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Title: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: wujh on July 03, 2011, 11:20:25 AM it's bad for the bitcoin community.
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: Grant on July 03, 2011, 11:24:50 AM Agreed. They should create their own forum-site, just like silkroad.
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: giszmo on July 03, 2011, 11:35:15 AM which ones?
the ones that claim that bitcoin is a ponzi scheme? i agree. better people don't find out. the ones that promote explicit ponzi games? i agree, too. it's too ironic ;) Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: relative on July 03, 2011, 12:41:51 PM I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum I think we should ban those ponzi schemes like bitcoin ;D Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: BitcoinPorn on July 03, 2011, 12:52:26 PM All should just be kept in the Gambling subforum. I mean, someone does win, usually a few people, in those Ponzi schemes lol
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: wujh on July 03, 2011, 12:59:00 PM In 2006-2007, E-gold was after by Chinese gov. as some bad guy developed ponzi schemes, named E-gold-invest. This ponzi scheme get hundreds of thousands people lost money.
Yes, you're all smart guys, who can distinguish between E-gold and E-gold-invest, Bitcoin/Bitcoin-ponzi-game/flexcoin, However, I assure you that these ponzi stuff will do harm to bitcoin, just as E-gold-invest do harm to E-gold. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: Eri on July 03, 2011, 01:04:51 PM id say ban them, but who am i kidding, part of what bitcoin is lets us get around bans an use our money how WE want. so in the spirit of letting people do what they like with their money id say move it all to a gambling subforum. that goes of course without saying.. im only talking of the ones that say "im running a ponzi scheme, get in now and make it big or lose out big if your the last!" the ones that /hide/ it... should definitely be banned here :P that said... i don't support them, i just support the freedom we should all be so lucky to have.
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: BCEmporium on July 03, 2011, 01:12:49 PM ban this, ban that...
I vote to ban those who want to ban everthing! Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: wujh on July 03, 2011, 01:25:27 PM ban this, ban that... I vote to ban those who want to ban everthing! You're going to ban yourself, right? Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: BCEmporium on July 03, 2011, 01:45:53 PM ban this, ban that... I vote to ban those who want to ban everthing! You're going to ban yourself, right? ...and everybody along... What's the catch anyway with those Ponzi? They're openly Ponzis... you just bit the scheme if you believe money can grow from thin air. Being dumb is still a right. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 01:50:07 PM I don't think they hurt anyone.... I ran one that went for a while, was completely open/transparent with it so people knew what was going on. Now it seems that most people think it's a right of passage after getting out of the newbie section to go create their own "game".
Also, I think we should ban those posts about 'bitcoin forum' discussion in the 'bitcoin discussion' forum. This would be the right place to be complaining..... (http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?board=24.0) Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: MiningBuddy on July 03, 2011, 03:13:32 PM it's bad for the bitcoin community. +1 And thanks mods for this useful feature http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?action=profile;sa=ignoreBoards Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: relative on July 03, 2011, 07:10:12 PM yeah, let's try not to hurt that one diner in chicago, or wherever it was Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: MtRev on July 03, 2011, 07:27:26 PM It's not a ponzi "schemes" if they tell you exactly what it does and how it works.
What's the difference from playing at the casinos? If you start banning certain services for whatever reason, it kind of kills a big part of what makes bitCoin attractive. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: TiagoTiago on July 03, 2011, 07:45:52 PM Loosing in an openly ponzi/pyramid scheme game should at least earn you the rank of nominee to the Darwin Awards...
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 07:50:56 PM Loosing in an openly ponzi/pyramid scheme game should at least earn you the rank of nominee to the Darwin Awards... But poor people tend to have more kids... so wouldn't that be the exact opposite of the point of the Darwin Awards? Also, I think you meant losing (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/losing) not loosing (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosing). Saw in your profile that you're in Brazil so I'm assuming ESL. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: TiagoTiago on July 03, 2011, 08:02:36 PM I'm quite proud of my English, but there are still a few stupid mistakes i let slip by once in a while
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: Sannyasi on July 03, 2011, 08:21:34 PM as a newcomer to the bitcoin community there is a huge amount of 'junk' to sift through on the forums..... most all those games just add to it.
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 08:26:42 PM as a newcomer to the bitcoin community there is a huge amount of 'junk' to sift through on the forums..... most all those games just add to it. That's why there's a gambling subforum for it now. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: Sukrim on July 03, 2011, 09:58:10 PM What's the difference from playing at the casinos? In the casino, the "house" cannot join the game secretly. In most of these "GoogleDocs/Blockexplorer" ponzis at the forums it's VERY easy to just (with 0 risk!) send a few first payments from another address to yourself to gain even more.I'm fine with the gambling section, however even the language specific forums get pestered by some "intelligent people" that put their text in Google translate and advertise their ponzi games there. This should be a bannable offense imho. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: MtRev on July 03, 2011, 10:00:38 PM Very true, but not all games are like that.
take http://bitcat.ch/ for example Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 10:00:45 PM I'm fine with the gambling section, however even the language specific forums get pestered by some "intelligent people" that put their text in Google translate and advertise their ponzi games there. This should be a bannable offense imho. I completely agree with you on this point. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: kiba on July 03, 2011, 10:02:05 PM GOSH! Can we stop banning everything that even remotely smell of PR disaster?
Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 10:04:50 PM Very true, but not all games are like that. take http://bitcat.ch/ for example Playing devil's advocate... How is this site any different? The guy who made it could have put in a lot of the initial entries. Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: MtRev on July 03, 2011, 10:08:28 PM I don't know, I just wanted to promote the link
:p Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: tysat on July 03, 2011, 10:09:15 PM I don't know, I just wanted to promote the link :p This is the kind of thing that just makes any gambling thing seem worse... Title: Re: I think we should ban those ponzi game post on this forum Post by: SpaceLord on July 03, 2011, 10:33:26 PM If everyone who wants to get on board with this banning sends me 1 BTC, I'll spend some time working on the issue. To build trust, I'll redistribute 0.1 BTC to the first 5, and so on. It'll totally work!
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