You are right about most things... but I disagree about the bounties. It's not $20, some people already make a good living with it – both managers and bounty hunters, and they are not necessarily from the third world. For me, this is beyond fascinating. And even if they are from the third world... isn't this what crypto is all about? Inclusion, decentralization, liberty. I don't want to get political about it, although it's an interesting discussion. Everyone has to start from somewhere – some made millions with bitcoin while others are happy to get a few free bucks, just because they can. It's just a different point of view.

Sure, there are a lot of people who spam and flood the forum as they are here for the breadcrumbs and yet it is still amazing to observe this process. Don't worry, natural selection will do its job. Remember YouTube in the 90s? Back then, no one believed you can use the Internet to make money while very few contrarians made millions.

My prediction is that in 5-6 years from now, bounties and crypto will take working online to a whole new level. There will be bounty millionaires as there are YouTube millionaires. I bet 1 BTC on it 

Maybe I should write a detailed post to explain my point of view as I feel very passionate about this topic, beyond the financial aspect of it. 

Thanks for the tip. Not sure I could take on yet another full time job. I think I have to let the good merit worthy posts find me, as in I encounter them organically, as opposed to going out looking for them. I've never reported any posts, though I have used the ignore button. Does reporting spam posts accomplish anything? Honest question. What happens next when a bad post gets reported?

I've been involved in this forum for over five years but I haven't taken much interest in the dynamics of the forum itself until recently.

Sure. LOL! From what I can tell, the merit system seems to be working beautifully.

I have a question: Should I be reporting newbie posts that keep asking the same questions that have already been addressed in the "newbies, read first before posting" thread?"

A particular favorite question is "how do I get merits?" It would seem that those posts would fall under the redundant post ban rule.

Have you ever followed up on posts you've reported? What happens to them, to the user?

As for the endlessly repeated questions in the beginners and help section, does anyone really do anything about them? It would be nice to have that section cleaned up so it's full of truly valuable resources for newbies.

Thank you so much for this informative tips😉I got a tip from you yes,I agree that poor English is the cause of no merits..and honestly I speaking hard in English😁but I tried😉

Seriously? Did you read the post that begging merit is a BIG NO? Bitcointalk is not for beggars who will only ask what they want, you have to work for it and also we're here to learn and share tips/guidines and knowlodge about crypto. Don't think merit as a barrier that will stop you from achieving your goals.

If you want to learn ENGLISH then you should open the link @TMAN provided in this thread and also there are lots of english tutorial in youtube, if you don't have much time for english tutorial then ask for someone with english skills.

Hi, Thanks TMAN for starting this tread and it is very informative to persons like me who eager  to learn English language which is not my native language. I have already prepared a chart that would be helpful for peoples who eager to learn grammar when writing.

                                       Past                                          Present                                                         Future

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Simple                      S + V2 + O                                          S + V1 + O                                                  S + “will” + V1 + O

Perfect                 S +”had”+ V3 + O                          S +”has/have(not)”+ V3 + O                        S +”will/be going to have”+ V3 + O

Continuous        S+”was/were”+ (V1-ing) +O              S+”am/is/are(not)”+( V1-ing) + O                    S+”willbe going to be”+ (V1-ing) + O
   
Perfect Cont..   S+”had(not) been +(V1-ing) + O   S+”has/have(not) been +( V1-ing) + O      S+”willbe going to have been”+ (V1-ing) + O
   
S  - Subject
O  - Object
V1 - Verb root
V2 - Simple past verb form
V3 - Past participle verb form

Please feel free to correct me if i have done some mistake

Yeah,thanks for pointing out that .But I have seen that some people's are writing "He is going to have been working for three years when it finally closes." Do you think this kind of practice is grammaticaly wrong or just cumbersome to people?

In addition, I would advise to work on the design of the post. To be honest, your post is also not very convenient to read, the main points are not highlighted and everything merges into one. Such posts are often missed

Regarding all this, I think that mentions to "third world countries" as a diminishing term should be avoided all together. I think that does not require an explanation for most people with a couple of neurons+ on their brains, but just in case:

1 - Among the things you don't choose in life are your parents, the place you are born and the language that is spoken on it.
2 - A crappy post is a crappy post and an informative one can even be written poorly and is still great.

Lastly, I wonder if any of the people on this forum that are constantly telling others to learn English have ever made a personal effort to learn another language before preaching others to learn theirs. Those who try may discover new cultures, new ways of thinking, but mostly they will discover by themselves the magnitude of the task that they are demanding from others in the name of some self-given superiority.

Just look for good information and forget about the comas.

- paxmao - proudly able to speak 3 languages, none of them correctly.