Quote from: Phinnaeus Gage on May 23, 2014, 11:04:52 PM

https://bitcoinfoundation.org/support/

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We only accept Bitcoin as payment for members dues. Our membership pricing is pegged directly to the market value of Bitcoin, updated on a daily basis. For current membership pricing options, please create an account.

To promote transparency and enforce fair voting procedures, we require a real name and address for all members. Please note that member dues paid to records that do not include a real name and mailable address will not be refunded.

For shits and giggles I wanted to see if I could sign up via using a fake name, address, and a zip code that doesn't even match the state I claimed to live in, let alone have a named street in an also made up city not located in said state. (DO NOT TAKE MY WORD FOR IT, AND TRY IT YOURSELF)

Results: No problem whatsoever, whereupon I was greeted with the following:

https://members.bitcoinfoundation.org/membership/individual/payment

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Payment Due

Thank you for signing up to become a member of the Bitcoin Foundation. Your membership will become active as soon as we receive payment of the amount shown at the Bitcoin address listed below. We will send you an email to let you know we have confirmed your payment and your membership is active.

Membership Price Address
Annual 0.05 BTC 1Bs4fgUvdywU19J1DT6XmAT6CN2MuAwhWE (https://blockchain.info/address/1Bs4fgUvdywU19J1DT6XmAT6CN2MuAwhWE)

If you would like to change the membership type youve requested before making payment, please use the "Edit" button above.

The newly created bitcoin wallet address (0 tx) was generated on TBF's end, and not via some service provided, i.e. BitPay.

Surely, The Bitcoin Foundation isn't using their efforts as some sort of money laundering scheme as some have suggested, are they? With Brock Pierce at the helm, I'm sure if such were the case, the practice WILL be put a stop to. Roll Eyes

Lol...the policy is no sock puppets. That's hard to implement. We've had "bill gates" and "warrem buffet" join too. What's not hard to implement is mailing a postcard with credentials required to vote. We may do this in the future and drop the voting rights deadline for signing up.

I ran this election Phinn...if you have _any_ questions about it, you can call me. I'll be in Chicago mid June if you'd like to chat over lunch or something. There's nothing to hide here.