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Quote from: Adams0001 on July 30, 2023, 01:33:09 PM

However, after joining this forum, I've been able to tell them apart. I've learned a lot about security and privacy, and I can confidently explain the concepts of private and public keys, centralised and decentralised exchanges, online and offline wallets, and so on.

Thats one of the benefits of the forum for newcomers. When you join the forum without any knowledge about cryptocurrency you will be entitled to know so much about it in just a few months if you are really serious and determined to learn. Alot of people join the forum just like you without any knowledge about crypto but in a few years they have known so much about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Being here in the forum have helped me and many others both crypto wise and life in general.

Quote from: Adams0001 on July 30, 2023, 01:33:09 PM

But because no one knows everything, it is sometimes necessary to ask questions in order to gain more clarity. According to my understanding, the merit can be offered to you by anyone who has Smerits.

You did the right thing by asking because knowledge is gained by asking questions, and we were all once at that level where we asked questions, and until now we still do. There is no crime in asking questions here or anywhere when you don't understand something. To surprise you higher rank members always encourage questions by newbies when don't seem to understand a thing. They are always ready and happy to answer questions asked.
Sometimes, before posting a question, thoroughly search the topic to see whether a similar post already exists. This will allow you to quickly read through the post and find the answers you need while also preventing you from spamming the community with identical numerous threads.

Quote from: Adams0001 on July 30, 2023, 01:33:09 PM

Smerits are obtained when a user merits you and you receive half of that merit as Smerit, which you can also send out. If that is how merit and Smerit function, what happens when everyone in the forum distributes all of their Smerits? Because, as a result of this process, the Smerits will one day be exhausted by everyone. But the merit distribution system continues to function; how is this possible?

More merits will be generated in accordance with how the merit system was initially implemented, ensuring that no member of the forum will ever run out of merit. In order to provide smerit to other users who make significant contributions to the forum, Theymos appointed some members as "merit sources" who get some for free each month. The merit circulation won't likely stop in this way.