Quote from: Francis Freeman on August 20, 2017, 09:13:43 AM

Quote from: JollyGood on August 12, 2017, 05:13:29 PM

https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html

The Bitcoin Forum is a website meant to host free discussion of Bitcoin and related topics. It is operated mainly as a service to the community, and the vast majority of income after expenses is either saved for future expenses or reinvested into the forum or the community. The forum was started in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto, the original creator of Bitcoin. It is now managed by theymos, BadBear, Cyrus, and a dedicated team of moderators. Forum finances are managed by theymos.

Several things come to mind straight away. If the real Satoshi Nakamoto started this forum in 2009, did the present administrators get hold of it without interacting with Satoshi? If they had direct dealings with Satoshi then maybe Satoshi can be identified. And how did these present administrators get hold of the forum? Was donated to them or did they buy it? Anyone who knows please post here.

Wow... this forum is very lucrative for the present administrators. They have received thousands of bitcoins in donations! The number of donors listed here show it: https://bitcointalk.org/donate.html

This is totally unnecessary. Focus on what you came here for and let the great guys do their jobs. 162 Bitcoin is incredibly small compare

I was thinking about the same exact thing!
What did theymos do to obtain Satoshi's trust? What did he to deserve this forum? Why Satoshi gave this forum to him?

I think theymos should say what happened in those days when Satoshi left this forum forever, in order to add more transparency to this forum...

Focus on what brought you here and let the great administrators continue doing their excellent jobs.
162 Bitcoin is incredibly small compare to the quality of services they render to the forum and Bitcoin.
Wish they could dedicate a special day every year to raise more funds.
This is arguably the best forum & possibly the best website on the Internet.