Quote from: gentlemand on July 05, 2019, 06:10:32 PM

Quote from: 7mm on July 05, 2019, 06:46:35 AM

just like me, it will be very difficult for newcomers to be able to mingle in this forum. especially with the limited knowledge we have,

There's nothing wrong with asking questions and putting yourself out there as someone who's just getting rolling.

If you ask the most painfully obvious questions that have turned up a million times over that's a different matter, but I've seen newcomers ask things that I either didn't know or hadn't reflected on. If everyone knew everything there wouldn't be much of a need to discuss anything.

I think that's why off topic and the section in question have become ghettoes. Newcomers seem to be more comfortable discussing things that have nothing to do with the subject of the forum. They're not going to produce any customers for the companies paying for advertising space.

Well, I do want to get out of the ghetto. I just saw another thread where someone suggested a General Topic Board for new members, on trading/selling/ etc. I posted there, that I hope they do that. I will return here and edit to give him credit.

Here is the quote.

Quote from: mikeywith on July 07, 2019, 11:39:10 PM

Quote from: sandra_x on July 07, 2019, 11:29:05 PM

The suggestion that focus should be more "General Topics" will damp the learning of important concepts of bitcoins.

I thought it would be obvious that "General Topics" means General Topics which are crypto related, not topics about Cars or Basketball.

The "concepts of bitcoin" are different for everyone, it does not make sense to expect that everyone should understand what blockchain is or how does it work, the majority of people don't understand how most things around them work, and they don't care, i could care less how my car works as long as it starts and stops when I want it to, if I find an article talking about "how an auto-transmission functions," I would probably ignore it, but if it's about "how to take care of your car" i would probably read it.

same thing applies to BTC and crypto in general, people are more interested in how to buy/make/earn/spend BTC than how it works, the forum is full of technical and educational topics, but they get little to no attention, so why not give the crowd what they want ? Roll Eyes

Thank you very much, everyone who has contributed to this thread. I learned a lot. It was very helpful, educational an informative. And I'm going to lock it now, as I am understanding that's what I should do once the question is answered. Thanks to every single member here. And I will refer to it for review.