Quote from: theymos on January 13, 2015, 08:46:23 AM

This has come up before. The main issue is that ponzis are very similar to both other gambling sites and real investment sites, so it's difficult to create a category that includes exactly the right things. How about this:

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Investor-based games
Games where the main factor is whether or not new "investors" join the game. Also any Bitcoin-denominated investment product with an APR of 15% or more, which are similarly risky even if they're not actually paying interest using investor deposits.

Would this description cover any real investments or non-ponzi gambling sites? Would it fail to cover any ponzis that have existed in the Bitcoin ecosystem?

Also, are any actual users of the Gambling section irritated by this, or are people just trying to hide this kind of game? Is anyone against the creation of this section?

Just noticed this post while reading over the Ponzi threads
In my opinion trial boards and sub-boards that can be experimented resolve the main issue before they grow into bigger problems instead of just focusing on the problem today, as a section this seems like a good idea because Ponzi's are overtaking the gambling section in general and should be split into a more manageable section for users and staff to handle.

Quote from: freedomno1 on November 08, 2014, 08:07:50 AM

Suggestion:

The option for users of the community to vote in trial boards to broaden the scope of the website. The forum would open new trial boards as resources permit, based on requests from the userbase. If a board does not perform well, it is removed to make way for others. A board's trial status is denoted by its name appearing italicized on the navigation menu.

Boards are added only if there is enough interest to drive quality traffic to them.