i was thinking exactly this, but when some of these articles write it as:
it just shows a lack of understanding on the writer's part.

that's just bad journalism, to write what should be informative articles on a topic without the sufficient knowledge to actually make an accurate, resourceful article.

spammers tend not to read past the title

edit: and how to apply

it's a lot more wide spread than you think, there's similar stuff going on in the digital goods section too. plenty of "vouch please," "do you have a signed message available," "pm me the account so I can look at post history," etc you get the idea. again, it's not bad that a person asks these things, but is apparent people are spamming these questions when 10 or so people ask the same question within minutes. it's probably just as bad in several other sections too.

edit: currency exchange section: "no reversible payment," "bla bla bla paypal bla bla 180 days reversible," etc. beginners and help section is the same; a question is asked and a near-identical answer is plastered all over the thread at least 40 times.

did you not read? i think all the candidates are shit, or at the very least, lacking. sure, i can say that i think bernie is the least evil of this year's candidates, but i do not support him. trump said something along the lines of "there is an epidemic of autism in the united states" at some point, and after watching that CNN debate, i have to wholeheartedly agree. and its not like about to go off and write in some obscure politician's name on the ballot either, it wouldnt matter without that person having enough support/votes. money and favors buys power in politics, and until that flaw is remedied, there will always be a scarcity of decent politicians.

while i do support your sentiment on having strictly bitcoin prices listed on there, fact remains that this table is a helpful resource for others. instead of having a possibly confusing ** listed in the table, it would be much more helpful to have the USD values listed, and maybe have a note below in the description section that the payouts will be converted to bitcoin based on the price at time of payout.
or, this price fluctuation may come to pass within a week and they might have new stable rates, and this discussion might be pointless. who knows.

this is exactly why I dont vote; if i vote, i want my vote to go to a candidate that I support, not the candidate that i think is not as bad as the other leading candidate. call it apathetic if you like, but i have no interest in perpetuating the pathetic state of politics, especially in america. if a great candidate that I actually agree with and support comes along, ill vote for them to break the cycle, but not until then.

on the other hand, that will (more than likely) result in people spamming as much as possible in their current pay period to take as much advantage of the price rise as possible. some users were already spamming 400-500 posts, we might even see people 1000 this week if people realize theyll keep the previous rates for their current pay period.   its the most fair way of dealing with the price change though, if adjustments were going to be made. 

at least not until its absolutely, beyond any lunatic's doubt, that coal and oil are running out (likely within years when this decision will come to pass) and wont be able to sustain human society for more than a few more years. wont even matter much then, as when the fossil fuel resources start running dry, most of the big players in coal and oil will be dying of old age (~25 - 30 years into the future).

by the time nuclear power research gets the backing it needs, we'll be on the brink of collapse due to energy needs.

magicaldice has also relaunched their sig campaign with USD based rates due to the constant volatility of the price right now, and its fair to assume that this price change is affecting the actual businesses that these sig campaigns advertise for.

thats just business, minimize your advertising costs wherever possible. besides, a sig campaign, sure, its an incentive to post more actively, but its not something to really see as a job or constant, reliable source of income. theyre here to give people a little something extra while posting on the forum.

cringe.

absolutely no clue, there really isnt a reason that i can see that the price is just skyrocketing right now. what i do know is, this price increase is likely going to cause people to start pumping and create a bubble. wouldnt be too surprised if we saw a small crash in the coming weeks.

im saying that the recent price increase has likely affected them in one way or another enough that they decided it was necessary to pause the campaign. doenst necessarily mean theyre not making money. learn to read.

well the price of bitcoin (in terms of fiat) has nearly doubled in the last few days, and im guessing its affected the owners in 1 way or another since im assuming they regularly convert between fiat -> btc and vice versa. if the recent surge in price doesnt settle or a small crash doesnt occur, lots of other campaigns will also lower their payouts id imagine. coinut has already done so.

we cant see the message by the way, theyre called personal messages for a reason. and yes, its unsolicited spam, you can just use the "report to administrator" button that should be around there somewhere. if the spam is widespread enough the admins will probably do something about it.

the problem with wind and solar energy is, farms take up a lot of space, and natural energy alone wont be enough to sustain human society's energy needs. accidents such as fukushima and chernobyl are bound to happen, but that's because the technology isnt perfected yet; give nuclear energy research the funding and support it needs, and we might be oil-free within two decades with natural energy sources as a  supplement.

thats mostly because of the stigma that is associated with the word "nuclear;" the first thing that comes to mind after hearing that word is likely "bomb." add in that the general population is not only uneducated, but ignorant, and its clear innovative ideas such as nuclear power wont get the backing they should have anytime soon. quite unfortunate considering our main sources of energy (oil, coal) are due to run out in a few decades. however, as for the second part of your statement, nuclear energy, as great as it can be, is not foolproof yet. accidents can happen, and the problem of managing nuclear waste from power plants is still a question that needs to be solved without extensive contamination from waste products.

definitely smells like a scam, dont bother with the op, ive passed the info along to someone on DT so they can tag the account with red trust. however, scams are not moderated, and anything even close to a ban will come onto 23who23 or any of his/her alts. good for you spotting that though.

thats because if you lower the standard for kids to pass, you allow more kids to pass, resulting in better statistics for those schools, which translates into more funding. its a vicious cycle of negligence honestly, and nothing is done about it despite the fact that the people of america (a good portion of the population at least) are becoming noticeably stupid with every passing day.

that's a pretty negative stereotype;  id think its not the parents fault that kids are unwilling to get an education, in many cases the parents do all they can to push their children to receive an education, even in 'the hood.'

the teachers are also a huge part of the problem; there was a documentary i watched a while back on the education system in harlem, and the biggest contributors were the teachers themselves who honestly didnt give two shits about the students as they were on tenure.

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