Quote from: DarkLurker on September 01, 2016, 01:50:48 PM

@Spoetnik Great post.

If I could vote to make you a mod of this forum so you could kick the scammers out, I would.

Thank you ..that is kind of you.

I have to say i would not enjoy being a Moderator.
It would be a lot of "work' i don't want to do.
I also would have to be on my best behavior LOL
..or use another account which is work Cheesy

I know my crap is long and formatted poorly (bad grammar)
And i harp on the same crap all the time.
I hope to say something more interesting than many of the boring comments.

And i hate to single out specific projects but i have to use some examples to make a point.

I have tried to get users to pull back and view this in a more broad sense.
I am 100% powerless to control what people do.. i don't think my "FUD" is doing much LOL
Nor should it.. if a project is ACTUALLY solid and legit and getting popular i won't be able to stop it.
One that is good should be when you leave this forum though.
A warning sign is if the value of your coin hinges on Bitcointalk forum posts Cheesy

We collectively were given the opportunity to post about projects we start here.
Having me a moderator would do no good..
Coins deemed scammy are not against the rules.
So if i ran this forum section i would do NOTHING to stop them.
I support Freedom and Decentralization and all that so.. i have to support it on the forum.
in other words..
I support the ability to post a project here whether it's considered a cash grab (scammy) or not.

The reality is we have been given an opportunity here on the forum. (and across Crypto)
What we choose to do with it is up to each of us.

I just hope to encourage users to see there may be a better way to make money.
My tone of lecturing is because of the subject matter i choose to talk about.
I am ALWAYS talking about the bigger picture (context)
This makes me seem like a know it all, harping, ranting Troll etc
If i was always talking about a specific coin i probably would be considered more of a "shill".

The context is tantamount to this !
The majority of user in control here steer the ship.
It's all about trends.. like a hoard of users ..a large crowd doing things.

I think what happened about 1 or 2 years ago is, users lost faith in Altcoins.
So they simply quit "trying" and then resorted to simply trying to profit.
Instead of trying to profit from legit coins (see the difference ?)
In a way i am actually trying to restore people's faith in much of the legit altcoins.

I sincerely believe the road to the most profit is by being an honest supporter.
That is where your large profits exist and that is what you all as a majority should be chasing after.
Just do what you think is "right" and the money will follow eventually.
vs users supporting projects they KNOW they should NOT ..for small short term profits.

Be patient and have some faith people.
Pick a coin you like and try and be a supporter and i think it will work out well for you in the long run.
A path of far less risk than jumping from say ICO coins for example ..running from coin to coin.
"If* you want to be a longer term bag holder.

Day traders though need to realize in time it's gotten more and more risky to "arb" arbitrage coins etc.
And bad news can always pop out and decimate a coins price while your moving funds.
Leaving you caught with your pants down as prices tank in seconds.

The exchanges themselves have gotten more risky over time.
It got so bad trying to move coins i quit trying to do it.
And sooo many have cried "i wuz hacked" etc.

I think you all should be nervous about looming regulations & random legal issues too.
Want to be a day trader and arb coins etc just beware the risk level is increasing over time !