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344 sats \ 18 comments \ @ek 20 May meta

Baby Stacker Corner #15

whole series: #0, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14

13 new stackers have found their way to Stacker News this week!

Questions for the new stackers:

How did you find out about SN?
How difficult was it to get started? Any feedback?
How much experience do you have with lightning?
Have you read the FAQ already?
Have you realized that you need to attach a wallet to receive sats?
Do you understand the difference between cowboy credits (CCs) and sats?
How was your first week on SN?

nym	bio (stacking since)	items	sats/ccs stacked	sat standard
@guerratotal	May 20	3	0/28	0.00
@memeulacra	May 20	2	0/0	0.00
@Thecanadian88	May 18	3	0/2198	0.00
@sx	May 18	16	588/117	0.83
@Lanine	May 18	3	0/0	0.00
@urxkunal	May 17	13	0/31	0.00
@inner	May 17	1	0/31	0.00
@salusclinicse	May 17	1	0/0	0.00
@NostrArchive	May 17	3	192/0	1.00
@Rhizosphere	May 17	1	0/10	0.00
@Daisy	May 16	7	943/28	0.97
@lasereyestimmy	May 16	2	0/20	0.00
@JAMESWEBB	May 15	5	245/88	0.74

sat standard = ratio of received sats vs credits (sats/(sats+credits))

Questions for the old stackers:

Anyone in there who you want to point out?
Do you know better questions I could ask the new stackers or you?

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250 sats \ 4 replies \ @guerratotal 20 May

Hey! I actually found out about Stacker News through ChatGPT, which recommended it as a solid place for tech and crypto discussions.

Getting started was pretty smooth—I already set up my wallets and feel comfortable navigating Lightning, so that part wasn’t difficult at all.

I haven’t read the full FAQ yet, but I plan to.

About cowboy credits (CCs) vs sats — honestly, I’m still not quite clear on the difference there. Would love a quick rundown if someone can help!

My first week on SN has been great so far—lots of interesting conversations and a friendly community. Looking forward to diving deeper!

3 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 20 May

I actually found out about Stacker News through ChatGPT

Ohh, cool 👀

About cowboy credits (CCs) vs sats — honestly, I’m still not quite clear on the difference there. Would love a quick rundown if someone can help!

Would love to know if this in the FAQ answers all your questions!

Looking forward to diving deeper!

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing you more around!

55 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal 20 May

Thanks so much! 😊 Yeah, I’ll definitely check out the FAQ more carefully — still wrapping my head around some of this Lightning/Cowboy Credit magic 😅

Appreciate the warm welcome. Excited to learn more and be part of this space! ⚡🧡

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @cryotosensei 20 May

Sats help me to purchase gift cards from Bitrefill.

Cowboy credits help me to post stuff here, which in turn help me to get sats. Cowboy credits is a currency exclusive to SN.

Does that make sense?

Welcome! 🤗

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal 21 May

Thanks so much!

100 sats \ 3 replies \ @Daisy 21 May

How did you discover SN? I discovered Stacker News through a Bitcoin and Lightning Network community. I was looking for a place to learn more, share ideas, and connect with people who truly understand the space.

Was it hard to get started? Any feedback? It wasn't too hard, but some things were a bit unclear at first — like how rewards work and how to link a Lightning wallet. After reading the FAQs and exploring a bit, it all started to make more sense. One piece of feedback would be to make the wallet setup and the difference between Cowboy Credits and sats more obvious for new users.

How much Lightning experience do you have? I'm still a beginner, but I’ve been learning a lot. I've used Lightning wallets like Wallet of Satoshi and Phoenix, and I’ve started experimenting with running my own node and opening channels to get hands-on experience.

Have you read the FAQs? Yes, and they were super helpful! I think every new user should go through them, they clarify a lot, especially about how voting works and the difference between CCs and sats.

Did you realize you need to attach a wallet to receive sats? Yes! I thought that was a really cool feature. The Lightning integration is a big strength of the platform, and it helped me understand how micropayments can work in a real-world setting.

Do you understand the difference between Cowboy Credits (CCs) and sats? Yes. Cowboy Credits are kind of like internal points used for voting and interacting on the platform, while sats are actual Bitcoin you can withdraw or use elsewhere. It makes sense to separate them for functionality and clarity.

How was your first week on SN? It was a great experience. I found lots of valuable content, thoughtful discussions, and a helpful community. I felt welcomed, and I’m excited to keep learning and contributing.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek OP 2 Jun

Yes. Cowboy Credits are kind of like internal points used for voting and interacting on the platform, while sats are actual Bitcoin you can withdraw or use elsewhere. It makes sense to separate them for functionality and clarity.

Sorry for the late reply. You can actually use CCs for everything you could use sats for. It's for people who don't want to or can't attach a lightning wallet.

The sats you can withdraw are from rewards, but you can't zap them. You can only zap CCs or sats from your own wallet.

44 sats \ 1 reply \ @Daisy 8 Jun

If you'll allow me @ek, after my 15 days here at SN, I'd like to highlight some suggestions that I believe could further improve the experience here:

Creating a group on SN's Facebook. I think that with a group, it would be easier to discuss ideas, make suggestions and share useful content to improve SN.

It would also be very interesting to have a chat between users, so that they can exchange private messages, make friends and collaborate more directly.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your competence and congratulate you on your excellent work with SN.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek OP 8 Jun

Creating a group on SN's Facebook

We are not on Facebook and we don't intend to be afaik (/cc @k00b).

I think that with a group, it would be easier to discuss ideas, make suggestions and share useful content to improve SN.

Why would it be easier on Facebook to discuss ideas, make suggestions and share useful content to improve SN instead of on SN itself like you just did?

It would also be very interesting to have a chat between users, so that they can exchange private messages, make friends and collaborate more directly.

This is planned!

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for your competence and congratulate you on your excellent work with SN.

Thank you, and thank you for thinking about how to improve SN!

24 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 20 May

Had a couple good interactions with @sx.

95 sats \ 3 replies \ @cryotosensei 20 May

I thought the same time. In fact, @sx assimilated so fast so well that I think he might be a duplicate account haha

140 sats \ 2 replies \ @sx 10 Sep

thanks for the kind words buddy but definitely not a duplicate lol

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 10 Sep

There is also a sox account so that's probably why he thought it might be an alt.

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @sx 10 Sep

Awhhh makes sense!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Riberet 20 May

Welcome everyone!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Dkryptoenth 20 May

That Cowboy matter be like wetin dem no dey withdraw o... na for reinvestment by posting way...

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Lanine 21 May outlawed

stackers have outlawed this. turn on wild west mode in your /settings to see outlawed content.