Was I not clear about that part?
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The best part is, no one can stop them from doing these things. They're perfectly entitled to do as they please. But they aren't doing their cause any favours. People aren't stupid and if they suspect something underhand is occurring, it's only going to make them dubious of the motives involved.
Yes, you were. My initial thought process couldn't get an answer to who might be doing this, rather than what that fraudulent activity was. This post provides a great answer to both question. People pseudo nodes and similar activity.
- Attempting to sweep discussion on both forums and reddit under the carpet is not honest behaviour
People can't agree on this part alone, thus it is hard to expect that the 'crowd' will reach consensus on something more important (e.g. block size limit).
Consensus for >1 MB block is there but not for BIP 101.
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Exactly. A lot of people misinterpret the words of others when they show support for something.
supporting bigger blocks =/= supporting XT/BIP 101
supporting 8 MB blocks =/= supporting XT/BIP 101
Even supporting BIP 101 does not necessarily mean that you support XT.