Ponzi discussion thread.. Time for it to go?

[ndnh]

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..

[koshgel]

I agree with what you are saying. Ponzi operators will continue to create new ways to scam. There are more ponzi threads then ever on this board.

We need admins to at least make a separate section for hyip related activities. They won't ban them outright.

[XinXan]

They should ban them tho

[FanEagle]

Ponzi== Instant Ban.

[mrhelpful]

but they all come back anyways with alt accounts, so you cant really stop capitalism.

[koshgel]

• Don't allow Newbies to create new threads in this section

[ticoti]

Ponzy should have its own section,there are many garbage threads in this section,it is annoying to see so many ponzi threads

[BRE]

• Don't allow Newbies to create new threads in this section

I agree with this, it will reduce ponzi spam thread in this section.
And i see couple newbie ads ponzis in some local section too

[cryptworld]

although the fever has gone away there are still many scam ponzis,but moderators permit them...

[irfan_pak10]

I dont know why you people are only seeing the one side of the things, if people dont even use these ponzi scheme, even dont deposit a single btc in these site, then how these site survive ?

[XinXan]

I dont know why you people are only seeing the one side of the things, if people dont even use these ponzi scheme, even dont deposit a single btc in these site, then how these site survive ?

50% dont even have sites and the others use free domains

[ndnh]

I dont know why you people are only seeing the one side of the things, if people dont even use these ponzi scheme, even dont deposit a single btc in these site, then how these site survive ?

I know your viewpoint.

Called domino effect. When a site pays out to a single user, others jump in expecting that it will continue to run.
The behavior is fueled by short term profits and it is not healthy to the community.

That is why it is a good idea for every willing member of the community to take an pledge to stop promoting or playing at a ponzi from now on. Let the current ponzis go on and end. It will all close in a few days. We should make a promise that we will not fuel any future ponzis made oin this thread from this moment..

[cheekychap]

The only time they will stop is when people stop depositing money in these ponzis, and they themselves will stop putting the work to run them .

[FanEagle]

Solution: Prohibite the word ponzi made by newbies.

[Mikestang]

They (ponzis) won't go as long as people want to use them.  If there is demand, there will be supply, simple as that.  Prohibition rarely works for anything.  Ban them from this board and they will sprout up somewhere else, or just make more work for the moderators.

[thompete]

Solution: Prohibite the word ponzi made by newbies.

No member + account on the forum would create a ponzi, simply because his account will get a negative trust for the ponzi.
That also will fool a lot of people(who don;t check the trust rating), if the ponzi operator has a neg rep due to ponzi or some other Scam. Pierre was a recent good example.

[pozmu]

I was thinking about starting my own ponzi, fair one.
But then I lost my profits on altcoin market which means this idea is RIP.
But when, or maybe better to say if I recuperate my losses I will think about starting one.
I don't think ponzis will ever die, the temptation of easy money is just too strong - on both sides of a ponzi.

Banning ponzis... no, people here knows the risk.
Some of them even call bitcoin a ponzi 
So in a way we're all playing in ponzi

Solution: Prohibite the word ponzi made by newbies.

Well, what about selling accounts?

[EvilPanda]

Ponzi== Instant Ban.

This won't happen according to the moderators and the threads also won't be removed. You can always leave them a trust comment and ignore their attempts. They are making these sites because it's working and bringing them money. Once people stop paying the scammers will start seeing this as a waste of time.

[GermanGiant]

Ponzi== Instant Ban.

What will you do when some people will claim Gambling == Instant Ban as none of them have gambling license ?

[Coef]

I know many have suggested theymos to make a separate section for ponzi, hyip, pyramid, investment game, or whatever you call it, but I still don't understand why he didn't take this approach.