I think the bigger problem here is that this change is controversial not because people think mixers are inherently good and should be endorsed but because there has been a certain degree of freedom on the forum.
Now suddenly (or less suddenly) it is being censored by banning mixers while allowing other questionable services to remain. The treatment is not equal and may lead to other decisions that overall ruin Bitcointalk as we know it.
Let's start by archiving
this board, huh?
Exactly zero active users on that board who are not scammers. Nobody's gonna miss them.
Exactly. How come these "investor-based games" i.e. scams deserve their own dedicated board but mixers are straight up banned. Ban every single one of these shady services if you ban one.
This is coming from a person who has NEVER endorsed a single mixer. I've never won a mixer signature. I don't think there's any need for mixers. It's just this decision being weird considering what else is still allowed on the forum.
It would be far less controversial if mixer signature campaigns were banned instead of banning them completely.