We can see these kinds of scams are common now. Scammers choose different public forums and target users to the scam. Most of them do not believe this kind of scams, only a few get trapped. We should not believe all these and report them immediately.

I feel that you realized a bit later after many posts got deleted and also after achieving a Member Rank. Good that you rectified your mistakes and corrected them. I recommend Newbies to check forum rules before starting posting on the forum. This helps you to post the right content and with fewer mistakes. It is always good to learn from mistakes.

Nice information. Thanks for sharing this!

A small suggestion, it would be good if you explain with examples so that everyone can understand better.

Hey, I found the video tutorial that helps Newbies to get started with the Bitcointalk postings. You can check the Video resources here - [INFO] Video resources for newbies getting started created by @Steamtyme.

I feel the biggest reward is the "Knowledge" that you gain from the post. Rewards are Momentary but the knowledge is enduring!!

Why do someone should expect a reward for meriting a quality post? You got the merits for posting quality posts and in return, you should merit other posts that are meritable. This will be a mutual reward.

I value the human knowledge and give merits as an appreciation to the knowledge that is presented. The more we learn and contribute to the forum, the more knowledge we gain. The merits will follow if we increase our knowledge and share it with others. Nothing comes easily, we need to work hard to earn merits.

I felt great when I ranked up. It's the same experience as when we get promoted to a higher level in our job. It increases more responsibility and more enthusiasm to post.

If there was no merit system and no rankings, then there would have not been much interest to post actively in the forum.

No, we can write the private key but not the QR code.

Printing without leaving any traces can be done. This would be safer! As you said, an extra step needs to be taken care and they should know the steps to remove the traces.

Yes, there would be a risk. If you are trading on the decentralized exchange then why do you need to link your wallet to the exchange instead you keep it on the centralized exchange?

There are many decentralized exchanges like Idex, Coinswitch(exchange aggregator), Uniswap, Kyebrswap, Bancor, etc. A decentralized exchange will be a non-custodial exchange that will not have any control over the user's asset. You can directly trade on these exchanges without storing any assets with them. You will have complete control over your wallet and the keys.

I agree that Newbies should be encouraged but what do you mean by massive support from the seniors? How can the seniors support the Newbies in posting or in educating them? It is the responsibility of the newbies to learn by themself. Even Seniors were once upon a time a Newbies. They have learned by themself, they have struggled to come to this level.

Good posts are anyways encouraged by the forum members by giving them merits even if it is posted by a Newbie or a Senior member. Merits are not given based on the rank he is holding, we give merits by looking at their posts or threads created.

If you print your seed on a paper, it may leave a file on the system(PC or Laptop) where you are printing which is not safe. Writing seed on a paper using a pen is also safe.


I have just added a note that we need to avoid a few things before thinking about how to store the private keys securely.

Are you talking about an advertisement that comes below the posts or the Bitcointalk signature that a user puts in his profile?

The advertisement is common on any platform, you can see on any website, forums, social media platforms, etc. You can put some adblockers to avoid those.

And about the Bitcointalk signature, it is common that most of the users put the signature for promotions. It can be their own website or product or they participate in signature campaigns for promoting other websites. You can ignore those things if you are not interested.

It is good to see all the security & privacy related topics on one thread. Even I had started a topic(Missing Out The Important Topics!!) for collecting all the important topics which are getting vanished as the new topics created. Good job @OcTradism, I appreciate the effort.

I am contributing a few threads related to security and privacy here. I hope that helps!

[Education] Bitcoin Privacy and Anonymity
[Tips and Information] Privacy and How to Stay Anonymous Online
[Howto] Use Ledger Nano as Security Key
[Security] make your phone Secured
[Guide] Protect your Crypto: Security tips for your home computer & network
{WARNING} Cybersecurity vulnerabilities/flaws: Linux and Mac users (04.02.20).

It is not good to restrict all the Newbies to open a new topic because many Newbies come here to ask their doubts or questions by starting a topic. If they are restricted, how do they clear their doubts? Beginners and help section is mainly for the new users to ask their queries. Due to spammers, restricting other genuine newbies is not good.

If you find any posts that look spam, you can report that topic. Moderators will validate if the topic created is for spamming or not.


The topics will not disappear simply if the thread that is posted has any flaws or against the forum rules, then only it will be deleted. You can see the reason for the post deletion in your PM.

Things we need to avoid while storing the Private keys are -

• Never keep your private keys/seed online.
• Never store the copy in a cloud, on pc or phone.
• Never print on a paper or take a photo of a seed.

We can store the seed using a paper wallet, the cheapest, and the best way to hide the seed. For stronger security, we can use Cryptosteel metal to store the seed.

Good to see that you have created many useful threads. But we are missing out on many useful threads like these. Due to this reason, I had started a thread to list all the important threads which we are missing out - Missing Out The Important Topics!!. I will update your threads on that list.

Continue the good work and contribute to the forum by creating good threads. This will be an inspiration to many users. Thank you!

What is that they are not understanding? It is as simple as anyone can understand. Post on this forum to increase the activity and earn merit by the forum members for the quality post and rank based on the merit and activities achieved.

As you said, some people are going here and there and not focused on what they are doing, and not reading the pinned posts in the forum is making them not understand anything.

And if you are actually looking for earning in this forum, first read and post good content and increase your rank. Later join some signature campaigns and look for some bounty programs to earn from that.

I don't think buying from a stranger is safe! Instead of buying from a stranger or at a P2P trading platform (which is not safe), we can trade at decentralized exchanges that support trading anonymously. You can trade at exchanges and hold the coins in your wallet, which would be safe.

I have been buying cryptos with a credit card at exchanges like Simplex, Coinswitch, Indacoin, etc. They support buying worldwide except in a few places. Maybe you can try buying from your place, they may support it.

It is not unfair to give merits to whom you think it should be allocated. If you find a thread and you think that deserves merit, then instead of just giving a higher amount of merits to that single thread, I would suggest you check other threads of that user and analyze if he is really posting good contents on the forum or it's just one thread that he posted is good. By doing this, you will have clarity about the user's contribution to the forum and how much he deserves for that merit.

Also, if you feel if his other posts deserve merit, then you can distribute the merits among different posts.