Here is an example of what I could come up with:



It gets super complex really quick when talking about distribution. This is the best I can do as my knowledge in stats is limited. Hopefully I can figure something out that looks better but this is at least something to look at.

Edit: Added legend so it's a bit more readable.

Yes, however you did ask for something related to "board statistics" meaning that I would have to scrape thousands of profiles, which is not "user specific". Maybe in the future I will be able to collect stats like that, but right now it's not feasible. Unless there is a way to get around what I've just described I can't do it for right now.


well after crashing a few times due to your ridiculous 30k posts:

Yes, I already have the ability to do average char count. When you say posts/day, what timeframe would you like for that? I could do from when the account first posted but I'm assuming you would like a more recent value, maybe for the past month or the past week? I'm working on average time between posts right now, probably going to put the timeframe at about 1 week or so and then plot posts that are less than 30 minutes apart, etc.



I will not be doing merit related things as Loyce already has that covered. I am interested in only focusing on user related stats (excluding merit), so things I am able to derive from post history / profile page.

Currently I'm messing around with Python in order to scrape data for analysis later on. I know there are already a lot of people who have scrapers that will do this, but I'm looking for a more unique approach. So far the main thing I've been focusing on is "user stats" AKA gathering information from all their posts and plotting it.

Here are some examples of some stats I am currently able to obtain (these are from my profile):

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At this point I'm kind of stuck on what exactly to do next, and I'm sure a lot of you have some great ideas! Also, tell me your thoughts on the current stats, I'm always looking for ways to improve / different ways of displaying info.

Do you have Python 3.6? I completely forgot it was only available for that specific version of Python

Thank you, Python is a fairly safe language to begin with, always good to be cautious though! The only security issue with this is the fact that your username and password are stored in plaintext, I plan to fix this soon by using console input to store encrypted versions of your original username, password, etc.


Yea I will implement this in the next update, it's very simple to do. You could also do something similar by just changing the "interval" to a ridiculously high number, meaning the script would only check if a thread needed to be bumped every week, for example.

The interval is just the frequency of requests (or how often the program checks threads to see if it needs to auto reply). Usually I would suggest setting this number fairly high as it uses less resources. The timing is all automatic through post time stamps and your local time.

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Yea I am the same way, I love just looking at others code. I find it so interesting, especially in Python where the structure is so flexible. I found this GitHub page the other day and I spent hours just looking at it. It opens my eyes to how many different ways there are to do things and I often try to implement new styles as a way to learn them. I'm glad that you are so happy about my barely working script lol.

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For the thread:

Automatic deletions are now implemented! This is most likely extremely buggy, so I need your help! Over the next few days I will be testing this and improving the script. Eventually I plan to package it into an .exe so it's available to everyone. As for next ideas, I am thinking of also adding "scheduled posts".

here you go, I didn't run this all the way through, but it should work. Note that you will need to edit the USERNAME, PASSWORD, and CAPTCHA_CODE variables at the top of the script.

Yea I will add the delete after 24 hours (although this process would be most likely interrupted by the user), maybe I'll have a file that schedules posts for deletion which is read on script start.

As for your request, honestly I like using argparse a lot better than a config file, but most users don't like messing with a command prompt. So what exactly is your request? You just want to be able to post to a topic from command line?

Example:

If so, I just have to copy paste a few things and it'll be done.

This is not meant to be used for spam, and there are certainly many useful applications. Threads will only be bumped if they have not been replied to within 24 hours (following forum policy). Lots of us don't have the time to bump all our threads which is somewhat required to keep up with the rest of the forum.

General:

You can view or download the script on GitHub. You must have Python 3 installed in order to use, however an executable version will be available soon. More info is available on GitHub, let me know what you guys think!

Process:

     1. Logs in using specified credentials
     2. Checks provided topic numbers, getting last post time
     3. Bumps topics that haven't been replied to in the last 24 hours
     4. Sleeps for specified interval before repeating

Features:

• Uses pure Python Requests (Lightning Fast)
• Simple setup via .ini file (No command prompts!)
• Completely automatic (login => check thread => post reply)
• Supports multiple threads and random message selection
• More coming soon

Edit: Thanks so much for Full Member

You are right about martingale, it's a lose all or double situation at the core. But it doesn't depend on your play style / strategy, but on your short term "luck". By luck, I mean your "current session odds / expected odds". So if the "expected odds" are 50%, but you are winning 70% of the time, your "session odds" are 1.4:1.

Of course, I was quoting you, but my post was addressed more to anyone viewing the thread. Just wanted to thank you for making this wonderful thread to compile these scripts

I am looking forward to making more scripts, just waiting for more suggestions in the "suggestions" thread.

I was bored yesterday so I made this script which automatically copies a selected BTC address to your clipboard. I accomplished it using regular expressions (so everything isn't automatically copied) and it even works with new bech32 addresses, etc.

Let me know if you try it

I was asking for ideas on current domains, not suggestions for new ones. I think you are missing the point behind domain names, brand-ability being my top priority. The "trading blog" idea has already been suggested 3-4 times on this thread and using "english phrases" for a new domain are a terrible idea SEO wise, good luck getting your domain within the top 10k search results.

That's a very good point, I felt stressed even looking at the campaign requirements. Some of them are crazy, requiring a certain number of posts all above minimum character length + certain sections, etc. It seems like such a headache to me trying to keep track of all of that. I think for some people it's not really an issue but I don't like being forced to post in sections that I don't ever read, etc. I definitely agree with you that having a signature does bring more "scrutiny" to your posts and more people tend to question your content. It also seems like a lot of campaigns are somewhat "predatory" in their requirements and changes without proper notice + extremely convoluted guidelines which I definitely do not want to mess with. I've never been in a campaign so I can't really comment personally on the effects, but I've definitely seen a lot of the business. For me at least, I am hear because I enjoy learning and posting and I feel like being part of a campaign would make it feel like a "job" to me. I am here because I want to be, not because I need to meet a requirement. Sometimes I just like to take a break and it's nice not having any worries.

Just my thoughts, mainly wanted to highlight on some aspects I didn't outline before such as the "predatory behavior" signature campaigns have and the hassle they can become (making it feel like a job, etc.). There have been some more guidelines added for campaigns, but hopefully more will come to combat the new issues.

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This is an email from Abra that I received on July 26, 2019 at 5:48:10 PM CDT which outlines the changes for US users:

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Edit:

Found the post on their website which has more details on the changes: link

(Probably easier to read than my shitty formatting)

I'm pretty sure that there are different levels of "verification" that you need to complete in order to deal with others. For buying I think it depends on the buyer as they set the level of verification needed to deal). If you aren't dealing with potentially fraudulent payment methods, then you should be able to find someone. Paxful is another option which has more flexibility and little to no KYC (they have the same escrow system). I don't know why Paxful isn't mentioned as I find it a lot better than localbitcoins: no KYC, better rates, better selection. I use these sites pretty often, so let me know if you have any other questions.

I hate posting in this section but I feel that it's necessary. You will probably get bashed for saying this (I support you), but this is a great example of the deep rooted issue automatic arrogance.

Hell, this situation is a picturesque example of what I outline in my old thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5134565

This is the reason I will never have a paid signature, it promotes toxicity and nothing good comes from it.

After leaving everything alone for a while, I feel it's time to bring up these issues again as a reminder to everyone.

(This is completely on topic, everything I talk about here relates to signature campaigns and the overall tone of this thread)