The board is set, the pieces are moving. We come to it at last...

First off I would like to thank all of the donors to this little project. *Begins Rod Serling voice-over* – You have all become unwitting participants in a little thing we like to call life. You have all agreed to play the game for various reasons not knowing what is before you, is it simply an elaborate scam, an actual experiment, or some other devilish plot? What is known, is this is no ordinary forum thread, you have just entered the Twilight Zone….

With that feeble attempt at a dramatic introduction out of the way, I will first try to set some expectations.

Keep in mind that this is a long-term experiment and there will be many phases, this is just kicking off phase one. The experiment will likely draw out over several weeks or months, perhaps longer.
Due to the nature of the experiment, there may be long periods of time between updates.

At some stage, the experiment may require input from the participants. I will PM directly asking for any information that will need to be kept private. Sometimes I will ask for information publicly in the thread that I will also ask you to PM me your response. Other times I will both post in the thread and ask that you also respond in the thread.

To designate the type of response required I will prefix [PM response required] for the responses that need to be kept private and [Public response required] for responses requested to be made as forum posts. If you accidently respond the wrong way, (i.e. post PM response in thread) it won’t necessarily break anything, but realize we are dealing with human psychology and thus the direct and indirect influence of others will play heavily into this.

Also, since there are multiple participants, please allow time for everyone to complete any required actions. Again, this will probably take quite some time so things may, and will, appear to stall at times.

I also want to point out that you are obviously free to not participate and can drop out at any time, all that I request would be a PM so I don’t end up waiting for a response from someone who decided to quit.

One last issue, since this seems to be of great concern to many in the observation deck, if anyone wishes to opt-out right now and for what-ever reason wants their donation back please let me know now.
 
After the first phase begins, I will consider all Bitcoin received an inter vivos gift and make it available for use in the experiment. After this point all funds in the wallet are considered mine to be freely used however I wish with no conditions or expectations set upon how I use them.
 
The funds will be transferred around and used in a manner deemed appropriate by the experimenter (me) and any others who may work for, assist, or are directed by me on how to handle the funds. I make no promise, claim, or guarantee of how the funds will be used, they may or may not be used in a manner you agree with. Since the funds will not always be under my direct control, at some stages the funds could simply disappear for many reasons including, but not limited to; fraud, transaction errors, theft of wallet, mistypes, etc.

Once the experiment begins, I cannot accept any more participants or deposits to the wallet address. If any funds are sent to the address for whatever reason after this point, they are also considered gifts and will be used in the experiment with no expectation of any participation by any who sent such funds, either intentionally or accidently.

The first phase will kick-off within 48 hours of this post in order to give everyone time to be sure of their decisions and opt-out if so desired. I can accept new participants for the next 24-hours, but after that time the signup is locked and any funds sent to the wallet address become forfeit and are subject to the above conditions.