Gangs of BitcoinTalk :)

[nutildah]

I have also been accused of being part of "Lauda's Gang" on at least a couple of occasions; a good thing that comes from this dissolution is now idiot scammers who get busted can't readily blame being busted on Lauda. I'm sure that they will continue the tradition anyway because they are, after all, pretty dumb, and that's why they are scammers.

Also... now that TECSHARE has unexpectedly taken some sort of lengthy or indefinite hiatus, the Clown Car gang doesn't have a clear motive anymore. So I guess I go back to my default membership in the Hat Gang ("set" of the Wall Observer gang).

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[nullius]

Latest edit (October 27th, 2020): the wish of The Grand Prophet of the Cult of Lauda has been fulfilled. The gang has been moved to the Defunct section and the OP was updated accordingly.

Edit 2: the gang was disbanded and moved to the Defunct section, as per Grand Prophet's request. For more information about how to cherish the memory of Lauda please contact nullius, The Grand Prophet of the Cult of Lauda, or visit the appropriate Laudatory Lore, in memoriam topic. The Grand Prophet will guide all the gang members feeling lost after their leader retired.

Thank you, Gazeta!

By the power vested in me as Grand Prophet, in accord with the final decree of the Divine Catbat—

After this post, "Lauda" will cease to exist.

—I have been worshipping sacred ikons of nonexistent cats:

Am I not known for tech posts?  This was the best tech post that I have made in awhile!  But it was subtle—a sort of sly ninja tech post inserted into the topic.  Take a closer look.  My latest homage to Lauda is made by kitty AI:

The style-based GAN architecture (StyleGAN) yields state-of-the-art results in data-driven unconditional generative image modeling.  [...]

I recommend reading the paper.  There are also three explanatory Youtube video links, plus two Github repositories, referenced by the website that totally doxes my photo ID.

Thanks to Last of the V8s for his comment that inspired me.  (The flood of nonexistent catpics was not caused by somebody else’s complaint about the one and only non-catbat cat photo that I had previously posted to that thread; some people should get over themselves.)

I don’t want to ruin the magic by explaining it on that thread.  The nonexistent-cat photo meme is intended to be a work of forum art; and thereby, the Catbat’s arcana shall remain a mystery to all who do not read with care. 😼

I have also been accused of being part of "Lauda's Gang" on at least a couple of occasions; a good thing that comes from this dissolution is now idiot scammers who get busted can't readily blame being busted on Lauda. I'm sure that they will continue the tradition anyway because they are, after all, pretty dumb, and that's why they are scammers.

It is true, they are not exactly what one could call “trusted sources”—unless one ideates a conspiracy theory expanding Lauda gang membership to both Quickseller and PrimeNumber7.

Sure the deal lauda and quicksellout 7 did

Given the irrefutable evidence of laudas scamming in the other thread you posted in lauda should have a flag.
Nutildah should probably have one too

Of course, they are hallucinating.

Free images of Lauda:
ThisCatDoesNotExist.com

[GazetaBitcoin]

Latest edit (March 13th, 2021): icopress had been added to the adulators and wannabees of Foxpup Merit Cycling Club.

1. Foxpup Merit Cycling Club

[...]

Known members and adulators (wannabees): LoyceV, suchmoon, o_e_l_e_o, marlboroza, fillippone, bitmover, tranthidung, JollyGood, examplens, GazetaBitcoin, icopress.

icopress showed in many occasions his loyalty to this gang and his obedience toward the Supreme Leader ([1], [2], [3], [4], [5]). However, as time passed and this brave padawan ventured forward into the wild territories of the forum, he realized that a helmet is not enough protection. Therefore, after an occult make-out ritual with the Supreme Leader, he asked for shelter from the smallest, yet strongest and sexiest gang of the forum!

What do you choose - family or famiglia?

Time has come for icopress to choose famiglia!

[Little Mouse]

Another gang detected. Not sure who is the gang leader. icopress seems to be having some great role in the gang but sadly he is leaving the gang. I request GazetaBitcoin to open his eyes, investigate and present everything here, please.

Honestly, I feel a big user is leaving our gang.

Edit- icopress is already in 2 gang? Damn! He must be a spy of Foxpup trying to collect information about any other merit cycling club from the gang.

[GazetaBitcoin]

Another gang detected. Not sure who is the gang leader. icopress seems to be having some great role in the gang but sadly he is leaving the gang. I request GazetaBitcoin to open his eyes, investigate and present everything here, please.

I think that was Rollbit Gang. And yes, he is sad to leave that gang, or so it seems.

Edit- icopress is already in 2 gang? Damn! He must be a spy of Foxpup trying to collect information about any other merit cycling club from the gang.

I think he jumps like a grasshopper from a gang to another gang. Can't seem to find his place though. Or he is indeed Supreme Leader's spy Foxpup's ways are unknown to all of us.

[icopress]

Another gang detected. Not sure who is the gang leader. icopress seems to be having some great role in the gang but sadly he is leaving the gang. I request GazetaBitcoin to open his eyes, investigate and present everything here, please.

Honestly, I feel a big user is leaving our gang.

Edit- icopress is already in 2 gang? Damn! He must be a spy of Foxpup trying to collect information about any other merit cycling club from the gang.

Apparently you are talking about the SIG gang, the leader of which is Hhampuz, but given the scale of this SIG network, I would say that it is better to call Hhampuz's gang - an association, (simply because in any gang, usually everyone does their own thing, while in an association everyone does the same thing).

At the expense of the second gang ... I can only say that March 13 of last year was exactly the date when I was revealed and I had no choice but to officially join the ranks of the wannabes of the cult gang whose name cannot be called.

I think he jumps like a grasshopper from a gang to another gang. Can't seem to find his place though. Or he is indeed Supreme Leader's spy Foxpup's ways are unknown to all of us.

We will never know the details of this assignment, but we certainly know that you are my friend, for your long tongue and for disclosing top secret data, in the next Wednesday will most likely be sexually abused by both members and wannabees of the gang, (I would call this action a public flogging), with the inherent spirit of the event, improvised means.  

[GazetaBitcoin]

we certainly know that you are my friend, for your long tongue and for disclosing top secret data, in the next Wednesday will most likely be sexually abused by both members and wannabees of the gang, (I would call this action a public flogging)

Me, waiting for next Wednesday be like

[Foxpup]

I'd just like to remind everyone that sadomasochism isn't sexual abuse as long as it's consensual. Incidentally, the safeword for tomorrow's orgy is "flüggåɘnk∂€čhiœßølʃên".

[o_e_l_e_o]

Incidentally, the safeword for tomorrow's orgy is "flüggåɘnk∂€čhiœßølʃên".

Mi scusi! Mi scusi!

[icopress]

Mi scusi! Mi scusi!

You shouldn't have said that ... now I will associate you with a filthy, mustachioed, lustful Italian.

[GazetaBitcoin]

I'd just like to remind everyone that sadomasochism isn't sexual abuse as long as it's consensual. Incidentally, the safeword for tomorrow's orgy is "flüggåɘnk∂€čhiœßølʃên".

Dear Supreme Leader, please forgive icopress' innocence, as he probably did not taste yet the true pleasures of life. As you know, he is at the age of wearing socks with foxes This is why he sees them as abuses. But he is young and he will learn in time to truly appreciate such delights

[fillippone]

Mi scusi! Mi scusi!

You shouldn't have said that ... now I will associate you with a filthy, mustachioed, lustful Italian.

Every Italian is filthy, mustachioed, lustful.

Just imagine this guy wearing a red Mc Donald hat and you would have a pretty close Due to my limited editing skill, this is my best representation of my current situation:

[BayAreaCoins]

God you guys are gay 

Have fun

[Danydee]

I saw this guy browsing the forum on his screen but was not close enough to identify which user is !
 
      

[nutildah]

For some reason I was reminded of this thread.

Where are the gangs now?

Let's do a quick update:

Name	Status	Notes
Foxpup_Merit_Cycling_Club_	Active	Still going strong as evidenced by avatar wearers.
Thick-Skinned Gang	Threatened	Could just be LoyceV, in that case is 1 person still a "gang"? idk
Nullian Cult	Inactive	Disappeared when nullius lost his marbles & left the forum for the 6th time.
Clown Cartel	Dissolved	Defeated by TECSHARE (RIP).
Mod Gang	Active	We still have admins & mods.
Wall Observer Gang	Active	Still thriving in the WO thread as evidenced by hat wearers.
Spambusters Gang	Inactive	Haven't heard a whole lot from them lately.
Scambusters Gang	Dissolved	Dissipated after the mysterious disappearance of boss ICOEthics.
Collectors Gang	Active	They are still around collecting things in their own bubble of the forum.
Cult of Lauda	Dissolved	Boss Lauda was mortally wounded and forced into retirement.

Edit: Guess I'm starting a new gang called The Shitty Table Maker Gang b/c I don't know how to get all the words in the first column on one row.

[LoyceV]

Edit: Guess I'm starting a new gang called The Shitty Table Maker Gang b/c I don't know how to get all the words in the first column on one row.

Try this (quick and dirty):

Code:

Foxpup[color=white]_[/color]Merit[color=white]_[/color]Cycling[color=white]_[/color]Club

[nutildah]

Try this (quick and dirty):

Weird hack but it does look better this way, thanks

[o_e_l_e_o]

color=transparent works even better.

[Pmalek]

Could just be LoyceV, in that case is 1 person still a "gang"? idk

Do you have any proof to back up your claims that LoyceV is 1 person or a person at all?
Not only that, but LoyceV has been cycling merits for team Foxpup for quite a while now. I will never understand how that is not a conflict of interests.  

[LoyceV]

I will never understand how that is not a conflict of interests.

Are you trying to start a gang war?