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Make good reports of posts that break our rules (such as off-topic posts or thread in the wrong board, but not much more than that) and you'll be noticed. With the new report system that is integrated into the forum, theymos can just see who has made a good amount of reports and has the best ratio of good reports to bad reports with a single query the next time we need more moderators. Of course, a full manual evaluation of the person is done from there once he has some names. If you become a moderator, you'll start off moderating a single board. If you do well there (again, with a full manual review), he'll make you a global moderator.
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Is there any dormant account policy? No, there isn't. I suggest those dormant accounts receive email notification like a warning that failure to respond or atleast login will cause their accounts locked or create a tag for those account So when they're login again they can easily be identified. We're looking to see what we can do to stop this, but it isn't easy. Especially since we allow logins from tor. Nice catch!
But was access gained? Were the accounts actually compromised, or are the accounts simple extra accounts from established members?
Yes, access was gained to these accounts and was used to get ripples. Some of them appear to have been made by bots, but others used to be someone's main account. |
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I'm past 4 hours, and well past 5 posts. Just wondering what the procedure is. Thanks!
Mine just happened automatically. I'm guessing it's not instant tho... Yeah, it takes up to 10 minutes for you to be upgraded. |
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More:
brigitte2378sack, balmut051, joan48ellis, lfelicols12t, emoryyrer96, conradinoz76, stevguthie7, diegospensi7, headhunter, edwinaphan7, hilarioprnce7, bitboy999, Lavada, Lang, azerty6757, MSTRKRFT, KatiHahnA, AreYouCereal, ndawg4554, DrZaius
Let us know if you find more accounts that might be compromised and we'll look into it.
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*bump*
These guys are back. I don't know if they are targeting lending, but we've verified that they're targeting the free ripple giveaway, so keep an eye out for them.
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Great work, everyone!
The following accounts have all been compromised and will be marked as a scammer until the real owner reclaims them:
anonameous, matthewdowns1128A1F5, williamsnider72, sarajasie0C2C, kellyhuta64, CrowdCrackingGroup, bryankfurw05, btclaw, Sandragutierre24Y, Bitcoinmaker, jeraldftizt65, SusanaMenor23, carsonchassy5, milardistone41, fiveletterword, min0r, iamstimpy, bitcento, pandapeluche, DigiZ, trusturtechnolust, AshShep, terrence, SwimsuitPaul, Miss_Magenta, ymfeeling, cspalmer2, Robert William Bonzi, uAbbieBartonq, pooraich, Powercoiner, leahsandes, AaronBreillat, susanakaul, cocopuffs1003, TheRonPaulKid, rockstarshorty21, chevo, errtest, jimmi12, miguelvuc
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nickodell: OK
Yeap: OK
DeveloperFish: OK
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I have seen an unusual amount of 2011 accounts in the whitelist thread in the past day, so something is up. I'll put in an IP lookup request.
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Take your emotions out of the situation, since they will only get in your way. Pretend that you don't currently have any bitcoins, but you have $150 ($75/BTC * 2 BTC) instead. Would you be willing to buy 2 BTC at this price with the $150, or would you wait? That will answer your question of what to do.
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If you wait for 6 confirmations on a 10 min block chain then with equivalent hashpower you should wait 24 blocks on a 2.5 min block chain. If you are willing to accept 4 confirmations on a 2.5 minute blockchain then 1 confirmation on a 10 minute blockchain provides equivalent security.
This was debunked some time ago. Unfortunately, I don't have a link, but someone made a paper about it. Basically, the more blocks that are produced, regardless of how long it takes, the less volatility there is in the apparent hash power of the network. In short, someone with 1% of the hash power could quite easily create 1 block faster than the rest of the network, and maybe even 2 if they're lucky. 6 is much harder. So 1 confirmation is as secure as 1 confirmation, no matter how fast the block time? Yes, but only if you exclude the increased orphan rate that would result from faster block times. Hence why 1-second blocks have proven to be a bad idea (many alt-chains started with very low difficulty and didn't start stabilizing until the difficulty jumped up to take 3 seconds per block). Indeed it was! Thanks! |
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It would make a bit more sense if the 5 post rule was altered to allow us to do some sort of human verification, instead of having to post random useless posts.
I've started a thread in the newbies forum, so I hope I get some help with my quirky setup and have some contributing posts. I'm not that n00b to bitcoins, but whatever.
That human verification does exist  Posting here will guarantee a human review: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=15911.0That being said, you, specifically, won't have to do this, since I just whitelisted you. |
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Agreed. That being said, it'd be easier for us if we didn't have to gather this information ourselves. Here is the case I passed to theymos: He hasn't paid out for March, despite announcing a winner: Sorry for the delay. Internet and life sometimes gets in the way!  Congrats 1AUpr2S... for winnning 52.47 BTC! 0.25 BTC/ticket 1. 12fxpYHWfoBNtZk2oMcbuBNvyJtVmL9KTF 2. 1MEjrYadGN41detAUionHC6iU15K7Ydmva (Pool) 3. 1NfRi27U5wV3GF7VyfurkuN5Mmx1s6WDmj (Pool) Jackpot size: 52.47 BTC Lucky Block: 223665 Mega Millions Numbers: 17 30 38 43 51 Mega Ball 20 Mixer Hash: 3fa2459dda... Winner's Hash: 540df7798b5c887e1c9b7a7dfb7895a7aa83db4245965eb968f3e583e72f21f5(1) Winner: 1AUpr2SssWgz6zyvxDDHEEZRVX7QjCvfsd http://bitlotto.com/2013mar1.txtI initially thought that he just might be AWOL, but he's not: Funds have now moved. [Update: And the domain was just renewed another year. Ughh.] A reminder PM was sent by Otoh no later than March 15: Sadly, this is pretty open and shut.  If you guys could do that kind of summary in the future, that'd save us quite a bit of trouble. |
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All your posts should be there. Maybe you had more than one account?
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If you wait for 6 confirmations on a 10 min block chain then with equivalent hashpower you should wait 24 blocks on a 2.5 min block chain. If you are willing to accept 4 confirmations on a 2.5 minute blockchain then 1 confirmation on a 10 minute blockchain provides equivalent security.
This was debunked some time ago. Unfortunately, I don't have a link, but someone made a paper about it. Basically, the more blocks that are produced, regardless of how long it takes, the less volatility there is in the apparent hash power of the network. In short, someone with 1% of the hash power could quite easily create 1 block faster than the rest of the network, and maybe even 2 if they're lucky. 6 is much harder. |
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My theory is that this was an act of domestic terrorism.
Domestic intelligence terrorism, more like. Almost makes you wonder if this was a coverup for the 9/11 report on torture released today. Or it could just be some wacko.... |
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kushti: OK
goodney: OK
baversork: OK
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Made some good posts, just wish I could make them outside of newbie section  You already can... |
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How do you quote someone else's post?
Just hit the quote button? |
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