Here is one opinion that we seem to broadly agree on.
I think there is an attempt on his side to definitely try to utilise that account for a signature campaign. There were allegations of alt-accounts, some seem to have substance but that is here not there in the context of the plagiarism case.
And anyway, as you stated there is no way of knowing whether he has already started building up another account as well as if he had ulterior motives for returning the accidentally received funds.
For obvious reasons he did not send me a PM asking to vouch for him
I think there is an attempt on his side to definitely try to utilise that account for a signature campaign. There were allegations of alt-accounts, some seem to have substance but that is here not there in the context of the plagiarism case.
And anyway, as you stated there is no way of knowing whether he has already started building up another account as well as if he had ulterior motives for returning the accidentally received funds.
For obvious reasons he did not send me a PM asking to vouch for him
I wasn't going to write here, but after the recent comments I will give my opinion.
The ban is more than justified. At first it was known that he had plagiarized and he was not banned. And it was shortly after, when the evidence was accumulating and he was caught in contradictions that he was banned.
Personally, I don't care if he is given a second chance or not, but in favor of those who advocate giving him one, I think Ratimov is right.
Bans for plagiarism are perceived by the community as somewhat arbitrary. That people are banned on a case to case basis gives an impression of subjectivity that is not very rigorous, and that is perceived as rather lenient lately.
I disagree with this reasoning, my friend. If he paid you back when he was already banned, he knew that paying you back could already help his case, as it has. About $75-100 is what he was making in a week posting on the forum. To me, it seems like a pretty profitable investment to give back about $100 to get unbanned soon and make $100 a week.
In any case, if he is to be given a second chance, I would not be in a hurry to give it to him. It doesn't have to be tomorrow.
You do not know if he has created another account and is building it up with another IP, apart from trying to recover this one. You have no way of checking.
Btw icopress did he write you a PM to come to this thread to give your opinion? Because he has written to me, and I doubt I am the only one he has written to. I also doubt if it is even allowed to send these PMs when you have been banned.
The ban is more than justified. At first it was known that he had plagiarized and he was not banned. And it was shortly after, when the evidence was accumulating and he was caught in contradictions that he was banned.
Personally, I don't care if he is given a second chance or not, but in favor of those who advocate giving him one, I think Ratimov is right.
Bans for plagiarism are perceived by the community as somewhat arbitrary. That people are banned on a case to case basis gives an impression of subjectivity that is not very rigorous, and that is perceived as rather lenient lately.
Naim027 gave me back the btc he received by mistake. The amount of risk does not exceed 100 dollars, but nevertheless, he did not have the slightest reason to return the funds to me since his main account was banned. Definitely deserves a second chance....
He could easily create a new account and not tell anyone about it, and he could keep the money for himself. But he didn't.
That's enough for me to know that this guy deserves a second chance.
He could easily create a new account and not tell anyone about it, and he could keep the money for himself. But he didn't.
That's enough for me to know that this guy deserves a second chance.
I disagree with this reasoning, my friend. If he paid you back when he was already banned, he knew that paying you back could already help his case, as it has. About $75-100 is what he was making in a week posting on the forum. To me, it seems like a pretty profitable investment to give back about $100 to get unbanned soon and make $100 a week.
In any case, if he is to be given a second chance, I would not be in a hurry to give it to him. It doesn't have to be tomorrow.
He could easily create a new account and not tell anyone about it, and he could keep the money for himself. But he didn't.
You do not know if he has created another account and is building it up with another IP, apart from trying to recover this one. You have no way of checking.
Btw icopress did he write you a PM to come to this thread to give your opinion? Because he has written to me, and I doubt I am the only one he has written to. I also doubt if it is even allowed to send these PMs when you have been banned.