because ppl thought it was true ... but now I think, same as with post here, it wasn't.
I didn't.]=[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5284226.msg55446070#msg55446070]I didn't. 
It's so easy to see through these made-up stories, they focus on only one thing and they ignore pretty obvious things.
I've seen tens of topics about poeple who claimed suddenly using bitcoins helped them do that and that, they get some merit tossed but when you asked them why haven't they done this with their business previously and why they haven't mentioned their business in 34 years of being in the forum they run away.
Merit farmers have learned the trick a long time ago, come with a sob story or come with a story about how bitcoin saved your life instant merit! What's even better is that you can milk this recipe endlessly.
It makes total sense.
He had 4.9 million locked on some website back in August and registering then on this forum is first concern was to sell some zero traffic website.
Totally legit and a normal way of doing stuff for every rational human being.