so why come here in the first place?

You are absolutely right here bitcointalk will be last option for shitcoins to come here and announce their shitty projects. Reason is very simple.. it's a forum not a twitter or facebook where you can pay to get likes and retweets... I believe we still have healthy and very capable members which can expose such scammers within minutes. This is the major reason they won't touch bitcointalk, otherwise this is still best place for genuine, real and meaningful projects.

I remember coinmarketcap use to have a dedicated link for bitcointalk.org which is now under community and mixed with reddit and twitter etc links.

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Quote from: Pmalek on May 26, 2021, 05:11:37 AM

When it comes to altcoin projects, Bitcointalk is a great place to advertise those especially if the company has plans to run ICO and similar advertising campaigns.

I beg to disagree, bitcointalk is the last place where you want to advertise your altcoin project. I mean, back in the day when altcoins didn't have many option, advertising here was a must I guess. Hell, back in the day even Vitalik created ANN here to promote Ethereum, which I can't imagine any of the new popular altcoins like Polkadot or Link would do now. I don't go much into altcoin section anymore, but from what I could see, huge majority of altcoin projects that come here to advertise are worst possible shitcoins not even capable of entering top 200-300.

Then again, it's no surprise that altcoins are avoiding bitcointalk. First, because vast majority of them are indeed worthless shitcoins and will be called out/tagged if there is anything wrong with them, and usually there is something to be found. 2nd, this is bitcoin forum after all so people here generally consider all altcoins as shitcoins (except maybe Monero and a few others) so why come here in the first place?

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Quote from: macson on May 25, 2021, 12:46:48 PM

i am sure that 100% of all crypto coin developers in circulation have accounts here.

No, that is not true. Many have, but certainly not 100% of the developers. If you take a look at this thread, you would see that many bitcoin developers use IRC and mailing lists to communicate with each other. GitHub is also high on the agenda for them.

When it comes to altcoin projects, Bitcointalk is a great place to advertise those especially if the company has plans to run ICO and similar advertising campaigns. But I have come across news headlines mentioning various projects who have never done any advertising on Bitcointalk. For that, they can use Reddit, YouTube, Twitter, Discord, and other social media.

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Quote from: DeathAngel on May 01, 2021, 02:27:45 PM

Quote from: dannyduke2248 on May 01, 2021, 02:10:59 PM

This website seems to be similar to reddit except with an older UI. It's obviously more focused on the topic of bitcoin but I can easily find a group on reddit to talk about bitcoin.

If you don’t like this forum then go away & post elsewhere. This forum has had a huge part to play in bitcoin's lifespan, legends such as Satoshi & Hal Finney were here, bitcoin devs post here. If you don’t like it then feel free to leave.

This is a great forum, i am sure that 100% of all crypto coin developers in circulation have accounts here. this forum is an information haven of cryptocurrency.

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This website for me is really important that talk's about the scenario and forum. This is really relevant for me that's makes me aware , updated, and knowledgeable about bitcoins, Altcoins, and economics.

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I like to think of this forum as a sort of safe haven to discussion about anything related to cryptocurrencies. Where freedom of speech is usually much better than alternatives, doesn't have a broken popularity voting system, and doesn't have over zealous rules. Plus, is probably one of the only places which actually promotes substantial discussion, rather than the social media type replies the modern world is going towards.

Also, how nice is it to have a place which isn't littered with memes? Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a meme or a funny image from time to time, however constantly recycled memes are tedious, and just destroys actual discussion.

Quote from: o_e_l_e_o on May 05, 2021, 03:46:06 AM

it doesn't alter its visibility. Anything slightly controversial, non-mainstream, or unpopular on Reddit, regardless of whether or not it is actually correct, might as well not be posted, as within an hour it is downvoted to oblivion and hidden from the majority of users.

It's particularly noticeable if you go in to a thread about a topic you are particularly knowledgeable about. I've seen blatantly wrong and sometimes even dangerous information be upvoted to the top, with attempts to correct or clarify be downvoted and hidden. If you can identify that happening in threads you are knowledgeable about, then the only logical conclusion is that it is also happening in threads you are less knowledgeable about, meaning Reddit can't be trusted for any meaningful discussion.

Exactly, and this is my biggest issue with Reddit. Reddit can be fantastic to read sometimes, but its so easily manipulated, you wouldn't want to read topics which are particularly sensitive or important, due to the fact that anyone with a motive could easily impose their views on it, simply by creating a massive farm of accounts to down vote content they disagree with.

If you are into politics, which I'll be honest I don't tend to stop by the politic sub reddit, its likely full of this sort of behaviour.

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The website is is different from Reddit because its basically denoted for the discussion of bitcoin and other altcoin. It is a site that connect everybody who are ready to come in to the cryptocurrency community worldwide for Blockchain and other cryptocurrency related discussion This site was first designed and created for bitcoin but today it for different purpose. Today cryptocurrency companies come and display their coin through campaign and as well place values on them for a recognition, the site helps in bringing to the notice of the people working in it to know and recognise any new company and their type of coin as well as the value of the coin. The site is comprised of different related cryptocurrency activities .

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There are so many things about the forum to know, knowing fully that the forum was designed and name after bitcoin and launched by Satoshi Nakamoto in the year 2009. Some of this things you need to know are depicted below;
1. It is a site that was designed to discuss everything about bitcoin, Blockchain and cryptocurrency in general. Through this discussion a lot of people became educated and knowledgeable about bitcoin and cryptocurrency
2. Get paid in every quality post made; a lot of users has financially breakthrough in this forum. Many that never had money to invest into cryptocurrency has become great investors and whales in cryptocurrency through this Forum, this is because they developed interest in writing quality post and they made money through this means in the forum....

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Quote from: pugman on May 07, 2021, 10:47:17 AM

I don't think we need to be hostile anymore, if shitposters do come here, the merit system will take care of them.

I agree. There are not so many of newbies who ask questions nowadays (annoying or not), possibly because most of the incentive to post here has been reduced with the rank system and crash of ICOs; So the few who does hang around and post on the forum should be given the benefit of the doubt at the very least.
This particular user was also courteous and seemed eager to learn.

Don't be concerned. He'll be back, I'm sure.
Despite a few minor exceptions, my experience is that newcomers are generally welcomed in this community.

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Quote from: pugman on May 07, 2021, 10:47:17 AM

I don't think we need to be hostile anymore, if shitposters do come here, the merit system will take care of them.

I agree. There are not so many of newbies who ask questions nowadays (annoying or not), possibly because most of the incentive to post here has been reduced with the rank system and crash of ICOs; So the few who does hang around and post on the forum should be given the benefit of the doubt at the very least.
This particular user was also courteous and seemed eager to learn.

Quote from: pugman on May 07, 2021, 10:47:17 AM

Let's please welcome the newbies with a positive approach hereon forward?

Don't know if the question mark at the end was intended, but a positive attitude is definitely needed. It would also be helpful if the admin can speed up the launch of a newbie welcome message, it will serve as a soft landing for users who find their way here.

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Quote from: pugman on May 07, 2021, 10:47:17 AM

Ah I just checked his profile page, guess the community kinda chased him off, he hasn't been online since 3rd of May. Truly sad.

I don't think we need to be hostile anymore, if shitposters do come here, the merit system will take care of them. Let's please welcome the newbies with a positive approach hereon forward?

Your are absolutely right... in fact his question was pretty genuine. If I put my self in place of him new to Bitcoin and crypto market I would find this forum pretty boring and dry. This is natural for any new comer when they are coming from a happening places like Twitter or Reddit this forum doesn’t have any attraction at first.

It takes some time to get used to it and understand the purpose of this forum. We should be more friendly and encouraging to new comers special to those who are asking questions.

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Hi! Welcome!! BTT is a place where everything related to crypto be it technical/non-tech/memes/random stuff is covered here. Its far off better than reddit in terms of conversations, reddit is just pissing booth. Read the rules so you will understand what each subsection is about, and go around, and ask questions. And also what @o_e_l_e_o said.

Ah I just checked his profile page, guess the community kinda chased him off, he hasn't been online since 3rd of May. Truly sad.

I don't think we need to be hostile anymore, if shitposters do come here, the merit system will take care of them. Let's please welcome the newbies with a positive approach hereon forward?

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Quote from: Master of Shitcoins on May 07, 2021, 04:34:48 AM

Bitcointalk is a bit different from discussion in reddit: Bitcointalk posts are in order.

Bitcointalk are not a bit diffrent , its unique !
Its a digital museum and if you take some time you will be mostly find all stuff here whats crypto related.
And i guess its the template of all other Crypto forums out there in some way .
Its all has started here.

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Bitcoin forum has a huge history. When you search old posts, you can clearly see how it is source of some great events, like Bitcoin pizza or HODL is based in Bitcointalk. Reddit does not have such story. Wink

And yes, Bitcointalk is a bit different from discussion in reddit: Bitcointalk posts are in order.

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Quote from: The Sceptical Chymist on May 05, 2021, 10:10:58 AM

I also think it's pretty cool that the look of the forum hasn't changed--at least it hasn't since I've been a member, which has been over six years. Did it look just like this in the very beginning? I'm assuming so. In any case, a lot of folks think bitcointalk is outdated, but does it really need a whole bunch of bells and whistles? I think not. The purpose of it is to facilitate discussion, and I think it does that just fine as it is. It would be very weird to me to see the new forum software (whenever that's coming out, probably in the next century).

It did look the same, but there was no merit, feedback, or trust network. I'm with you on the nostalgia of this forum. I will be sad if this doesn't continue to live on. I'd personally like to see this forum forked even if the 'old' forum was given some new url. It would be great if this place could go back to before the drama and signature campaigns. Maybe remove all the additions since satoshi left and get back to what made this place great (actual enforcement of rules by people who care) while all the signature spammers, merit whores, and trust nazis could be free to move to the new forum.

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