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I think FIAT is a Ponzi scheme. I voted "no" though because MTGox are incompetent and I don't feel they are intentionally scamming people.
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Blockchains are INSANELY expensive to secure. You are saving a fortune right now by using a normal database or whatever to record people's balances and do transactions, basically you are doing "off-chain transactions", and that is the way to go for on-site interactions.
Blockchains are really only useful for going off the site to unknown destinations the site does not control and for coming onto the site from who cares where with something the site considers valuable.
Thus the entire insane expense of trying to secure a blockchain can be left to third parties.
But, you still of course are one of the victims who will be screwed if those third parties fail to secure whichever blockchain you end up deciding to accept/use, or left holding the bag if/when they decide their blockchain is not worth the insane expense of securing it (especially in view of the lucrative profits to be made by suckering people into yet another insecure blockchain... why bother to secure yesterday's blockchain when it is so easy to make a sockpuppet and launch yet another blockchain?)
So unless your goal actually is to scam people, you'd serve your users/community best by picking a blockchain that might hopefully be among the very few (assuming there any at all) that can actually be secured and, also important, will actually be secured. (just because they can do something doesn't mean they will do it...)
I expect, statistically, that your goal actually is to try to sucker people into wasting resources / time / hashes / money / coins on yet another ultimately-un-secure-able blockchain, so expect you will now make all kinds of excuses for why the number of victims and the amount they will lose justifies your going ahead with your get rich quick scheme anyway, of course. But nice try with the getting rather old now verbiage about how your case is different you aren't out to harm anyone etc.
("But, your honour! I'm only planning manslaughter, not murder! I'm not out to harm anyone I'm just going to go ahead and harm them without intending to!")
-MarkM-
Actually, I want to move away from FIAT and the oppressive controls that keep humanity at war and divided. I want to add features to the site that encourage new users, including those not familiar with Bitcoin. Statistically I guess that is a fear assumption as most alt-coin seem to be ponzi schemes, which I have openly criticized myself. I guess you are right about keeping the system in the database though, perhaps it is unnecessary. It is a Friday night so there might be typos.  |
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I expose scammers for free . Seriously though scammers would just scam people then report those accounts and get a bounty on top of the scam, not the best of idea in my opinion.  |
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My wallet wont sync, I suspect it is a firewall blocking it or something.
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On my new social network [ bitcoininnovators.com] I have a basic coin system, as you post, leave comments etc you earn coins in the database. It is basic so I am curious if it possible to have my own coin produced that is either integrated into the network site, or at the very least, a new coin could be created that can be exchanged for coins earned on the social network? I want to do this as a test more than anything, I don't care about making money from the coin myself I just thought it would make the existing system more interesting. What are your thoughts, maybe you have some good ideas on how this might work? Here is a preview of how it looks at the moment...  |
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Good to see no premine for once, I might try this one out.  |
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whoa no! I just explained that was not me and the user vcxbvcbcvgfy said he would refund me if i did him a favor.. so i uess i fell for it :-(
Perhaps, I dont know all the details. Perhaps post some examples of messages that have been sent. Are you Tarren Smith from Skype? |
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I got some emails from a new member talking about a transaction using John K, I knew nothing about it and it turns out there is a scammer on Skype claiming to be me lol. Just check out there post in the newbie section, trying to sell 200+ BTC lol. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=256461.0The image below was sent by a user they were messaging, I have blurred there details and contacts. but you can see "Tarren" claims to be me.  |
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I think some kind of scam is going on here! A newb trying to sell 200 BTC? People be wary this user, he might be using fake accounts to post too. * Scammer!* |
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Alexsandr I am getting messages from another member and they are claiming they you are claiming to me?  |
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Just made $175 on my first month of mining alt-coins with my little GPU unit.. Not bad.. Will pay for my mining PC in about 5 months..
Or you could start up a Bitcoin company? |
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Some updates:
Social Login
New users can now register and login with their existing social profiles including Google, Twitter, Disqus and more…
Coin System
Daily Points - Points for visiting your site everyday or every fixed interval.
Donation - You can now donate your coins to each other
Notifications - A pop up will appear each time you earn new points.
Points Multiplier – Earn more coins during certain time periods. [NEW: Current 1.5x ends July]
Post Author Points - You will earn more coins if other users leave comments on your post
Translations
It is now possible to translate text, useful for any non-English speakers
Directory Page
If you are a non-profit, developer, merchant or company owner you can now submit your project to our directory for exposure.
News Page
We now have a new page for quick access and posting on related Bitcoin news
Add Bitcoin & Litecoin Addresses
Become a valuable contributor and member’s can leave donations to your preferred address.
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I agree with those who feel this is a bad idea, rarely does voting lead to a logical outcome. Look at every "democratic" government in the world for examples.
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I would like to propose that all alt-coins, even those that are pump and dump failures are good for Bitcoin. Many say that alt-coins just tarnish the image of Bitcoin, others say that alt-coins reduce the Bitcoin audience. Initially I thought these points were so, however these days I think differently. Alt-coins have many beneficial functions for the Bitcoin community, first of all, alt-coins simply place Bitcoin higher up on the cryptocurrecny pedestal. Bitcoin, at least in our community, has transformed into that classic luxury sports car model. Where-as alt-coins are rusty, many falling a part and are becoming increasingly perceived more as good get a away vehicles for bank runs by the "developers". There is also the idea that alt-coins takes the audience away, again I would now disagree. Alt-coins are temporary for the most part, many who hold them are thinking from a short term perspective, eventually that audience will find its way into Bitcoin or out out of cryto all together. It is my opinion that
My main proposition for this post is that, actually alt-coins are a safety net for Bitcoin. If Bitcoin does badly instead of dumping for FIAT many users will instead put money into an alt-coin. Although that is not the way I personally go about it, at least users will still be hanging around. Eventually I suspect most will revisit Bitcoin when they feel they can make a quick buck but in the long term the audience is still in tack. Another positive is that alt-coins will enable users to get used to mining and exchanging with crypto, as a platform for beginners and those who might not have much money to invest in Bitcoin I feel alt-coins again filter long term value into the Bitcoin market.
I would also like to add that I have zero invested in other alt coins, I just thought alt-coins acting as a safety net was an interesting proposition. I realize there are negatives too of-course, however I don't see any that out way the points above. So do you agree, and if not why?
Note to mods: I hope this can remain in the Bitcoin section, this post is specifically orientated towards the Bitcoin community as we are talking about the effects and advantages for Bitcoin rather than the alt-coins.
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Nice design! A few kinks: http://bitcoininnovators.com/about-us not working I like it how it lets me login with google, facebook or any other account I already have, not. "Thanks, best regards Owen Prescott. Donations: 1PBKZXGbqKLxKSHLqn349zDEizooKWnMMV" - You are the only person behind "Bitcoin innovators" Bitcoin Innovators is a title from my Google+ group which is already established and has over 200 members. I created bitcoininnovators.com for all of those members so I am not just referencing myself who I would consider far from being an innovator . Also thanks for pointing out the "about us" issue, I was not aware there was still a link to it. I will sort that out soon. I only registered the domain name yesterday remember lol. |
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We now have a Portugal forum  , great to see the first few members and a new group forum already. As a result I have also added a translator which should make the site more accessible for non English speakers. I like the idea of a social network were we are n the product being sold, and if we are going to be, at least we can make some money buy being it.  Do you have a monetization strategy, or is it to early? Great design btw. I have ideas for monetization however I will only bother with unobtrusive options that actually add value, I wont be adding ads or anything. A good example is the directory page I added recently, in the future I might charge a small free for members to list their commercial project/service/store on the page. This keeps promotions out of the way unless of-course members are actively searching for Bitcoin services in the directory. Listings are free at the moment though for those reading this who might want to add content there.Making money is not my priority for this project and I am happy to host and run at my own expense to be honest. I want Bitcoin to succeed because I am tiered of FIAT, and before I go into a rant, basically I want to grow the Bitcoin community and maybe even support new projects from the platform. |
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We now have a Portugal forum , great to see the first few members and a new group forum already. As a result I have also added a translator which should make the site more accessible for non English speakers. |
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Unfortunately I had to use a different option to withdraw some funds as a couple of days passed since I post, it was for an investment that I have now complete so I am keeping hold of my Bitcoin for now.
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0.01 BTC. Is the best offer so far When? Oh, when, Owen? I want my picture! How many pieces though?  Just one for my evil world domination plans. I want to hold just a little bit longer, I don't want evil to prevail.  1 hour from this post to be exact. Going once, going twice..! |
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Yesterday I registered and launched [ bitcoininnovators.com ]. I already have a Google+ community established called 'Bitcoin Innovators' which is where I had the idea to start up this new Bitcoin social platform. There are no ads, no fees and I am looking forward to adding new features and Bitcoin related content as the project grows. The site is not 100% finished however it is functional and well worth a look. You can check us out here. http://bitcoininnovators.comFeatures:Forum section Groups section User created forums/groups [Public/Private/Hidden] Administrate your own forum/groups In Depth Profiles Private messaging No adverts Modern Design Translator Member Activity Stream User posts to blog [Coming soon] User product listings [Coming soon] Bitcoin Business Directory [Coming soon] Earn 'coins' by posting etc... Not real coins but I do plan on making them redeemable in the future. Forum Moderation:Scammers will be banned Spammers will be banned Trolls will be banned Profanity allowed however insults and idiotic posts could result warnings on ban Basically as long as you contribute in a positive manor to the community you wont have an issue I recommend you register and take a look around, I will eventually get around to make a guide as there are a lot of features. I will be hosting this site myself and all support is welcome. Thanks. Screenshot: July 18th |
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