What you said would apply to all managers, once they lose a player they replace him with another at their disposal therefore in that sense it is nothing new. Where things will get tricky for Klopp will be trying to get a player replicate what Mane brought to the team.

The players he currently has in the squad are full of potential but right now are not good enough at this stage to do even 50% of what Mane was doing therefore you are right it will take time to adjust.

What will happen to Liverpool during that period of adjustment is an open question. I think they will suffer, they will fail to challenge for the Premier League and will not get beyond the quarter-finals of the champions league. I think this season will be a huge setback for Liverpool because Mane was a brilliant player for them and his work and efforts cannot be replaced immediately.

Yes I it was all theatrics on your part, that was my opinion then and it is still my opinion now. I did not believe you for one second.

I thought you were trying to cosy up to anybody as long as it served your purpose and your agenda. I removed your naim027 account from my exclusion list in order to give you slack so you would give away your suspected alt-accounts that was all.

And you refused to answer the question? Just state the number without over-the-top drama.

Every death that occurred as a result of people working on construction sites is one death too many, I wish none had died because they all left family and friends behind in order to make some money to send back to their loved ones.

If players and managers as well as football association chiefs from across the world had spoken up about this much louder than they already did then it would have been better.

I know England Manager Southgate and captain Kane were vocal about migrant rights and other things in March 2022 with various interviews but there has not been much noise after that. Qatar did introduce some changes such as minimum payment rates and other things after Amnesty published a report about how migrant workers were being exploited but after that there was not much in the media.

I found no PMs from your Dic3L0v3r account and I think 3 PMs from your naim027 account. When the PMs were sent I was strongly under the impression it was all theatrics on your part and that these two were not your only accounts here.

I saw it then as an attempt to do what you thought needed to be done using your naim027 account in order to gain more and more trust as fast as possible for your own needs and I stand by that view.

How many accounts active and banned do you have in this forum?

Liverpool might suffer around two seasons without winning anything or properly challenging for any trophy while they come to terms with the departure of Mane. It will take time any other player to fill his void and in the process Liverpool as a team will find it hard to win the league or any cup.

Mane is replaceable just as any other player but until someone is able to fill that void Liverpool will suffer. It will be an interesting statistic to see the goals Salah scores without Mane helping him.

This is the Premier League, I will not underestimate any team at all because it is the most competitive in the world. Chelsea and Manchester City have strengthened their squads but selling to Sterling to Chelsea could come back to haunt Manchester City and as for Tottenham and Arsenal they along with Manchester United will entertain as usual as they fight for a top 4 finish.

I downloaded the windows version. Did not notice anything heavy at all on CPU or RAM stress apart from very rare blips which occur when opening and initialising some programs.

I opted to try Wasabi without using the testnet feature and went straight to mix. As there are no funds in the empty wallet the privacy progress stands at 100% but as soon you receive funds it drops to 0% then works up towards 100%.

I created a second wallet which I did not use but it is simple to create and toggle when/if you need that style of setup. With TOR built-in to the program it gives a layer of privacy which can be increased by using a VPN as it does not affect Wasabi functionality but further enhances privacy for those wanting to feel more secure.

After I made a couple of deposits, it took around 6 hours for the first mix to occur which showed around 30% privacy progress but the full amount of the first deposit as “private”.

After allowing the program to run in the background, the mix for the second deposit took another 5 hours or so on top which then took the privacy progress to 98% and both accumulative amount transactions (minus the mix and tx fees) were showing “private”. After that I switched the device off.

That means the first mix took around 6 hours and the second around 11 hours. When checked on the blockchain there were plenty of other transactions listed which would make it either almost impossible for the average person (or extremely difficult for experienced individuals) to try to ascertain a trace.

Later when I switched on the device again and opened Wasabi it was correctly showing 98% and I let it run in the background, after several hours I noticed I realised the mix was up to 99% and another small fee was applied… this was because the setting in Wasabi was defaulted to mix when the program opened. The facility to pause the mix by pressing a button is at the bottom which was is option for those that are happy to use mixed coins stated as "private" but not yet at 100%.

Overall, I am happy with Wasabi during this experience while testing. I will definitely recommend Wasabi to others as it is open source, easy to use and it keeps the process on your own desktop avoiding online mixers and keeping the process simple.



Suggestions:

The first mix took around 6 hours, now I am aware what to expect therefore I will not be worried by seeing 0% privacy progress but for the first time it can be a little daunting for the uninitiated. Maybe modifying the UI to give sort of indicator would help ease nervous users

I would advise those unfamiliar with mixers and also Wasabi to do some online research to understand about how the process actually works. I would also advise to read the FAQ

I would advise users expecting an instant mix that it does not happen. Wasabi is ideal if you want to mix but want to have access to your mixed coins the following day for example or at least after enough time to allow the mix to occur.

Here is it again, it is important to keep highlighting the flag and feedback for the 1xbit scammers because it is just a matter of time before any of their registered users become another victim. It is best advised to find a different website for those what want to bet because 1xbit should not be trusted under any circumstances.

6x? That is good, I am glad and happy for you.

It means losing out on a signature campaign income from the naim027 account should not affect you too much especially since you are mining as well as working as chat moderator for a start-up.

For me the lending service thread was part and parcel of trying to increase rank as fast as possible as well as to gain trust.

Your conduct throughout this process have been quite shameful. It is clear to see there is one victim in all this drama and there is one perpetrator. You have not covered yourself in glory by presenting your side of the story in this manner. This is a serious matter, one which you instigated.

You should apologise to the OP and release the confiscated funds immediately because that with step it might allow some of the damage to the Rock Trading reputation to be repaired.

I think this covers everything except the time (in days) for conclusion. The title of the thread seems to be inaccurate because duelbits have not scammed the OP, on the contrary duelbits are in conversation with the OP explaining the reason for the delay for not allowing the OP to withdraw.

An interesting bit of information, thank you.

I would have thought a ban would constitute not having access to the forum after logging in only to read a message about being banned. However, to be banned and yet still be able to access sections of the forum such as a trust list and read only PMs could have some benefits for the banned user. If that is the case then the banned user should at least use that privilege carefully and not to use it to distrust people who simply agree with the ban.

I cannot recall someone literally begging to have his account unbanned for such a long period of time, there is simply a desperation in his attempts to receive a reprieve and that is because he wants to start earning his signature campaign fee. That is his driving factor here and nothing else.

Now, that in itself is not bad thing because c.$400 a month is a lot of money in his country especially to make and that just from one account here. He put a lot of effort in building up his naim027 account for that specific purpose and now it is banned therefore it will hurt financially and in one sense it is understandable he would try every way possible to try to have it rescinded including by sending PMs in the hope of having some support in order to pressure moderators.

I think he should accept the ban and simply move on...

The issue in the other thread regarding an allegation being made against Duelbits has been resolved. In my view it was never a scam allegation in the first place but nevertheless the case has been resolved: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5406536.msg60611038#msg60611038

I hope this case also is resolved soon but I have to say locking this thread would be a mistake because Duelbits will not be able to post here when they are ready to update.

If I calculated correctly the OP here has had a 29 days wait and it must be highly frustrating. Having said that, if some form of fraudulent activity has taken place then Duelbits should not be paying out. Equally, if their internal investigation concludes nothing suspicious happened they should (and will) allow the OP to withdraw. The problem in this process is the delay, we simply do not know how long this will take.

Case closed. Thank you for updating us.

Yes you are right, in order to avoid confusion there needs to clarity and consistency too from all gaming/betting websites but they operate differently. I asked myself the same question about the KYC but in the end only Duelbit can comment on that. We just do not know what specifically it was that triggered their investigation in to the OP but it has been resolved but it must have been something important otherwise they would not have taken steps to freeze withdrawals for such a small amount.

Maybe time to lock this thread?

I definitely agree with the speculation part. Not knowing a reason for any form of ban (temporary or permanent) can be problematic especially if the user in question has been contributing positively prior to the ban. In that case it would be normal for users to ask the moderators questions which as you said might receive a reply.

If there could be a moderators thread which they can use to list users that they have banned citing the reasons, it will allow for there less speculation in the general sense. With moderators not really commenting on or replying to questions about banned users, it has the ingredients of causing disharmony simply because of the lack of knowledge surrounding the issue especially when the banned user creates an alt-account to push through their own attempt at unbanning. You are right when you pointed out there are not many ban appeal cases therefore I hope it is something moderators would consider in future.

I do think that using an alt-account to send PMs trying to appeal to certain members to post (in favour about having their ban overturned), is certainly not good form.

Here is one opinion that we seem to broadly agree on.

I think there is an attempt on his side to definitely try to utilise that account for a signature campaign. There were allegations of alt-accounts, some seem to have substance but that is here not there in the context of the plagiarism case.

And anyway, as you stated there is no way of knowing whether he has already started building up another account as well as if he had ulterior motives for returning the accidentally received funds.

For obvious reasons he did not send me a PM asking to vouch for him 

I am posting my regular two images here in order to keep highlighting to any newbies and gullible people out there that they should avoid any form of association with the 1xbit scammers otherwise they will become another victim in a long line of victims.

I hope you have success in your website highlighting the scams carried out by 1xbit

Thank you for the information regarding the winning bet. I hope you and/or Duelbits post here soon with an update regarding the situation but they have made it clear they are investigating your account and it will take time. I hope this matter is resolved soon.

Here is the image linked correctly in your previous post in order for it to appear correctly:

Well, there are consequences for breaking rules. If someone as forgiving as yourself was a moderator things would be different here 

The way I see it, he is seeking an unban because he is missing out on the signature campaign income thus the desperation, however this might not be a simple case of plagiarism because we do not know what the moderators know. Add to that allegations of alt-accounts, there could be more to this than we know.

When looking at her behaviour in that now locked thread, Royse777 came across as immature, temperamental, aggressive and of course the list goes on but she never once came across as remorseful or apologetic.

I think Royse777 locking the thread after posting another wall of text containing nonsensical drama to misdirect away from any questions posed at her, did not surprise me especially after she was being asked questions why she wanted to carry out KYC on a victim when Bitlucy did not exist any longer. After all, Royse777 made a promise to make victims whole again but is now escaping that too by citing another round of nonsense and misdirection.

Also, by you alluding some members would not tag Royse777 because they were in receipt of payments for wearing the signature, you should either apologise and withdraw that comment or elaborate further because you are calling in to question the character of several members without naming names.

I would not expect Royse777 to keep her word, I am not surprised at her locking the thread. She never answered the questions related to her part-ownership of the company and so much more instead creating more misdirection so it was a convenient time for Royse777 to lock it.

In my opinion Royse777 was shown far too much goodwill and sympathy by members here, none of it deserved but those that left positive, neutral or negative trust gave their reasons and each is free to do what they want.

That was what I was thinking, the moderators are not under any obligation to provide explanations when either temporarily or permanently banning a member. I think I have only seen one instance (not the one you referred to in the Croatian board) where a moderator might have made a comment but they do not give a running commentary.

Rightly or otherwise, moderators are not under any obligation to elaborate to others when banning but they do informed the recipient of the reason along with the length of time. I do think there have been and will be cases where members will question a ban but if moderators are not under obligation it will take a huge effort to try to get them to comment.