Forum ads auction rules

[Little Mouse]

I just have noticed that 1xbit has placed their bid for promoting them into bitcointalk ad space. Out of curiosity, I have tried to check whether their bid is valid or not. But I have not find any such rule where I can be sure that 1xbit bid is valid or not. Maybe I have missed?
Is 1xbit bid is valid? Or not? Any reference for that though I believe their bid is not valid.

[LoyceV]

I don't think theymos will accept them:

Ads may be rejected for other reasons, and I may remove ads even after they are accepted.

[Jawhead999]

@theymos wouldn't accept scam project and has valid negative trust account, 1 year ago he was mistakenly accept the bit and that's why we see the 1xbit banner if you still remember.

This the thread of that's case Question to theymos [Answered!]

[jackg]

I thought I remembered them from something, Theymos removed their ad last time so I imagine he'd do the same again.

It mightve been a good thing you brought this up though OP! Just in case Theymos forgot - might've stopped a few people getting scammed.

[examplens]

I just have noticed that 1xbit has placed their bid for promoting them into bitcointalk ad space. Out of curiosity, I have tried to check whether their bid is valid or not. But I have not find any such rule where I can be sure that 1xbit bid is valid or not. Maybe I have missed?
Is 1xbit bid is valid? Or not? Any reference for that though I believe their bid is not valid.

it won't be the first time that theymos turned off someone's bid on forum ads auction. I don't follow that part in particular, but I've seen bids rejected by suspicious bidders.
For example, hex.win

9 @ 0.1

I will not accept advertising for hex.win.

1@ 0.08

1@0.08

These bids may be rejected - I'm waiting for more info.Current auction status:Slots BTC/Slot Person1 0.08 cat_rush **TENTATIVE5 0.08 DogecoinMachine3 0.08 sportsbet.io1 0.08 Dsdaq **TENTATIVE1 0.07 BetBTC(More than 9 slots are included above due to the possibility of one or both tentative bids being rejected.)The auction continues.

[LTU_btc]

There is no chance that theymos would accept 1xbit bid again:

Bids from 1xbit will not be accepted.

As said in auction rules, he reserves right to reject bids.
And seems that 1xbit is still trying desperately to advertise here. Sometimes I wondering how much money 1xbet/1xbit spends for PR. I guess it should be tens of milions...

[UserU]

And seems that 1xbit is still trying desperately to advertise here. Sometimes I wondering how much money 1xbet/1xbit spends for PR. I guess it should be tens of milions...

Their sig campaign and review threads seem to be doing "well" though. Members of all ranks sacrificing their ratings for them ka-ching

[Upgrade00]

Their sig campaign and review threads seem to be doing "well" though. Members of all ranks sacrificing their ratings for them ka-ching

This really comes as no surprise. No matter how shady a website is, they will find users shady enough to advertise their scams, especially if the campaign protects them against the repercussions of thier actions. Some accounts are already too low in reputation to be accepted in most other campaigns, one which offers such high rates is a steal.

The review thread on the other hand has users honestly giving their own reviews, good or bad. No one would be red trusted for participating in that, except maybe 1xbit hires suck puppets to flood the thread and try to dry clean their image.

[Rikafip]

It seems somehow logical to me that if theymos doesn't allow someone to advertise via banners (like in this case 1xbit), that their signature campaign gets banned too. But as we can see their campaign goes on. Is there any explanation why that's not the case, what am I missing here? After all, those sigs are shown the forum.

[Pmalek]

Sometimes I wondering how much money 1xbet/1xbit spends for PR. I guess it should be tens of milions...

If they devoted some more time trying to run an honest operation they wouldn't have to spend that much on advertising.

It seems somehow logical to me that if theymos doesn't allow someone to advertise via banners (like in this case 1xbit), that their signature campaign gets banned too. But as we can see their campaign goes on. Is there any explanation why that's not the case, what am I missing here? After all, those sigs are shown the forum.

Theymos makes the decision what gets advertised via forum banners, whereas anyone can advertise anything (unless it's against forum rules) through their own signature. If forum ads advertised scams, questions as to why that is would be directed to theymos and theymos only. On the other hand, the forum's we don't moderate scams policy prevents him from meddling into what other people are advertising. 

[Lucius]

It seems somehow logical to me that if theymos doesn't allow someone to advertise via banners (like in this case 1xbit), that their signature campaign gets banned too.

To say the least strange decision, because you forbid them to pay the forum to advertise them, but at the same time, you turn your head to the other side and pretend not to see the same people using the forum (completely free) for their advertising. Such actions are not very clear even to us who know the rules of the forum more or less, and it is hard for me to imagine how confused some other members are.

[Rikafip]

On the other hand, the forum's we don't moderate scams policy prevents him from meddling into what other people are advertising. 

Yeah I'm well aware of that, but in both cases (banners and sigs) the end result is the same, forum has been used to advertise and promote scam.

I don't know how often people here talk about bitcointalk with other crypto enthusiasts (I do almost daily) and one of the popular answers I get when I ask why are they avoiding it is that it's scammers paradise  where they can do whatever the fuck they want, which sucks but that's how part of crypto community  perceives this forum.

[LoyceV]

It seems somehow logical to me that if theymos doesn't allow someone to advertise via banners (like in this case 1xbit), that their signature campaign gets banned too.

Theymos rejects much more than just known scams:

No ICOs^[1], loggable mixers^[2], banks, funds, or anything that a person can be said to "invest" in

I don't know how often people here talk about bitcointalk with other crypto enthusiasts

Never (because of privacy).

[TalkStar]

It seems somehow logical to me that if theymos doesn't allow someone to advertise via banners (like in this case 1xbit), that their signature campaign gets banned too.

Theymos rejects much more than just known scams:

No ICOs^[1], loggable mixers^[2], banks, funds, or anything that a person can be said to "invest" in

I think its enough clear indication from Theymos and he is not rejecting proven scam projects only but also filtering deeply.

[UserU]

This really comes as no surprise. No matter how shady a website is, they will find users shady enough to advertise their scams, especially if the campaign protects them against the repercussions of thier actions. Some accounts are already too low in reputation to be accepted in most other campaigns, one which offers such high rates is a steal.

The review thread on the other hand has users honestly giving their own reviews, good or bad. No one would be red trusted for participating in that, except maybe 1xbit hires suck puppets to flood the thread and try to dry clean their image.

As much as I don't really fancy playing the devil's advocate, but when one's in a third-world country or in need of cash, these kind of deals are hard to pass. You know after converting Bitcoin into fiat, that could almost match half of the average salaries there.

About the review thread, I wondered if anyone that gave a bad/ scathing review actually got paid for their honesty.

[Findingnemo]

On the other hand, the forum's we don't moderate scams policy prevents him from meddling into what other people are advertising. 

Yeah I'm well aware of that, but in both cases (banners and sigs) the end result is the same, forum has been used to advertise and promote scam.

I don't know how often people here talk about bitcointalk with other crypto enthusiasts (I do almost daily) and one of the popular answers I get when I ask why are they avoiding it is that it's scammers paradise  where they can do whatever the fuck they want, which sucks but that's how part of crypto community  perceives this forum.

This forum is kind of democratic, even if we are doing something wrong like promoting scams they will not get banned since the forum rules are not against it which is "scams are not moderated here", so the users are enjoying their freedom and getting paid for advertising a scam service here.

But their signatures might get banned too because it happened with yobit signatures once which is temporary ban if I am not wrong.

[UserU]

This forum is kind of democratic, even if we are doing something wrong like promoting scams they will not get banned since the forum rules are not against it which is "scams are not moderated here", so the users are enjoying their freedom and getting paid for advertising a scam service here.

But their signatures might get banned too because it happened with yobit signatures once which is temporary ban if I am not wrong.

Imagine being able to promote scams anywhere on the forum except the banners

[LoyceV]

But their signatures might get banned too because it happened with yobit signatures once

Yobit's signatures got wiped, 129 users wearing them banned for 14 days, and the signature itself banned for 60 days. This was because of the spam they caused. That's why they hired a campaign manager, after which the scam could continue but without spamming the forum.
This won't happen to 1xbit's signature, they're not spamming.

[The Cryptovator]

Since the scam isn't moderated by the forum so most likely that's why it hasn't been added to the auction rules. I can't recall exactly, a long time ago I have seen a few auctions was rejected due to a bad reputation on the forum. And if I can remember correctly theymos point it out there. That means if theymos aware of a proven scam then he has been denied auction. And as we have seen they even reject 1xbit ads previously due to many scam accusations though the ad was approved. So the auction is open for everyone, but approval depends on theymos.

[Upgrade00]

Imagine being able to promote scams anywhere on the forum except the banners

That's the reality of the forum and I still believe it's the best approach for 2 reasons
• The forum is incapable of effectively moderating scams, attempting to handle something you can't effectively do would create lots of loop holes that would be easily exploited and the unsuspecting members who expect to be protected would fall victim.
Consider the 1xbit auction bid, theymos would normally not allow a scam campaign to be posted in banners, but was not aware of it and accepted their bid.
Better to put up warnings for members of possible scams, than giving a faux sense of security.

• Secondly, Bitcoin is a decentralized network and each person involved in it act as their own banks. This forum which is for bitcoin discussions should ideally be designed the same way, you are responsible for your security.
This is probably why a lot of the scam warnings are newbie directed as they are still getting acquainted with how the network/forum works.