Proof of Authentication Posts are life savings on this forum

[Bitbtc8]

It's very important to always create Proof of Authentication in every bounty campaigns you join even if the bounty manager don't request for it, why? Because this will safe you from unnecessary red trust from DT members, some cheaters go around stealing people's bitcointalk information to fill bounty forms without you noticing, atleast not until you realise you have got a Red Trust on your profile, this is very common in Telegram campaignsand social media campaigns like Twitter and Facebook campaigns, I want to use this opportunity to pass this information to all DT members and BTT Forum managers and admins, please kindly allow POA from all members to avoid undeserving Red Trust, I've heard from people on here that their POA got removed by admins on this forum, this POA is a life savings in this case don't you think ?? Thank You

UPDATE
Please bounty managers start considering POA, as you can see it will help a lot and will get rid of spammers easily, lack of POA is why cheaters spam your campaigns and since BTT admins can remove POA if you don't ask for it ( SPAM ), please start making POA a must.

[wmaurik]

Actually I agree with POA, but if all bounty participants use POA I think this will cause post spam on bounty campaign sub forum and because of this many POA posts are deleted because they are considered a spam post and in my opinion to solve problem of red trust maybe we can do a binding address on bitcointalk profile respectively, so that there is no misunderstanding with DT members and also our account does not get a red trust tag from them.

[jrrsparkles]

If bounty manager didn't ask for Proof of Authentication then you are not supposed to post POA or else it will be considered as spam post.If you are afraid of red trust then don't join into the bounties and if you found someone using your details for bounty rewards then create thread in reputation section to get them deserved rewards.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Please bounty managers start considering POA, as you can see it will help a lot and will get rid of spammers easily, lack of POA is why cheaters spam your campaigns and since BTT admins can remove POA if you don't ask for it ( SPAM ), please start making POA a must.

I think all managers are doing it already. Eversince scammers taking advantage of the cheating we cant actually do much but be strict. Even if you noticed on the service section all doing it and some of the campaigns left in the altcoin leaving doing the same.

Ive been a hunter before I become a responsible user and Ive seen and experienced how these scammers stealing works from the real promoters so sad that this is their way of earning. But good thing are active scam buster reporting these guys.

[hakertajniak]

Well, the Proof of Authentication should be the standard of every bounty campaigns now.
Without it, people who don't have any bitcointalk account can participating by pretending they have bitcointalk account.
This is of course not fair for honest participants who have only one bitcointalk account to participating.

[marilynmanson21]

I totally agree with you about the Proof of Authentication post, definitely needed on every single bounty program since it will verify our participation on the bounty program, avoiding people to use our detail information since they will be consider as duplicate and cheaters. The majority of those cheaters are a Newbie Rank in this forum, I hope bounty project will start consider to excluded Newbie Rank in their bounty.

[JeffBrad12]

Please bounty managers start considering POA, as you can see it will help a lot and will get rid of spammers easily, lack of POA is why cheaters spam your campaigns and since BTT admins can remove POA if you don't ask for it ( SPAM ), please start making POA a must.

It looks like almost all of the managers have already made the POA as the main verification to verify the users whether it has owned by the real participants or not.

If you are seeing the majority of bounty announcement thread and you will see almost all of the campaigns have already mentioned POA as verification in the main thread. Just try to spend a few seconds to visit it and then back.
I think that this thread must also be moved into the service discussion of the altcoin section as it's related to the bounty.

[Johnyz]

Most of the good bounties require this post of Authentication and this is good because it can be the basis of the information of the legit owner of that account and if the bounty manager mistakenly send the reward to unfamiliar address, then its not your fault but of course you still have to check the spreadsheet every time and then. Posting this one is very simple, I also support this and every bounty should have this one to limit the scammers.

[Twinkledoe]

Most of the good bounties require this post of Authentication and this is good because it can be the basis of the information of the legit owner of that account and if the bounty manager mistakenly send the reward to unfamiliar address, then its not your fault but of course you still have to check the spreadsheet every time and then. Posting this one is very simple, I also support this and every bounty should have this one to limit the scammers.

Actually, that's the main purpose. Because there are some participants that will use your profile but will provide a different address. In this manner, the BM knows that it is indeed coming from your account. Remember the days of airdrop, people will use your username to enter the program. And of course, there's no way of knowing that it is really you. So this move is actually good for everyone.

[fuer44]

If bounty manager didn't ask for Proof of Authentication then you are not supposed to post POA or else it will be considered as spam post.If you are afraid of red trust then don't join into the bounties and if you found someone using your details for bounty rewards then create thread in reputation section to get them deserved rewards.

I agree with this, after all social media bounties nowadays many scammers are using other people's accounts for their own gain. just follow the bounty signature and make a great post and it will save your account.

[OcTradism]

If managers don't require PoA posts, people should not make PoA posts. Funny to see how spammers and bounty hunters make PoA posts as their common habit.

Now about the rules of the bounty, here are some general rules that everyone must follow:

- In this thread, you only allowed to post AUTHENTICATION posts.
- Social Media Bounty report must be submitted through a Google Form which will be provided below.

I agree that if managers don't require, make PoA posts are spam.

In my opinion, it shouldn't be allowed at all! Many bounty spammers have their altcoin (Eth) address in their profile under "Location" already. Any other required data, such as a Telegram username, can easily be added to the profile under "Other contact info".
For bounty managers it's very easy to scrape those addresses from the profiles entered into Google Forms (and if they can't handle that, I or many other users would be more than happy to offer it as a service!). There is absolutely no need for millions upon millions of "proof of authentication" spam posts from thousands of Newbies, many of them using multiple accounts.

"Proof of authentication" is some sort of legalized bump spam: any topic that doesn't ask for it will instantly be burried under many pages of bounties that require to continuously bump their thread.
Banning it entirely would end the race for most bump spam in bounty threads.

[MCDev]

Nearly all bounty campaigns require participants to post Proof of Authentication articles, which will help people avoid spoofers.
In the past I have seen a bounty campaign that did not require participants to post Proof of Authentication articles, shortly after that many fraudsters impersonated the participants in order to steal their money. Finally, the bonus manager is required to verify it again before making a payment.

[GreatArkansas]

Using proof of authentication post is really a life saver for everyone. But there are some bounty or airdrop campaign manager that don't want this because for sure there will be more extra works for them. I saw some bounty managers, who are just dropping a google form link to the thread and it is open for everyone who want to join in the campaign, so that's the time anyone can enter fake information, such as bitcointalk username or addresses.
I figured it out since I already experienced this, some user used my bitcointalk username to join in an airdrop before I think or it was a bounty campaign.

[acdc]

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UPDATE
Please bounty managers start considering POA, as you can see it will help a lot and will get rid of spammers easily, lack of POA is why cheaters spam your campaigns and since BTT admins can remove POA if you don't ask for it ( SPAM ), please start making POA a must.

I agree, Proof of Authentication is a very simple post but it can help people avoid scammers.
A bounty program that requires Proof of Authentication is a correct act, such bounty programs often win my hearts.
I will not participate in a bonus program where the administrator does not require a Proof of Authentication, such bounty programs look really simple.

[Akiko]

You will not have any negative trust from DT if the proof is only came in spreadsheet . most of them have idea already that some users here is abusing bounty and use others people profile in spreadsheet, so I don't think they will give you  redtrust for that ,its  not a valid proof to be tagged.

Having only spreadsheet for a campaign will not work that's why POA is needed  and should be required every time they will create/make a bounty.

[noorman0]

I recommend not doing PoA if not required, because it is considered to violate the rules of the forum which will likely be banned.

Anyone posting info from their bounty application (usernames, addresses, etc.) or anything alongside the lines of "joined X", "looking forward to getting X", "thanks for the opportunity", "filled out form", "signed up for X", "applied", "following / liked / retweeted X" when such data is not required by the bounty / airdrop / giveaway / whatever (e.g. the bounty takes entries on a different website) or the requirement is against the forum's rules (e.g. when a giveaway requires users to post entries for low effort tasks) risk having their account banned. These are extremely low quality posts that generate massive amounts of spam, drowning out any legitimate discussion these threads may posses.

If the bounty manager doesn't ask for PoA, assume the manager knows how to deal with scammers. Or write your complaint in the bounty group.

[Novatech8]

It's true that proof of authentication is very important but I suggest you shouldn't post it if the bounty manager doesn't request for it, this will turn the post into spamming and forum moderators will remove it, I think this claim of yours should be targeting the bounty managers that don't implement proof of authentication on their bounties .

[Bitstar_coin]

I completely agree with the OP,  especially to avoid situations like This, all bounty managers should make it mandatory for all participants to always submit a proof of authentication in the bounty thread to avoid bot attacks and scammers using others information,

Although if the campaign or the bm does not request for pos there was no need but seeing the way some unscrupulous members tries to take advantage of the situation makes it necessary to do so, it is an unfortunate situation.

[Saisher]

Actually I agree with POA, but if all bounty participants use POA I think this will cause post spam on bounty campaign sub forum and because of this many POA posts are deleted because they are considered a spam post and in my opinion to solve problem of red trust maybe we can do a binding address on bitcointalk profile respectively, so that there is no misunderstanding with DT members and also our account does not get a red trust tag from them.

Proof of authentication now is the standard now to make the campaign the campaign clean, the moderators will understand this because this is the only way for a member to proof that he is the one joining a campaign and the stake will not go to cheaters, about wallet binding, it's also a good idea but some bounty hunters are using different address for their campaign.

[Swopon]

The Bounty section is the easiest way for scammers to steal or leak anyone's information. Notice the bounty spreadsheet then you will understand it clearly. So many scammers used it by using fake entry. Proof of authentication is the only way to identify the authenticity of the owner. We can not deny that if every manager used this tool then every valid participant will make it to prove themselves as a valid participant then the bounty section will be responsible for more spamming. So, need a way where both sides will be benefited and can be reduced spamming.