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anybody could do that,give me one day's time and i will dig 5 year old ponzi thread and tag the OP.
I see, so you didnt even bother to check the ratings.
The question the abuse.
"Arguments" like these are the precise reason I did the above and will do more similar work later for lutpins ratings. What abuse? Dont use empty words, make a reference to something you consider abusive.
I agree they might be good,helping etc etc... but their opinions ,judgments should not be forced upon anyone and hence they should be UNTRUSTED.
If good and helpful are no reason to trust their ratings I dont know what else you want.
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I agree with this and I would add that what you said is even more true in this bct culture that apparently breeds long term scammers. Ones that cultivate trust before scamming. If you can earn trust just by tagging scammers, that's the absolute easiest way of doing it. Should I trust someone just because he accurately does this? People still trust QS so I suppose it's to be expected around these parts but it's dumb practice.
No one is asking you to trust them. I dont know whether I would trust either of them with 1 BTC, the question never occured and probably never will, their ratings a useful though.
The long con argument is a killer argument, this is always possible. What makes you think that I dont just build my reputation? This is a risk we always have to take or never trust anyone.