Any account that suddenly woke up after last being active in 2017 (specifically that year, because if I'm not mistaken there was a hack or a mass selling of accounts) should raise eyebrows. I've caught a lot of accounts that changed hands from that era, and I think I tagged many of them a while back.
The end of 2017 was when a lot of shitposting members who'd been in those lousy ICO bounties took off after the crash, so even if an account hack or sale has nothing to do with someone waking up, I suspect they're coming back for a reason--and that reason would be to start making money again somehow.
Are bounties even still a thing anymore? I haven't checked the bounty subsection of the altcoin board in a while, so I don't know what's going on with them these days. In any case, EtihadBitcoin deserves to have a set of eyes focused on him by anyone concerned with forum post quality or account sales or what have you. There might not be anything malicious going on (yet), but this does raise a red flag for me. Then again, I'm about as paranoid as a bitcointalk member can get.
On any other forum I'd probably agree with you, but not on this one. There was so much BS happening prior to the merit system being implemented, it was ridiculous, and that's when this member was last active here.
The end of 2017 was when a lot of shitposting members who'd been in those lousy ICO bounties took off after the crash, so even if an account hack or sale has nothing to do with someone waking up, I suspect they're coming back for a reason--and that reason would be to start making money again somehow.
Are bounties even still a thing anymore? I haven't checked the bounty subsection of the altcoin board in a while, so I don't know what's going on with them these days. In any case, EtihadBitcoin deserves to have a set of eyes focused on him by anyone concerned with forum post quality or account sales or what have you. There might not be anything malicious going on (yet), but this does raise a red flag for me. Then again, I'm about as paranoid as a bitcointalk member can get.
Maybe just leave him/her alone and mind your own business and if he/she break any rules take action? I don't understand why you are so obsessed with giving every newbie/wake up member feedback on the forum?
On any other forum I'd probably agree with you, but not on this one. There was so much BS happening prior to the merit system being implemented, it was ridiculous, and that's when this member was last active here.
Hey man, thanks for explaining for me so I understand it from a better perspective. Appreciate you man!
