Quote from: Zoomic on Today at 10:33:52 AM

Do you know that Signature Campaign is an invention of bitcointalk.org?
I didn't know before now. I had thought that signature campaign is something that has been in practice even before creating the bitcointalk forum. But I was surprised to discover otherwise. I searched the internet for ways to earn bitcoin. Many blogs including binance news acknowledged that signature campaign is a means to earn bitcoin and it was started or it is exclusive for bitcointalk forum. Even 99bitcoins said a similar thing.

That's not entirely true, but if you are talking about earning bitcoins through signature campaigns, then yes, Bitcointalk was one of the earliest platforms to introduce them. However, signature campaigns themselves have a history dating back to the early days of online forums.

I remember that back in the days when vBulletin was a popular forum software, it also featured signature options. Of course, users weren't earning money from these signatures, but there were campaigns and promotions involving signatures.

Quote from: Zoomic on Today at 10:33:52 AM

This is nice to know that apart from the Bitcoin - Pizza event, HODL typo error incident, there are other things that emanated from the bitcointalk forum.

Yes, not only these terms, but many other significant developments originated on Bitcointalk. For example, Ethereum was first announced on Bitcointalk, and MtGox, one of the earliest bitcoin exchanges, also had its beginnings here. The idea of ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) and token sales also gained popularity through discussions on Bitcointalk

Quote from: Zoomic on Today at 10:33:52 AM

So, apart from here in bitcointalk, has any other forum or website adopted the signature campaign system of advertisement?
Does theymos have a patent for signature campaign such that no other forum can replicate what is happening here without his permission.

Seriously? Why would theymos do that? It's important to understand that Bitcoin thrive on decentralization and openness. The beauty of signature campaigns (or it used to be Sad

) is that it promotes community engagement, spread awareness, and provide opportunities for forum members. Introducing patents and exclusive rights would go against the very principles that Bitcoin stands for. So, no, theymos having a patent for signature campaigns is highly unlikely and would not be in the best interest of the Bitcoin community.