That is the most logical and by far the most effective proposition I have yet to hear on dealing with the latest MTGox accusations.

To respond to the OP, it is preposterous to think that every single person who has money in MTGox is going to withdraw it for 2 weeks. It makes zero sense and it would never happen.

 I think MTGox should get a SAS 70 Type II audit, it would do wonders for their business and to boost the legitimacy of Bitcoin to the world.

thank you for that.

that sounds very nice, and I hope it ends up that way, but by the way some of the posts in your thread sound it is for some people more about getting out the riff raff then creating a guild of Bitcoin contributors.

in any case I started my own thread on the subject and I thank you. Good luck with your forum.

This is a real problem in the Bitcoin community that I feel needs to be discussed.

I remember when I first found out about Bitcoin, it was just early spring time this year, right before Bitcoin hit the big time. Bitcoin was worth 0.85 USD, and the difficulty was so low that my first day mining with a GPU I mined 8 coins with a single 5870 that wasn't even overclocked (ahh the good old days)

The Bitcoin forums at that time were a completely different environment. There was a real sense of openness and adventure. People welcome each others ideas. Free thought was encouraged! It was an exciting time.

I know this sounds like I am reminiscing about the good old days but this was only like six months ago! I don't know what happened!?

There is no openess, there is no encouragement. Free thought!? You better keep it to yourself man.

You have got this superiority disease that seems to have infected nearly everyone - these Elitist Super geeks who think they are smarter than anyone, sitting up on their high horses and looking down at everyone. Trying to find new ways to exclude people and new ways to put them selves up on a pedestal

Then you have the trolls. Searching and Searching for an idea to squash, for some confidence to extinguish. is it Attack or be attacked? You really do not make yourself look better by putting down others. This bully mentality is disgusting.

On top of that you have the Pool Hop generation. The guys who have an entitlement complex.  The resentful Bitcoin youth that jumped on the band wagon when BTC was trading for $30 USD and now want to take every crumb that isnt nailed down. Listen fellas the Bitcoin world does not owe you anything.

I sympathize with the Bitcoin forum Mods and Admins I really do, you have a very hard job trying to keep this place under control, but as this forum is basically the epicenter of the Bitcoin world I do not agree with the newbie system. I think that we need to include as many people from outside as possible and not exclude them just because they got here late. I understand why we have this system and the purpose it is supposed to be serving is good but I personally believe it does more hard to Bitcoin than good.

Bitcoin is Closed! - For most people this is what they think and feel, the people who are first hearing about Bitcoin today, and they come to the forums and start looking around , that banner "Bitcoin is closed" this is how they feel and its hurting Bitcoin as a whole.

Thank you for your time in reading this, and if I offended you I am sorry. I love Bitcoin, I truly do and like many of you I have a lot of time, and money invested and I really want to see Bitcoin succeed. This thread was created to get people thinking about the good of Bitcoin and the good in themselves.

I happily invite all input, but please use good judgement and answer as the mature adult you are, I do now want this to turn into an argument.

if you feel its worthy to bash please do. And I am sorry to put down your idea specifically it honestly has nothing to do with competition certainly, we are talking about different things.

In all truth this is a subject I feel passionate about, and I why I created the "social network thingy" you were talking about, We really need to make Bitcoin open to the world. This is what is necessary to succeed yet there is this terrible superiority disease that seems to have infected everyone.

I do want to bring awareness of this, but I do not want to bash your idea personally so I will remove my comment and post a main thread on this topic instead. Sorry to have offended you that was not my intention.

content has been censored by myself.

thanks for joining the site and pointing that out to me. As you can see I need folks who want to get involved and help me with content and building up areas of the site.

I have a ton of awesome ideas for content areas that can be built up but I am only one man!

Thanks again

Come showcase your business on CoinConnect! My Dream is to showcase the Bitcoin community to the rest of the world via the familar medium of the social network. Come post your own blog! Or Setup your Profile. Help me Help Bitcoin.

are you serious dude?

Guiminer is crap compared to cgminer

I have been mining since BTC was worth 0.85 USD

I have 10 GPU's and have tried Every single miner that is publicly available.

CGMINER is BY FAR the best mining software in my opinion.

awesome thank you.

I have added most of you and I will do the rest later today.

If you want to add your own free account or to correct or add info about your business that I have already done

you Can go directly to the CoinConnect Bitcoin Business Directly here:

http://btcnetwork.com/coinconnect/pg/groups/336/bitcoin-businesses/

feel free to register your own account / profile / host files / publish your own bitcoin related blog
whatever!

*bump*

still looking for businesses to register an account on CoinConnect.org

The idea is to show case the Bitcoin world to the general public.

If you dont have the time to register a full account just paste your business or organization title / description and an image and I will add a page for you in the Business Group

thank you.

Quoted for preservation.

I am glad you like the site. I did not code this site. I am using elgg, its a opensource social networking platform. Very customizable and cool.

I also checked out your site, and I really like your concept. Are you a programmer? Our sites could definitely benefit each other in many ways.

My main idea is to benefit Bitcoin by :

a) showcasing the Bitcoin community especially businesses
and
b) giving open and free way for people to join, get familiar with, and connect with the Bitcoin world.


I am looking for Bitcoin businesses to showcase as featured sponsers. So keep me in mind, and please PM me if there is anything I can do.
thanks!

well it's pretty obvious to anyone who takes a look at your pathetic site why it is failing. So I am not going to waste my time pointing it out, as a online business your site is a joke and your a clown.


Do you really think its ethical to disable someone's account solely based on the fact that you don't like them? or that they said something you don't like?

Wow so this is what Bitcoin is about, its not about freedom at all.

You better watch what you say guys! If you piss off the wrong person your not allowed to use their sites! Damn when did Bitcoin start to feel like a dictatorship?

You my friend are A PERFECT EXAMPLE of what is wrong with the Bitcoin world and why your average person feels completely alienated from and unwelcome in the Bitcoin community.

I tell you man, people are getting really sick of this Bitcoin elitist superiority complex disease that is going around. It's the reason forums are getting hacked and the reason values are low as ever.

BTW:

I have posted easy instructions on how you can stop the Cosby Hack and still enjoy full functionality of the Bitcoin Forums

just check out my thread:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=42569.0

also Sorry about the shameless advertising of my new social networking site
but I have been waiting for a perfect time to launch it and I feel the time is now

and I dont want to compete with the Bitcoin Forums but I wanted to created something that would showcase and connect the Bitcoin community with the rest of the world.

First if you don't have Mozilla Firefox, download it now at www.mozilla.org


follow this link:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/quickjs/?src=api

to download QuickJS

once it has download and installed you will need to restart firefox

now when firefox loads back up come back to the bitcointalk.org forum

you can disable the Cosby Hack by clicking Control-Q

or by clicking the little gear icon in upper right hand corner.

If you want to thank me for this information, check out my new fully featured Bitcoin Social Networking Site - CoinConnect
http://www.CoinConnect.org


enjoy!

Due to Bitcoin forum being hacked I have decided to launch CoinConnect early, as of right now.

CoinConnect is a full featured Bitcoin Social Networking Site that I have been working on.

if you would like to check us out be the first to register a profile at www.coinconnect.org

thanks.

Bitcoin now has its own Social Network!
[CoinConnect] www.CoinConnect.org [CoinConnect]

Connecting Bitcoin & You

CoinConnect is a social utility that connects people with the Bitcoin world and each other. From Miners to Traders and everyone in between - People use CoinConnect to keep up and connect with their friends and all the great businesses that accept Bitcoin.

So come and register an account, setup your profile and your group page for your Bitcoin business or organization.
or Publish your Own Bitcoin Related Blog!

It's totally free! So Help me showcase the Bitcoin world!

update

The buyer is apparently working with these guys to get his money back

You can bet I wont be using this site anymore. You can say whatever you want Justin but businesses that treat their customers like this do not last, especially fragile bitcoin businesses.

good luck.

listen I am sorry for my "rudeness" but if you want to stay in business I suggest you not tell customers you will "cease to communicate with them further" because they say something you don't like.

Besides anyone would be super pissed.

Your auction site has hardly ANY business at all. In fact you stated yourself that "there was only one auction that sold that day"

and after I send you three emails, open up a support ticket and send you a PM on the forums
almost 3 days go buy
and FINALLY YOU RESPOND, KNOW WHAT HIS RESPONSE WAS?

Hello,
 
Please supply the auction number so we may investigate.
 
 
Regards,
 
Justin
 
_____________

of course I was super pissed, you could of easily just looked up the auction I was talking about, but instead you give me this bull crap line, just to delay things further.

you need to get off  your high horse and treat customers with at least enough respect to pay attention to their concerns especially since your doing such little business that my auction was the only one that sold on that day.


The problem to begin with was that your site has ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION AT ALL on how your site works, on what happens after a sale is made. There is nothing at all.

In fact your site recommends people use Clear Coin for transactions and Clear Coin does not even exist?

so here we are I completed a sale and your site has zero information on what to do next. The buyer sent his coins to an address that you provided him, with no instructions on what to do next!?

Now check this out. you say that it is our option to have you forward the coins to us. now why does it not give us any other option on your website?

If you dont want customers like me to get pissed off then please provide some kind of information on your site about how things work
dude your attitude is totally screwed up you act like we should be grateful to be customers of your site,

you really need to re-evaluate the way you do things if you want this site to succeed.

Excuse me but I have provided the address the btc was sent to and the block explorer link for the transaction ,  it's obvious that these funds have not been forwarded to me so please dont make accusations when you know absolutely nothing about what your saying