Folks, I think there are some very serious issues going on with Burt (aka lucazane) and this pool.  If you look at the last series of postings here, almost all are complaining about issues.  I have tried and tried to get him to reset my password, but after a month of trying, realize my requests are being ignored. I have PM'd him several times and posted my issue on this forum.  I know he is logging into the site by looking at his stats.  If a miner forgets their password, is lucazane free to take the coins for himself?  Why else would he be so reluctant to help?  You have no recourse other than to plead with him and be ignored. I am not accusing anyone of taking coins.  However, what happens to coins in accounts that you can no longer get into?  Do they just sit there forever?  What happens to your coins if he shuts down his web site? 

I would highly recommend that anyone mining on the blocks factory pool, especially if you are mining with a lot of hashing power, move to another pool and try and get your coins off this site immediately.  At least until Burt gets his act together and starts running his site properly.  The fact that numerous others are posting here about issues, with passwords, PIN numbers and transferring coins, etc., should be troubling for all of you.  You do realize that he could shut down his site without warning and you would loose everything you have mined and not transferred to another wallet?  We have no way to contact him.  There is no support link on his site, as he states, and if you click the password reset link, it resets your password and you will NOT receive an email.  Once reset, there is no way back in unless Burt helps you, which he doesn't appear to want to do.  These are all signs of trouble and I hope you don't get screwed over like I did.

There are other Digibyte pools out there.  I moved over to miningpoolhub.com and have had very good results, but there are others as well.  In addition, miningpoolhub charges only 0.9% pool fee vs Burt's 1.5%.  I would also take a very close look at the actual amount you are being charged in pool fees on theblocksfactory site.  Since he shows the amount earned and the pool fee in your stats, get your calculators out and verify.

I have nothing personal against Burt and the amount of coins I have lost are fairly small.  I just hate being ripped off.  When a system, of any kind is about to fail, there are warning signs before it breaks.  You are seeing the warning signs now.  Get out while you can folks.

Happing mining.