Buying an account is not the panacea newbies envision it to be.  For the most part account sellers are themselves scammers, and you are more likely to get scammed by them than actually get the account you are promised.

Then there's the account itself.  If you actually find an account seller who delivers, you aren't likely to get an account that has much value.  Since the introduction of the merit system even an old legendary account isn't likely to have the respect that a self made Sr. Member is likely to gain.  Many of the farmed accounts were developed before the introduction of the merit system and a high ranking account without any earned merit doesn't add much to the usability of the account.

This also brings up the question of why one would want to buy an account, and why many DT members are distrustful of purchased accounts.  Presumably one buys an account to participate in signature campaigns for which he otherwise would not qualify.  This is basically cheating, it's like buying a college degree.  Many campaign managers operating the better signature campaigns are now requiring earned merit to participate.  Even a legendary account without any earned merit will be denied a spot on these coveted campaigns.

Other reasons one would want to buy an account are even more nefarious:  With the right account one could pretend to be a trusted member and perpetrate scams on unsuspecting members.  That's why many DT members will red-tag any account they suspect has been purchased.

It's best to build your account on your own.  Develop it to reflect your personality, and take pride in it as you rank up.  The community will notice, and you'll be rewarded with self gratification.  If you are able to monetize your account at some point, that's an added bonus, but don't let that be your motivation.

Don't try to spread that BS to thickly.  You're still wearing the banners out of spite, and you know it.  You have no altruistic reason to promote some new random exchange, and if the circumstances were different you would stop wearing their banners the minute you were taken off their payroll.  All you're doing is flaunting your power struggle with Hhampuz.  Shame on you for being such a bully.

I actually consider you to be one of the better posters on the forum, and I value your contributions.  The help you've given to lenders by sniffing out would be scammers hasn't gone unnoticed by me.  It did strike me as odd that Hhampuz gave you a slot on one of his campaigns, but it didn't surprise me at all considering your post quality and Hhampuz's generosity.

Hhampuz asked you politely to remove the banners, quit being a bully and do as the man asked.

Thanks for reminding me of that page.  I don't remember how or why but I had found it when I was relatively new here, and was fascinated by the wisdom in the factoid slots.

Alright!  The lending leader, DarkStar_ is now offering no-collateral loans.
I've updated the table in the OP to reflect the change in policy.



That's how I had the table set up initially, but some one suggested listing the interest rates the way the lenders described them in their respective threads.  I can add another column with a standardized interest rates.  Maybe I'll shrink the thread titles to something standardized as well, just to keep the table compact.


ETA: I made some changes to the table in the OP.  Please don't hesitate to make a suggestion.

It looks like both banner ads are in circulation.

First I saw this:




And after refreshing the page a couple of times I saw this:

I would venture to guess that moderators prefer fewer threads overall, and their discretion would lean towards that preference. 

What your proposing is not forbidden, but highly frowned upon.  "Collecting some good feedback" isn't why we're here.  We're here to trade with honest, trustworthy people.  Someone who wants cultivate the appearance of trust is, for obvious reasons not to be trusted.  Your desire to "collecting some good feedback" is very likely to result in the exact opposite.

Depending on your posting style, you are likely to find it more convenient to do all your business in the one thread.  Folks don't like reading too much, and tend miss relatively obvious stuff, like whether collateral is required or not.  I foresee a lot of misplaced posts if you have two threads.

I don't think he'll be banned for the part highlighted in yellow, but it's obviously a plagiarism salad.  He put some (a little) effort into hiding hiding his plagiarism by adding "in Newtown, Connecticut," to one of his stolen lines.  And, it's not this user's only offence:


Original: https://www.nairaland.com/2459388/atheost-what-best-religion#35995884

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Original: http://sciencechatforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=82&t=15269

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What's interesting is that it doesn't look like Aggressor66 has been banned.  According to bpip.org he's inactive.

I had made a handful of reports in recent days, and one of them turned out bad, maybe this is it?

The timing could be more than coincidental.  Is this a suspicion you have or are there other factors I'm missing?  

If true it would be interesting to know who made the report, not that I expect admin to share that information.

Technically you don't meet my qualifications for an unsecured loan, but since it's a small amount I gave it some consideration.  The other issue is that current transaction fees are BTC0.00061851 for sending the loan to you.  You offered to pay the transaction fees, but that would make the repayment amount more than twice what you are asking to borrow, and that doesn't include the transaction fees you'll be paying when you repay the loan.  All together this loan will cost you close to BTC0.003 to repay if the fees don't stabilize before then.  I do want to help you out, but with the fees they way they are right now, I might be doing you a favor by saying no.  It's my opinion that taking this loan would be a very poor financial decision on your part, so I'm afraid I'll have to decline.  

Thanks anyway.

Hi Feryjhie,
I appreciate you requesting a loan from me, but I'll have to decline.  Thanks anyway.

I found this posted by Nutildah in your lending thread, have you received notice that your ban is for 60 days?


I'm inclined to agree with LoyceV and Steamtyme: Considering the offence was only a year old, you're lucky it wasn't a permanent ban.  It's commendable that you acknowledged your mistake, but to continue pushing for a reduction to the reduced punishment is a bit presumptuous.  We all know how seriously plagiarism is taken here, and I think it's time to accept your punishment.

I only see these labels on outgoing transactions, but not on inbound ones.  Not sure why they aren't available for inbound transactions.  The information is supplied by the source set in Tools>Preferences>Fiat, it isn't provided by the Electrum software, so maybe the historic data isn't available from the sources listed.

I've noticed when I restore a wallet from seed phrase the AP/CG information is missing, but if I open an old wallet file of the same wallet the information is available.

 

Sorry for your trouble shasan, and I'm glad you're only temp-banned.  If you need someone to post in your lending thread on your behalf, I offer my help.

Hi crwth,
Thanks for choosing me as your lender, and thank you for the early payment.  Let me know if I can help again.

This very topic was just discussed here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5142355.0

If I'm not mistaken you have the account in the wrong location, and legacy code is 44, not 45:

Example:
m/44'/<coin>'/<account>'

Coin should be 0 for bitcoin, or 1 for bitcoin testnet.

Hi finaleshot2016,
Thank you for the loan request.  But I'm afraid I will have to decline your offer. 



Thank you, Cabalism13, first payment received. 

Agreed, if it wasn't for Laszlo's experiment, and other early uses of bitcoin as currency we may not be here today.  It would be nice if people can see bitcoin for all it's practical aspects; ie: as a safe and secure store of wealth, and as a digital cash for everyday purchases.