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81  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: how often do you rely on prediction sites on: July 25, 2024, 07:09:14 PM
I wouldn't want to mention any name of the free site that gives predicts scores for instance, you would have to subscribe to regularly get matches from these site and after which you would use them according to how it's predicted in those site to stake your game. Could this be real and is there anyone who already benefited from those site?

Okay I break it down; I visited the hospital days ago for a check-up, and based on our economic system you had to give some tokens to the doctor or nurse to quickly have you checked. I do this sometimes twice in a month to observed my overall body system. You know I can't gamble with my health neither can I stake any with my health. On the process while waiting a very Rich looking man walk in, although I can't tell if he's actually wealthy or not but I was only interesting in his discussion over a phone call... saying..'Did you subscribed to link I gave you? Don't you know when you subscribe with the amount they text you game almost every day, there winning is sure and you won't lose any of their games'.

I had to recall first that, in gambling no one can give accurate score of any game even though if that person must give it could only be a 50/50 game except for game with less odds or thereabouts, but what I finally noticed is that he is trying to call people's attention maybe to see if someone would run to him asking about the site but unluckily within the period I was there no one asked him neither did I asked him but was mean to raise this topic over here to know if those site do give winning games regularly or not.

Feel free to contribute with experience in such site.

Personally, I think that every single website that tells you about odds about something (when you are supposed to pay for that), they are not that great.

But of course it depends, in some cases it is OK, in some other cases it is not OK, etc.

I don't know, I guess in some cases it is OK to pay for knowledge, but in general I feel like these days knowledge is mostly free, and there are other things that are paid.
lol...you are just dancing around the same rhythm. Well, it depends on the gambler we are talking about, there are some people who are too lazy to do anything by themselves and there are some people who will not be lazy but do not have the confidence, and again, there are some people who will not be lazy and have confidence but do not have the time. Still, they want to participate in the games, I see no reason why they can't resort to external help. But they must ensure that the sources are trusted ones, otherwise, they will be wasting money to the point that missing the opportunity would have been better in this situation.

Nevertheless, no matter what the reason is, I still believe gamblers should be independent. As they are gaining the advantage of the external services, they can be learning at the same time to be able to predict on their own. It would also be better if they could locate the opportunity of free predictions that are free than paying for them.
82  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Never gamble in front of your kids. on: July 25, 2024, 06:58:46 PM
I don't know what is going to be the benefits of people who gamble in the presence of their children, for me I think is not encouraging because is obvious that children emulate whatever their parents do and also discuss in their presence, so what I want us to understand is that we need to be careful and understand that in some countries gambling operates illegal and your children may think that since their parents is a gambler and gambling is good for children without knowing that their will be age a child will ascertain before getting to certain age.

I don't quite understand what you mean, but I personally do not see what benefit there could be for someone to have their children to witness their sessions of gambling. The only weird reason I could think of is some parents believing their children act as a charm for them to have a better luck while gambling. Pure superstition.
When comes to gambling and children, all countries with a minimum of civility will have laws which will forbid children from partaking in gambling, there is no doubt about it, the debate would be whether it should be illegal for a minor to also witness gambling activities being carried out by others.
What GeorgeJohn wrote is clearly understood and you also responded rightly to it as no responsible parent would want their children to be exposed to some adult-related activities at their early stage of life. Even if they are adults already, some responsible parents will still not do it in their presence, this is unless they later discover that their children are also doing it. This is where they will now come in to educate them about the good and bad parts of gambling to guide them aright.

I added the point of keeping it from them in adulthood because gambling is not necessary, the children can pursue a better way of life and be fine without it. Mind you, what people are exposed to is what they would want to try and could either be good or bad for them. Imagine your friend who never gambled, but came to visit you for a month and before he left he had started gambling just because you were gambling daily. That is the view I'm talking about, I don't think it's positive or honourable for our children to ever discover it or pick interest for it from us.
83  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Casino/gambling center near an institution of learning? on: July 25, 2024, 01:04:59 PM
I would be strongly against having something like that near the institutions of learning. I understand that it may be a good way to teach people the hard lessons of being careful with your assets and as a whole, but if my child would have the temptation of going somewhere like that, I would speak with them about the effects it could have and why it's so important to think first, then do something you won't regret afterwards.
This can only happen in bad countries, and of course, it's happening in Africa and I am sure such will be possible in Asia. But this is a very bad idea and it can only happen due to poor planning and the uncared attitude of the government. The adult-related activities should never be allowed close to educational areas, not to mention of the influence and temptation it can have on children. Even if it is an adult's school, they still do not have that moral right because gambling is tempting and could be distracting. So why allow what may cause people to lose focus in their studies?
84  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: Is Gambling A Hobby? on: July 25, 2024, 12:48:50 PM
It’s great that you were able to overcome the trap of gambling addiction in the past and now sometimes play in such a way that you know in advance that you will never fall into this trap again.  This truly allows you to treat gambling as a hobby that generally provides hours of entertainment and only takes up as much money as you can afford to lose without having any major impact on your regular life.

It is always a reason to celebrate the fact that there are people who overcome gambling addiction, and that everything points to an improvement, and it is also good to bring it to the forum, especially for those players who want a reason or that hope, that if a player could overcome this, then I think that everyone is capable of overcoming it too, that is why I continue to show others that sometimes it is better to limit the money with which you are going to play in order not to fall into addiction, it will always be my advice, and playing with little money, although it may seem boring, is Preferable to falling into addiction.

If a person who is addicted to gambling realizes that he is addicted to gambling and he should come out of this addiction but he tries to come out and if he has 100% effort then surely he can come out of this addiction. It must be a happy moment for an addict that he has come out of gambling addiction. Basically in gambling we should keep control over ourselves and play. If we are controlled by gambling then we must understand that we are addicted to gambling. We must keep a note of how much we gambled and how much money we lost each day.

An addicted person is impossible for some gamblers to get out of gambling. Because people who have lost money and become addicted to gambling, they are more attracted to gambling to regain that money. And the addicted person may gain from gambling very little, but it is not possible to get out of gambling. Because the more you gamble the more you lose because of the addiction alone.

So only those who gamble regularly can gain from gambling, participating in gambling four days a week will make the person less addicted to gambling. Only experienced and non-addicted individuals can gain more from gambling.
I see this complicating, you claimed those who are gambling to recover their money can be addicted and still not have anything to show for it, and it's the same you who said that if one gambles regularly, they can gain from gambling, so which one do we believe? In my understanding, gambling can bless anyone and it can ruin anyone, your often participation doesn't matter, what matters is your smartness and your luck. No one can control the fate of anyone in gambling, we are only trying bees, however, it's still more feasible in sports betting to win often with almost certainty. But anyone who is gambling in a desperate way for the money or to regain back the lost money will never get to achieve their aim, except in rare cases.
85  Economy / Gambling / Re: What do you want to see in casino reviews? on: July 25, 2024, 09:49:14 AM
Honest reviews is what the people want with all of the gambling platforms because no one will ever wanted to be a victim of any scam gambling platform, instead is the need for making a research about the available ones in other to know which should be in consideration for the best offer of gambling service satisfactions to gamblers, most of us don't play with reviews because from there we have an idea on what is at stake or not.
reviews are a very useful thing. Before registering on a platform that is new to me, I always look for reviews about the work first on the forum, then I look at reviews on YouTube so I can find all the information that is useful to me. For me, a big plus is the representative here on the forum who can publicly ask a question and getting an answer inspires confidence.

It is good that we make research on every gambling platofrm we are coming across with, this will help us select the best and avoid the substandard ones, also, we must not forget the way we are expected in making some of these research online since we know that reviews can also be manipulated, therefore we must be able to see to a reasonable extent that the informations gotten are genuine facts.
I do agree with the  reviews manipulation but it can't be neglected out of alot of reviews there will be some truth which can easily be filtered and i believe it should have some reviews do have  evidence backup   too , check for likely feedbacks over reviews too.
Apart form that, more research  on looking toward the aspect of scam or likely accusations over casino with genuine proof of the accusations could be done , checking  if this accusations were resolved could help too , this will give a better caution  toward our dealings.
Although it might be hard but anything  that requires funds should be backed by thorough research before delving int o any depositions to avoid scams .
This is almost the same as what I just posted on another topic, there is no way sincere and insincere reviews will not linger, but still, we can read them insightfully, and by that, it is only a few of the insincere ones that will pass through our radars. What I've noticed is that many of these written insincere reviews often have some flaws attached to them where you can suspect they are lying, while others might even be alleging the casino what they (accusers) are practically guilty of themselves simply by reading their reviews. I often average these together before I come to any conclusion about the reviewed company.

But what I will not take for granted is the persistent cry of people. If it is so much and mostly inherent against the casino, my brother, run for your dear money. This has been the same in all risky sectors I invest my money, especially in trading and gambling. If withdrawal issues are rampant against the company, you might be a few days away from being a victim as well if you do not heed those cries. Those I've warned always thank me later.
86  Economy / Gambling / Re: Casinos not asking for KYC to register and play, but do require it to withdraw on: July 25, 2024, 09:26:22 AM
Money laundering mostly stops by wagering requirements. Casino KYC you if they have doubts in your honesty. Unfortunately, such doubts they have if you begin to win. And they have no any doubts when you deposit money.
On one hand - there is nothing to be afraid in KYC. On the other hand - today KYC is used mostly against gamblers, not for its real purpose.
The reason why most person are all very serious about their KYC is because most of the time some casino do sell it out but although some of the casino that do that are the ones with no reputation at all but even at that many gambler are still very conscious of the data they do submit to the casino. But like you said there is actually no need to panic if you are clear beside it's a matter of seconds or minute for the verification of the details you submit for reputable casino.
I understand the challenge with submitting KYC to untrusted platforms but the truth is that the advantages of playing in a casino that request for KYC during registration is higher than those that does not require KYC but might turn around to ask for it when there is heavy winning. That attitude is a sign of irresponsibility wrapped under criminal intentions. There have been countless cases of people losing significant income due to casinos requesting KYC after winning; I consider this a deliberate attempt to steal people's fund.
I see the "untrusted" remark to be a reason for a restraint, any casino you do not have a high degree of trust in should not be considered for registering not to mention submitting your details and documents with them. This is especially the new ones that are just sprouting up like mushrooms and the old ones that are not reputable with too many complaints by people.

People are victims of data leaks daily and most of them will never be known by the victims. They may just be leaked for some purposes, especially for email and phone numbers where you might not know it's from them. In rare cases, some bad actors may find a way to clone the passport ID of another simply because they are privy to their data, we've heard and read enough of the risks associated with this KYC. Unfortunately, there is nothing we can do about it, it's the government and the casinos that are cutting the shot here.

The saddest part is that the government that mandated it is not proactively responsible for its proper regulation under some strict conditions. They might build a bridge where any government-approved casinos will not get the data directly but from the government data bank. The casino platform will only be a bridge to accept it while the government do the verification and gives the casino the signal whether it is verified or not. This will reduce data falling into the wrong hands.
87  Economy / Gambling / Re: How high is the probability of accusations vs. casinos in BitcoinTalk are true? on: July 25, 2024, 08:58:48 AM
I even thought it was something so special when I was reading your outburst not knowing it was about replying to newbie posts. Well, I can only tell you guys to cool down and if there is a post that is suspicious or of low quality, why not report such? Don't forget, what you are alleging is still merely suspicious, what if it's not real? If you are asking someone to post evidence and you can't also prove whether the person is genuine or not, what difference are you?

For me, any newbie may post their experience about casinos and they should not be crucified for it, neither are these people replying to it even if they can't offer direct help. So far the post is readable and constructive enough, it has its pass-mark, in my opinion. Also, those who are using new accounts to open threads may have their reasons and we should not always treat such less important. Some may only be readers of Bitcointalk and open a casino account through one of the signature links here. When there is a problem, they might believe Bitcointalk is a place where their voice can be heard, so they may open an account. Some may not necessarily know Bitcointalk beforehand but were just referred here to see if their issue can be solved. Are people not going to websites newly to register their complaints against businesses?

Yeah that makes sense. We shouldn't ignore newbie posts just because of their rank just like that.
Some people find this platform in the process of reviewing a casino and inorder to raise awareness as well.
I guess we need to be diligent enough while reading accusation posts as they deal with someone's reputation.
At the same time, I still believe we should ask them for sufficient evidence to back their accusation against the casino.

My experience of reading posts from newcomers complaining about improper actions on the part of the casino clearly shows that in 90% of cases the newcomer accusing the casino is wrong.  Simply because he did not understand the rules enough, did not read the ToS carefully and thought that his game actions should have a result that was not the same as it turned out.  And such a user usually writes accusations against the casino also in a state of indignation and under the influence of his extremely strong dissatisfaction, usually due to the loss of his money in a particular casino.  Moreover, usually such indignant authors of posts simply do not have any real evidence of their rightness in the dispute with the casino.  
But in a number of cases, the casino is still wrong, but such cases still happen relatively few.
That could only mean we've not been reading the same accusations often because, in my experience, the reverse is the case. As you called 90% of wrong accusations are due to the wrong understanding of the casino's Ts&Cs, I call it 10% if I will be fair, and that 10% are often refuted and the OP is guided by the forum users, as no one will come out to support what the OP is guilty of.

But in my experience, the 90% are always real allegations that have nothing to do with the understanding of the Ts&Cs of the casinos. What I won't do is take sides but always want both parties to have a fair hearing so that a reasonable conclusion can be made. This is also applicable to those who can't prove their claims, when the casino has blocked the account, I wonder how much prove that such a person can furnish. That shouldn't mean they are lying, believing that will equally be an assumption.
On the other hand, if we are talking about casinos that are initially perceived by players as reliable and proven over the years in the market, then the accusations against such casinos are usually not sufficiently substantiated.  I talked about user reviews accusing well-known and large casinos of somehow deceiving the player who is complaining. 
Accusations against fraudulent casinos may of course be fair, this is obvious.  And in this case, the 10/90% ratio will certainly not be fair.  But let’s also take into account that in negative reviews and accusations from users there is often an intent to create a negative image of a particular casino.  And from the practice of such individual opinions, even if they are custom-made, it is clear that this is a fairly strong advertising message. 
Naturally, competitors use such methods of anti-advertising.  And such pre-prepared and paid for, one might say, custom-made versions of accusations against the casino should also be taken into account.
I see, I just understood what you are saying, it seems there was a misunderstanding between the direct accusation of cheating/fraud by individuals and that of a normal review of a casino. However, I've been so particular about reviews and I do not take individual reviews for granted, but the exception is that I read them insightfully and make sure that I average the general claims. For example, if I read 100 reviews, I might welcome just 60 of them as some might have ingenuine underdone, which means that my judgement about that casino will be based on 60% (whether positive or negetive) regardless of how they paint the casino.

I do this because there are also bad actors that are paid by a rival company or just wanted to cause issues due to their ugliness, and because there are casinos that will pay people to spread goodness about them. Irrespective of that, if it's a direct allegation on any casino, I will always be netrual at first with the both party and will never believe a casinos can't do it like many would assume just because they are reputed. I am only open to contructive defence by them.
88  Economy / Gambling / Re: More revelations on the challenges of physical casinos on: July 25, 2024, 08:39:42 AM
Most of the casinos advertised on this forum are very trusted, maybe not a few, but trusted casinos are scattered here, everyone plays on casino sites that are actually on this fourm, if there is cheating or anything, it has been ensured that the casino site they are playing at is not from this fourm, it can even be said that it is definitely a fraud under the guise of a casino.
It is better to always keep your eyes open, as we have seen on the past casinos that had a great reputation losing it all because of single incident, or simply because the casino was sold to another owner without informing their customers and the casino became a scam at some point, so a great deal of caution still needs to be exercised even when playing at a casino in which you have done this for years, and this is even more true with casinos hardly anyone has heard to talk about.
I think change of management is usually the biggest problem big casinos face. The new management most times does not fully understand what it takes to build such level of reputation, the reason they don't pay attention to sustaining it. We have seen recent incident of such change of management and how it has affected on of the biggest casino in this forum, although they have been working very hard to remedy the accumulated problems the change in system is causing them. If popular and big casino can face such problems, just imagine how it will be for a new casino that have not built a strong reputation.
I don't see how a change in management should be a big deal if the new management has good intentions while purchasing the company. This could also be in two ways, it's either they drive it positively or negatively as I've seen enough companies that weren't doing so well but when there was a change in management, there were improvements. The same goes for the opposite and it's a wake-up call for us to be more vigilant when a takeover like that happens. Anything that is not positive as usual should have hinted to us to quit as soon as possible before we become the next victim. Regular reading of customers' reviews will go a long way to help us stay updated.
89  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Bets! on: July 25, 2024, 08:18:09 AM
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Certainly any candidate was better than Biden, who looked like he would either not make it to the election or would arrive in an even more advanced state of dementia. I see that Harrihttp://s can attract the feminist vote and the so-called racialized vote. I still think Trump is the favorite, but as it all comes down to swing states we will have to see.
I view this as too harsh on Biden, especially on someone's health challenge. Biden is an honourable guy who has served his country excellently in many capacities, he deserves respect. Mind you, just because he can't express himself like before doesn't mean that everyone is suddenly better than him. Expression is a thing, and action is another, he can't suddenly forget all the vast experience he has gathered in the decades of service.

Also, Harris is a good choice for the Democrats. I've not seen anyone who is as popular as her and being a woman of colour is an added advantage. I only hope the Yankees will vote for a woman to rule them.
That's the main issue, for Americans to let a woman rule them cos as for Harris is a good choice candidate, democrats made to challenge Trump in the poll election. Trump now has someone to battle it out with, than the weak Biden

It feels good to note that, Democrats now have a vibrant, intelligent, and brave woman to go heads on with Trump on the election debate. Americans would then decide whose candidate has a better plan for the country, that is worth their voting for, as the American president in the November election
I continue to have mixed thoughts about this, people could be so unpredictable and persuasive at the same time, and who knows, they might want to taste a different thing (a woman). As we see around the world, women like to support themselves, and if this also plays in the Harris case, it is going to be an advantage as even the white women who would not naturally vote for Biden might reconsider, that's human beings for you.

Also, we can never take away the sentiment in the colour, America is divided by that when it comes to voting, for this, I believe that her strongholds will mostly be the states where people of colour sentiment is high and where the Democratic party hardly lose. Above all, no one is popular in the Democratic party like her and she is a better contender against Trump who can deliver more votes than what Biden would have delivered after the poor debate.
90  Economy / Exchanges / I'm surprised dYdX compromise is not updated here already on: July 24, 2024, 03:56:14 PM
Bitcointalk seems not as informative as it were, dYdX is a notable DEX. The news is supposed to be here now, and importantly warn people of an impending danger.

The DEX alerted about the compromise yesterday on their X and warned of not clicking any link related to its V3 for the time being but claimed that the V4 is working perfectly well.

https://x.com/dYdX/status/1815780835473129702

I wonder how many people will even know the difference between V3 and V4.

By my understanding, the popular https://dydx.exchange is the V3, while https://v4.testnet.dydx.exchange is the V4.

Please be warned!
91  Economy / Trading Discussion / Re: Day trading or Long term on: July 24, 2024, 03:29:31 PM
I prefer day trading to long term trading.

if I'm to trade for long term it's better just to hold than trade but when it comes to trading, the day trading is absolutely the best amongst because it gives you the ability to think and make better decisions and confidence in your decisions.
It seems difficult to say that daily trading can be said to be the best, in fact this trading has a much greater risk of losing your money than spot.
You have a good concern, daily trading can't be the best overall and I like not to call long-term trading the best either. My reason is that some people may prefer and do well with daily trading, and of course, it's the kind of trading that gives more money to those who are successful in trading it. However, the stress of trading it is higher and the risk could be higher as well depending on the trader and his plan for the money and risk management. But long-term trading is less stressful and the risk may be better depending on the handling.

This is why I often advise traders to try the two and decide on what is best for them, and this should be personal because, just like any other thing, there will be a fan of this and a fan of the other. For me, I do both with no regrets as daily trading may bless me significantly in a short time at times, while the long-term strategy gives me the rest of my mind to do other activities.
92  Economy / Speculation / Re: Road to 100k? on: July 24, 2024, 01:18:14 PM

Im not recommending trading, I wouldnt do that any more then recommending the next horse to win a race.  There is a parallel in trading and gambling I agree, but people do want to discuss the market direction  and I think that is fair to discuss and whether people act with conviction to buy more or less is upto them.   I agree people should be doing DCA in growth assets & I would have agreed with that strategy even before BTC was invented.

 Majority of people wont be good at trading, if BTC is a bull market - it is, then there is a higher danger of missing out elevated by trading.   Iam interested in trading but nobody should be betting they are correct with all their BTC, its such a volatile market that would be very difficult to achieve .
Well anybody can choose to do what they want to do but there is somuch risk in trading I wouldn't advise anybody to be interested in trading Bitcoin seeing Bitcoin as a tradable coin can be very wrong for Bitcoin is more profitable if hodl for long and not to trade in a short term perspective for there is no how you can compare those investors that held there Bitcoin for long and those that go for short term purpose for those that hold for long will be happier compare to short term traders.
You sound like an inexperienced trader. Though it's good advice if one can not handle trading, investment is less risky, so why not opt for it? Still, you do not have to discourage people, especially with Bitcoin trading which I deem to be one of the easiest assets to be traded in the financial market. But the issue with people is that they would want to trade Bitcoin in the regular way, that's off. Any margined products will always be risky, which is why one may plan the trading accornding to the nature of Bitcoin.

Its a well known fact that Bitcoin moves in season/cycle, so why not wait till a bearish season ends and buy your Bitcoin on the futures market with the right plan and management? This trade is set to be left alone for at least a year and many months. Any trader who can do this regularly will not have any reason to be sad about Bitcoin trading, it's only the short-term traders who have enough to worry about.
Your post can be misleading to newbies who wants to start their bitcoin investment to think that trading can give the profit. It is better that new investors don't go into trading because it will make you run at loss since it is very risk and complex to understand. New investors should only invest in bitcoin  for long-term, using DCA to grow and build your bitcoin stash overtime.  
It's you who sounds as if you never read what I wrote correctly. If you reread, you might discover I prioritised investment as less risky than trading. Even at that, trading is not entirely useless, once you know your way around it, you can make profits, unlike the way you make it look terrifying, if people can be gambling, while not trading that is even less risky.

As for misleading newbies, haven't you heard about DYOR? Trading is a choice and the advice I gave is provably good. Anyone who is new and bereft of trading knowledge or doesn't have the nerves for it should avoid it, it's never by force. Sharing a strategy that is working is not misleading to me, and if you must know, if Bitcoin has deepened very well in the wake of a bullish season, I see nothing wrong in buying it on the futures market with a liquidation targeted at a level that it will hardly reach.

For instance, in late 2022 or 2023, I see nothing wrong in buying Bitcoin with a low risk and set the liquidation price to about $5,000 while striking around $16,000. Do you think Bitcoin can reach $5,000 again? If you do, then you don't even believe in Bitcoin. Rich people do not fold their arms without taking risks and this particular one looks good to me. I will repeat it in the next cycle while people like you continue to argue.
93  Economy / Speculation / Re: Are we going to experience above $80k in this month of July. on: July 24, 2024, 11:47:03 AM
From the way of the market performance this days, we may likely see the market getting to $80,000 or more at anytime from now, since in the couple of days now, we have already been seeing the market pumping and also dumping in the same way, which is a sign that there is more high volatility coming in soon as the sentiment against the rise or fall is continuously felt, we may not be accurate in predicting the direction base on the market performance now, on whether we are heading towards the bullish or bearish trend.
Noted friend and I respect that, but it seems you are still not deeply rooted in chart reading, especially if you are not considering the long-term disposition. I've seen a friend arguing heavily with me about Bitcoin but in all of our arguments, I always win 100%. Later I asked him what timeframes he was using, and he said 15m timeframe. I shouted because I felt my time was wasted even arguing with him in the first place. Such like him can never get the main trend of the market but the lousy noise of the unbalanced market waves.

A true chart reade will always consider the higher timeframes above anything, while a better one will consider both the small and large timeframes to come to a reasonable conclusion by averaging their reading. If the latter is to be considered, you would see that there is nothing undecisive with the market, and presently, the bias is still bullish. Now, if Bitcoin can hold above the 1D TrendMagic line at $64,185 and the 1W level at $62,120 of the same S/R strategy, it will continue buying. But it may only retrace at times, just as we witnessed yesterday.
94  Other / Meta / Re: How about using the ad space area for Non profit Bitcoin project ads? on: July 24, 2024, 11:30:43 AM
We should respect the theymos decision to keep the forum ad-clean and rely only on the signature campaigns. This is, unlike most sites and forums where you will be seeing ads left, right, front, back, and central. If he couldn't allow profitable ads for a reason, how are you sure he would allow for unprofitable ones?
Theymos has always been a greatly influential part of the community ; aside being an administrator, he's always made decision to the growth of this community. The whole mixer chaos somehow made a look like Theymos' cowardice took the better of him, but in actual sense, he's always right .
Cowardice? I guess not, he was actually heroic to me in his decision on mixers? If you go by what people want always, you will make a lot of mistakes. What makes you a good leader is your ability to decide unwaveringly having weighed both cons and pros. That was what theymos did and I commend him for that. I will always say that this is the only forum I know that is most considerate to its users, it has the most listening ears and it's almost completely the situation of the forum being ruled by its users, which is fair enough.

So coming out to say No to what will taint the image of the forum is never too much. If he allows many of the attackers to have their way, they will spoil the forum, after all, most only care about their pocket and not the forum as they widely pretend.
95  Economy / Gambling / Re: How high is the probability of accusations vs. casinos in BitcoinTalk are true? on: July 24, 2024, 10:41:12 AM
I even thought it was something so special when I was reading your outburst not knowing it was about replying to newbie posts. Well, I can only tell you guys to cool down and if there is a post that is suspicious or of low quality, why not report such? Don't forget, what you are alleging is still merely suspicious, what if it's not real? If you are asking someone to post evidence and you can't also prove whether the person is genuine or not, what difference are you?

For me, any newbie may post their experience about casinos and they should not be crucified for it, neither are these people replying to it even if they can't offer direct help. So far the post is readable and constructive enough, it has its pass-mark, in my opinion. Also, those who are using new accounts to open threads may have their reasons and we should not always treat such less important. Some may only be readers of Bitcointalk and open a casino account through one of the signature links here. When there is a problem, they might believe Bitcointalk is a place where their voice can be heard, so they may open an account. Some may not necessarily know Bitcointalk beforehand but were just referred here to see if their issue can be solved. Are people not going to websites newly to register their complaints against businesses?

Yeah that makes sense. We shouldn't ignore newbie posts just because of their rank just like that.
Some people find this platform in the process of reviewing a casino and inorder to raise awareness as well.
I guess we need to be diligent enough while reading accusation posts as they deal with someone's reputation.
At the same time, I still believe we should ask them for sufficient evidence to back their accusation against the casino.

My experience of reading posts from newcomers complaining about improper actions on the part of the casino clearly shows that in 90% of cases the newcomer accusing the casino is wrong.  Simply because he did not understand the rules enough, did not read the ToS carefully and thought that his game actions should have a result that was not the same as it turned out.  And such a user usually writes accusations against the casino also in a state of indignation and under the influence of his extremely strong dissatisfaction, usually due to the loss of his money in a particular casino.  Moreover, usually such indignant authors of posts simply do not have any real evidence of their rightness in the dispute with the casino.  
But in a number of cases, the casino is still wrong, but such cases still happen relatively few.
That could only mean we've not been reading the same accusations often because, in my experience, the reverse is the case. As you called 90% of wrong accusations are due to the wrong understanding of the casino's Ts&Cs, I call it 10% if I will be fair, and that 10% are often refuted and the OP is guided by the forum users, as no one will come out to support what the OP is guilty of.

But in my experience, the 90% are always real allegations that have nothing to do with the understanding of the Ts&Cs of the casinos. What I won't do is take sides but always want both parties to have a fair hearing so that a reasonable conclusion can be made. This is also applicable to those who can't prove their claims, when the casino has blocked the account, I wonder how much prove that such a person can furnish. That shouldn't mean they are lying, believing that will equally be an assumption.
96  Economy / Speculation / Re: Road to 100k? on: July 24, 2024, 10:25:28 AM
If Bitcoin humbles you, then you will understand that the best decision is never to attempt to predict the price of Bitcoin and even commit your money to it. Bitcoin is volatile and should not be messed with if you love your money.
What is the big deal about Bitcoin that you made it look as dreadful as this? You must be so new to the financial market. Are there no investors/traders earning from it?

Bitcoin is the least of my headaches when it comes to financial investment, it's too easy for me to the point that I consider it "free money." It might not be the same for you since you might be the investors of the crypto-era, the experience is still never there, but don't discourage others. Bitcoin doesn't dare to breathe when the volatility of asset classes like Gold, Crude oil, Indices etc are talking. I started with them, so I know an easy asset when I see one.
97  Economy / Gambling discussion / Re: 2024 U.S. Presidential Election Bets! on: July 24, 2024, 10:10:09 AM
Certainly any candidate was better than Biden, who looked like he would either not make it to the election or would arrive in an even more advanced state of dementia. I see that Harris can attract the feminist vote and the so-called racialized vote. I still think Trump is the favorite, but as it all comes down to swing states we will have to see.
I view this as too harsh on Biden, especially on someone's health challenge. Biden is an honourable guy who has served his country excellently in many capacities, he deserves respect. Mind you, just because he can't express himself like before doesn't mean that everyone is suddenly better than him. Expression is a thing, and action is another, he can't suddenly forget all the vast experience he has gathered in the decades of service.

Also, Harris is a good choice for the Democrats. I've not seen anyone who is as popular as her and being a woman of colour is an added advantage. I only hope the Yankees will vote for a woman to rule them.
But hasn't each candidate had lot of service to their country all this time, basically they are all important people in the US governing parliament and of course each person will have their own advantages, those who support Biden will definitely say Biden is the best and vice versa.
I don't think you are getting the point, no one is comparing candidates but maintained he should be gentle with Biden in his comment  Besides, he never talked about his chosen candidacy, and perhaps he is even supporting the Democrats, so it wasn't the issue. Except that he believed Biden wasn't fit for the position which I agree with partially but also advised caution about the health and other rebukes.

Talking about Biden's record, it can't be inappropriate to accord respect to this man as I demanded, and if I may ask, how many candidates have decades of US service in various capacities like him? I don't suppose you mean Trump while talking about serving the country, Biden had served way more, you can't compare. Regardless, this doesn't warrant disrespect to anyone, especially using their health.
98  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Hamster Kombat is the top trend of 2024 in the crypto industry on: July 24, 2024, 09:53:07 AM
Nice article about Hamster Kombat, but I don't know why, I am just off about this project. Despite participating actively in the Tapswap project, Hamster Kombat seems to me as too lousy than promising, I wish the project well all the same. As of last month, they were boasting of over 150 million participants, but have we asked ourselves the good questions of how they are going to satisfy these huge participants with money?

The 150 million is not a joke and if the value is real by then, they should be moving close to 170 million participants or more by now. What a heck!
Even if they do it in the way of Notcoin where 1000 HMSTR shares become 1 HMSTR token, will still be worth it? It will be so divided and frustrating to the point that you would think you have enough of the HMSTR shares, but in the end, will end up with $1 or less. What a waste of time for months of tasks.
99  Local / Nigeria (Naija) / Re: HODling fiat is a loose-loose game: on: July 24, 2024, 08:07:35 AM
Do you know that apart from those in the digital sector, a lot of others are still HODling their wealth in fiat form in banks? The negative effect of doing this is too much that it doesn't benefit you a single bit.
I strongly disagree with you on this my friend, and my reason is that different people have different plans, it is not all your money you committed to risk. What you just narrated is what I've been doing for years without regretting it, and now, I save in both USD and USDT. This is for obvious reasons as our national currency is a mess. No one would save in the USD as Nigerian and regret it, and even the "single bit" of no benefit remark you made is entirely wrong because, in the past 10 years of saving my USD in my domiciliary account, I've made multiples of gains in NGN which is not hidden to anyone who calculates the exchange rate then and now.

But that was never my intention but to stabilize my money from inflation, which is working. Also, I am a risk taker, but it would be unwise to take 100% risk on all my money as you might want. At the same time, I do not want to use all my money to buy only physical assets. This is why I have a few in the bank and online, and also have enough investments in virtually all sectors you can think of. They may not be so big but they still cover more than 85% of my worth, so I'm not missing here and it feels like a good plan.
100  Economy / Speculation / Re: Buy the DIP, and HODL! on: July 24, 2024, 07:35:59 AM
Investing in Bitcoin is not risk free especially to investors who do not  invest appropriately with the right approach and strategy,  and also not sticking to their investment plans (long-term).
I disagree with your statement partly because long term investing is not risk free. Investing in Bitcoin or other coins certainly involves risk. If you are a professional investor then you are used to taking risks as the price of any currency is not always the same and fluctuates constantly.
I don't seem to see what you disagree about here, you guys are practically saying the same thing and that is the right mindset any reasonable investment should take to the market instead of believing the market is cheap to the point that it's risk-free simply because they are either experienced or investing with the long-term strategy. No strategy doesn't carry its own weight of risk, the only difference is that one is lesser than the other. Still, our preparedness matters here as nothing will shift easily if we do not exert the needed force and be wise in doing it.

Also, Investments are tougher in other assets I've known, but with Bitcoin and a few other altcoins, they are cheap, which is an advantage. With a little learning, one can start managerially, which is why I encourage everyone to always go for them and override the little risk involved with a bold mind and the right managerial calculations.
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