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Re: Please give another section to ponzis...
by
alani123
on 19/01/2015, 21:24:13 UTC
This has come up before. The main issue is that ponzis are very similar to both other gambling sites and real investment sites, so it's difficult to create a category that includes exactly the right things. How about this:

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Investor-based games
Games where the main factor is whether or not new "investors" join the game. Also any Bitcoin-denominated investment product with an APR of 15% or more, which are similarly risky even if they're not actually paying interest using investor deposits.

Would this description cover any real investments or non-ponzi gambling sites? Would it fail to cover any ponzis that have existed in the Bitcoin ecosystem?

Also, are any actual users of the Gambling section irritated by this, or are people just trying to hide this kind of game? Is anyone against the creation of this section?

Can we make this a reality already? I would even offer to moderate a board like this. It's making so sick that the gambling section is riddled with such posts. And trust me, people that are coming there for the ponzis know little to nothing about actual gambling. The don't come there for poker or sports, they come there to look for a quick 30% "profit". I've noticed that whenever BTC's price dives and we're experiencing a down trend ponzis flourish and it's really bringing the overall quality of the forum down because of the shady promotion tactics admins of those schemes use to promote them.