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>the harm that some laws do
Sure. Just like some foods can be rotten. Extrapolating from this that *all* food is rotten & thus we should stop eating is nonsense.
This forum has some, albeit vague, unformalized and selectively enforced,laws rules. Are you arguing that these should be tossed, because of the "harm that some laws do"?
>but then they would make another and sell via a different method.
Let's not keep treading over the same ground. I've outlined what should be done:
1. prohibit bitcointalk account sales in general
2. enforce the policy in the market section, like you enforce "no drugs/guns/CP"
3. if sufficient evidence exists* of account no longer being used by original owner, ban it.
4. if sufficient evidence exists* of a user selling accounts, ban it.
5. Tell n00bs that accounts may be bought and sold off-forum.
Tell them that the simple fact that account sales are forbidden doesn't imply that it never happens.
Tell them about the birds and the bees & the Easter Bunny, if you think so little of their intelligence.
Tell them not to leave their money on the street and expect it to stay there, even though stealing is forbidden.
Teach them about life, Salty!
I mean, you already educate them with "default trust," because they wouldn't know who to trust without it
* You can spot people avoiding bans, and (likely) don't require absolute proof. This shouldn't be any different.
>the harm that some laws do
Sure. Just like some foods can be rotten. Extrapolating from this that *all* food is rotten & thus we should stop eating is nonsense.
This forum has some, albeit vague, unformalized and selectively enforced,
>but then they would make another and sell via a different method.
[...]I'd be happy if account dealing was done outside of the forum. This would make trading in bitcointalk accounts less frictionless, require more wits than simply making posts in the Digital Goods/Auctions subs, and thus less profitable.
Less profitable = less financial incentive. Take away financial incentive, and, as my rudimentary knowledge of economics suggests, will happen less.
[...]
Less profitable = less financial incentive. Take away financial incentive, and, as my rudimentary knowledge of economics suggests, will happen less.
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Let's not keep treading over the same ground. I've outlined what should be done:
1. prohibit bitcointalk account sales in general
2. enforce the policy in the market section, like you enforce "no drugs/guns/CP"
3. if sufficient evidence exists* of account no longer being used by original owner, ban it.
4. if sufficient evidence exists* of a user selling accounts, ban it.
5. Tell n00bs that accounts may be bought and sold off-forum.
Tell them that the simple fact that account sales are forbidden doesn't imply that it never happens.
Tell them about the birds and the bees & the Easter Bunny, if you think so little of their intelligence.
Tell them not to leave their money on the street and expect it to stay there, even though stealing is forbidden.
Teach them about life, Salty!
I mean, you already educate them with "default trust," because they wouldn't know who to trust without it
* You can spot people avoiding bans, and (likely) don't require absolute proof. This shouldn't be any different.