Re: LFC_bitcoin sending PMs to his friends to oppose flag and bribing DT inclusion
If someone that has some high reputation/is your friend/etc, explicitely asks you to do something, it definitely is manipulation.
A friend asking for something is called being a friend. A friend asking for something unreasonable is a bit of an asshole but probably still a friend. Intent matters. If one doesn't leverage/abuse their high reputation / friendship / etc I don't see how you can call that manipulative. Otherwise someone like cryptohunter who has no reputation or friends would be a shining example of non-manipulativeness
never said it was negative. But it's indeed manipulation. Because I or anyone might do what the friend asks, because it is your friend.
I'm not saying it's wrong or not natural. It manipulates what you would have done otherwise tho.
Then again I don't see a big issue in what LFC did in contacting BitcoinGirl, and I have stated so before.