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I have seen similar thinking (wrong) from many other members. They think BitcoinTalk is Bitcoin, being a member of BitcoinTalk is involving with Bitcoin.

Folks,
Bitcoin is a currency. Think about the fiat currency we have: Dollar, Pound, Euro etc. Using Bitcoin you can trade (buy/sell goods) same as using fiat. One of the difference among many differences between Bitcoin and Fiat currency is, fiat has physical existence and bitcoin is digital. Read more about Bitcoin FAQ

On the other hand, BitcoinTalk is only a forum. Satoshi (creator of Bitcoin) started this forum so that people like you and me who love Bitcoin can hangout with each others.

So please do not mix up Bitcoin with BitcoinTalk.

Mixing up Bitcoin with BitcoinTalk is like mixing up Facebook (today's biggest social media) with the entire internet.

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Edit: Inspired by vit05's comment.

For really newbies: Some topics/articles worth reading to understand Bitcoin and BitcoinTalk

BitcoinTalk It is just a forum started by Satoshi. Read his/her welcome message here.
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Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ (Archive)
FAQ: Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit (Archive)
Reading the stickys on the meta section is really enough.


Bitcoin It's simply is a currency like currently we have our fiats (i.e: Dollar, Pound, Euro).
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Bitcoin.com FAQ
Bitcoin.org FAQ