@MacFall/allinvain

It's not just a point of avoiding the doling out of legal advice; I actually DON'T think that my friends and family should buy Bitcoin. I want them to be aware that this is happening and to draw their own conclusions.

@Denicen

That's a brilliant idea, actually, but it isn't me. Wish it were. This email did not go out to more than 70-80 people and its appearance here is a (slightly) embarrassing coincidence. If I were seriously spamming for that purpose I sure wouldn't be here on the forum, explaining myself.

@Shortline

I spend quite a lot of time trying to encourage people to accept Bitcoin. I do it nearly every time I make a transaction online or offline (where it is in any way sensible). However, I don't believe that that is the only "good thing" someone can do. In the case of my personal email to friends and family, quite a bit of it was met by great conversation and the filling of newly opened wallets.

I sent the original email.

I don't know how it managed to arrive here, but it was definitely sent no further than to a modest handful of people in my personal address book, and intended to make my personal circle more aware of a project that I quite strongly believe in. It certainly was not part of some pump & dump attempt... I specifically said in that email that I did NOT advocate buying Bitcoins. I have no further Bitcoin holdings at the moment anyway (they have now all been given out, per the email).

nereer, if you PM me the name of your friend who received this, I'll send him an apology and/or clarify who I am. It's possible that he/she was either included *accidentally* or wasn't aware of that email address belonging to me, or both -- but I certainly know this person.