Topic: Why rush, instead of taking your time to learn about the forum ? - page 2. (Read 387 times)

   I’m glad you are able to use the forum to your advantages, after all that is what the forum is meant to be for, to impact and enlighten people with little or more knowledge you know about bitcoin and the general thing they need to know about the forum at large. The forum is called Bitcointalk for a reason. Here we learn and share ideas about bitcoin related issues and the economy at large. I believe with your engagement in the forum you can have the upper hand and confidence to represent yourself.
  The forum gives us this extra boost and insight, not everyone is privileged to be part of the forum thus missing out on some important detail information about the crypto space. We ought to use the forum to our advantage and learn as much knowledge as possible, it doesn’t only implies to the newbies only but to general forum members cause learning is a constant process and in life we learn everyday, like wise here in this space as well, it’s a good thing you’ve used the knowledge you’ve acquired to impact others outside the bitcointalk community, it show how devoted you were in learning and now you’re ripping from the good benefits and I hope Newbies seeing your statement would take note and stay focused in learnin to grow and get better.

You will be surprised to know that when I tell them the difference between Binance and the wallet like electrum and why electrum is better than exudos, they laugh at me and start to criticize saying Binance in the market for a long time and they try to convince me saying it's trusted enough to store million dollar worth of crypto because others also using it.

I have even saw that people holding over $100 at Binance and when I tell him "bro, you should use non-custodial wallet". He said "No, thanks". I wish them to bring in a community and teach them these things. But I cannot force them.

You have spoken well. It is obvious if a person rrues to mimic someone or fake his persona for the sake of opportunities and progress. Certainly he cant be successful at doing that. People will accept you for who you are, correct you for saying things that they feel are wrong and also advise or share opinions to things you do not have much knowledge about. This is how the forum was built.

Slow and steady wins the race should be understood in this case. This means doing what is right in a more consistent manner, thereby winning the race at last rather than doing things the wrong way and last falling of track.

You have to take one step at a time to achieve anything in life successfully, and the same has been proven on this forum. As a new member, if you act hastily to move up the ranks and possibly make money from campaigns, you could be doing more harm to yourself than you realise. Instead, you should try to follow the proper procedures to avoid negative consequences down the road. Taking shortcuts could lead to breaking the law and making wrong choices. The forum is no exception, in order to be productive here, it is important to take your time and not rush into things; gaining knowledge should be your top priority if you want to be productive before partaking in anything. Having the necessary knowledge will make your path easier, yet many newcomers consider it as a waste of their time.

OP What you did was the best thing to do because rushing to earn a merit without knowing anything is a huge waste of time, therefore it is better to redirect your energy and effort into acquiring knowledge.

As you begin your journey, you will grow more comfortable and enjoy what the community has to offer. There will come a time when you will become so accustomed to the forum that it will be difficult for you to spend an hour offline. The forum is a great place to learn about bitcoin-related topics as well as some topics unrelated to bitcoin. Though new members find it difficult to understand the forum offers much to us. However, they won't realise this until they eventually take the brave decision to seek knowledge rather than being desperate to move up the ranks.

Funny folks, they think they know so much about cryptocurrency and wallets that they will even confidently recommend exchange wallets as the safest wallet. I was also a member of a Telegram group where someone else gave the same advice and continued by suggesting that group members could keep as many coin as they desired on Binance that is the best wallet choice. Before I joined the forum and learned they weren't the safest, I used to believe them. My understanding of cryptocurrencies has greatly increased thanks to Bitcointalk, and I am happy to have joined this forum. I will always be grateful of all that this forum has taught me.

It is difficult for those in areas with rare jobs and bad currencies to make money on the forum, whereas it is simple for those in better regions to learn about investing and investigation from the forum. Sadly, only a few of the projects (old and new) have representatives at the forum.

Glad to know your story! I guess I have learned many things from this forum. The forum helped me understand how Bitcoin works and why privacy is important. Which wallet should I use, what is an open-source wallet, what is its benefit, why should we not use centralized exchanges, and why is it essential to use our wallets that give private keys/seed phrases?

I am a Facebook group member, and if a new member asks for wallet recommendations, most people suggest either Binance or Kucoin. I laugh and realize that I was part of this group one day. If you ask where I learned these things, It's BitcoinTalk.

😂 You know that stuff they say in our local parlance about old people not being comfortable when bones are mentioned? That's the situation here. Newbies know they're being talked about here and may not feel comfortable contributing here. It's not as if they haven't stumbled on this topic.

Well, I think it's more of the drive to rank up so they can get into campaigns that drives them; not the ego thing. This is why we tend to see newbies slow down a bit once they're able to rank up and get into Bitcoin paying campaigns. I don't think anyone will feel inferior here when it's an anonymous gathering place. Those who do should know they've a greater problem than ego.

With the features and requirements of ranking up, no one can haste their way into ranking up.  First there is this called activity where an account has a minimum requirement of activity before ranking up, then second is the merit requirement where an account needs to have the required merit to rank up. Meeting the two conditions to rank up, I believe is enough time for an account to know more about the forum, its rules, and how the forum works.

There is actually no reason to rush things because an account cannot be promoted to a Hero account overnight, while getting promoted to legendary is like a lottery draw where one needs to be lucky to trigger the promotion when the minimum requirement is met.

@OP is correct that we don't need to rush things to rank up because it can't be hastened due to the minimum requirements needed for ranking up.  Best a newbie can do is to focus on learning than creating threads with recycled topics (thread that had previously been discussed or threads with the same topic) to teach other members.

  Thanks for sharing this piece of information, this is the sole purpose of the thread to pass information for newbies to follow. The forum is a broad place and due to its proximity may seem ambiguous for some to understand. This shouldn’t discourage you, instead make it a thing to learn something new from the forum everyday. With that you can see how progressive you’ve become.  There are lot of opportunities the forum is bringing not just earning and getting merit, we learn and get information here to as well.
 There's a saying that no knowledge is à waste, and it's also applicable in the forum, cause the things you learn as a newbie on here would guide you through your journey here in the forum. And on the long run after you've gained enough knowledge, you'll begin to earn, instead of rushing to earn before learning.

The major problem newbies are facing nowadays is that they don't want to study and devotes their time in making research about an entity or what they are about putting interest. What they does is that, they want to start teaching like their teachers and handle things the ways their teacher always does without knowing it took them time to have that basic standard. Patient they said is a key to success because when we developed them it really helps in terms of decision making and how often we tends to know everything without knowing the basics that they needed to know.

For newcomers who can't easily rank up as it is quite difficult now because of the merit system,
do remember that there are other ways to earn money aside from participating in sig campaigns.
If you have other skills such as programming, being a graphic artists and others (as you can see in services section),
you can also look for those opportunities and offer what you think you can do.
It may be hard from the start but as you build your portfolio, people will look for you and ask for your services.
Also, there is trading, staking or mining that you can venture but definitely, you need to learn also on how to do these things.

It all depends on your orientation before to joining this forum, which I am sure determined your aim on this forum. In certain countries, the economic situation is quite poor, with no work for graduates and no money for upkeep, thus in quest of anything to do, some people stumble across this forum, possibly through someone or the internet. Usually, the intention is to learn bitcoin so that you do not get scammed, but when you see people making money from the forum through signature campaigns and other means, knowing that you are looking for a way to make money, you will want to join them, which is why you start looking for ways to rank up and get more exposure to start earning as others.

   Very true, some even lack the patience of working hard to build their profile, and those that are money driven will head up making irrational mistakes thereby putting their account in jeopardy. There are due process in following up the forum. With gradual progress and guidance you will end up making it to the top of the forum. The forum is more of just being yourself and sharing your ideas. Everyone has a different opinion to the view of things, we come here to share those opinions educate ourselves as well.
   Newbie should be more about learning the basics of the forum instead of being money driven. Understand your way around the forum. The Do’s and Don’t of the forum, and not just being everywhere. Personally I feel like we all had a Guardian one way or the other giving us helpful tips about the forum. We definitely have those who personally take it upon themselves to guide the newbie, answering what ever questions they might be having trouble with. It is important for newbie to understand that they can’t  skip the process, they just need to follow the trend.

The intention with which you first arrive at a place will determine how you act in that place.  However, if you seek to learn deeply, you will discover that there are other things more important to know about than what brought you there. The knowledge one can gain in this forum cannot be overstated; it is a school full of knowledge and reliable information to help you become a better bitcoin enthusiast. When you're open to learning frequently, you just have to love the forum as time passes.


As you have stated, this is correct. But I think what he's trying to say is that if they can invest some money in it, they'll be able to reap a bigger profit later than they would have gotten from a signature campaign altogether their stay there. If they have another source of money and can invest as little as possible in bitcoin, ranking up should be their secondary goal while first learning how to keep their bitcoin investments safe while learning that from exploring the forum.

But does most of us have that kind of money to invest? I don't think so. Personally I don't. Bitcointalk has users from all over the world. And you'll be surprise to know that, in some parts of the world people are sustaining their family only throughout the signature campaign. If I were in America or Canada or other developed countries 150$/week would be a mere pocket money for me (just saying you know), but if I were in a developing country like Bangladesh for me, 150$/month is a massive amount for me. For this reason, users from lower income countries tends to rank up rushing and joins signature campaigns. My point of view. 

Agreed, but they can do both at the same time. If they are newbies now, they can use the forum responsibly without worrying too much about climbing the ranks but doing it little by little nonetheless, and also save what they can to invest in bitcoin and take advantage of the bull run. I think it's completely compatible.

Instead of trying to quickly rank-up your account to join signature campaigns,  currently it is best for all newbies to find a way to buy Bitcoin quickly. If the price rises to more than $100,000 during the next 16 months, then every dollar you invest now may be worth $4 in the future, and you can easily buy Bitcoin again at the bottom of the current cycle, therefore, for every beginner, signature campaigns are appropriate at the end of each cycle and after the price begins to correct, and it is not good as bitcoin Halving approaches.

This forum is like you are in a school to study, where you are to start from the least class to learn the basics and also to read on your own for proper understanding so that you can improve yourself. It is impossible for you to start rushing in school, for instance because you want to become a nurse, and you know that after you have graduated, there is job sown awaiting you and you decided to only attend the first semester without proper seriousness and you don't care about attending the second semester and you want to jump to year three. It will be impossible.

This is impossible because learning and promotion is a gradual process or else you will have nothing to show that you went to school. The forum is a place for one to grow gradually and your growth is based on what you have learnt, because when you don't dedicate some of your time to learn, you will not grow. Newbies should put making money first in their mind because this will be a big distraction to them and they wouldn't want to stay focus to learn but rather they will be looking for every means to get merits without improving themselves so that the merits can start flowing in.

I think Satoshiprinces said it all; there was no better way I could have explained it than that. Most newbies fail to understand that in here there is no one in competition with any of them; all that matters is being yourself, and it will all be cool. Trying so hard for you to rank up to the next rank so that you can start feeling among other higher rank makes really no sense. Some are active, but some fail along the line.
  
No doubt a lot of them are in here for the pay, but if we are to talk about the pay alone, then some newbies could have been able to bring down their heads in order to understand how to really get down to those pay. It's not just about copying another person's style or trying to appear everywhere with almost no meaningful information to pass to the public; it's either a duplicated thread or a repeated question.
 
The most funny part of it all is that many of them don't come back to their thread to check if there are solutions provided for the question that they have asked, which is why most of them ask almost the same question over and over without a number in a different thread.

Yes. It's kind of funny how most newbies here want to move up quick and make money. I've seen it happen a bunch of times.  Folks join with such big dreams but limited skills.  They want success fast, so they cheat.  After facing consequences some leave frustrated while others decide to put in the effort to grow legitimately.  And later, goes to show hard work pays off eventually.