Quote from: ibminer on Today at 07:33:35 PM

Still seems odd when you say it has "exceeded every expectation I ever had for it".. considering you stated your expectations to me were to "get BTC into the hands of NastyFans". It's an odd statement because you have taken more BTC from me than you've given back... so which is it.. are you trying to get BTC into the hands of NastyFans, or USD? Or does it even matter.. considering, in your head, you can apparently spin either scenario into a "success"?

Why would it seem odd that this has exceeded my expectations? This was started as a project to run an FPGA miner that cost around $400 at the time. That would be like someone raising money to buy a GPU miner today, then 9 years from now they have a million dollars and some idiots are going around saying it was a stupid investment. I don't know about you, but if someone borrowed $400 from me today and 9 years from now they gave me a million dollars back while paying me weekly the entire time, I wouldn't be crying about the return and calling that person a scammer. That would be foolish and embarrassing.

As for the stated goal of NastyFans being to get BTC in the hands of NastyFans... I think you literally just made that up. If anything, NastyFans is a unique diversification play that would have done well regardless of if BTC went up or down due to it's product line and no cost mining capabilities. My actual goal with this organization was to show that there's a better way to run an organization that can let everyone play a role in it's success while utilizing the transparent and unique nature of Bitcoin along with renewable energy. It's a proof of concept that doesn't need any of the typical infrastructure and cannot fail unless it's given up on by everyone involved. Much like Bitcoin itself.

In case you were too lazy to actually look at the policy and about sections on nastyfans.org before wrongly assuming our goals, let me highlight the first line of this thread for you, since you seem to have failed to see what this organization is about. I'd say you should probably read it a few times and hold yourself accountable for not understanding what you're attacking. Maybe take a look at how transparent we are and the efforts that are being put forth without compensation and appreciate that some people care enough to put their time and money into something in the hopes of inspiring others to build on Bitcoin.

Quote from: OgNasty on June 11, 2012, 01:31:41 AM

NASTYFANS INTRODUCTION:
NastyFans is a club for Bitcoin Enthusiasts established in 2012 to show how a fun & transparent community project can be built with Bitcoin.