Yee it was good, but... you know.
You can find it on THE WALL OF SHAME, right here on BTCT. XBOT just gained it's entrance there with glaring qualifications.
Glaring qualifications? I respectfully disagree. Your two main issues are
Issue # 1.-
There's no transparency whatsoever. "Ladygaga" and "xbotdev" are both newbie accounts and probably the same individual, along with other handles. Just because they choose to remain anon does not a scam make. It may make you more comfortable to invest but that is all. The transparency you speak of does not reflect on the roadmap laid out and currently being worked on and implemented. They have a working twitter bot that is being worked on and ported to weibo. This takes time as the devs do not speak chinese.
As far as saying the dev uses multiple handles is merely conjecture and one's own opinion. No proof to the bolster this claim has been made, and if true, does it change what has so far been accomplished in that there is a working twitter bot?
Issue # 2.-
They have a moderated BitcoinTalk forum. Again, while this may cause some concern, you can rightfully start your own post, which you have, and voice your concerns.
So, this is a shit coin, as you seem to believe, because the forum is moderated and the devs remain anon? What about the product that is working? This is not like the original shieldcoin. Proff of dev does nothing to vet a devs skill level. How will you be able to get your btc back from a dev working on a highly speculative project, a crypto-coin, and fails to implement a design feature because he is technically deficient? POD does not protect one from a shitty dev, nor even a scammy dev.
Here is a working product and not a promise.Very reluctanly I will choose to answer you here, fully knowing that it will have to be re-posted there.
A.- I did not post that this was a scam. Not so far, anyway. So your whole argument on that regard is moot.
B.- I have explained several times there's only one reason to choose to remain anon. Only one. Do with it what you choose.
C.- This product is an elaborate tip bot, nothing else (so far). Any REAL development will require TRUSTED CENTRALIZED intervention by... wait, an anon individual. What are the chances of that?
D.- Do you really believe that an anon dev is going to be capable to convince merchants to list their offers so they can be bought through his bot? Really? Ask yourself that question in a loud voice and then answer.
The "working product" we have here is a tip bot, nothing else. No one will trade on this that will not be willing to trade on his or her own, assuming all the risks. It isn't even clear at all if there's going to be any fees imposed on the trades... when and if they do happen, so that "working product" is already fully available for free to anyone that chooses to use it... or they can directly send them money by several diverse methods without using any bot whatsoever. It can be done without even an internet connection.
So, mark my words, the ONLY value of this coin/platform would reside in the trustworthiness and transparency AND CAPABILITY (technical and, above all, commercial... in other words: He had to respond to the name Jeff Bezos. ok?) of the dev. And I just keep imagining this nerdy guy living with his parents in Minnesotta... granted I can be a bit extreme in my imaginations...