while I don't think you ever were a scam,I do understand completely why people like to call you that for the multiple reasons I will list here:

First of all,I also find it weird that you're more interested on saying "look explanation for the word from dictionary" and reply only to the post claiming you to be a scammer instead of actually replying to the questions that have raised, especially for the biggest question of them, "what happened to the premine?".

Also although it's true this coin had a community and base to keep going, I think you're being ignorant asking for money for someone to keep it alive explaining yourself "to get some costs back" since at least I haven't forgotten the facts that on the early stage of coin,you...
1. paid for one service with sfc
2. sold small amount of the premines to get money for expenses

also the fact that

3.block explorer was crowdfunded and you didn't didn't put even 1 cent on it yourself(while crowdfunding was up,I also found it very weird that everytime someone sent btc on the given address, they were immediatly moved in several different addresses)

4. as stated before you haven't even once answered the question about the premine while the explorer THAT WAS FUNDED FOR YOU is down and no one is able to check it themselves

5. To begin with, it was a cloned coin, there was nothing unique you put on it

therefore I think only services you actually paid was the website (~10 $/year) and the "platform" and if you claim that you paid 1 btc or more, you're either lying or stupid since in the end,it didn't even work as it was supposed to. I'd say the money you used personally is 0.5 btc at most (most likely less)

I know it took a lot of your free time, but that's no excuse to ask price of 1.5 btc for something anyone with knowledge is able to put up with less than half bitcoin.

as I mentioned in slack, I'm not mad on losing my coins supporting the coin by carrying the blockchain alone when times were hard and difficulty was skyhigh nor the fact that I build up servers for it that cost over 250 $ total. I just feel like an idiot afterwards for it and the fact that I spent a lot of time also helping,brainstorming and setting things up for the coin and this is how it ended.

I know for a fact that I wasn't only one doing so and that's why I have understanding on people who are pissed atm.

I'm sure some developer would be more than happy to take over the coin and continue development since the "dream" it is based on is nice, but  don't believe even one second that anyone will pay you for that.