Cleaning out the forum of all the "scum"

[Bonanzacoin]

Since this forum is infested with scammers, shillers and what not. Id like to start a thread where we can weed out who is who and who is doing what. Im not saying these are bad guys perse. But in order to have a clear vision on what is what to not fall for hype and potential scam.

I will start of with this guy:

"Retired"


Professional ICO shiller : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=37600


I can find some more, but for the sake of this thread post one at a time.

[Vod]

Since this forum is infested with scammers, shillers and what not. Id like to start a thread where we can weed out who is who and who is doing what. Im not saying these are bad guys perse. But in order to have a clear vision on what is what to not fall for hype and potential scam.

I will start of with this guy:

"Retired"


Professional ICO shiller : https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=37600


I can find some more, but for the sake of this thread post one at a time.

Tell you what, I'll respect this idea if you update it hourly with all the new scammers, listing credible proof, and give us a way to sort and search.

(Even hourly might be too long, as it gives "zero hour" scammers a chance to gain credibility since they are not on the list)

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Ehhh...Quickseller comes to mind immediately.

This is a nice idea, sort of, but it's what we have the feedback system for.  A thread with listing scammers as its goal is doomed to fail, because it'll become a spam thread with people arguing back and forth, and it'll quickly become disorganized.  You'd have to manage it like that "known alts" thread, where there's kind of a spreadsheet thing.  And, as Vod alluded to, you'd need decent evidence that someone is a scammer.  That's the argument I've read on bitcointalk many times, why admins don't ban scammers--because it's too hard to prove.

But hey, good luck if you can get it started.

[actmyname]

This is a nice idea, sort of, but it's what we have the feedback system for.

Exactly. A thread would be redundant real fast and would be home to all sorts of useless spam. There isn't any point to hosting a list as everyone who has credible evidence of being a scammer would be tagged as soon as the Scam Accusation thread opens up (or hypothetically if an entry was filled in such a list). Then there's no point of keeping the list.

/thread

[Lauda]

You can't fully clean it out without the full support and participation of the forum administration. Until they are willing to reject such malevolent behavior of others, this is a game of whack-a-mole.

Tell you what, I'll respect this idea if you update it hourly with all the new scammers, listing credible proof, and give us a way to sort and search.

Let's not exaggerate with 'hourly'.

Ehhh...Quickseller comes to mind immediately.

No wonder, given he's one of the most known pests of this place.

[Bonanzacoin]

Well, this thread can be a bit simular like the airdrop thread. And i dont think there that many long time "scammers"

Though if u happen to be sure of them u can just list them here with the BITCOINTALK PROFILE. So people can check it out themselves.

And now and then post a complete list/publicate/update a list.

Quickseller    Profile please.

[Bonanzacoin]

Ehhh...Quickseller comes to mind immediately.

This is a nice idea, sort of, but it's what we have the feedback system for.  A thread with listing scammers as its goal is doomed to fail, because it'll become a spam thread with people arguing back and forth, and it'll quickly become disorganized.  You'd have to manage it like that "known alts" thread, where there's kind of a spreadsheet thing.  And, as Vod alluded to, you'd need decent evidence that someone is a scammer.  That's the argument I've read on bitcointalk many times, why admins don't ban scammers--because it's too hard to prove.

But hey, good luck if you can get it started.

well, we can all check the post history. It becomes pretty apparent quickly. I WILL UPDATE AND CHECK. OTHERS CAN AS WELL. Then we can agree. If only one spams and what not, its not legit. It can be a LEDGER....

[KWH]

Waste of time and server space. I personally do not have time to check a half dozen places for information on potential scammers so keep it where is is supposed to be. Use the Scam Accusation thread (That's what it's for) and the Trust system.