hi Anna,
better write in the cryptocurrency section of the forum, i can move the post there if you want:

http://www.altcoinstalks.com/index.php?board=48.0

Thank's for advice, I started new topic there, so you can close this one.

Hello, my name is Anna and I'm a journalist.
I'm doing an investigation about crypto universe, I started from scratch, didn't know anything about this world, but I'm happy with what I found here. So forgive me my amateurish level, I'm a journalist and not a coder
Forums like this gives a tremendous picture of existing coins, one can easily get lost inside, which happened to me.
For my research I'd like to figure out what coins are not only money, like ethereum for example that provide a platform for smart-contracts and political referendums?
And else I'd like to understand why generally there are so many of coins? What features makes one different to another?
Thank you! 

Hello altcoins users, my name is Anna.
I'm a journalist from http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ magazine.
I'm working on a special crypto currency issue that will be launched in February 2018 and I really need you. My wish is to bring into contact to polar worlds - world of crypto economics and world of old school fiat economics.
We all are well informed of what opposite side thinks about crypto, in general it's the mistrust agenda.
But still we don't know much about your thoughts on fiat money. This is the grey area that I want to cover. What's is so special that attributes to money and makes them fading, do you feel it in a private life? Or you think in future this two worlds will live side by side?
All of you are very welcome to private messages, share your thoughts with me and I promise to publish the best of it.