Quote from: whistleblower2 on March 29, 2018, 01:12:02 AM

I asked yahoo62278 to respond to this thread, and below is his response:

Quote from: yahoo62278 on March 28, 2018, 11:39:16 PM

No response is needed from me. You're on a witch hunt and I refuse to participate in it due to you not getting the results for your agenda. You have had plenty of responses which you refuse to accept. It's obvious the community doesn't really care for the witch hunt.

I find it interesting that yahoo62278 thinks trying to eliminate conflicts of interest is a "witch hunt". This does not sound like someone who wants to be held accountable.

If anyone doubts the authenticity of this statement, it can be verified by an admin, the PMID is msg8205732

I also reached out to Blazed for a response, but he has not logged in since ~6 hours after I started this thread Roll Eyes

Verifying I did in fact reply to this user with this statement. Interesting he waited 3 days to pm myself and apparently Blazed over the issue once his thread wasn't receiving the publicity and response he wanted.

Quote from: amishmanish on March 28, 2018, 09:32:31 AM

You have conveniently chosen to ignore the different circumstances that the forum has gone through in the years 2015-2018. You are trying to make their actions look questionable by differentiating between the actions they take in 2018 and compare it to actions they didn't take in 2015. This was the time when some of the Sig campaigns were just starting. Nobody would have guessed that this will become such a huge problem. Least of all people who were still just members back then, like Yahoo.

I tried looking at how the threads you quote ended as examples of yahoo's wrongoings really ended. Here it is.

Quote from: whistleblower2 on March 25, 2018, 09:53:55 PM

trying to gain trust via loans - was asking for small loans to build up trust

Yahoo clearly mentions that he is a relatively new account and made his intention pretty clear. On being suggested by Vod that it's not a good idea, he promptly closed the thread. This is what he said at the end:
"maybe this is a bad idea. sorry guys, not looking to be thought of as new scammer on the block. ill close the thread. im not in need of 4-8$ to be thought of as a scammer"

Quote from: whistleblower2 on March 25, 2018, 09:53:55 PM

Selling this account - tried to sell his account unsuccessfully

Again this was back in 2015. His actions just look to be someone trying various ways to set up a business/ income. When he sees that the offers aren't worth it, he simply took it back. What I would be worried about is if someone continues to do this through these years making account trading their chief business and resulting in scams.

Quote from: whistleblower2 on March 25, 2018, 09:53:55 PM

ITS MY BIRTHDAY!!! - begging for tips, claiming it was his birthday

What exactly is wrong with that? I see just some member account being over-enthusiastic and doing the reddit inspired "Help me out" guys. This isn't begging. He just tried his luck. Not sure he got much out of it apart from the curry and ice cream at the day's end.

Quote from: whistleblower2 on March 25, 2018, 09:53:55 PM

i need a reliable escrow - looking for an escrow agent to help with a forum account sale
Hero Auction - auctioned a "Hero" forum account, clearly a distinct transaction from above
Yahoos micro loans thread (collateral is a must) - made loans using forum accounts as collateral; ultimately used thread to purchase at least three forum accounts

Again. selling an account back in 2015 and asking for an escrow. Trying to make a business out of it till it became kindda unacceptable.

In my opinion, he was just more enterprising than others. That shows even now. He has taken some positive steps like paying more for members with merit scores. He has also called for improvements in campaign management.
He even offers this signature campaign with his name on it. I'd say he isn't shying away from sharing his earnings to those in the forum. He is just being the old-blooded capitalist while also providing an opportunity for other members to earn through his own signature campaigns as well as those he manages. What is the problem here?

Next you have tried to drag in actmyname and Lauda as usual. You just have to go through their post histories to see the kind of work they put in. People like you on the other hand are only creating distractions. You seem well-intentioned enough so I'd really prod you to read what Lauda said about the thread. The examples you gave above were all without basis and anybody who takes the time to go through them will understand that you are trying too hard to make a false case here.

Quote from: Lauda on March 27, 2018, 03:26:49 PM

This could have been a nice thread, like the one that the other guy did. However, you let a disgusting amount of bias, exaggeration and misrepresentation get in the way. This thread is mostly based on emotion[1], not reason.
It really seems like the classic charade, and not a constructive assessment of the issues that we have here. You do not try to understand the other side, but see DT as some kind of status and power (notably with the word 'punish'). Have you ever thought about how many countless hours these people have spent trying to protect others in this place? Trying to reduce theft (which most alt abuse essentially is), or just helping in general? Have you thought about how it is to do such a thankless "job" for years? You have not, and obviously you do not care.

This is the best response for this thread, yet the OP refuses to accept it and move on. Apparently he has been tagged by multiple users on Blazed list so he is trying to get Blazed removed from DT. I have my suspicions as to whom this user is as well.

When you post something showing I actually scammed someone I'll make an actual response here. Good luck because it has never happened.

I also think if you're going to post a smut thread, you should do it from your personal account. Don't be a puss and hide behind an alt. If we tagged you because you asked legitimate questions, then we'd be idiots. You're not or shouldn't be tagged for legitimate concerns. Check my trust history, i'm not that vindictive