Only one page after my last reply in this thread, i'm compelled to do (yet another) writeup after reading the next couple of replies.
- I repeat, for the xth time: it's not because YOU used a webwallet and haven't lost funds yet, that it's a good idear to promote these wallets to new members. My father smoked from before i was born, and only stopped when i was way past my 30th birthday. To this very day he hasn't developed lung cancer. Is it OK for him to start telling people that smoking is ok just because he didn't get cancer? No, it is not... I've seen sooooooo many people losing their lifesavings because they trusted web wallets, it is NOT ok to promote them. Web wallets go against the very core belief of bitcoin: "be your OWN bank", and don't forget "don't trust, verify". By using a web wallet, you're giving controll of your private keys to a thirth party. They can freeze your account, rob you, pull an exit scam... And their gui is more susceptible to phising and social hacking.
- I've seen a senior member advertising to mine bitcoin using a "powerfull computer". Sorry, but that's not how it works anymore... If you want to mine bitcoin you need to invest in an expensive ASIC, you need dirt-cheap electricity, you need a soundproof miningroom with good electric wiring, you need a lot of knowledge, and you need a solid plan. Don't try to mine bitcoin with your computer!
- Pointing newbies to micro-tasks is just wasting their time... They might even leave the crypto community and never return if they see their efforts resulting in nothing in their wallet