Quote from: LoyceV on February 11, 2018, 05:47:28 PM

Quote from: longlivecapitalism on February 11, 2018, 04:55:33 PM

Edit: LoyceV, I will give some thought to your suggestion on the matter of the paper wallet. However, I believe that a forum such as bitcointalk should offer its members some sort of extra protection.

A staked address is a very easy method to offer this protection, although I do agree account recovery often takes too long.

Quote from: al1n on February 11, 2018, 05:18:30 PM

Also asking the user for confirmation before doing a critical change to the account should be mandatory.
That means at least sending a mail with a confirmation code. That's minimum security, any site has such an option implemented.

I've had most of my forum accounts longer than most of my phone numbers and email addresses, and this forum account has already outlived at least 2 of my phones (although not my phone number). I consider losing my phone much more likely than losing access to my account, and in that case it will only lead to more support requests.

It's the opposite for me. I still keep my first e-mail address, although now I have others, and my phone, even though it's obviously not the same device, still has the same number that I had in middle school, which was ages ago Grin

Which is why I don't understand why it's an inconvenience to have your account linked to your phone number. I've lost phone devices and then I went with my ID to my cell provider and simply got a new SIM card with the same number and a new phone. It's certainly easier than asking some moderator to recover my account and wait for I don't know how long for this process.

Now, 2FA, that can be a tricky one if you use Google Authenticator. I haven't lost a device recently, but I know that if you lose your phone which has the 2FA app, you're screwed. But there are other 2FA apps out there.

Which is why I think that the best solution is to simply verify via SMS and link the account that way. Again, because some people don't listen, I think that this should be an option and not mandatory. When I referred to it as a solution to spamming I was talking about another thing entirely which would require a much bigger conversation and frankly, I don't care much to have it. I'm lazy Cheesy