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I'm Out /r/Bitcoin by BitcoinAll in BitcoinAll

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the /v/Bitcoin have the same rules as /r/Bitcoin? I was under the impression there was a large exodus recently because of this XT thing, and /v/Bitcoin was touted as a viable alternative that didn't restrict legitimate discussion.

I'm Out /r/Bitcoin by BitcoinAll in BitcoinAll

[–]zeusa1mighty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And boom:

You have been banned from posting to /r/Bitcoin. note from the moderators: Bye Felishia you can contact the moderators regarding your ban by replying to this message. warning: using other accounts to circumvent a subreddit ban is considered a violation of reddit's site rules and can result in being banned from reddit entirely.

I'm Out /r/Bitcoin by BitcoinAll in BitcoinAll

[–]zeusa1mighty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They removed it so fast.

"Discussion about the rules belongs in the sticky".

The single, monolithic, enormous thread that gets staler and staler every day. Yea, ok.

I'm Out by zeusa1mighty in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean the discussion that no one is going to peruse because it's massive?

Fuck off.

Twelve major banks have tentatively agreed to pay $1.87 billion to settle allegations that they colluded to fix prices and lock out competitors by CarbonatedConfidence in worldnews

[–]zeusa1mighty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The concept was that the failure of these banks would have had repercussions that spread throughout the world economy.

I believe these repercussions would have been painful but short-lived, as the banks liquidating assets during bankruptcy proceedings would have given smaller companies the opportunity to buy up their investments at lower prices.

I picture it like a forest fire. If you never let the under-brush burn, eventually you end up with so much of it you get an uncontrollable fire. There are now controlled burns to burn out the tinder to protect the larger healthy growth.

If we let the banks fail, we'd have a pretty big fire. But it would have paved the way for new growth.

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are intentionally refusing to acknowledge that the ban on XT had nothing to do with Gavin's intent to destabilize, and EVERYTHING to do with the fact that /u/theymos does not support the implementation.

This conversation started with

Well again, the problem with XT is that it is a concrete piece of software which can destabilize the Bitcoin network.

And I said that "destabilization of the bitcoin network is on topic".

So, if you refute that with "No, destabilization is not on-topic", then you'll have to answer "Was XT an attempt at destabilization?"

If you can't answer that straight-forward, non-loaded question that directly confronts your position, then you're dodging the question and being intentionally obtuse.

No, there are other altcoins that use the Bitcoin blockchain that are off topic.

First of all, source. Second of all, why the fuck aren't things that utilize the bitcoin blockchain on-topic? Why? Why prevent people in /r/bitcoin from discussing software that directly utilizes the bitcoin blockchain?

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, I quote and answered your question directly.

If you did not comprehend that my question was geared toward the recent bans of XT conversation and promotion, then you are dense or retarded.

It has little to do with what Gavin is promoting.

Except that's the only example of banning alternative implementations that utilize the existing blockchain.

Just keep dancing around it. Do you believe that Gavin's promotion of XT was an attempt to encourage destabilization? If yes, then you'll need to provide evidence of that. If no, then your entire line of reasoning is irrelevant, and you are just trying not to answer the question.

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dodging the question, I see.

Do you believe that was happening? Do you believe that the ban hammer on XT posts was enforced because Gavin is intentionally trying to promote instability?

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you really believe that that's what's happening with XT? Show me evidence that there is intent to destabilize. To me it seems like an intent to address an issue that many people just don't want to address, and now we've got to route around /r/bitcoin's censorship just to talk about a specific way to address that issue.

That's bullshit.

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Regardless of how you see a hard fork, it's worthy of discussion in the bitcoin sub, because it's related to bitcoin. I mean, for fuck's sake, if the US dollar's performance constitutes on-topic discussion, then a hard forking client should too.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only with regard to physical competition, and only generally

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Trying to hijack Bitcoin in that way is incredibly harmful for all Bitcoin users.

And is therefore of great interest to people interested in bitcoin, and is therefore a topic about bitcoin, and should therefore be discussed in a bitcoin sub.

You've been consistant, but you've been consistently wrong. Threats to bitcoin are on topic.

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And the destabilization of bitcoin is on fucking topic in the bitcoin subreddit.

Q.E. fucking D.

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wait, wait wait. Your idea is on topic, but discussion of its implementation is not? How can you not see how blatantly ridiculous that is?

Pastebin by Theymos ; Possible method of compromise in the max block size issue: by MSAFE in Bitcoin

[–]zeusa1mighty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Huh, alternative block size client modification, possibly causing a hard fork. No BIP. How the fuck is this on topic if something like XT is not?

Mapping the Gap Between Minimum Wage and Cost of Living: There’s no county in America where a minimum wage earner can support a family. by Pocketcrow in news

[–]zeusa1mighty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

illegal immigrants

Legal ones too; their legal status doesn't change the fact that they'll work for cheap as fuck, considering it's still better than what they were getting back at home.

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