Quote from: _BlackStar on February 09, 2022, 02:27:19 PM

If negative tags don't solve the problem of people continuing to promote this campaign

Negative tags were never meant to stop people from expressing their opinion, or even from publishing their scams. Negative tags are meant to be a warning. I'd be in favour of showing Trust ratings on all boards, but that has been suggested a few times before and it doesn't look like it's going to happen.

As much as I'd like to get rid of all scams, I do get the "scams are not moderated" stance. Bitcointalk's mission is "to be as free as possible", and as long as they're not causing massive spam (like Yobit did in the past), I don't expect their signature to be banned.
Both online as well as offline I see the same thing happening a lot: people ask for more regulation. They volunteer to sacrifice their freedom bit by bit. Now it's about something I consider a good thing, but next time it's something bad, such as bans for rude comments. I've seen snowflakes request for this a while ago already. The longer I am using Bitcointalk, the more I appreciate theymos' hands off approach.

If a gullible victim doesn't see the ads here, they'll see the same ads at Blockchair or Coinmarketplace. "Be your own bank" means you should "use your own brain".

This guy explained it well:

Quote from: eddie13 on August 06, 2021, 12:30:31 AM

Should never have put the temporary illusion of safety above personal liberty..
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This forum started acting like protecting idiots is more important than letting users express their free wills..