In my oppinion if you get scammed, its completely your own fault. i mean I'm very new to bitcoins, but isnt the first rule for trading with bitcoins to only interact with people you trust? So this forum should build a web of trust, or rate offers, so that new users can tell if someone is trustworthy or not.
That just doesn't work. I strongly suspect you actually don't believe it and are just trying to make some kind of rhetorical point. But if you honestly don't understand why, you are very, very new.
The problem is that there is no reliable way to tell who to trust, especially when dishonest people can create reams of shills. Also, scams like Ponzi schemes pay out reliably until the one day they collapse. So even a history of on-schedule generous payments verified by the most reliable people doesn't mean you can trust someone.
Also, while you certainly can blame the victim of a scam for falling for the scam, it's important to point out that this in no way reduces the blame that justly falls on the perpetrator of the scam.
it actually is possible to create a web of trust(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_of_trust) or just integrate a rating system as seen on ebay or amazon, which would create an at least much safer envoirement.
I as a Newbie to this community have no clue who of the people around here is trustworthy, i can just rely on my common sense and that definitly tells me not to invest my money in ponzi schemes or trade money with total strangers on devious conditions.
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