Ponzi discussion thread.. Time for it to go?

[pokerowned]

been long overdue time for them to go. i still believe its the same 1 or 2 ppl creating new accts daily n trying to scam

[picolo]

I am quite confused.

I feel that we have a chanpion ponzi in 4 different ways it got introduced.

First HYIP, and you can find some infamous ones that scammed many coins. http://www.cnet.com/news/bitcoin-trader-mycoin-shutters-taking-387m-in-investor-funds/

Then came weeklyponzi. Different system. Attracted many. Successful. Scammed coins?

Then came CryptoDouble, 100 hour system. Attracted many. Successful. Went off with a giant loot.

Then btc-flow. Faucet system. Scam.


Is it that people like only a new kind of ponzi?
I have heard the claim that they are aware of the risks. And asked other to mind their own business other than warning them?

Isn't it time that we take a strong position against all ponzis, scam and hyips?

How about taking an oath that we will not invest in a ponzi from now?
(existing ones, let them be over.. or you won't take this seriously)

Let us clean up the board..

To believe the new ponzi will "succeed", it needs to have something new; it attracts payments until it collapses as all ponzis do.

[NeuroticFish]

It is indeed somewhere between gambling and scam, but I feel like it's much closer to scam.
Also, everybody that is "investing" in a Ponzi actually hopes it will scam the ones that come after them, which is .. let's say not nice.

A new bitcoiner coming in here can see directly 1-2 very active ponzi related threads. He may conclude that bitcoin and/or bitcointalk is mostly related to illegal stuff.
I would also like to see all ponzis banned/removed/gone. It would make the forum a nicer place, with not so many obvious scams.

[pokerowned]

I think pozi is another gambling.
It's bet who is more stupid than you more than lucky.

nope, ponzi is not gambling because ponzi is a scam.

some says ponzi is gambling because there is a chance on earning at the risk of your money

All ponzis threads are actually gambling, with a very large edge as there is also a risk of getting nothing .

its not a risk anymore. its almost certainly a guarantee you will get nothing