It's Ignite Day! Hope everyone is ready with their contributions
Less than 2 hours left for the highly awaited Ignite Crowdsale! Here are some quick pointers:

Start Time: 18:00 GMT
Token Value: 1 ETH = 150 IGNT
Softcap: 1st 24 hours, min. 1 ETH contribution
Referral: Use 'arunphilips' in your profile (2.5% bonus)
Link: https://igniteratings.com/tokensale/
Released Tokens: 10 M, 5 M already sold
Market Cap: Approx 28M USD, out of which a max of 7M will be used for operations, rest goes into the HIVE Index!

All the best fellow Igniters

Post for Week 3

Week 3

Blog Posts:
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Facebook: Friends - 1785, Followed by 460, https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips
1. Personal Share -
2. Designated Post Share (week 3) - https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214907892587893

https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214834155504512


3. Designated Post Like(Love <3) and Comment (week 3) - https://www.facebook.com/IgniteRATINGS/posts/182480755676213?comment_id=184947622096193&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

https://www.facebook.com/IgniteRATINGS/posts/177619669495655?comment_id=184948462096109&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

Twitter: Followers - 413, https://twitter.com/arunphilips
Ignite Ratings Twitter - Followed.
1. Personal Share - https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/952933541804822531
2. Designated Post RT and Like - https://twitter.com/IgniteRatings/status/949738537167065089
3. New Tweets
a. https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/952933541804822531
b. https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/952936463817048065
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e.

Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/IgniteRatings/comments/7qkmys/last_minute_pointers/

BitcoinTalk: Username: @Crypto_Police
ANN thread - Posts can be found answering many questions about Ignite Ratings.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2308252.100
Signature - Added.


YouTube: Username: Arun Philips
1. Subscribed and Liked - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwO_9t71-CA (Amazing platform)
2. Public Video -

Haha I wish these guys actually do something to help the less fortunate. Admin if you're doing anything to help some unfortunate please let me know, I shall help too.

Hello,
Just have a query regarding the message on the website:
"ethereumgold is a nonprofit that connects people to low-cost financial services to fight poverty and develop individual potential."

Can you please share details of how you can fight poverty? And if we want to create a non profit service to help people can it be done with ETG?

Post for Week 2

Week 2

Blog Posts:
1. Steemit - https://steemit.com/ico/@blockchaineco/the-best-ico-i-have-seen-till-date-ignite-ratings

Facebook: Friends - 1785, Followed by 460, https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips
1. Personal Share - https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214679082707789
2. Designated Post Share (week 2) - https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214834155504512?pnref=story
3. Designated Post Like(Love <3) and Comment (week 2) - https://www.facebook.com/IgniteRATINGS/posts/177619669495655?comment_id=182328952358060&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

Twitter: Followers - 413, https://twitter.com/arunphilips
Ignite Ratings Twitter - Followed.
1. Personal Share - https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/948381180990074880
2. Designated Post RT and Like - https://twitter.com/CryptoStreetPod/status/948300589695303680
3. New Tweets
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b.
c.
d.
e.

BitcoinTalk: Username: @Crypto_Police
ANN thread - Posts can be found answering many questions about Ignite Ratings.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2308252.100
Signature - Added.


YouTube: Username: Arun Philips
1. Subscribed and Liked - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwO_9t71-CA
2. Public Video -

In 2018 we will see how the world together can help reduce poverty #HTW

Very interesting proposal. Hoping Binance and few major exchanges will support this since development has already been done.
All the best!

Post for Pre Week 1 and Week 1, couldn't wait for the bounty program (Spoke to Crypto Joe)

Pre-Week 1 and Week 1

Blog Posts:
1. Steemit - https://steemit.com/ico/@blockchaineco/the-best-ico-i-have-seen-till-date-ignite-ratings

Facebook: Friends - 1785, Followed by 460, https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips
Facebook Page - Liked.
1. Personal Share - https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214679082707789
2. Blockchain Economics - https://www.facebook.com/blockchaineconomics1/posts/531186353906631
3. Designated Post Share (week 1) - https://www.facebook.com/arunphilips/posts/10214753039276657
4. Designated Post Like(Love <3) and Comment (week 1) - https://www.facebook.com/IgniteRATINGS/posts/177943326129956?comment_id=179539162637039&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D

Twitter: Followers - 413, https://twitter.com/arunphilips
Ignite Ratings Twitter - Followed.
1. Personal Share - https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/942827325984575488
2. Designated Post RT and Like - https://twitter.com/IgniteRatings/status/943884564237373442
3. New Tweets
a. Finding legitimate Hardforks - https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/946366761271574528
b. Revolutionizing Hotel Industry Ratings? - https://twitter.com/arunphilips/status/946427658526531586
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d.
e.

Telegram: Username: @arunphilips
Ignite Group - Joined.
1. Invites
a. @smp137
b. @nevil26
c. @avlo11
d. "Gas 2" 0879....354
e."Bubba" +91 952.....59

BitcoinTalk: Username: @Crypto_Police
ANN thread - Posts can be found answering many questions about Ignite Ratings.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2308252.100
Signature - Added.

Reddit: Username: @arunphilips
Ignite Subreddit - Subscribed.
1. Original Post - https://www.reddit.com/r/IgniteRatings/comments/7med3c/5_reasons_why_i_believe_ignite_is_the_best_ico_i/?ref=share&ref_source=link

YouTube: Username: Arun Philips
1. Subscribed and Liked - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su9jTB_krCk
2. Public Video -

Wow this thread has exploded over the holidays!

I've been following the Ignite Ratings journey from over a month now, and here is a summary of some of my answers, from an investor's perspective, to few questions asked here.

Q: Can I contribute anonymously? Why PICOPS?
A: Yes you can contribute without PICOPS, but doing verification is like a KYC (Know Your Customer) service, so you know where the money invested is coming from. In many countries where large exchanges like Binance, Poloniex etc. are based regulations will be getting stricter and those companies will be required to authenticate users and funds with KYC.

Now, for listing new coins, either these exchanges would have to verify the identity of all ICO contributors, which would be a very painstaking process - so they will incline to not listing the coin. But since Ignite has already done KYC for most of it's investors, the exchanges will have more faith and are inclined to choose listing this coin over say, one that has not done KYC for it's investors.

This is just one of the many benefits! And Ignite is providing 10 IGNT (0.0667 ETH) tokens to people who do the PICOPS verification (0.024 ETH fee) so that more than makes up for the cost 

Q: What is the brain behind Ignite's ratings?
A: The answer is simple! It is us, the users. By not depending on centralized agencies (Like how S&P and Moody's works) and not depending on tech like AI (which can still be manipulated) the entire ratings system is decentralized. Each user's reputation is tied to their ratings, which is a fool proof mechanism to ensure only the best of recommendations get through. For sure, I think there will be an initial period before we can filter the users with the best reputation, but once the initial ratings are out, there is no way reputation can be gained without successful trades!

Q: Can the team influence the ratings then?
A: Regarding the team influencing ratings, all ratings and everything the team or a user does is stored in the ledger so any member can look up, all events taken by an user - so while we do want the team to be active on the platform they won’t have any more influence then any other member. Equal influence for all regardless of you being part of the team or not!

Q: Is the team responsive?
A: I have to say I am part of the Telegram group, and this team, Chris, Damon, Max and everybody in the team have just won us over with the confidence and credibility with which they answer questions. If there's anything urgent do join the telegram group here https://t.me/igniteratingsICO and they will answer very quick!
Right now it's the holiday season but they're still working super hard on getting this ambitious project running!

Hope I could answer some queries from a user's perspective, and do ask me if I can help anymore!

And here is a small post I put if you need more reasons to be convinced https://steemit.com/ico/@blockchaineco/the-best-ico-i-have-seen-till-date-ignite-ratings

Hi Caesar,

Is there some way to update the original announcement to make it more readable?

Sharing this earlier concern from one of the users
"I have a hard time reading with this small font size or small fonts in the photos. I hope it will be replace with bigger picture or please add some text so we can read it easily."

Hey,
in order to be eligible for the airdrop of 10 IGNT tokens you have to complete the PICOPS certification https://igniteratings.com/certify/. You receive additional 10 IGNT if you contribute as well 
Thank you for your support
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Thanks for clarifying that for us, but before I verify my wallet to PICOPS certification.
Can you please explain the needs of such verification to all the ICO contributors of this project?


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Hi Moonfrost,
Doing PICOPS verification is like a KYC (Know Your Customer) service, so you know where the money invested is coming from. In many countries where large exchanges like Binance, Poloniex etc. are based regulations will be getting stricter and those companies will be required to authenticate users and funds with KYC.

Now, for listing new coins, either these exchanges would have to verify the identity of all ICO contributors, which would be a very painstaking process - so they will incline to not listing the coin.

But since Ignite has already done KYC for most of it's investors, the exchanges will have more faith and are inclined to choose listing this coin over say, one that has not done KYC for it's investors.

This is just one of the many benefits!

And Ignite is providing 10 IGNT (0.0667 ETH) tokens to people who do the PICOPS verification (0.024 ETH fee) so that more than makes up for the cost

Hello!
So only token holders can access the platform, by depositing Ignite tokens into the platform and creating an account on the closed blockchain, it's totally closed to the outside world otherwise.

Regarding the team influencing ratings, all ratings and everything we do is stored in the ledger so any member can look up, all events taken by an user - so while we do want the team to be active on the platform they won’t have any more influence then any other member.

Hope that clears things!

PICOPS stands for Parity ICO Passport Service. It is kind of a KYC that ensures the investors are legitimate.
And don't worry, even without PICOPS you still get 10 IGNT tokens! It will be distributed in a phased to everyone who has completed the whitelisting

Lol I meant your Readme.md file is not changed, it is same as Bitcoin Core. But you don't seem to understand English 

Also just trying to help, "Indices" is spelt wrong here. https://github.com/SegwitB2X/bitcoin2x/commit/cf8ddae0244d43435433114853766ec07020c856

Maybe you should update the ReadMe to reflect that it is a Segwit2X fork? Right now it is the exact same copy of Bitcoin Core readme.

Yeah they are actually super responsive on the Telegram group and answer any questions perfectly with confidence! I have requested them to get the BitcoinTalk thread also active.

Let's go Ignite!

Very valid concerns. I had some of these same concerns and was pleased to see the team is thinking hard about any fraud that can take place and are putting measures in place to take care of that.

Hi cammie!
There is actually an airdrop bonus going on right now, at https://igniteratings.com/whitelist/

The first 4000 addresses whitelisted will receive 10 IGNT tokens (0.0667 ETH value) just for whitelisting and completing PICOPS verification, which more than makes up for the fee of PICOPS!

And regarding the bounty campaign, there are plans for one in January when the crowdsale starts, so stay tuned!

In addition if you complete PICOPS verification and contribute during the token sale, you get another 10 IGNT,

It's a great decision to implement KYC since it helps with easier listing on exchanges later.

Hope that helped!

Hi Reck1ess, I have passed on your concerns to the team, and knowing how they work, they will definitely take it seriously and see what changes can be done. Thanks!

Yeah the crowdsale will have much lower minimums, this is the pre-sale so a 2 ETH minimum. It was 10 ETH but the team has introduced a new 2 ETH tier.