Also, someone who's likely going to go to such lengths will also be untrustworthy with their large stake. Likely selling out and ruining a market before it's even taken off.
I think at the very least, the creator should stop people from asking for a stake if they made their account AFTER the date of the thread.
your very last sentence there echoes my statement, but the ounder here's stance is that he is marketing NEM to brand new users of crypto currency. So looks like just not doable