Re: Is Bitcointalk.org losing user base?

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But remember, you still won't get accurate data to judge the number of active users on a forum because the same member can post and be active on multiple board. What I've shown above is to see who and how many are active on a particular board and can't be used as a tool to assess the user base across forum.

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Understood, it just paints a picture of the number of users per board. The user base will actually
be less than the sum of the users per board of course.

Quote from: Charles-Tim on July 18, 2021, 06:51:54 PM

Quote from: LoyceV on July 18, 2021, 05:02:02 PM

Daniel91's personal experience confirms evil fees are damaging to the community, and many scammers/spammers have shown it doesn't stop them. I can't believe I'm saying this, but: can we go without evil fees for new users?

I knew someone that registered on this forum that told me he paid 0.0012 BTC as fee (not evil fee but Bitcoin transaction fee on the exchange he used) before he could register on this forum. A true newbie may not know someone one this forum and just see this forum to be useful and want to register. Some will not even know how to make use of Bitcoin at the time, some will even be charged high fee by helpers because they do not know anything about Bitcoin and/or grin at the time of registration. These can discourage many people not to register. The spammers are acquainted to this forum, they know how to bypass the evil fee.

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Its funny, I came across something about this earlier today, I didnt post it because I thought
it was spam and because I didnt believe what I was reading.

There are a lot of reviews, positive and negative and some SCAM reports, some are obviously
venting but others below are people who were scammed.

https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/bitcointalk.org?b=MTUzMzY0NTU3NTAwMHw1YjY5OTMwNzlkMmRlZjBiN2M4Yzk5MDc

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Stay away
They are really Dubious!!!
They stole all my investment
Scam!!

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Run by scammers.

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It looks like extortion
After signing up I got message:
"...Your account contains 21.13 units of evil. To atone, you must pay a total of 0.00001177 bitcoins (0.01177 mBTC; 1177 satoshi). Pay to the address 3LAbpiPNyUWMiG8P4RzVYghXNwt3yGJCZA. Once you have paid the full amount, wait a few seconds and then reload this page. If the fee is so small that your wallet is unable to send it, you can send any larger amount, though you will not be refunded the difference..."

The site is immodestly extorting money. It is a pity that the impression of the site is spoiled the first time you use it.

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Scam site
Scam site, very hard to understand mostly people degrade you or discredit you, pay to unblock even if you new here , this is absurd bitcoin was not made for this.

As a newcomer to the community, I have also participated in the suggestions and imagination of a small partner built by the forum App;

1. When people start to move from the PC to the mobile phone, we are bound to make some changes. This change conforms to the intentions of the people, and builds an app with the original intention of maintaining high quality in the forum, and joins some groups. The group function allows users in various countries and regions to communicate effectively.
2. Set up some reward mechanisms for high-quality posts, so that everyone here is not only spiritually driven, but also rewarded.
3. Set up a group function so that everyone can learn and communicate effectively in this group. I have to say that the communication method 10 years ago should now be added with some diversified functions, and more young people have also joined in. The level of our life is increasing in all aspects, to meet some of our delays and misses due to timeliness. Your good ideas and good friends will be more beneficial to push the forum forward.
4. The app can be launched in stages and recruit volunteers from the Bitcoin community to participate in the development. I think only friends here can do what we want.
5. We come from different countries and regions. We need to overcome language barriers and expressions to get effective communication. I think a large number of partners have encountered the same problem.
6. Offline communication is also a very important link. It will be warmer than online communication. We can regularly send offline communication meetings so that friends who love Bitcoin can meet and interact, so that this group can be more powerful and affect More people join the cause of building the forum. Of course, my ideal is to be able to show up a Bitcoin tour of the Holy Land, where Bitcoin can be used to pay for anything, hotels, museums, convention centers, restaurants. . . .
7. This friend said very well @fillippone What is the biggest driving force and asset in the past 12 years: community. Regardless of whether it is a community giving back forum or a forum giving back to the community, what should we do to give full play to the power of the community.
8. Some boring sections of the community can be removed.

As a newcomer, I think I shouldn't talk so much, but I really love Bitcoin, love this place, and love the people here, so I'm sorry to say too much, please forgive me.
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