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Discussion => Newbie discussion => Topic started by: GoodTimeCharlie on May 21, 2013, 01:05 am

Title: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: GoodTimeCharlie on May 21, 2013, 01:05 am
Greeting birds-of-a-feather,

I've been active on SR for 6 (ish) months, but I have never posted or commented or written here in the forums.  Admittedly, because I was ignorant to the...significance you all place in participation here, but also because being as invisible as possible was (and still is) a priority of mine.  I've always tried to conduct myself similarly in real life during the past 15 or so years I've been a recreational user.
However, as a moderately experienced SR'er, I find myself increasingly interested in being a part of the conversation.  So here I am.
Any helpful advice or tricks-of-the-trade would be appreciated.  New (online) friendships also welcomed. 

 ???
GoodTimeCharlie
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: Radium on May 21, 2013, 01:29 am
I must say after spending the last days reading the forum, I find it surprisingly interesting myself. Lots of deep insights, meaningful conversations and important tips.
I doubt many regular forums on the clearnet are as interesting as this one
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: RobLoblaw on May 21, 2013, 02:15 am
Hello
I did the same thing and used SR for a long time before i joined the forums.
now i probably spend too much time on the forums lol
but i have learned a ton of information and its constantly changing so its good to be informed.
especially when it comes to security, theres so many people here who are far more capable they i. they are invaluable and i would probably be lost otherwise.

you need 50 posts before you can post in other forum sections. after 100 posts you can give karma.
welcome to the neighborhood!
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: Hendrix99 on May 21, 2013, 02:59 am
Just wanted to add that when you get to 100 posts you also no longer have to type those damn Captcha letters anymore! That was a big inspiration for me to get to 100! (cheating with spam mind you, in the proper forum  of course!!)

But yeah you learn alot here one of the Biggest Pluses for me is searching out the new vendors I am going to deal with, and reading about all the latest scammers to help avoid them
and also about other scams going on like all the Phishing that is going on. If you dont know what that is LOOK INTO IT. I strongly advise this

Look after your money because others are also trying to look after it  8)
Audious Amigos
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: malpractice on May 22, 2013, 03:12 pm
Greetings GoodTimeCharlie

exactly the same story for my part - found SR about a year ago and found my way in and have been very active since.
A few weeks ago I got really interested in this forum and your point about the stealth by not using SR and the forum - I use different
usernames  ;D and since I have no plan to become a vendor that works great.

I do believe we can learn a lot here and also help with our own exp.

We have to keep the Libertarianism going and growing1
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: barbequehax on May 22, 2013, 03:21 pm
Greetings GoodTimeCharlie

exactly the same story for my part - found SR about a year ago and found my way in and have been very active since.
A few weeks ago I got really interested in this forum and your point about the stealth by not using SR and the forum - I use different
usernames  ;D and since I have no plan to become a vendor that works great.

I do believe we can learn a lot here and also help with our own exp.

We have to keep the Libertarianism going and growing1

Exactly the same here. Time to commit to the forums a bit, it might be quite interesting.
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: GoodTimeCharlie on May 23, 2013, 02:33 am
Greetings GoodTimeCharlie

exactly the same story for my part - found SR about a year ago and found my way in and have been very active since.
A few weeks ago I got really interested in this forum and your point about the stealth by not using SR and the forum - I use different
usernames  ;D and since I have no plan to become a vendor that works great.

I do believe we can learn a lot here and also help with our own exp.

We have to keep the Libertarianism going and growing1

Ugh!  Typical luck :-)  I OBSESSED over same vs. different screen names.  I couldn't ask for advice in a forum without registering a scree name.
Of course, it was the wrong choice.
How urgent would you say it is?  Like, should correcting this be #1 on my To-Do List?
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: mobius72 on May 23, 2013, 02:56 am
its good to be on the forums, alot of new users recently! i'm learning alot!
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: commentditon on May 23, 2013, 03:03 am
The forums have been an invaluable source of information for me, both with what vendors to use and with security issues. I am 100% confident in my anonymity at this point, thanks to advice solely from these forums. And the reviews and commentary on all the vendors has been extremely helpful as well, and has led me to several great purchases that I had total confidence in and was completely satisfied by.
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: Sundover2012 on May 23, 2013, 04:00 am
The forums have been an invaluable source of information for me, both with what vendors to use and with security issues. I am 100% confident in my anonymity at this point, thanks to advice solely from these forums. And the reviews and commentary on all the vendors has been extremely helpful as well, and has led me to several great purchases that I had total confidence in and was completely satisfied by.

Agreed- I've made about a dozen purchases of my own on silkroad, but hadn't gotten on the forums. Now, I've found a ton of useful information on here that has made me feel much more secure and confident on here. I have been able to avoid bad purchases and vendors, and been completely satisfied with my orders!

First post on forums...done.

~Sundover
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: SmileCrew on May 23, 2013, 08:31 am
The Rumours section is always good to use in addition feedback on items.
Title: Re: Experienced SR'er, finally posting for 1st time...
Post by: malpractice on May 23, 2013, 11:55 am
Greetings GoodTimeCharlie

exactly the same story for my part - found SR about a year ago and found my way in and have been very active since.
A few weeks ago I got really interested in this forum and your point about the stealth by not using SR and the forum - I use different
usernames  ;D and since I have no plan to become a vendor that works great.

I do believe we can learn a lot here and also help with our own exp.

We have to keep the Libertarianism going and growing1

Ugh!  Typical luck :-)  I OBSESSED over same vs. different screen names.  I couldn't ask for advice in a forum without registering a scree name.
Of course, it was the wrong choice.
How urgent would you say it is?  Like, should correcting this be #1 on my To-Do List?

Hey not urgent many use the same name I just figured that using another name for the forum since it is a different site it would be difficult
to link then should any of them be compromised.
Having said that my level of paranoia is not very high compared to others I read about, for instance I don't go through too much trouble with my bitcoins
after all silkroad tumbles them upon arrival etc. etc.

Another minor reason is that if we participate in the forums it is not only to pat each-others backs confirming how awesome we are buying drugs on-line it is also
to give feed-back positive as negative and it might not be in my best interest to criticize a vendor for whatever reason and appear with the same name on the Road.
Example: I use a vendor (no names revealed) who supplies very good speed and I tried him for coke also - first time very good, next time it was baking soda and I did
remark that in the review and on the forum - but I still buy speed from him cuz that is good.

If you want to change - do it now as you stat is still low and then go to one of the fun scam threads and scam yourself to 50 by random facts, or movietitles after that
you will get caught and want to scam to 100 to avoid the capcha ;-)

Have fun here we might bump into each-other in some of the threads!